Focus on Bias: 5.24.19
The Office of Student Financial Aid distributes a weekly email focused on implicit bias with some videos to watch, articles to read, and other events around campus and the community that we encourage you to attend if your schedule allows.
Podcast of the Week: How to Overcome An “Us vs Them” Tendency by Shakil Choudhury on the Joy Cardin Show – https://www.wpr.org/listen/884846. This podcast takes about 50 minutes to listen to. It features Shakil Choudhury, the author of Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us Vs. Them who is often in Madison giving different talks and trainings.
Article of the Week: Why the Us vs. Them Mentality of Modern Social Justice Harms Its Own Cause by Olivia Barrow – https://medium.com/@oliviabarrow/why-the-us-vs-them-mentality-of-modern-social-justice-harms-its-own-cause-e8b6ff5ea48c.
Upcoming Trainings, Workshops, & Events
(Newly added events are bolded)
- Women Against Hate United By Love – https://www.overture.org/events/women-against-hate-reception (June 5)
- OutReach’s Garden Party – https://www.facebook.com/events/420378018522866/ (June 6)
- Systemic Bias Workshop – https://www.facebook.com/events/2196616410556944/ (June 7)
- Drag Show & Fundraiser for Disability Pride – https://www.facebook.com/events/649848595452804/ (June 15)
- 2nd Annual Eastside Juneteenth Soul Food Brunch – https://www.facebook.com/events/811629242569480/ (June 22)
- UW–Madison Women & Leadership Symposium – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx (July 2)
- Thrive@UW–Madison: Creating Inclusive Work Environments – See https://talent.wisc.edu and click Thrive@UW–Madison (July 18)
- Best Friday Ever: Rainbow Party – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/136085 (July 26)
- Restorative Justice Summer Workshop – https://www.ywcamadison.org/what-were-doing/restorative-justice/restorative-justice-workshops/ (August 5-8)
- Restorative Justice Summer Workshop – https://www.ywcamadison.org/blog/event/restorative-justice-second-summer-workshop-series/ (August 12-15)
- Deep Diversity Institute – https://animaleadership.com/training/deep-diversity/ (August 20-22)
- Thrive@UW–Madison: Creating Inclusive Work Environments – See https://talent.wisc.edu and click Thrive@UW–Madison (September 12)
- Facing Unconscious Bias – https://www.facebook.com/events/343551876408960/ (September 13)
- Microagressions – https://www.facebook.com/events/2201679926782194/ (October 11)
- YWCA Racial Justice Summit – https://www.ywcamadison.org/what-were-doing/race-gender-equity/racial-justice-summit/(October 15 & 16)
- Leveraging Science to Benefit Marginalized Populations – http://today.wisc.edu/events/view/134600 (November 2)
- UW–Madison Diversity Forum – https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx?CK=64689 (November 5 & 6)
- Brave Conversations – https://www.facebook.com/events/2128007503887936/ (November 8)
- Overcoming Recruiting Bias – https://www.facebook.com/events/207624040119889/ (December 13)