"Danger of a Single Story" is a TED Talk given by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In this activity, participants will watch her TED Talk and discuss the concept of stories and how they impact how we view others.

Watching this film will enable participants to acknowledge the pressing need for intercultural understanding in an increasingly interconnected world, find an interest in developing intercultural competencies, develop counterbalances to stereotypes and sensationalism in the media, and reflect on their own and others' preconceptions of the "other."

The video in this tool is a part of the Boiler Inclusion Project, which was created by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion at Purdue University. This tool challenges participants to develop empathy for individuals who are often the target of stereotypes. They will first watch a video that presents common stereotypes that are directed at individuals because of various facets of their social identities. Then, they will discuss that video using talking points linked on the following page.  

The video in this tool is a part of the Boiler Inclusion Project, which was created by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion at Purdue University. This tool challenges participants to understand that learning how to interact with individuals who are different from them is a skill that is developed gradually over time. They will first watch a video that depicts an individual who “puts her foot in her mouth” and says something offensive to her friends. Then, they will discuss that video using talking points linked on the following page.

The video in this tool is a part of the Boiler Inclusion Project, which was created by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion at Purdue University. This tool challenges participants to interrogate their own implicit biases and develop skills for challenging those biases in interactions with others. They will first watch a video that depicts two individuals discussing their biases and stereotypes. Then, they will discuss that video using talking points linked on the following page.

The video in this tool is a part of the Boiler Inclusion Project, which was created by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion at Purdue University. This tool challenges participants to interrogate their own preconceived notions and the stereotypes they may associate with individuals when they first meet them. They will first watch a video that depicts a scenario where stereotyping occurs. Then, they will discuss that video using discussion questions and talking points linked on the following page.

The video in this tool is a part of the Boiler Inclusion Project, which was created by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion at Purdue University. The tool challenges participants to develop skills that enable them to confront individuals who use offensive language, as well as dialogue with people they disagree with in order to come to mutual understandings. They will first watch a video that depicts a scenario where someone uses offensive language. Then, they will discuss that video using discussion questions and talking points linked on the following page.

The Eye of the Storm and A Class Divided are documentaries on Jane Elliott's groundbreaking discrimination lesson, in which participants are divided into blue-eyed and brown-eyed groups and one group is privileged over the other. Elliott first performed the lesson in 1968 with her entirely white third grade class in Riceville, Iowa. The lesson was a response to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Eye of the Storm shows Elliott leading the lesson with her 1970 third grade class, and A Class Divided is a follow-up 15 years later. 

The PBS, Facing History and Ourselves, and Concord Media links in the tool are three options to consider for debriefing after watching the video(s).

Say My Name is a video created by Chinese international students at Columbia University in response to a xenophobic prank where name tags displaying Chinese names were ripped off of residence hall doors. The targeted students created the video to share the significance and meaning behind their names. In this activity, participants will watch the Say My Name video, along with a video interviewing the students involved, and discuss the personal and cultural importance behind names as well as the importance of respecting names and pronouncing them correctly. Furthermore, they interrogate how racism and stereotypes can affect how individuals perceive themselves and aspects of their identity (such as their name).

A report outlining CILMAR's goals for 2020. 

A report assessing whether CILMAR met its goals in 2019. 

A report outlining CILMAR's goals for 2019. 

A report assessing whether CILMAR met its goals in 2018

A report outlining CILMAR's goals for 2018. 

Barnga, a simulation game, teaches how to communicate across cultural groups and what happens when we use different "rules" or "norms" from others in a group.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to "experience the principle behind the Implicit Association Test for measuring bias" (Thiagarajan & van den Berg, 2017, p. 58).

This activity enables participants to define "self hate," consider how they interact with "diversity issues," and discuss stereotyping, privilege, and social justice. 

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to discuss cultural norms, diversity, inclusion, and how we place value on others, analyze how stereotypes and first impressions inform perception and interactions, and discuss how non-verbal communication (body language or facial expression) communicate meaning to others.

Magic Spelling is an activity that uses a mathematical card trick shown in a video by Michael Stevens on his Youtube channel D.O.N.G. 

This board game simulates players running a democratically managed cooperative business. It allows participants to practice communication, conflict resolution, team building skills, and decision-making skills. 

Walking in Good Relations is a board game that can help participants recognize scenarios that look like they are helping but are actually harmful. Additionally, it enables participants to unlearn the practice of normalizing oppressions and enact the Squamish practice of Chen chen stway (holding each other up) while calling out neocolonial scenarios of oppression.

This activity uses the board game Mental Blocks to help participants understand different perspectives, build empathy, and become aware of privilege and how it affects power dynamics. 

Keep It Real Diverse is a board game that enables participants to practice suspending judgment and asking deeper questions, recognize emotional and intellectual dimensions of more than one worldview, recognize new perspectives about their own cultural rules, and develop real connections based on deep relationships with other participants, ideally from backgrounds other than their own. 

This tool uses the board game CV to help participants develop an understanding of their own worldview values as well as discover their peers' values. 

This tool uses Just One and Codenames to enable users to recognize different aspects of indirect communication styles. They will also develop mental empathy and teamwork skills, as well as learn how to navigate cultural context.