{"id":10944,"date":"2021-05-27T14:09:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T17:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=10944"},"modified":"2021-06-03T12:32:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T15:32:36","slug":"is-the-university-of-minnesota-serious-about-its-twelve-step-recovery-program-from-whiteness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/is-the-university-of-minnesota-serious-about-its-twelve-step-recovery-program-from-whiteness\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the University of Minnesota serious about its twelve-step recovery program from&#8230; whiteness?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NoneSense-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10945\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NoneSense-1.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/NoneSense-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 85vw, 130px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi already posted on this topic in the past (see the bottom of this post).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, she happily listened to Dr. Gad Saad (from Concordia University in Montreal, Qu\u00e9bec) informing us in details about this rather odd program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you think Bambi is exaggerating, just listen to Dr. Saad&#8217;s thoughtful words and then read about the program in question (link provided below). You may prefer to read about it first and then take the time to listen to Dr. Gad Saad.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After giving this topic some thoughts, do you genuinely think such program will contribute to making our world a fair place? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will it genuinely bring justice? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do we repair a former injustice (to any social group) by creating a new one (to another group)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will this create more harmony in society?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will it encourage young adults to become more critical thinkers, compassionate and peaceful citizens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps Bambi is missing something here? From her second life in a war-torn country (like Dr. Saad actually&#8230;) where she witnessed with he own eyes the tragic ravages of identity-based politics, she can lucidly see (and even smell!) a red flag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearly in her mind, initiatives, like this one, do not just seem silly. They have the potential to perhaps be socially unhealthy (or even psycho-socially harmful?). In the longer term, they may even contribute to creating the opposite of what is being claimed, by bringing more social (i.e., racial) tensions and thus divisions in a society. Is this what this university really wants? Likely not&#8230; So, why is it endorsing and promoting such programs?   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude this post, Bambi would like to thank Dr. Saad for his video. In her humble opinion, despite any good intentions of behalf of this respectable university and\/or the passionate developers of this program, the end result may simply be&#8230; a social tragedy waiting to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-center-for-practice-transformation\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"akaYAJHA0G\"><a href=\"https:\/\/practicetransformation.umn.edu\/webinars\/part-i-recovery-from-white-conditioning-building-anti-racist-practice-and-community\/\">Part I: Recovery from White Conditioning: Building Anti-Racist Practice and Community<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Part I: Recovery from White Conditioning: Building Anti-Racist Practice and Community&#8221; &#8212; Center for Practice Transformation\" src=\"https:\/\/practicetransformation.umn.edu\/webinars\/part-i-recovery-from-white-conditioning-building-anti-racist-practice-and-community\/embed\/#?secret=akaYAJHA0G\" data-secret=\"akaYAJHA0G\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Recovering from Whiteness - 12 Steps Program (THE SAAD TRUTH_1249)\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7qSPtpeSec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-bambi-039-s-afkar\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qJJgfR2nfF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/17\/is-there-anything-more-dangerously-stupid-than-the-university-of-minnesotas-lecture-featuring-12-step-recovery-program-for-whiteness\/\">Is there anything more dangerously stupid than the University of Minnesota\u2019s lecture featuring \u201c12 Step Recovery Program for Whiteness\u201d?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Is there anything more dangerously stupid than the University of Minnesota\u2019s lecture featuring \u201c12 Step Recovery Program for Whiteness\u201d?&#8221; &#8212; Bambi&#039;s Afkar\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/17\/is-there-anything-more-dangerously-stupid-than-the-university-of-minnesotas-lecture-featuring-12-step-recovery-program-for-whiteness\/embed\/#?secret=qJJgfR2nfF\" data-secret=\"qJJgfR2nfF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bambi already posted on this topic in the past (see the bottom of this post). 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