WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU?

Watch the youtube video or listen to my full length podcast:

The USA shootings- round and round we go:

The nightmare merry-go-round which no one seems willing or able to switch off, whilst parents scream get our children off and don’t put any more on. But like some terrifying déjà vu, it carries on turning and the eerie music is all too familiar to us all as we have heard it before.

In my view standing around and doing nothing and not speaking up is way up there on the spectrum of injustice or on the violence bystander spectrum.

So, do you believe in good and evil? The honest answer is I don’t know. I do however recognise the ‘human flaw of indifference’ and the damage this can do.

The Six Stages Framework offers a language to talk about violent acts and about the negative dimensions of the Six Stages where people spiral out of control into bad, and destructive behaviours culminating at stage -6 which some may refer to as extreme and violent behaviours. And some may even go as far as to call behaviours at stage -6 evil.

As more and more evidence comes to light about the tragic events in Uvalde it is even more clear that many questions remain and everyone is screaming “STOP”, “NO MORE INACTION” “STOP THIS NIGHTMARE MERRY-GO-ROUND” and “WE NEED TO DO BETTER”.

Our children and ALL Children deserve better, ALL Children’s lives matter All Children deserve to be protected and not left asking (as one survivor did, when she found out that the police had been outside for an hour before coming into the school) WHY DID THEY NOT COME IN TO SAVE US?

MESSAGE OF HOPE:

Having written and posted this blog, I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it.

So ask me again do I believe in good and evil?

If there is evil, I belief in the power of good to triumph over evil. And this begins by small every day acts that each of us can make, starting with casting away indifference and caring about our fellow human beings. We can show this by speaking out and pressing for change even if we are not immediately affected and we are not the ones suffering. By showing compassion for everyone even those that are different from us, those in our neighbourhoods and those who are in communities thousands of miles away.

#IndifferenceIsNotAGoodLook #wehavetodobetter

#weneedmorecompassion

#weneedmoreaction #school #beinghumancounts

#uvalde #violenceprevention #communities #values #responsibility #protectourchildren #gunviolence #texas

#compassion #empathy #humanity #bystanders #discriminations

#buffalo #PersonalDevelopment #SixStagesFramework #antiracism #SixStagesFramework #EQ #psychology #DEI #Clubhouse #leadership #boards #mentalhealth #BLM #racism #identity #identities #policetraining #communitynarratives #coaching #humanflawsofindifference

#discriminations #lgbtq #gender #disabilities #disability #antiracismexpert

#Allchildrenmatter #Allchildrenslivesmatter

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU?

Watch the video or listen to my podcast:

The USA shootings- round and round we go:

The nightmare merry-go-round which no one seems willing or able to switch off, whilst parents scream get our children off and don’t put any more on. But like some terrifying déjà vu, it carries on turning and the eerie music is all too familiar to us all as we have heard it before.

In my view standing around and doing nothing and not speaking up is way up there on the spectrum of injustice or on the violence bystander spectrum.

So, do you believe in good and evil? The honest answer is I don’t know. I do however recognise the ‘human flaw of indifference’ and the damage this can do.

The Six Stages Framework offers a language to talk about violent acts and about the negative dimensions of the Six Stages where people spiral out of control into bad, and destructive behaviours culminating at stage -6 which some may refer to as extreme and violent behaviours. And some may even go as far as to call behaviours at stage -6 evil.

As more and more evidence comes to light about the tragic events in Uvalde it is even more clear that many questions remain and everyone is screaming “STOP”, “NO MORE INACTION” “STOP THIS NIGHTMARE MERRY-GO-ROUND” and “WE NEED TO DO BETTER”.

Our children and ALL Children deserve better, ALL Children’s lives matter All Children deserve to be protected and not left asking (as one survivor did, when she found out that the police had been outside for an hour before coming into the school) WHY DID THEY NOT COME IN TO SAVE US?

MESSAGE OF HOPE:

Having written and posted this blog, I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it.

So ask me again do I believe in good and evil?

If there is evil, I belief in the power of good to triumph over evil. And this begins by small every day acts that each of us can make, starting with casting away indifference and caring about our fellow human beings. We can show this by speaking out and pressing for change even if we are not immediately affected and we are not the ones suffering. By showing compassion for everyone even those that are different from us, those in our neighbourhoods and those who are in communities thousands of miles away.

#IndifferenceIsNotAGoodLook #wehavetodobetter

#weneedmorecompassion

#weneedmoreaction #school #beinghumancounts

#uvalde #violenceprevention #communities #values #responsibility #protectourchildren #gunviolence #texas

#compassion #empathy #humanity #bystanders #discriminations

#buffalo #PersonalDevelopment #SixStagesFramework #antiracism #SixStagesFramework #EQ #psychology #DEI #Clubhouse #leadership #boards #mentalhealth #BLM #racism #identity #identities #policetraining #communitynarratives #coaching #humanflawsofindifference

#discriminations #lgbtq #gender #disabilities #disability #antiracismexpert

#Allchildrenmatter #Allchildrenslivesmatter

Conversations that make a difference: Community Narratives

"I’m in a hotel sipping coffee and two white guys in their 60's walk in and start playing snooker and we start talking about racism and some of our experiences."

