• Tools for White Guys Working for Social Change (and Other People Socialized in a Society Based on Domination)

    Adapted from Chris Crass, this is a really useful toolkit that gives all of us, whether we are white guys or not, steps we can take to fight oppression all around us and in the work we do. This is absolutely critical for our work as environmentalists.

    1. Practice noticing who’s in the room at meetings – how many men, how many women, how many transgendered people, how many white people, how many people of color, is it majority heterosexual, are there out queers, what are people’s class backgrounds. Don’t assume to know people, but also work at being more aware – listening to what people say and talking with people one on one who you work with.

    2a. Count how many times you speak and keep track of how long you speak.

    2b. Count how many times other people speak and keep track of how long they speak.

    3. Be conscious of how often you are actively listening to what other people are saying as opposed to just waiting your turn thinking about what you’ll say next. Keep a notebook so that you can write down your thoughts and then focus on what other people are saying.

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