What was most helpful about this workshop?

• In group discussion and first exercise in the workshop
• People sharing their stories and opinions
• Seeing that there are public forums expanding the work of promoting diversity and inclusion
• Hearing about other’s experiences
• Engaging conversation
• Having the audience involved
• Question and answer
• Experience/I enjoyed the comments
• Hearing everyone’s views and experiences. Also the activities.  Definitely an eye opener
• The visuals (i.e. videos, clips)
• You have the right to speak no matter what
• Learning to view privilege in a new and different way
• Having the group discussion…brainstorming anti-bias responses
• Utilization of terms, multiple representations
• The questionnaires were very helpful! Discussions I had in smaller groups incited real conversation
• I just loved all of it
• The privilege at the beginning got us to think about the complexity of privilege
• The dictionary of terms, and discussing some of the terms—discussing about what is privilege and how it impacts everyone
• Exploring the nuances of situations and identities that might on the surface looks to have or have not have privilege
• The stories
• Opening my eyes to the privileges I have in certain situations and the privileges I don’t have in others
• The participation of everyone in the step forward and step backwards
• Realization how privilege opens and closes doors!
• The input from such a wonderful array of people who were willing to share their ideas and personal insights
• Meeting people I don’t know and addressing new subjects in a safe space to share stories and exchange ideas
• Understanding new “language”
• The diversity and range
• Hearing the ideas of others
• Anti-bias responses examples “what repeat what you just said?”
• Ways to use privilege positively and combat “un-privilege”
• Simply listening to new (to me) perspectives and ideas
• Education is the key awesome learning experience
• The human interactions and perspectives
• Talking with others in marginalized positions
•  Anti-bias response example and the discussion of leveraging privilege
• Listening, diverse ideas
• The broad range of topics discussed along with personal experience and opinion.  The environment was open minded
• Helped me understand the extent of my personal privilege, and how important it is to speak up when I notice prejudice/bias resulting from unknown privileges—“non-privileged” peoples need allies to help shed light on unjust privilege that exist in social institutions
• Great having terms definition to shape discussion
• Anti-bias response examples provided and the mix of presentation and group activity styles
• I appreciated the use of media, and would have appreciated even more discussion about this.
• Anti-bias response examples
• Going over the definitions
• Ways to leverage privilege
• That is was a good opportunity to hear the “world”-(others) besides myself
• The sessions on privilege (and the individual sections on privilege)
• Transgender insights
• Understanding what privilege can also mean

What was least helpful about this workshop?

• Focusing on mainly black people instead of a more evenly spread talk about other races
• Nothing. Great workshop—thank you!
• Maybe more discussion on strategies for privilege
• I don’t think that there was anything not useful/helpful
• Would have appreciated more direction with the breakout privileges
• A lot of reading w/ the privilege checklist activity left little time for actual discussion
• Might be helpful to talk about effective ways to recognize and respond to privileged biases (especially institutional biases)
• There was a great focus on blacks.  I love learning about any race and culture but having an advocate of my culture and background would be more interpersonal.  I am Mexican-American. 
• The directions for the privilege list breakout sessions were unclear
• Lack of focus on one particular or a few types of privileges.  No mentions of human privilege. 
• There was nothing that was not helpful
• n/a
• I’m not sure, I enjoyed the whole thing.  Except, you should include religions, particularly Christian biases in America.
• Would love to see an emphasis on more subtle, implicit privileges/prejudices
• I arrived late, we tried to cover a lot in a short time frame
• The checklist exercise was helpful, but hard to do in the group.  Some people just did not participate.  It was processed too short.  Needed to hear from all the groups. 
• I would have liked to have more involved revealing demonstrations
• I wish we could have all seen the copies of different groups privilege list.  I would have loved MORE TIME.
• Always talking about sex privileges
• For an introvert group work, in the beginning, might turn people away
• Everything was great
• I would have liked to a guest speaker to have been more clear in her talk.  I understood about 50% of what she was talking about.  Some context would have been nice.
• I suppose the fact that I arrived a few minutes late but other than that, the workshop was very helpful.  Please have more!!
• Not everyone had a chance to talk
• I do similar work to what this workshop aimed to do, and was looking for slightly deeper material to further my understanding
• You did extremely well, great turnout, I just wish there was something in it to go past addressing microaggressions and maybe help the public to get involved more
• When opinions were shared I felt the male leader would not let people speak their thoughts without him putting in his opinion
• When the male speaker said, in the beginning, there is no wrong or right answer and every someone answered he corrected them especially on the female speaking along with him he would always correct her (assertive interruptions: “stop it”)

How useful was this workshop?

