1. Perspectives on Power &
Privilege
Presentation and Discussion facilitated by Eric Price II, but made
beneficial by all of you

3. Directions
1. Take Out a Sheet Of Paper and a Writing Utensil
2.Based upon what we discussed previously, Write down the answers
you have to this question:
“What Do You Like About Being (Insert Your Race)?”
3. DO NOT SHARE YOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU!
HIDE THEM!

4. DEBRIEF:
What Did You Feel
While Doing The
First Activity?

5. How Do You Define
Yourself?

6. INTERSECTIONALITY!

7. Privilege
a right or exemption from liability or duty granted as
a special benefit or advantage. Oppression is the result
of the use of institutional privilege and power,
wherein one person or group benefits at the expense
of another.

8. Power
the ability to achieve goals even if other people
oppose those goals. All societies are built on some
form of power, and this power typically resides within
the government

9. Who in This
Room Has
Privileges &
Power?
Another Way to Ask
This Question:
Who In This Room
Benefits From ANY
Form Of Oppression?
Why?
Why Not?

11. Now That
We’ve
discussed All
Of This...
What Does
This All
Mean For
Your Role As
An RA?

12. Residence Halls & On Campus
1. Getting to Know Your Residents;
Learning the Social Location of
Others
2. Accepting & Acknowledgement (Both
of Self & Others)
3. Taking the Opportunity to Educate
Others On Their Privileges and Power
Through Programing
How Do We Address Privilege In...
In Our Personal Social Lives
1. Checking Your Privilege (IT TAKES
CONSISTENT WORK!)
2. Accepting & Acknowledgement (Both
of Self & Others)
3. Be Willing to speak up for those
oppressed in ways that you
personally benefit
4. Say This With Me:
SOCIAL JUSTICE SHOULD BENEFIT
EVERYONE!

13. Possible Issues of Power & Privilege Upcoming this semester
● BLACK LIVES MATTER VS. those other “Lives Matter”
movements.
● CLINTON vs DRUMF
○ (no seriously, look up Donald Drumpf)
● People From Different Backgrounds and the opinions
that follow
● Offensive Vs. Negative Symbolic Perceptions (ex.
Confederate Flag)
● Others?

14. THE PLATINUM
RULE(Not the Golden One)
"Treat others the way they want to be
treated."

15. Questions?
Concerns?
Discussion Points?

16. Final Point To Remember...