This podcast and You Tube video involves me telling Penny Holding about this conversation and others.

https://youtu.be/Xz_2aeOHNHY

Watch or listen to us as two psychologists reflecting on anti-racism and the work required in this area.

The conversation helps us reflect  on individual experiences of being viewed as racist and how deep quality listening can provide the space for self-reflection allowing individuals to shift in their thinking.

In the short introduction clip Penny Holding and I reflect on the news of the need for antiracism work facing police forces and also on the recent experiences of black girls and adultification and strip searching.

Watch the full You Tube video where I talk to Penny Holding and we reflect on the work we need to do in this area.

https://youtu.be/Xz_2aeOHNHY

Watch us reflect and ponder on these issues and some of ideas for the way forward.

See also my Linkedin post

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shunguhildamgadzah_understandthendealwithracism-personaldevelopment-activity-6934932183723741184-rDat?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

#Understandthendealwithracism #PersonalDevelopment #antiracism #SixStagesFramework #EQ #psychology #DEI #DiversityEquityInclusion #Clubhouse #prejudiceracismspectrum #leaders #identity #clubhouse #leadership #boards #mentalhealthawareness #BLM #racism

#leaders #boards #identity #clubhouse #policetraining #police #ChildQ #adultification #community #communitynarratives

Short version of:

Leadership comes in all forms_ negative and positive. We don't always choose our leaders!

Dr Shungu and Sally Casterton talk about leaders on the positive and negative axis, that's Stage 6 of the Framework.

Grandma Cheri asks how can we get this work into schools? 

Join us as we introduce Stage +6 and  Stage -6 of the Six Stages Framework.

Stage + 6: Leadership qualities

Ability to take on a leadership role in promoting racial equity and social justice. Joining with others for the greater good and for the sake of Humanity.

Strong racist views and work to champion them to others and recruit others to join them.

People on Stage 6 exhibit leadership qualities- this can be either positive or negative depending on whether they are on the positive or negative axis. 

As Sally Casterton says "We do not always choose our leaders, especially as children."  

This episode explores the positive impact of leaders at Stage +6 as well as the devastating impact of leaders on Stage -6 whether that be within the home, school, workplace or community.

WHAT STAGE ARE YOU ON? 

Do you know someone who is at Stage 6 and if so is that +6 or -6? How do you know what behaviours do they exhibit, what do they say? 

For a full description of the 6 Stages check out my book below. 

For a summary of the 6 Stages check out my website below.

Check out my new book

UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH EVERYDAY RACISM- SIX STAGES FRAMEWORK

CHECK IT OUT ON AMAZON

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Dealing-Everyday-Racism-Framework/dp/1909675318/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39WHGGR1EATW7&keywords=m+gadzah&qid=1649080039&sprefix=M%27gadzah,aps,149&sr=8-1

Visit our website:

https://www.sixstagesframework.com

My latest blog has had over 261 views and many have described it as powerful and insightful.  This is the podcast recording of the blog.

"Many of us have been watching the trial of Chauvin, accused of killing of George Floyd. This is tough viewing for many people, black and white (and other ethnic minorities groups)... 

In Belgium there are similar concerns of violence and the death of black men at the hands of police.

We need all need to face up to the realities of racism. Black people need to protect themselves from the trauma of constantly witnessing racism.

A key global challenge is hate and bias and discrimination towards those who are different from us. We need to be brave enough to see the reality of racism and we need to be brave enough to call it out when we see it. It is not good enough for the UK Government and other organisations to deny the existence of racism. We need to wake up and face up to the realities of the challenges we are faced with globally, such as the reality of racism.

Hate and racism does not just affect black or Asian people. It affects us all. Without empathy and compassion we are nothing but animals."

Listen to or read my reflections in my latest blog.

https://www.inclusionpsychologists.com/post/on-compassion-empathy-and-humanity-black-people-are-human-beings-and-we-are-not-animals

“We choose our politicians based on their identities and then adjust our interpretations of their policies to fit.”

What are the implications of this on recruitment and selection processes and on allowing the space for marginalised groups to speak in meetings?

Creating a safe space for the voices of black and ethnic minorities to be heard.

Prefer to read the blog:

https://www.inclusionpsychologists.com/post/we-choose-our-politicians-based-on-their-identities-and-then-adjust

When we allow ourselves to be stuck in caves of privilege, safe from the injustice which affects marginalised groups we convince ourselves that Diversity and Inclusion is not our business. However if we do this long enough the damaging impacts are clear to see as we nurture and reinforce messages of superiority and entitlement. We nurture and reinforce messages of intolerance and believe the conspiracy theories we are told. The impact of these repeated messages affects us all (not just those who believe them) as we saw in the Capitol Hill riots.

Some will argue this was in America, it cannot happen here. However the truth is it can happen anywhere. Wherever senses of privilege and entitlement are left unchecked and where there is intolerance of difference and an eagerness to blame those who are different such as ethnic minorities.

Check out the full article hear: Diversity and Inclusion in the Boardroom

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