• Extremely useful - 24
• Very useful - 20 
• Not very useful - 1
• Not useful at all - 0

To what extent do you have a better understanding of everyday manifestations of privilege and ways to combat them?

• Extremely better - 12
• Much better - 19
• Slightly better - 14
• Not better at all - 0

What was most helpful about this workshop?

• “Being exposed to so many other people’s experiences and perspectives”
• “Modeling of strategies, exercises that increased knowledge and perspectives on the topic”
• “Talking about differences”
• “More understanding of others”
• “Dialogue”
• “New perspective in way of thinking”
• “Conversations with people of different backgrounds”
• “Broached the topic and started down a path of…”
• “Several of--open dialogue and engagement. Facilitator empathy and level of knowledge”
• “I loved discussing topics such as this and do so often at home. Very good info, and I would have marked ‘Extremely Better’ if I wasn’t already engaged.”—Paul

What was least helpful about this workshop?

• “Dr. Clark.—Too absolute and certain, disrupted the participation tone (content was okay; it was the style)”
• “I wish we had more time”
• “Liked it all”
• “Nothingà Super Great!”

How useful was this workshop?

• Extremely useful - 8
• Very useful - 2
• Not very useful - 0
• Not useful at all - 0

To what extent do you have a better understanding of everyday manifestations of privilege and ways to combat them?

• Extremely better - 5
• Much better - 3
• Slightly better - 2
• Not better at all - 0

General Feedback:

• “I was very pleased that I decided to attend. Thought well done and much food for thought.”
• “Thought-provoking.”
• “The event was very well planned and thoughtfully executed. This topic is something that we may ponder internally and are rarely offered the opportunity to share openly with others. I hope to see more events like this in Yuma.”
• "It was so wonderful! All of it, the drive, the workshop, the lunch, meeting you Dr. Neal Lester, et. al.! It was a great Saturday in Yuma with the Yumans and I look forward to your next workshop! Thank you for creating the space for it to happen."-- -Melissa Farmer, ASU graduate student
• "And the experience was really powerful. So glad we were able to make it."—Dr. Amira de la Garza, ASU Professor of Human Communication

What was most helpful about this workshop?

• “New vocabulary, concepts”
• “Expanding the concept of privilege from ‘white privilege’ or ‘white male privilege’ to a whole variety of privilege. Concept of ‘intersectionality.’”
• “Small groups at end and checklist given”
• “Discovering how much privilege I have regarding my sexual, racial, and cultural background”
• “Very informative… It is very healthy to talk about these things. Nothing was just valuable, but vital.”
• “Non-threatening approach to differences”
• “Things I hadn’t thought of before”
• “The leaders and activities and the lectures—everything! I am so appreciative. Thank you”
• “The combination of discussing meanings and definitions followed by interactive ways to engage those concepts.”
• “I appreciated the reminder of the full spectrum of biases, which I haven’t talked about in a formal, focused setting since college.”
• “Open discussion format, illustrations, video examples”
• “The experiential pieces to encourage self-analysis and integrate the material.”

What was least helpful about this workshop?

• “Unfortunately I had to leave a few minutes early. This could be an all-day workshop.”
• “Being ‘American’ does not mean you are of a certain culture of that you need to somehow assimilate yourself into the existing culture. I say that you should call yourself what you want, look at the past as a lesson and the future as an ever-increasing pathway towards equality. The answer is not to become overly correct and saying that we need to take culture out completely and become culturally neutral.”
• “Too short. This could easily be a 1-day or 2-day workshop. If you would come and offer one, I will promote it.”
• “Would have liked there to be enough time to talk about strategies but ½ day is long enough on a Saturday. The initial publicity could have been better descriptive of what event actually is.”
• “Going over the time of 2.5 hours is something that needs to be watched. Need to lighten up. Little Deborah is the perfect ‘kill the brand’ image for Little Debbie. Eat ‘em and this will be you.”
• “Too short. Also would have liked to address when privilege awareness slides into political correctness.”
• “I cannot think of anything! J I learned so much. Will you come back again?”
• “It wasn’t the easiest group. I think it could have benefitted from more small group work though I appreciate keeping it quick and not too long. Thank you!”
• “I would have liked more opportunity to learn from my discussion group, as they had many life experiences I haven’t had.”
• “Checklist review”

How useful was this workshop?

