The Book: Six Stages Framework: Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Racism

Each episode will feature Dr. Shungu H. M’gadzah, Psychologist and Antiracism Expert and Raphael D. Aboyeji, biologist. 

The podcast is produced by Gari Gono, producer of No Brown in Town.

Podcast Episode 1: Understanding How Racism is like a Virus

This podcast explores the concept If Racism was a virus and is based on an article by Dr Shungu H. M’gadzah.

It reflects  and links to the key principles of Dr Shungu’s book Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Racism- The Six Stages Framework.

In this episode Dr Shungu, Gari and Raphael consider the following:

• Introducing the concept of the racism virus as outlined in Dr Shungu’s article
• Explore what viruses are and how this links to The Six Stages Framework
• The analogy has greater utility when we focus on human biases and discriminations
• Understanding biases and prejudices and how racist views are spread.
• Expand on the analogy of racism as a virus and how it can spread silently throughout communities
• Epidemic vs pandemic vs endemic and the means of transmission of viruses
• Asymptomatic racism, low key racist language and why we should worry about this.
• What causes the racism baseline to vary? And what are the dangers if the baseline lowers? (Six Stages and biological baseline)
• Consider what we learnt from the COVID 19 virus, diseases of the brain vs the mind 
• What antigens are and how these markers can fit into the analogy 
• The Six Stages Framework as a psychological tool for mapping the development of the racism virus and antigens- its signs and symptoms

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What is the Six Stages Framework? How can it be used to explore biases and discriminations at an individual and organisational level?

In what ways do we discriminate? We all like to think we’re good people but the truth is we all have biases.

What are yours and how do they show up? What impact do our biases have on the people we work with and on our clients?

Come and explore your individual discrimination inclusion profile as well as that of your organisation.

This workshop/discussion will support individuals in using the Six Stages Framework as a tool for identifying individual and organisational profiles.

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In what ways do we discriminate? We all like to think we’re good people but the truth is we all have biases.

What are yours and how do they show up? What impact do our biases have on the people we work with and on our clients?

Come and explore your individual discrimination inclusion profile as well as that of your organisation.

This workshop/discussion will support individuals in using the Six Stages Framework as a tool for identifying individual and organisational profiles.

I am joined by Dr. Unati Makiwane (She/Her)  
Family Physician| Health Coach| Keynote Speaker| Health Talk Show Host |Chronic Disease Prevention Advocate

In what ways do we discriminate? We all like to think we’re good people but the truth is we all have biases.

What are yours and how do they show up? What impact do our biases have on the people we work with and on our clients?

Come and explore your individual discrimination inclusion profile as well as that of your organisation.

This workshop/discussion will support individuals in using the Six Stages Framework as a tool for identifying individual and organisational profiles.

I am joined by Dr. Unati Makiwane (She/Her)  
Family Physician| Health Coach| Keynote Speaker| Health Talk Show Host |Chronic Disease Prevention Advocate

YES, I AM PRIVILEGED!

OWN IT AND BE PROUD OF IT!

HOW ARE YOU USING YOUR PRIVILEGE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

My gardener came round with his brother who seems to have a learning disability. He saw my car and said loudly “privileged, isn’t she?”His brother told him you can’t say that. But you know what he’s right, compared to many I am.

At first I felt uncomfortable and embarrassed and then I stopped and embraced it. We should be proud of our privilege, it means we are in a position make a difference to others. Use your privilege don’t hide it.

Listen to how are use my privilege to make a difference. Find out how the Six Stages Framework can help you embrace and use your privilege to make a difference.

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Conversations that make a difference: Community Narratives

"I’m in a hotel sipping coffee and two white guys in their 60's walk in and start playing snooker and we start talking about racism and some of our experiences."

Join us as we introduce Stage +6 and  Stage -6 of the Six Stages Framework.

Stage + 6: Leadership qualities

Ability to take on a leadership role in promoting racial equity and social justice. Joining with others for the greater good and for the sake of Humanity.

Strong racist views and work to champion them to others and recruit others to join them.

People on Stage 6 exhibit leadership qualities- this can be either positive or negative depending on whether they are on the positive or negative axis. 

As Sally Casterton says "We do not always choose our leaders, especially as children."  

This episode explores the positive impact of leaders at Stage +6 as well as the devastating impact of leaders on Stage -6 whether that be within the home, school, workplace or community.

WHAT STAGE ARE YOU ON? 

Do you know someone who is at Stage 6 and if so is that +6 or -6? How do you know what behaviours do they exhibit, what do they say? 

For a full description of the 6 Stages check out my book below. 

For a summary of the 6 Stages check out my website below.

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UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH EVERYDAY RACISM- SIX STAGES FRAMEWORK

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"Many of us have been watching the trial of Chauvin, accused of killing of George Floyd. This is tough viewing for many people, black and white (and other ethnic minorities groups)... 

In Belgium there are similar concerns of violence and the death of black men at the hands of police.

We need all need to face up to the realities of racism. Black people need to protect themselves from the trauma of constantly witnessing racism.

A key global challenge is hate and bias and discrimination towards those who are different from us. We need to be brave enough to see the reality of racism and we need to be brave enough to call it out when we see it. It is not good enough for the UK Government and other organisations to deny the existence of racism. We need to wake up and face up to the realities of the challenges we are faced with globally, such as the reality of racism.

Hate and racism does not just affect black or Asian people. It affects us all. Without empathy and compassion we are nothing but animals."

Listen to or read my reflections in my latest blog.

When we allow ourselves to be stuck in caves of privilege, safe from the injustice which affects marginalised groups we convince ourselves that Diversity and Inclusion is not our business. However if we do this long enough the damaging impacts are clear to see as we nurture and reinforce messages of superiority and entitlement. We nurture and reinforce messages of intolerance and believe the conspiracy theories we are told. The impact of these repeated messages affects us all (not just those who believe them) as we saw in the Capitol Hill riots.

Some will argue this was in America, it cannot happen here. However the truth is it can happen anywhere. Wherever senses of privilege and entitlement are left unchecked and where there is intolerance of difference and an eagerness to blame those who are different such as ethnic minorities.

As we wrap up 2020, I sat down with Kevin Kamau to reflect on the year and discussed at length what that means for EDI resolutions in 2021. Feel free to share your 2021 EDI resolutions in the comment section.

Join me in this episode as I introduce my Six Stages Conceptual Framework and why it is an important tool in supporting individuals and organisations to better understand and to deal with racism. The Diversity Wheels are Turning and this is your chance to listen to some new ideas around fighting racism. 2021 is a New Year and we have to be bold and approach things differently. If we do the same as we have always done we will get the same results. We need to be committed to change and the Conversation starts here.

Check out the article completed with Kevin Kamau from Canada: