Image Descriptions: Becoming Antiracist

The infographic is a series of concentric circles with "Becoming Anti-Racist" in the center and moving out from the fear zone to the learning zone to the growth zone.  In each section, there are a list of behaviors and attitudes exhibited in that stage.

Fear Zone:

• I deny racism is a problem.
• I avoid hard questions.
• I strive to be comfortable.
• I talk to others who look & think like me.

Learning Zone

• I recognize racism as a present & current problem.
• I seek out questions that make me uncomfortable.
• I understand my own priviledge in ignoring racism.
• I educate myself about race & structural racism.
• I am vulnerable about my own biases & knowledge gaps.
• I listen to others who think & look differently than me.

Growth Zone

• I identify how I may unknowingly benefit from Racism.
• I promote & advocate for policies & leaders that are Anti-Racist.
• I sit with my discomfort.
• I speak out when I see Racism in action.
• I educate my peers on how Racism harms our profession.
• I don't let mistakes deter me from being better.
• I yield positions of power to those otherwise marginalized.
• I surround myself with others who think & look differently than me.

Image from BecomingAntiRacist.pdf by Andrew M. Ibrahim MD, MSc (June 6, 2020) permission to "free to use, copy and share."