• Extremely useful : 6
• Very useful : 5
• Not very useful : 1
• Not useful at all : 0

To what extent do you have a better understanding of everyday manifestations of privilege and ways to combat them?

• Extremely better : 4
• Much better : 5
• Slightly better : 3
• Not better at all : 0

What was most helpful about this workshop?

• “The small group conversations”
• “All activities were engaging”
• “Discussions in the second half”
• “The passionate and personalized discussions (Food was good)”
• “The discussion after the activities and acknowledgment of different perspectives”
• “The group discussions”
• “The engagement”
• “The awareness”
• “Realizing the privileges that I have, and that other’s don’t experience”
• “Being able to talk with other people with different experiences (ethnic, gender, age) in an open environment”
• “Language often hinders peoples ability to understand privileges”
• “Help defining privilege and how everyone has it”
• “Identifying the use of race in society”
• “Dr. Parker’s talk, and the audience”
• “Taking privilege beyond the obvious”
• “The discussion, I love discussion!”
• “The lists of different privilege were excellent”
• “Discussing information in groups, providing an open forum in whole group discussions”
• “A personal discussion I had with someone to understand a little what it was like to be them”
• “Gaining clarity about myself and privilege”
• “Making me aware of the variety of privileges around the world”
• “Being in this multi-diverse space”
• “The speaker’s PowerPoint”
• “The dialogue and the expertise of the facilitators”
• “The interactions and openness”
• “The realization that all of us individually have privileges, and that there are many forms of privilege. Not just white privilege”
• “Appreciation of what privilege is on a broader spectrum”
• “Identifying the many different types of privilege”
• “Checklists and interactions”
• “The fact that I was able to come out of myself and see another perspective”
• “Awareness of privilege, the step exercise was a great illustration of privileges people have but may no acknowledge.”
• “Group discussion with and moderated by, academics who have access to the latest studies and etc.”
• “Just listening, it’s important for me to be with a diverse group and in a way being reminded that we’re all in this together”
• “Something to do on a Monday night in the summer! I discussed these kinds of issues when I was in college. I felt guilty as a white, idle class person, in this workshop, I didn't feel guilty”
• “Learning the different types and layers of privilege, more than just the big ones”
• “Discussion”
• “Meeting community members”
• “Discussion of checklists”
• “Learning about other and more privileges”
• “Deep discussion, diverse perspective”
• “The dialogue- just wish we were in a space that was more conducive to dialogue and small/large group discussions”
• “The exercise at the beginning and group discussions”
• “Being able to share thoughts, and hear the thoughts being shared”
• “The vocab sheer and open discussions”
• “Speaking with people here and info about race”
• “The open discussions”
• “Discussion about racial identification and privilege”
• “Really got a lot out of the workshop; loved the audience standing and sharing experience!”
• “Open and honest talk, clarifying thoughts on race”
• “Hearing others view on privilege, eye opening”
• “The privilege walk”

What was least helpful about this workshop?

