White Women As Gatekeepers: The Clipboard of Control w Fleur Larsen

*Updated 11.13.20

While many awful DEI practices exist, Fleur has built a reputation of accountability and showing up! So many great assets are mentioned in this episode:

• Michelle talks with Fleur Larsen, a facilitator and DEI consultant with a great rep
• Fleur’s next workshop is Power With Not Power Over for white women, starting Sept 10
• She is one of the founders of Skate Like a Girl (est. 2000) and comes from the therapy, education and nonprofit spaces

References: 

• Definition of Gatekeepers: Those who speak for, describe, translate, interpret, count and determine institutional access for people of color - in the process of systemic oppression. Gatekeepers are typically accountable to their bosses in institutions rather than the communities that they serve, and usually help maintain rather than change the system. They contribute to depriving oppressed people access to the institutions that control their lives. Source: People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
• Definition of Liberated Gatekeeping: Using power and privilege, access, opportunity to break down gates; Awareness of systems, policies, people that may be gates; Realization we are ALL gatekeepers (we can be liberating or oppressive); Using gatekeeping to check other’s privilege. Source: Monica Dennis and Rachael Ibrahim and Move to End Violence Initiative.
• adrienne marie brown and Emergent Strategy - learn more about emergent strategy!
• WOAH she does 60% of the work for 40% of the pay when she works with BIPOC folx. Did you hear that? Just wanted to point it out.
• We mentioned Lola’s Ink, a new podcast by Jenna Hanchard which also features a great story from Jenna and guest Jodi-Ann Burey => In A World Full of Karens Be An Elizabeth...check it out!
• Fleur talked about The Crown Act, created in 2019 to ensure protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles by extending statutory protection to hair texture and styles like braids, locs, twists, and knots in the workplace and public schools. Yes, this is still happening.
• Fleur mentions Resmaa Menakem, therapist and author of books like My Grandmother’s Hands
• The Power of a Fundraiser: is an article I wrote, that was referenced...
• Fleur gives props to Aparna Rae, Ligaya Domingo, Jodi-Ann Burey, Regent Brown, Tami Farber and Michelle Gislason
• Gratitude to Falon Sierra  for letting us use her new song “Sprained Ankles" throughout this episode - its so good right?

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