Day 2 of Jones’ & Okun’s “Characteristics of #WhiteSupremacyCulture

#SenseofUrgency

✅continued sense of urgency that makes it difficult to take time to be inclusive, encourage democratic and/or thoughtful decision-making, to think long-term, to consider consequences”/1
#SenseOfUrgency cont.

✅frequently results in sacrificing potential allies for quick or highly visible results, for example sacrificing interests of communities of color in order to win victories for white people (seen as default or norm community)”/2

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#SenseOfUrgency cont.

✅ reinforced by funding proposals which promise too much work for too little money and by funders who expect too much for too little”/3

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Antidotes to #SenseOfUrgency

✅ realistic workplans

✅leadership which understands that things take longer than anyone expects

✅discuss and plan for what it means to set goals of inclusivity and diversity, particularly in terms of time”/3

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Antidotes to #SenseOfUrgency

✅learn from past experience how long things take

✅write realistic funding proposals with realistic time frames

✅be clear about how you will make good decisions in an atmosphere of urgency” /END 🧵

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