Bias Quotes - Mix and Match Activity
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Bias Quotes - Mix and Match Activity

Assumptions and Biases

This activity is designed to help participants re-think their assumptions about others based on what they see (or read). Participants review quotes attributed to famous people on topics that are not how people often think about them. Learning Objective: What can we do to prevent bias or assumptions from impacting how we see the people that we work with?

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Who said this? "Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained."

Helen Keller is known for being blind and deaf, but few knew that she was also active in social justice issues as her quote illustrates.

Who said this? "It seems to be a universal fact that minorities, especially when their individuals are recognizable because of physical differences, are treated by majorities among whom they live as an inferior class. The tragic part of such a fate, however, lies not only in the automatically realized disadvantage suffered by these minorities in economic and social relations, but also in the fact that those who meet such treatment themselves for the most part acquiesce in the prejudiced estimate because of the suggestive influence of the majority, and come to regard people like themselves as inferior. This second and more important aspect of the evil can be met through closer union and conscious educational enlightenment among the minority, and so emancipation of the soul of the minority can be attained."

Albert Einstein is known for the theory of relativity, but few know that he was a strong proponent of civil rights when he moved to the US.

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Competencies

  • Creating a Collaborative Environment
  • Fostering Workplace Inclusion & Belonging

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