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===Objectives===
• To take notice of the diversity in the room, or of the diversity not in the room
• To find that they have connections with everyone in the room, no matter how similar or how different they may have thought they were.
===Group Size===
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* [[:Category:Small| Small]]
* [[:Category:Medium| Medium]]
* [[:Category:Large| Large]]
===Materials===
Room large enough for all participants to be in a circle
===Set Up===
Inform that this is a silent exercise, no talking what-so-ever, even if you do not understand the question.
The leader has a list of statements, such as:
1. I play a musical instrument
2. I’m the oldest in the family
3. I have traveled to another country
4. I am artistic
5. I am the only child
6. I am of Latino decent
7. I’m the youngest in the family
8. I come from a blended family
9. I am of European decent
10. I am an activist
11. I am of Native American decent
12. I am or want to be famous
13. My family is multi-racial
14. I am an immigrant
15. I am of Asian decent
16. I identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender or have a close family member who does.
17. I am of African or African American decent
18. I have been discriminated against because of my physical or mental challenges
19. I have had people other than family members live with my family
20. I consider one of my siblings or a parent a good friend
21. I am the peacekeeper in my family
22. My family is dysfunctional
23. I am a student
24. I am spiritual
25. I plan to go to college
26. I have a family member who is an alcoholic or drug addict
27. I am religious
28. My first language is something other than English
29. I have been discriminated against because of my weight
30. I am the product of a divorced family.
31. I have recently been in a fight or argument with my parent(s).
32. I am vegetarian
33. I have had bad service at a restaurant because of the color of my skin
34. I have broken the law
35. I have been discriminated against because of my gender
36. I have been discriminated against because I was poor
37. I am independent
38. I put others before myself
39. I am a middle child.
40. I usually get my way
41. I or someone I know has been sexually molested
42. I tend to get angry easily
43. I am a picky eater
44. My parents were never married
45. I like drama
46. I avoid conflict
47. I am or have lived in foster care or have had a foster child live with me
48. I have, or someone close to me has suffered from a mental health issue
49. I am a survivor of a violent crime
50. I have been in a fight
51. I have been embarrassed of my house or family car at one point in my life
52. I have gone to summer camp
53. I have, or someone close to me has had a family member in jail
54. I commonly see people of my race or ethnicity portrayed in a negative way in the media or on TV
55. I or someone I know has skipped a meal because there wasn’t enough money to buy food in the family
56. I learned about the history and culture of people of my race in history class
===Directions===
• The leader reads some of the statements, one at a time.
• At the end of each statement pause. Instruct that if the statement is true for an individual, they should step forward into the circle.
• Take a moment to have each participant look around who is in the circle with them and who is not.
• Then step back into the circle to listen for the next statement.
• When all of the questions have been read, invite the participants to add, one at a time, a statement that is true for you that hasn’t been mentioned already.
===Debrief===
'''Questions'''
• What was this exercise like for you?
• What did you like about it?
• What didn’t you like about it?
• Was there anything that surprised you?
• What was it like to be the only one in the middle?
• What was it like to not have anyone go in the middle. Who are those people? Why aren’t they here?
• What is the value in knowing the ways people identify themselves?
• What opportunities do you have to understand the people in your school/work?
• How are people classified? What did folks notice about how people are classified just in the categorization of questions asked (race, gender, social grouping, etc.).
'''Discussion:'''
• We have connections with everyone in the room, no matter how similar or how different they may have thought they were.
• It is both scary and empowering to be the only one who is different.
• Sometimes we don’t understand the ways in which people identify themselves.
• Our diversity is our richness. We can learn from each other in our differences. We shouldn’t be scared of differences, although sometimes it is unsettling to think we don’t have anything in common with a person, because inevitably, we do have something in common.
• We are all more similar than we think.
• When we classify people, we often put them in a “box” (they hang with stoners, they must do drugs and be a bad person). (Process note: you might have to clarify what you mean by “box”. A box is referring to a place where we might put someone that does not leave space for anything but our classification or interpretation of who they are.)
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===Objectives===
• To take notice of the diversity in the room, or of the diversity not in the room
• To find that they have connections with everyone in the room, no matter how similar or how different they may have thought they were.