• “Having the same people speak over and over. The room set up”
• “Space was tight, maybe use a new venue”
• “Small group discussions, the large ones helped more”
• “Venue was small”
• “The guest speaker”
• “Let’s not talk about disadvantages to highlight privilege”
• “More time was needed”
• “The assumption was made that privilege is bad. I don't think there was a point to what you were talking about. Life isn’t fair, most people face challenges in life. I felt more encouraged by the activity we did outside. Personally, I’ve taken a lot of steps back in life, but have come far and overcome many of the challenges. Even, though different privilege exists, you don't have to be a victim.”
• “Just the space”
• “Need more time”
• “The venue size and layout”
• “The 2 and a half hours felt like 30 minutes, and I wanted to have more discussions”
• “Have enough copies of forms for everyone, use a cordless mic if possible, and have business cards available”
• “The space was to small to be logistically effective”
• “Maybe adding talks about mental disability and addiction”
• “It’s great to have lots of folks, but I think it pulled focus in the space, otherwise great. I would like it to be more intimate”
• “The space”
• “Perhaps the space, needed more chairs with backings”
• “Not being able to hear all the feedback”
• “Being able to hear all that was discussed”
• “The microphone was crackly”
• “Could have spent more time on solutions, instead of: educate, educate, educate!”
• “Time was too short”
• “Tough venue (heat, ability to hear, crowded)”
• “The time was wrong”
• “Couldn't hear sometimes”
• “Lack of space”
• “Ability to talk”
• “I didn't like the privilege checklist activity. I think it would be better to have affinity groups look at the checklists themselves and which ones they agree or disagree on. Then present/share with other. I though many items on the black male privilege checklist were stereotypes of black males which has actually become barriers for them, rather than privilege”
• “The space was a bit constricted.
• “(Don’t feel guilty)- Tell us what we should do, not what we should not do. Turn discomfort into inquiry”
• “Space, cause a distraction of thinking”
• “The time structure”

How useful was this workshop?

• Extremely useful- 22
• Very useful- 29
• Not very useful- 1
• Not useful at all- 0

To what extent do you have a better understanding of everyday manifestations of privilege and ways to combat them?

• Extremely better- 15
• Much better- 21
• Slightly better- 14
• Not better at all- 1

General feedback

• “It was good, given the time and resources”
• “All was good”
• “It was all good”
• “All of the activities were helpful”
• “Really enjoyed the Privilege workshop last night! It was awesome to see how many people came out and are interested in discussing this topic. Wish I could've stayed till the end, but I came with someone that had to be at work at 3:30am.… I just set up a Facebook account for an outreach I am doing in the Phoenix area.  In a way, I'm fighting privilege.  It’s Phoenix Harm Reduction & Addiction Resources.  Even in matters of addiction, things like access to drug treatment, health information, and ways to avoid contracting disease are influenced by race and social status and it comes full circle to privilege.” - Danielle R. 
• “Last night was really good, diverse group, interaction.   Happy I was able to make it.”- Verna W.
• “Congrats on an amazing evening!” - Ellie H-M.
• “Was a terrific event last night. Lot of interesting points & different privileges/not privileges.  Just one thing back at beginning....When trying to equalize/use also terms 'you guys' and 'you gals' in a group.  I forget your exact example, but when saying 'you gals,' I imagined that 'us gals' would get up & do something/take the challenge....answer the question? Rather than when saying 'you guys' may be a general rumbling around, but not right away. And terrific turnout, lots of variety!”—Becky G.
• “UGIMA attended Dr. Neal Lester’s workshop on Privilege in Ahwatukee. The night was filled with many learning moments, many passionate contributors, and many warm and friendly new faces. So happy we got the opportunity to be a part of this. ‘We can be as separate as the fingers but one as the hand!’”—Jason G.
• “Congrats on the great turn out for the Privilege workshop! We need these types of spaces so much! Thanks!”—Mary S.
• “Loved it. It is good to be reminded of all the privileges we have.”
• “Well thought out but I think there were more people in attendance than the crew and the event spaced was equipped for.”
• “Very thought provoking on many levels. I liked being involved. It has made me even more aware of others’ circumstances.”
• “Great location, well-organized, thought and discussion provoking activities, compassionate attitude by presenters, focused on fostering ‘coming to awareness’. I loved it.”
• “I thought it was really engaging and I wish it could have gone on longer, but I tend to be the sort of person who continues discussions without regard to time and end up talking until 2:00 in the morning.”
• “It was a good event to have. The venue was difficult, with the size of the crowd, the noise that made it hard to hear, different levels of awareness of privilege and an agenda that spoke about all kinds of privilege. The best part was the small and large group discussion. Thanks for starting the conversation.”
• “It was good, but not great. Most of the info presented was quite good, but I think you tried to accomplish too much in a space that was ill-suited to the activities planned and the number of people involved. I know it was ‘not a lecture’ but a little more background would have been useful before the activities. The issue with the mic was amateurish and not suited to an event from a top tier university. Do less, better. Plan the event logistics like pros. The food was EXCELLENT and the info and the presenters were intriguing and well-versed, but logistically... not so much and detracted from what could have been spectacular.”

