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SUMMARY:“Us and Them: What it Really Means to Belong” with Nneka Allen
DESCRIPTION:How can everyone be powerful? Here is a question that 
 challenges us to consider the existence and experiences of others\, 
 inviting us to contrast them with our own. It can inspire the expansion of 
 our beliefs\, deepen our understanding and grow our connections\, and 
 ultimately inspire us towards manifesting greater equity and justice in our 
 work and lives.\n\nBelonging is “the spiritual practice of believing in 
 and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic 
 self with the world and find sacredness in both being a part of something 
 and standing alone in the wilderness. True belonging doesn’t require you 
 to change who you are\; it requires you to be who you are.” (Brown\, 
 2021)\n\nBelonging is a fundamental human desire like love. And the 
 relationship between belonging and culture is intimate.“More than 
 anything\, culture creates a sense of belonging…” (Menakem\, 2015) 
 Humans need to belong to live meaningful\, healthy and wholehearted lives. 
 In the pursuit of equity\, belonging must be the outcome for everyone to 
 thrive in an integrated society.\n\nSo what prevents us all from belonging? 
 Why don’t more belonging environments exist in our society?\n\nIt is the 
 dominant culture\, the operating system of white supremacy\, that excludes 
 and causes suffering for those who do not “fit in” or meet this 
 standard of being and doing. The culture of white supremacy includes “the 
 historical and current accumulation of structural power that privileges\, 
 centralizes\, and evaluates white people as a group.” (DiAngelo\, 2012) 
 and involves seeing “whites as the norm or standard for human\, and 
 people of colour as a deviation from that norm.” (Menakem\, 
 2015)\n\nThrough a practical example\, we will explore how white supremacy 
 culture only invites\, includes\, and welcomes those who uphold “…the 
 all-encompassing centrality and assumed superiority of people defined and 
 perceived as white\, and the practices based on this assumption.” 
 (DiAngelo\, 2012) We will also explore how this culture is not only 
 maintained by white people but can also be internalized\, expressed\, and 
 upheld by people of colour\, despite it working against their interests. 
 And lastly\, we will explore solutions and what is required to achieve true 
 belonging for everyone.\n\n \n\nThis event will take place in the Peña 
 Room (Room 301) of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
LOCATION:Irving K Barber Learning Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="Dharani Persaud":MAILTO:dharani.persaud@ubc.ca
CATEGORIES:Peña Scholars
CONTACT;CN="Dharani Persaud":MAILTO:dharani.persaud@ubc.ca
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