|
Four fields of discrimination |
|
PeerThink Standard Sheet: Input/Method/Exercise
Based on RealGeM & GemTrEx, with adaptations referring to Blickhäuser & Bargen1
Name of the Input/ Method/Exercise
|
Four fields of discrimination
|
Time/Duration
|
40-60 minutes
|
Target Group/Criteria for Access
|
All groups
|
Material
|
A sheet of paper and a pencil to write down our own experiences in the first step (see below)
|
Learning Outcomes
|
|
|
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
|
-
Reflection of own participation in discriminatory behaviour, possibility to talk about experiences as victim or witness of discrimination
- Develop strategies for situations of discriminatory behaviour
- Learn from others’ experiences
- Develop skills in interaction for situations in which Violence or discrimination appears
- Strengthen competencies to interfere in situations of violence
|
Method Instruction
|
The activity is based on personal experiences with discrimination, inequalities and different positions of power.
|
Step-by-Step Description
|
First step (individual work; 15 min.)
Ask the participants to think about four different situations they experienced:
1.an experience in which you used discriminatory behaviour or violence against somebody else
2.an experience in which you were victim of discriminatory behaviour
3.an experience in which you were witness of a discrimination or violence against somebody else and you did not interfere
4.an experience in which you were witness of a discrimination or violence against somebody else and you did interfere
Each participant writes down notes.
Optional: Ask participants if they had wished to have acted in a different way with any of the situations experienced, and if yes how.
Second step (working group; 20 min.)
Split the group into working groups of 3-5 persons.
Ask participants to exchange their answers within their group and to talk about their experiences.
Third step (plenary discussion; 10 - 20 min.)
Ask participants in a plenary discussion about their findings and results from the group discussions.
Talk about different strategies in dealing with these situations.
|
Variations
|
|
Frame Conditions
(Room, Space)
|
Possibilities to change from single work to small group work and back into plenary session
|
Applicability
-
recommendation about point of time or process (e.g.“starter”)
-
Framework/Related Methods
|
|
Possible difficulties
- group situation
- point of process
|
Participants can be confronted with very unpleasant situations they experienced in the past.
Trainers have to have good competencies in dealing with participants feelings of helplessness and frustration.
|
Comments and Experiences/Evaluation
|
|
Source/Author
|
Jasmine Böhm, ZARA – Zivilcourage und Anti-Rassimus-Arbeit
Original Source:
Wenzel, Florian M./Seberich, Michael (Hrsg.) 2001: The Power of Language. Bertelsmann Stiftung. Gütersloh.
|
NOTE
1 Blickhäuser, Angelika / Bargen, Henning von (Hrsg.) (2006): Mehr Qualität durch Gender Kompetenz. Ein Wegweiser für Training und Beratung im Gender Mainstreaming. Königstein/Taunus.
|