What was most helpful about this workshop?

• “The small group conversations”
• “All activities were engaging”
• “Discussions in the second half”
• “The passionate and personalized discussions (Food was good)”
• “The discussion after the activities and acknowledgment of different perspectives”
• “The group discussions”
• “The engagement”
• “The awareness”
• “Realizing the privileges that I have, and that other’s don’t experience”
• “Being able to talk with other people with different experiences (ethnic, gender, age) in an open environment”
• “Language often hinders peoples ability to understand privileges”
• “Help defining privilege and how everyone has it”
• “Identifying the use of race in society”
• “Dr. Parker’s talk, and the audience”
• “Taking privilege beyond the obvious”
• “The discussion, I love discussion!”
• “The lists of different privilege were excellent”
• “Discussing information in groups, providing an open forum in whole group discussions”
• “A personal discussion I had with someone to understand a little what it was like to be them”
• “Gaining clarity about myself and privilege”
• “Making me aware of the variety of privileges around the world”
• “Being in this multi-diverse space”
• “The speaker’s PowerPoint”
• “The dialogue and the expertise of the facilitators”
• “The interactions and openness”
• “The realization that all of us individually have privileges, and that there are many forms of privilege. Not just white privilege”
• “Appreciation of what privilege is on a broader spectrum”
• “Identifying the many different types of privilege”
• “Checklists and interactions”
• “The fact that I was able to come out of myself and see another perspective”
• “Awareness of privilege, the step exercise was a great illustration of privileges people have but may no acknowledge.”
• “Group discussion with and moderated by, academics who have access to the latest studies and etc.”
• “Just listening, it’s important for me to be with a diverse group and in a way being reminded that we’re all in this together”
• “Something to do on a Monday night in the summer! I discussed these kinds of issues when I was in college. I felt guilty as a white, idle class person, in this workshop, I didn't feel guilty”
• “Learning the different types and layers of privilege, more than just the big ones”
• “Discussion”
• “Meeting community members”
• “Discussion of checklists”
• “Learning about other and more privileges”
• “Deep discussion, diverse perspective”
• “The dialogue- just wish we were in a space that was more conducive to dialogue and small/large group discussions”
• “The exercise at the beginning and group discussions”
• “Being able to share thoughts, and hear the thoughts being shared”
• “The vocab sheer and open discussions”
• “Speaking with people here and info about race”
• “The open discussions”
• “Discussion about racial identification and privilege”
• “Really got a lot out of the workshop; loved the audience standing and sharing experience!”
• “Open and honest talk, clarifying thoughts on race”
• “Hearing others view on privilege, eye opening”
• “The privilege walk”

What was least helpful about this workshop?

• “Having the same people speak over and over. The room set up”
• “Space was tight, maybe use a new venue”
• “Small group discussions, the large ones helped more”
• “Venue was small”
• “The guest speaker”
• “Let’s not talk about disadvantages to highlight privilege”
• “More time was needed”
• “The assumption was made that privilege is bad. I don't think there was a point to what you were talking about. Life isn’t fair, most people face challenges in life. I felt more encouraged by the activity we did outside. Personally, I’ve taken a lot of steps back in life, but have come far and overcome many of the challenges. Even, though different privilege exists, you don't have to be a victim.”
• “Just the space”
• “Need more time”
• “The venue size and layout”
• “The 2 and a half hours felt like 30 minutes, and I wanted to have more discussions”
• “Have enough copies of forms for everyone, use a cordless mic if possible, and have business cards available”
• “The space was to small to be logistically effective”
• “Maybe adding talks about mental disability and addiction”
• “It’s great to have lots of folks, but I think it pulled focus in the space, otherwise great. I would like it to be more intimate”
• “The space”
• “Perhaps the space, needed more chairs with backings”
• “Not being able to hear all the feedback”
• “Being able to hear all that was discussed”
• “The microphone was crackly”
• “Could have spent more time on solutions, instead of: educate, educate, educate!”
• “Time was too short”
• “Tough venue (heat, ability to hear, crowded)”
• “The time was wrong”
• “Couldn't hear sometimes”
• “Lack of space”
• “Ability to talk”
• “I didn't like the privilege checklist activity. I think it would be better to have affinity groups look at the checklists themselves and which ones they agree or disagree on. Then present/share with other. I though many items on the black male privilege checklist were stereotypes of black males which has actually become barriers for them, rather than privilege”
• “The space was a bit constricted.
• “(Don’t feel guilty)- Tell us what we should do, not what we should not do. Turn discomfort into inquiry”
• “Space, cause a distraction of thinking”
• “The time structure”

