Engage - Engaging in racially mixed settings can trigger age-old power and privilege dynamics. The goal is to be a learner more than a knower, precisely the opposite of what dominant U.S. culture teaches us to be.
Act - Interrupt the pattern of white silence by speaking openly with family, friends, and colleagues about what you're doing and learning during the Challenge.
Reflect - Difficult emotions such as shame and anger, though uncomfortable to feel, can guide you to deeper self-awareness about how power and privilege impacts you and the people in your life.
United Way of Pierce County has made its Equity Challenge Community Page available to United Way of Thurston County Equity Challenge participants. Visit this page to download the Reflection Log, a group Facilitator's Guide and more!