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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, I love that schools, especially many of the primarily white private schools in the area, have these. I have a question though. We're at a new school that has a family DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging) event coming up. The communications for the event say that it is open to all school families and it's about making sure all families are in a welcoming environment. In reality, what do these events look like? As a white family should we skip as it's not our place, or are they truly about bringing the entire school together? Since we're still so new, I'm trying to attend as many events as our schedule will allow. However, I do not want to step outside of my lane and intrude on anyone's safe space. [/quote]

Is it an event with a speaker? or a picnic?

Speaker: anyone should attend
Picnic: The white families are not the target, but the school will not let the organizers hold a school sponsored event where "everyone" isn't welcome.[/quote]

Ours is a Welcome Back Meet and Greet event held by the DEI office (not a parent affinity group event) - it says all are welcome.  I'd assume that means white families too and I plan to go.  FWIW - DEI covers not just race and ethnicity but also gender, identity, socioeconomic status, and physical differences.  
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This is so true. Too often we forget that DEI is supposed to cover all marginalized populations. As someone who works in the disability space, which is often forgotten about in DEI, thank you.[/quote]

When you add all those groups up they are probably the majority. Which makes these sort of events pointless.[/quote]

Then, you are missing the point.  Having open discussions about DEI is what makes everyone see that it can affect almost everyone....it's not about carving out differences....it's about understanding and embracing the. [/quote]

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