Circular infographic titled Becoming Anti-Racist showing progression from the Fear Zone to the Learning Zone to the Growth Zone. Credited to www.SurgeryRedesign.com
Fear Zone
- I deny racism is a problem.
- I avoid hard questions.
- I talk to others who look & think like me.
- I strive to be comfortable.
Learning Zone
- I recognize racism is a present & current problem.
- I seek out questions that make me uncomfortable.
- I understand my own privilege in ignoring racism.
- I educate myself about race & structural racism.
- I am vulnerable about my own biases & knowledge gaps.
- I listen to others who think & look differently than me.
Growth Zone
- I identify how I may unknowingly benefit from Racism.
- I promote & advocate for policies & leaders that are Anti-Racist.
- I sit with my discomfort.
- I speak out when I see Racism in action.
- I educate my peers how Racism harms our profession.
- I don't let mistakes deter me from being better.
- I yield positions of power to those otherwise marginalized.
- I surround myself with others who think & look differently than me.