reframesworkunrelated toequity asequity work“I think thestaff arewellintentioned”says “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating for“color/race/needblind”demands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing it“we’re not*intentionally*racist”suggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing toclaims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudents“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearsclaims Covidis preventingequity work“intellectualdiversity”“ongoingdiscussions”“a productof society-wideinequalities”survey sentout, noaction takenfrom resultssuggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes ago“SAT scoresare the onlyobjective wayto compareapplicants”asks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readituses existence ofequity committeethat they don’t listento as evidence oftheir commitment toequityaccepts smallestpossible change sothey can say they’redoing “anti-racistwork” while denyingevery other demandsomeonerecommends“WhiteFragility”“a timetolisten”uses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoever“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”EMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommitteereframesworkunrelated toequity asequity work“I think thestaff arewellintentioned”says “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating for“color/race/needblind”demands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing it“we’re not*intentionally*racist”suggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing toclaims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudents“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearsclaims Covidis preventingequity work“intellectualdiversity”“ongoingdiscussions”“a productof society-wideinequalities”survey sentout, noaction takenfrom resultssuggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes ago“SAT scoresare the onlyobjective wayto compareapplicants”asks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readituses existence ofequity committeethat they don’t listento as evidence oftheir commitment toequityaccepts smallestpossible change sothey can say they’redoing “anti-racistwork” while denyingevery other demandsomeonerecommends“WhiteFragility”“a timetolisten”uses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoever“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”EMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommittee

McDermott Equity Work - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


1
O
2
G
3
B
4
O
5
N
6
B
7
G
8
I
9
B
10
I
11
I
12
N
13
B
14
O
15
O
16
N
17
B
18
G
19
I
20
N
21
G
22
O
23
G
24
I
  1. O-reframes work unrelated to equity as equity work
  2. G-“I think the staff are well intentioned”
  3. B-says “thank you for your advocacy” while denying what you’re advocating for
  4. O-“color/race/need blind”
  5. N-demands data, makes you pay for it, then gets angry at you for publicizing it
  6. B-“we’re not *intentionally* racist”
  7. G-suggests a very labor intensive project they have absolutely no intention of contributing to
  8. I-claims the program is already diverse because there are Asian students
  9. B-“in this unique time” as if racism hasn’t existed for the last 20 years
  10. I-claims Covid is preventing equity work
  11. I-“intellectual diversity”
  12. N-“ongoing discussions”
  13. B-“a product of society-wide inequalities”
  14. O-survey sent out, no action taken from results
  15. O-suggests you’re doing equity work incorrectly as someone who started thinking about it 10 minutes ago
  16. N-“SAT scores are the only objective way to compare applicants”
  17. B-asks you to send research, doesn’t read it
  18. G-uses existence of equity committee that they don’t listen to as evidence of their commitment to equity
  19. I-accepts smallest possible change so they can say they’re doing “anti-racist work” while denying every other demand
  20. N-someone recommends “White Fragility”
  21. G-“a time to listen”
  22. O-uses bureaucratic roadblocks that could come up as an excuse to do zero equity work whatsoever
  23. G-“always open to your suggestions”
  24. I-EMSPAA sends an email about their commitment to diversity while denying diversity committee