Individual Identity Work

Before we get into your small groups for some discussion, first take some space to reflect on your own identity.

First, find a space--in your notebook, on a scrap piece of paper, on a jamboard online, whatever feels comfortable for you--to create a web like the one pictured below:

Within that diagram, write your name in the center circle. Each additional circle should contain a word or phrase that captures some element of your identity--those terms or descriptors that have most helped shape who you are and how you interact in the world. For example, one circle might contain the word "woman," another the word "Black," another the phrase "grew up in Deep South," and so on.

You should also include words or phrases that other people use to identify you. This last step may be done in a different color if desired.

This webbing is just for you, but please be as honest and thoughtful as you can be. You will refer back to this for your small group work. You, of course, are always in charge of what you decide to share publicly and what is just for your own identity work.