===Group Size===
<!-- please delete whichever group size(s) are not appropriate for this activity --->
* [[:Category:Small| Small]]
* [[:Category:Medium| Medium]]
* [[:Category:Large| Large]]
===Materials===
Room large enough for all participants to be in a circle
===Set Up===
Inform that this is a silent exercise, no talking what-so-ever, even if you do not understand the question.
The leader has a list of statements, such as:
1. I play a musical instrument
2. I’m the oldest in the family
3. I have traveled to another country
4. I am artistic
5. I am the only child
6. I am of Latino decent
7. I’m the youngest in the family
8. I come from a blended family
9. I am of European decent
10. I am an activist
11. I am of Native American decent
12. I am or want to be famous
13. My family is multi-racial
14. I am an immigrant
15. I am of Asian decent
16. I identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender or have a close family member who does.
17. I am of African or African American decent
18. I have been discriminated against because of my physical or mental challenges
19. I have had people other than family members live with my family
20. I consider one of my siblings or a parent a good friend
21. I am the peacekeeper in my family
22. My family is dysfunctional
23. I am a student
24. I am spiritual
25. I plan to go to college
26. I have a family member who is an alcoholic or drug addict
27. I am religious
28. My first language is something other than English
29. I have been discriminated against because of my weight
30. I am the product of a divorced family.
31. I have recently been in a fight or argument with my parent(s).
32. I am vegetarian
33. I have had bad service at a restaurant because of the color of my skin
34. I have broken the law
35. I have been discriminated against because of my gender
36. I have been discriminated against because I was poor
37. I am independent
38. I put others before myself
39. I am a middle child.
40. I usually get my way
41. I or someone I know has been sexually molested
42. I tend to get angry easily
43. I am a picky eater
44. My parents were never married
45. I like drama
46. I avoid conflict
47. I am or have lived in foster care or have had a foster child live with me
48. I have, or someone close to me has suffered from a mental health issue
49. I am a survivor of a violent crime
50. I have been in a fight
51. I have been embarrassed of my house or family car at one point in my life
52. I have gone to summer camp
53. I have, or someone close to me has had a family member in jail
54. I commonly see people of my race or ethnicity portrayed in a negative way in the media or on TV
55. I or someone I know has skipped a meal because there wasn’t enough money to buy food in the family
56. I learned about the history and culture of people of my race in history class
===Directions===
• The leader reads some of the statements, one at a time.
• At the end of each statement pause. Instruct that if the statement is true for an individual, they should step forward into the circle.
• Take a moment to have each participant look around who is in the circle with them and who is not.
• Then step back into the circle to listen for the next statement.
• When all of the questions have been read, invite the participants to add, one at a time, a statement that is true for you that hasn’t been mentioned already.
===Debrief===
'''Questions'''
• What was this exercise like for you?
• What did you like about it?
• What didn’t you like about it?
• Was there anything that surprised you?
• What was it like to be the only one in the middle?
• What was it like to not have anyone go in the middle. Who are those people? Why aren’t they here?
• What is the value in knowing the ways people identify themselves?
• What opportunities do you have to understand the people in your school/work?
• How are people classified? What did folks notice about how people are classified just in the categorization of questions asked (race, gender, social grouping, etc.).
'''Discussion:'''
• We have connections with everyone in the room, no matter how similar or how different they may have thought they were.
• It is both scary and empowering to be the only one who is different.
• Sometimes we don’t understand the ways in which people identify themselves.
• Our diversity is our richness. We can learn from each other in our differences. We shouldn’t be scared of differences, although sometimes it is unsettling to think we don’t have anything in common with a person, because inevitably, we do have something in common.
• We are all more similar than we think.
• When we classify people, we often put them in a “box” (they hang with stoners, they must do drugs and be a bad person). (Process note: you might have to clarify what you mean by “box”. A box is referring to a place where we might put someone that does not leave space for anything but our classification or interpretation of who they are.)
===Alternatives===
<!-- Please leave this at the bottom of Page to encourage others to contribute -->
<center><font color="#FF0000"> Can you help make this activity better? Do you know an alternate way to lead this activity? Click "edit" above and help improve this site for everyone! </font></center>
[[Category:New Activities]]
[[Category:Small]]
[[Category:Medium]]
[[Category:Large]]
[[Category:Icebreakers/Warmups]]
[[Category:Communication]]
[[Category:No Materials Necessary]]
[[Category:No Setup Necessary]]
[[Category:Circle Games]]
[[Category:Getting to know you]]
[[Category:Diversity]]