Ilsa Govan
Norm for Anti-Racist Activism: Stay Engaged and Expect Non-Closure
How many of us start trying to find ways to mediate or show the commonalities in our beliefs when witnessing racial conflict between...
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Ilsa Govan
Oct 7, 20112 min read
Norms for Anti-Racism Work: Experience Discomfort
“Is your comfort more important than someone else’s pain?” -Author Unknown I went to a training on Generational Diversity recently. It...
Ilsa Govan
Sep 22, 20113 min read
The United States Needs a Moral Upgrade: Troy Davis
To say the nation has lost its moral compass is inaccurate. It implies that at one time we operated under principles of morality, but...
Cultures Connecting
Sep 14, 20112 min read
Racial Microaggressions
Dr. Hollins and I are doing a short presentation based on the work of Derald Wing Sue on Racial Microaggressions tomorrow morning (for...
Ilsa Govan
Aug 30, 20112 min read
No Fixing: Norms for Engaging in Courageous Conversations
No Fixing is an important norm for engaging in courageous conversations and anti-racist activism. I’ve found this easiest to explain with...
Ilsa Govan
Aug 25, 20114 min read
Norms for Anti-Racist Activism: Speak Your Truth & Listen for Understanding
I wrote and presented the following at an Episcopal Women’s Gathering recently: I’m going to give a brief overview of our approach to...
Ilsa Govan
Aug 21, 20115 min read
10 Qualities of Culturally Competent Leaders
Culturally competent leaders can come from all levels of an organization or community. While leaders have the responsibility to move...
Ilsa Govan
Aug 18, 20112 min read
Why Tolerance Won’t Work
A friend of mine sent me a photo of a poster she saw outside of an elementary classroom yesterday. In front of a colorful collection of...
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