How useful was this workshop?

• Extremely useful- 22
• Very useful- 29
• Not very useful- 1
• Not useful at all- 0

To what extent do you have a better understanding of everyday manifestations of privilege and ways to combat them?

• Extremely better- 15
• Much better- 21
• Slightly better- 14
• Not better at all- 1

General feedback

• “It was good, given the time and resources”
• “All was good”
• “It was all good”
• “All of the activities were helpful”
• “Really enjoyed the Privilege workshop last night! It was awesome to see how many people came out and are interested in discussing this topic. Wish I could've stayed till the end, but I came with someone that had to be at work at 3:30am.… I just set up a Facebook account for an outreach I am doing in the Phoenix area.  In a way, I'm fighting privilege.  It’s Phoenix Harm Reduction & Addiction Resources.  Even in matters of addiction, things like access to drug treatment, health information, and ways to avoid contracting disease are influenced by race and social status and it comes full circle to privilege.” - Danielle R. 
• “Last night was really good, diverse group, interaction.   Happy I was able to make it.”- Verna W.
• “Congrats on an amazing evening!” - Ellie H-M.
• “Was a terrific event last night. Lot of interesting points & different privileges/not privileges.  Just one thing back at beginning....When trying to equalize/use also terms 'you guys' and 'you gals' in a group.  I forget your exact example, but when saying 'you gals,' I imagined that 'us gals' would get up & do something/take the challenge....answer the question? Rather than when saying 'you guys' may be a general rumbling around, but not right away. And terrific turnout, lots of variety!”—Becky G.
• “UGIMA attended Dr. Neal Lester’s workshop on Privilege in Ahwatukee. The night was filled with many learning moments, many passionate contributors, and many warm and friendly new faces. So happy we got the opportunity to be a part of this. ‘We can be as separate as the fingers but one as the hand!’”—Jason G.
• “Congrats on the great turn out for the Privilege workshop! We need these types of spaces so much! Thanks!”—Mary S.
• “Loved it. It is good to be reminded of all the privileges we have.”
• “Well thought out but I think there were more people in attendance than the crew and the event spaced was equipped for.”
• “Very thought provoking on many levels. I liked being involved. It has made me even more aware of others’ circumstances.”
• “Great location, well-organized, thought and discussion provoking activities, compassionate attitude by presenters, focused on fostering ‘coming to awareness’. I loved it.”
• “I thought it was really engaging and I wish it could have gone on longer, but I tend to be the sort of person who continues discussions without regard to time and end up talking until 2:00 in the morning.”
• “It was a good event to have. The venue was difficult, with the size of the crowd, the noise that made it hard to hear, different levels of awareness of privilege and an agenda that spoke about all kinds of privilege. The best part was the small and large group discussion. Thanks for starting the conversation.”
• “It was good, but not great. Most of the info presented was quite good, but I think you tried to accomplish too much in a space that was ill-suited to the activities planned and the number of people involved. I know it was ‘not a lecture’ but a little more background would have been useful before the activities. The issue with the mic was amateurish and not suited to an event from a top tier university. Do less, better. Plan the event logistics like pros. The food was EXCELLENT and the info and the presenters were intriguing and well-versed, but logistically... not so much and detracted from what could have been spectacular.”

