Whom to Leave Behind Activity

OASAS CULTURAL COMPETENCE: A JOURNEY TO IMPROVED OUTCOMES | DAY 1 - Handout ACTIVITY: Whom to Leave Behind? The twelve persons listed below have been selected as passengers on a spaceship for a flight to another planet because tomorrow the planet Earth is doomed for destruction. Due to changes in space limitations, it has now been determined that only eight persons may go. An eight quality. Your task is to select the Eight (8) passengers who will make the trip. Original Passenger List An Accountant with a substance abuse problem A militant African American medical student A 33-year old female Native American manager who does not speak English The accountant’s pregnant wife A famous novelist with a physical disability A 21-year old, female, Muslim international student A Hispanic clergyman who is against homosexuality A female movie star who was recently the victim of a sexual assault A racist armed police officer who has been accused of using excessive force A gay male, professional athlete, vegetarian An Asian, orphaned 12-year old boy A 60-year old Jewish university administrator Cultural Competence Training –Mental Models and World Views | Day 1 Activity Handout

An English-language diversity-training worksheet presents a spaceship survival exercise: participants must choose eight of twelve people to leave Earth before its destruction. The deliberately stereotyped descriptions force readers to confront prejudice, implicit bias, and the danger of judging people by identity labels or personal traits; it is commonly shared as an uncomfortable, provocative reaction image about discriminatory “choose who survives” scenarios.

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