Escalation

Quickly following on the heels of separation is escalation. As individuals begin to wake up to the awareness that disparity exists and there’s a cost to everyone involved, real emotions move to the surface. For some, those emotions have been bottled up, waiting for the moment when others start to see. For some, this phase is an incredibly rude awakening that they find themselves ill-equipped to manage. 

Watch this message to learn how Tonya Dawn Recla and Dondrell Swanson navigated challenging escalation elements to convince hundreds of students to give them a chance to convince the senior administration at Arizona State University to sit at a negotiation table with a group of student leaders who weren’t backing down. 

Resources:

Article: Assume the Position, Ladies: Inviting the Rise of the Divine Feminine
Article: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
Podcast: Finding Hope for the Divide on Disrupt Reality with Tonya Dawn Recla
Podcast: Navigating Race Responsibly with Dr. Janet Helms on Disrupt Reality with Tonya Dawn Recla
Book: The Nature of Prejudice by Gordon Allport
Book: Race is a Nice Thing to Have: A Guide to Being a White Person or Understanding the White Persons in Your Life by Dr. Janet E. Helms
Thesis: How to Teach Race to White Students by Tonya Dawn Recla
Training: Super Power Readiness Assessment