Forum: Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions
Everyone has biases, but most of us are not even conscious of how they play out in our everyday interactions, Rev. Rivka Gevurtz says. Through a series of activities, we explore how our words and behaviors affect others.
Have you ever heard or said: “I didn’t mean anything by it?” Microaggressions can be conscious or unconscious, and can have a damaging impact on the marginalized person on the receiving end.
Rivka is an interfaith minister, chaplain and spiritual guide. She founded and runs Shelter for the Spirit, which provides spiritual direction to all kinds of people in all walks of life.
Rivka was ordained through The Chaplaincy Institute and earned her Master of Divinity degree through Starr King School for the Ministry. She now serves as the dean of academics at The Chaplaincy Institute.