DEFINITION: The ability to navigate role of self and relationships within groups, or communities to organize and prioritize work in order to achieve a common goal.

LOOKS LIKE:

• understand how power and privilege are related to social and cultural identities, including one’s own.
• demonstrate knowledge of the significance of Aboriginal culture, identity and community and its contribution to the UBC student experience.
• hold a positive sense of affiliation with one’s community and identify how one can make a positive difference to the community.
• identify and challenge the implicit and explicit stereotypes and/or discrimination expressed by others and self.
• think and act in socially and ecologically just manner.

REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

• In what ways do I positively contribute to my community?
• What do I know about the Aboriginal community on campus? How do I, as a peer leader, work with the Aboriginal community on campus?
• Am I aware of any misconceptions or stereotypes of others that inform my interactions?
• What is one way an ecological lens can inform my work with the peer programs?