On 13 July 2015 at 21:37, Carol Moore dc <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 7/13/2015 3:50 PM, Valerie Aurora wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Several people have asked whether the Ally Skills Workshop will be an >> unpleasant experience for women attending - specifically, whether men >> will dominate the conversation, dismiss what women say, etc. We spend >> the first 20 minutes of the workshop setting up discussion rules so >> that this doesn't happen - in fact, the workshop is real-world >> practice in how to have a discussion in ways that give women an equal >> chance to be respectfully heard. >> > > Make sure you tape it and they all know it will be going up online? > I hope not, or it will really, really change the willingness of participants to share their experiences and stories. In some cases it would have the effect of revictimizing the victims. I can sympathize with your wish to see how it goes, Carol - I'll be in a required session a few doors down the hall while this takes place, although I'd really like to participate. But from the bigger picture, I think it's better that the session not be publicly accessible. Risker/Anne
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