survey sentout, noaction takenfrom results“intellectualdiversity”demands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing it“bandwidth”suggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes agoclaims wecan’t be racistbecause it’snot“intentional”asks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readit“a timetolisten”“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”claims Covidis preventingequity work“ongoingdiscussions”accepts smallestpossible change sothey can say they’redoing “anti-racistwork” while denyingevery other demandEMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommitteesays “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating forclaims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudentsstaff sets up 30minute equitymeeting, goeson 27 minuteunrelated rantuses existence ofequity committeethat they don’t listento as evidence oftheir commitment toequity“a productof society-wideinequalities”uses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoeverreframesworkunrelated toequity asequity workspends moretime namingequitycommittee thandoing equitywork“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearswilling to violateendowment forliterally any reasonexcept admittingunderrepresentedstudentssuggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing tosurvey sentout, noaction takenfrom results“intellectualdiversity”demands data,makes you payfor it, then getsangry at you forpublicizing it“bandwidth”suggests you’redoing equity workincorrectly assomeone whostarted thinkingabout it 10minutes agoclaims wecan’t be racistbecause it’snot“intentional”asks you tosendresearch,doesn’t readit“a timetolisten”“alwaysopen to yoursuggestions”claims Covidis preventingequity work“ongoingdiscussions”accepts smallestpossible change sothey can say they’redoing “anti-racistwork” while denyingevery other demandEMSPAA sends anemail about theircommitment todiversity whiledenying diversitycommitteesays “thank youfor youradvocacy”while denyingwhat you’readvocating forclaims theprogram isalready diversebecause thereare Asianstudentsstaff sets up 30minute equitymeeting, goeson 27 minuteunrelated rantuses existence ofequity committeethat they don’t listento as evidence oftheir commitment toequity“a productof society-wideinequalities”uses bureaucraticroadblocks thatcould come up asan excuse to dozero equity workwhatsoeverreframesworkunrelated toequity asequity workspends moretime namingequitycommittee thandoing equitywork“in this uniquetime” as ifracism hasn’texisted for thelast 20 yearswilling to violateendowment forliterally any reasonexcept admittingunderrepresentedstudentssuggests a verylabor intensiveproject theyhave absolutelyno intention ofcontributing to

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
I
3
N
4
N
5
O
6
G
7
B
8
G
9
G
10
I
11
N
12
I
13
I
14
B
15
I
16
O
17
G
18
B
19
O
20
O
21
B
22
B
23
N
24
G
  1. O-survey sent out, no action taken from results
  2. I-“intellectual diversity”
  3. N-demands data, makes you pay for it, then gets angry at you for publicizing it
  4. N-“bandwidth”
  5. O-suggests you’re doing equity work incorrectly as someone who started thinking about it 10 minutes ago
  6. G-claims we can’t be racist because it’s not “intentional”
  7. B-asks you to send research, doesn’t read it
  8. G-“a time to listen”
  9. G-“always open to your suggestions”
  10. I-claims Covid is preventing equity work
  11. N-“ongoing discussions”
  12. I-accepts smallest possible change so they can say they’re doing “anti-racist work” while denying every other demand
  13. I-EMSPAA sends an email about their commitment to diversity while denying diversity committee
  14. B-says “thank you for your advocacy” while denying what you’re advocating for
  15. I-claims the program is already diverse because there are Asian students
  16. O-staff sets up 30 minute equity meeting, goes on 27 minute unrelated rant
  17. G-uses existence of equity committee that they don’t listen to as evidence of their commitment to equity
  18. B-“a product of society-wide inequalities”
  19. O-uses bureaucratic roadblocks that could come up as an excuse to do zero equity work whatsoever
  20. O-reframes work unrelated to equity as equity work
  21. B-spends more time naming equity committee than doing equity work
  22. B-“in this unique time” as if racism hasn’t existed for the last 20 years
  23. N-willing to violate endowment for literally any reason except admitting underrepresented students
  24. G-suggests a very labor intensive project they have absolutely no intention of contributing to