• “Enjoyed it. Learned new stuff. Didn't agree with everything, but unclear how much of that is 'real' vs. 'perception'. Not satisfied with definition of 'privilege' in handout, particularly that it is "unjust."  For me, that seems to conflict with oft-stated assurance--"this isn't about right/wrong, good/bad." Seemed implicit in much of the discussion that 'privilege' IS bad. Overall, a very well done presentation; good job balancing best as possible a very broad and complexly nuanced topic, in a very short timeframe. (And there was free food! ;-) Thank you for all the hard work and effort that created this and shared it!” --Anonymous
• “Well organized and facilitated, thought-provoking, stimulating and challenging. Great!” --Anonymous
• “I found the workshop on ‘privilege’ to be more than what I expected. It was a great learning experience and just a good way to meet and interact with people in the community that come from all different walks of life. I have noticed the use of things like ‘you guys’ when referring to women as maybe just a force of habit for myself. Though for the past couple months I have really been giving some thought and practice to addressing women as women and not throwing the normative masculine salutations around. Thank you for being so passionate about what you do and … [i]t is inspiring to say the least.”—Spence S.
• “The dialogue and the activities. It’s always a pleasure and I get a new perspective each time.” --Anonymous
• “I thought it was helpful to talk to different members of the community about the subject of privilege.  It’s not normally talked about among people one is not familiar with.” --Anonymous
• “Making me aware of the everyday thoughts, words and actions I am doing.  I need to be part of the change and not the problem.” --Anonymous
• “The connection of people of different backgrounds and identities was insightful.  As a student, I’m around the same people daily.  It was helpful!” --Anonymous
• “The empowering approach and the expansion of definitions, people sharing, Rashaad’s story and sharing” --Anonymous
• “The group discussion about different types of privilege was an interesting and interactive way to consider the different facets of privilege and people’s experiences with it.” --Anonymous
• “Really changes my perspective about privilege.  The group activities were helpful.” --Anonymous
• “My perception of an implicit message that all inequality is bad and/or needs to be combated and/or ‘evened out’.” --Anonymous
• “Nothing was [unhelpful], but I think this workshop could’ve been split into two sessions.” --Anonymous
• “I enjoyed hearing about literature and privilege.” --Anonymous
• “The workshop was effective.” --Anonymous
• “Very good presentation, made me think, ‘see’ and ‘distinguish’ things better.” --Anonymous
• “Everything was GREAT! Thanks!” --Anonymous
• “The ‘Perils & Perks of Privilege’ workshop was an insightful experience. I would recommend this workshop to people because I felt it emphasized the importance of realizing that no matter what someone’s economic status is, his or her skin color, or their age, that person is privileged to various things unannounced to them. . . The strength of the workshop was that it catered to every race, age, economic status, religion, and sexuality.  The concept of the workshop to enforce how someone might be privileged was creative. I never realized how simple the concept of being privileged actually was.  A perfect example would pertain to someone being privileged to walk versus someone bound to a wheelchair.  I never realized that it was a privilege to be able to move as I pleased, or to be able to walk without the help of a wheelchair or cane.  The creativity of the materials in the workshop and the overall message was awesome.” --ASU Student
• “My understanding of ‘privilege’ was substantially broadened.  I was somewhat skeptical of the whole idea of going to a workshop about privilege even if it was for extra credit.  I was thinking it would be a lecture, at the end of which I would feel bad about my race and economical status. That was not the case. Going to this workshop was a great eye-opener for the many different faces of privilege.  Whether it’s able-bodied or cis-gendered privilege, there are many different ways one can be privileged in this world and equally many ways one could have the lack there of any privileges. . . The activities were filled with information and made many of us have moments of self-discovery.  I thought it was truly a great thing to see all of those people from all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds coming together to genuinely learn something about how to treat others. Because this lecture was not about putting a complete stop to privilege, it was about acknowledging it.  Understanding it, and how one reacts to the many faces it wears.” --ASU Student
• “I attended the Perils and Perks of Privilege workshop.  We talked about the different types of privileges and participated in small group discussions and activities with the entire workshop. One of the activities that we did was we lined up in two side-by-side line facing each other and answered questions by either taking steps forward or backward. This was an interesting exercise because we saw many participants walking forward as far as they could and some as far backward as they could. This workshop really opened my eyes how privileged I am and how blessed I am to have everything that I have.  There are different privileges that were brought up in the discussions that I never really thought of; being able-bodied, health, weight.  I am very thankful for all the things that I have and I am now aware of the different types of privileges.  This workshop was very helpful and really made me aware of all types of privileges and I want to spread this awareness any way that I can.” --ASU Student
