Leading diverse communities :a how-to guide for moving from healing into action /Cherie R. Brown, George J. Mazza, and the National Coalition Building Institute.

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Community of Christ Library

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Chapter 1. Building Environments to Welcome Diversity -- Principle 1. Guilt is the glue that holds prejudice in place -- Principle 2. Welcoming diversity means every person counts and every issue counts -- Principle 3. Treating everyone the same may be unintentionally oppressive -- Principle 4. Meetings go better when everyone is included -- Principle 5. Recognize and work with the diversity already present in what appear to be homogeneous groups -- Principle 6. People can take on tough issues more readily when the issues are presented in a spirit of hope -- Principle 7. Building a team around us is the most powerful way to bring about institutional change -- Principles in Action: Durham, North Carolina -- Chapter 2. Healing Ourselves to Change the World -- Principle 8. We all carry records about other groups that prevent us from building effective alliances -- Principle 9. Effective anti-racism leadership in the present means healing scars from the past -- Principle 10. When we respond to a present situation with intense emotion, we are usually acting out of a past unhealed difficulty -- Principle 11. Underneath every oppressive comment lies some form of injury -- Principle 12. People who feel good about themselves do not mistreat others -- Principle 13. When witnessing oppressive behavior, having a chance to vent leads to clearer thinking about what is useful to do next -- Principle 14. Diversity leadership requires reclaiming courage -- Principle 15. Being an ally to another group requires us to heal the negative messages we have internalized about our own group -- Principle 16. Healing discouragement leads to more effective activism -- Principles in Action: Allentown, Pennsylvania -- Chapter 3. Becoming Effective Allies -- Principle 17. Human beings want to be allies with one another -- Principle 18. One-on-one relationship building is at the heart of effective intergroup coalitions -- Principle 19. Risk taking and mistake making are essential for building close relationships across group lines -- Principle 20. We can choose our attitude toward what we hear -- Principle 21. We don't change people's minds; we change their hearts with personal stories of discrimination -- Principle 22. Listening is not the same as agreeing -- Principle 23. If you wish to move a conflict forward, there is no room for two hurts at the same time -- Principle 24. You can develop sound policies on controversial issues when you understand the heartfelt concerns on all sides -- Principle 25. Reach for the higher ground -- Principle 26. Building relationships with people who belong to groups that have traditionally mistreated our people is a powerful way to break the cycle of mistrust -- Principles in Action: Birmingham, Alabama -- Chapter 4. Empowering Leaders to Lead -- Principle 27. Effective leadership requires individual initiative -- Principle 28. Effective leadership for diversity requires having the integrity to take principled stands -- Principle 29. Leaders deserve to be cherished and supported -- Principle 30. Attacks on leaders are a form of oppressive behavior -- Principle 31. Leaders change more readily through generosity from others than through criticism -- Principle 32. A trusted leader admits and corrects mistakes -- Principles in Action: Washington, District of Columbia -- Assessment Worksheet for Moving from Healing into Action. xx, 168 pages ;28 cm

Book Details

Author

Brown, Cherie R.

Place Published

City

San Francisco

Publication Subjects

Cultural pluralism--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Community organization--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Coalitions--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Community leadership--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Coalitions.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01430055 Community leadership.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00871020 Community organization.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01432034 Cultural pluralism.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01715991 Ethnic relations.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00916005 Race relations.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01086509

Call No.

E184 .A1 B868 2005

ISBN

0787973696, 9780787973698

LCCN

2004011529

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-168). Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia Date: [2005] Publication Info: {copy}2005