Leadership & Diversity

One of the most effacing courses that created space for us to have intimate, real conversations. For me this class touched on the importance of trusting your gut and finding a way to stand up when something feels off.

takeaways

how is diversity present or not present in the industry i'm apart of? (Agriculture)

the affect of language and communication interculturally

common ground can foster growth

'does this reflect any patterns of denial, evasion or privilege?'

A few of the topics we discussed:

Gender

What messages do you receive that shape your ways of being based on how you gender-identify? Are you quiet? Strong?

Race

What areas of your life have been influenced by your race? Where have you seen structural or systemic racism appear?

Class

How would you describe your class and how's its informed your decisions, goals and self-view?

Intercultural Competence

How often do you consider others' background, beliefs or customs? What kind of clarity could consideration bring to potential conflict?

Artifacts

Here's a Powerpoint slide deck on the importance of diversity in agriculture.

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documents

Cultivating Intersectional
Land-Ownership

Serving as background research for the powerpoint presentation I wrote a Literature Review on agricultural intersectionality; the policies, history and structural racism in place that inform the current state of agriculture. Read it here.

Discussions & Proposals

Through annotated bibliographies, literature reviews, proposals and discussion boards we engaged in dialogue about these challenging topics, considered our audience, and defined key takeaways. Take a look at the annotated bibliography that informed the Literature Review.

The Importance of Diversity
in our Rural Landscapes

Here's a recorded version of the Powerpoint featured above. It features more details on the links I've made visually to art historical references, their importance and how we carry that forward. There are so many ways to explore the depth of diversity, I hope a bit of that story is clear in this presentation.