• “The Project Humanities series is an important one not only because of the effort invested in the up taking itself, but because of the generations of people the project attempts to reach out to (virtually all of them) with an end result of at least bridging the gap of understanding between generations of people in terms of each generation’s attention to race and race relations in America. The main objective of the particular workshop I attended was for the hosts to hopefully incite in the guests a need to at least objectively recognize the privilege trend in society, how that privilege has transcended from past to present, and how privilege would not be half of how it is defined without race, race relations, and racial divide, as catalysts, and basically any and everything concerning the range of physicalities/abilities in people all around each other. One thing made very clear at the workshop was that this was not an attempt to “promote diversity”, but rather awareness.
• In that case, I felt that this was precisely the big fail at the workshop whereas there simply were not a lot of responses, in spite of the attendance number which was quite nice. I’m not sure what it is but people still seemed to want to hold in what was going on in their minds. No matter the assurance that what anyone had to contribute would not be ridiculed or overtly disrespected. The same hands were being raised and the same voices were being spoken. That doesn’t strike a feeling of progression. … I felt that that was the basis of the discussions had at the workshop whereas some people were braver than others, or perhaps some were just there to listen and learn. I believe that there is a sense of fear, as well, as some feeling that they will be judged based on their feelings or experiences as compared to others. So then there is a competitive spirit as to who had/has it the worst in terms of being negatively affected by others ‘privilege. Also, there are moments in class where some of us do not have anything to say and I think that this, once again, stems from a fear of being judged by other classmates. No one should feel that way, but it doesn’t mean that they won’t.
• … Rather than to perhaps place blame or insistence on understanding the mentalities of people coming from different cultures or even eras, it was suggested that we all become more aware.. It seemed that the best way to address this awareness, or to at least offer the resources to further examine the truly existent privilege divide in the U.S. was through a particular exercise we did at the workshop. This exercise attempted to depict this reality by having everyone divide into two lines facing one another and to either step forward or backward based on the questions asked by the hosts. This gave us an opportunity to look at ourselves and each other. No one could hide, but there were so many of us you couldn’t see who was hiding if they were. … In the exercise, a discussion followed as well, and it addressed privilege in a different way whereas we could try to discern where we are in society in terms of censorship, or underlying prejudice. The other strength of that exercise was through involving one another with people from all walks of life, from age to race etc.” --ASU Student
• “I really enjoyed attending the privilege workshop at the Desert Botanical Garden. It was a very illuminating experience because I was previously unaware of all of the different ways privilege is played out in society. The activity where everyone took a step forward or backward depending on their experience with privilege or discrimination was very revealing and helpful because it really showed concretely the different ways in which it is revealed in everyone’s lives, including my own. That was probably my favorite part because it was enlightening to see for myself the different ways I have been both privileged and was held back because of certain things. I also really enjoyed the guy’s personal story and all of his struggles with being black and living in a car and trying to find meaning; that was pretty awesome. I never really thought of all the different ways I have been privileged in my life, not only because of my color but also my gender and all the different ways in which being a white male carries so many privileges over different types of people. I took home a packet that showed 100 reasons why simply being a male has so many advantages and privileges. I definitely look at things differently now and while I consider myself lucky for all of the ways in which I’m privileged because it certainly makes life easier, I am also much more aware of how others are underprivileged unjustly and that the system is such that racism and discrimination is still very prevalent. This is unfair and I’m glad I am more aware of it so that I can do whatever is in my power to avoid propagating unjust actions based discrimination or unjust privilege and I can become a more tolerant person.”—ASU Student
• "I wanted to really let you know I cannot thank you enough for that workshop, I learned so much in such a little amount of time, it literally changed my life.  There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about it and how I now see the world thru a much different lens, more than anything, it created such a deeper compassion for humanity that I honestly feel that workshop should be REQUIRED learning at a pre-school level.  
• Phoenix is a very friendly city to our handicapped peers however your workshop took it to a whole entire new level. I'll be eternally grateful for that class, if it's ever offered again, please make me aware as I will bring more people in addition to taking it again." -- Jimmy Orama, Nova Home Loans