Privilege

Greetings from Student Health & Counseling! 

This month we celebrate Native American Heritage month as well as the International Day for Tolerance.  In honor of these, Student Health and Counseling would like to share some information throughout this week to raise awareness about issues such as privilege and bias, as well as information on inclusion and pronoun usage. 

Native American Heritage Month celebrates the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

The International Day for Tolerance is celebrated annually on November 16th and was declared by UNESCO in 1995 to generate public awareness of the dangers of intolerance.  What is tolerance?  “Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.”  - UNESCO's 1995 Declaration of Principles on Tolerance.  

Today, I'd like to share a powerful video showing a Privilege Walk.  "Privilege" refers to certain social advantages, benefits, or degrees of prestige and respect that an individual has by virtue of belonging to certain social identity groups (García, Justin D. 2018. “Privilege (Social Inequality).” Salem Press Encyclopedia.)  

Privilege is often invisible to those who have it.  The Privilege Walk  is an activity that attempts to make it more visible.  

Still a bit unclear? This article can help.

Stay tuned for more videos and information regarding implicit bias, inclusion and the proper use of pronouns and their importance.