Stand and Deliver

Teacher Directions: Ask participants to sit in a circle (in chairs or on the floor) so that they can see everyone. Explain that you will be reading statements that indicate the diversity and experience of this group. Ask that as each statement is read, those who identify with that statement should stand. Allow time for participants to observe those who stand up, and encourage them to consider the following questions:

• Who is standing or sitting with you?
• How you are feeling?

After a group has stood, thank the participants and ask them to be seated again. Then read another statement. The entire activity should be done in total silence until the debriefing segment.

“Stand and deliver if you are (or have) …”

1. a male.
    
2. a female.
    
3. born in the U.S.
    
4. born in another country
    
5. an only child
    
6. the youngest child
    
7. the oldest child?
    
8. the middle child?
    
9. lived away from home?
    
10. African American?
     
11. Hispanic?
     
12. Arab American?
     
13. Native American?
     
14. Asian-American/Pacific Islander?
     
15. Middle Eastern.
     
16. associated with an ethnic group that was not mentioned previously.
     
17. been raised in a lower-income family.
     
18. been raised in an upper-income family.
     
19. been raised in a middle-income family.
     
20. able to speak a language other than English.
     
21. spiritual, but not religious.
     
22. spiritual.
     
23. seriously questioned your religious beliefs.
     
24. been teased about your accent or your voice, or told that you could not sing.
     
25. a family member or a friend who has a disability that you can or cannot see.
     
26. been raised in a single-parent household.

"Stand and deliver if you have ..."

1. been raised in a household with extended family, such as aunts, uncles, and/or grandparents.
    
2. parents who have been divorced from one another.
    
3. parents who have been married only to each other for 20 years or more.
    
4. had a close family member/friend die.
    
5. both parents still living.
    
6. felt alone, unwelcome or afraid at some time in your life.
    
7. been teased or made fun of for wearing glasses, braces, a hearing aid or because of the clothes you wear, your height, weight, complexion, or size or shape of your body.
    
8. felt pressure from friends or an adult to do something that you did not want to do and felt sorry or shame afterwards.
    
9. been discriminated against because of your age.
    
10. been discriminated against because of your gender.
     
11. been discriminated against because of your race.
     
12. broken a law and gotten caught.
     
13. broken a law and not gotten caught.
     
14. stood by and watched while someone was emotionally or physically hurt and said or did nothing because you were too afraid.
     
15. plan to speak out and do something from now on when you see someone being pressured to do something that they do not want to do.
     
16. feel that one person can make a difference.
     
17. Finally, stand and deliver if you feel that tolerance of diversity is a must if we are to survive as a global community.