Google Slides Virtual Privilege Walk Activity

 

I was recently inspired to create a Virtual Privilege Walk Activity based on all the live "Privilege Walk" activities/exercises that are out there (sources linked within the Facilitator Instructions and at the bottom of this post)!  I synthesized information and ideas from multiple Privilege Walk lessons/activites/exercises, and developed a "virtual" version that can be used in the online setting (ie. Zoom, Google Meet, etc.).

"Understanding and acknowledging privilege is key to understanding why and how we react and perceive our surroundings." 

~ Peace Learner, Cultivating Peace & Nonviolence in the Field of Education

Even though this is not a perfect activity, the virtual privilege walk is a less confrontational way to discuss privilege and promote reflection among a group of people who are acquainted with one another and have some level of comfort and trust already established.  Because of the vulnerability of participants sharing and reflecting on their lived experiences, this activity should NOT be conducted among a group of strangers who are just meeting each other for the first time. 

This activity was designed to be facilitated in a virtual setting with older adolescents and/or an adult audience, and includes a free Google Doc Facilitator's Guide with forced-copy links to the free Google Slides Virtual Privilege Walk Activity and a free Google Form Participant Evaluation/Reflection so participants can reflect on their experience with the exercise.

If you download this free resource and are able to use it, I would appreciate it if you would:

1. Provide ratings & feedback on the product in my TPT store and 

2. Comment below on this blog post and let me know how it went with the group you chose to facilitate it with!

Thank you for taking the time to check out this team-building resource and for considering how you might use this to raise awareness of various forms of privilege and marginalization that exist in our society; help others understand the intersectionality of race, socioeconmic class, gender, and other demographic variables that shape us as individuals; and foster an appreciation of the diversity among us.

SOURCES:  This virtual privilege walk activity was adapted from the following sources: Privilege Walk Exercise, Privilege Walk Lesson Plan, Conducting a Privilege Walk, & Privilege Walk Workshop