“Two, Four, Six, Eight…Who do we appreciate?”

This exercise is oriented toward creating a safe space for proactive dialogue and increased understanding of people’s experiences, fears, and expectations on diversity, race, and gender. It is based on a process that involves personal reflection, interpersonal exchange, and facilitated group dialogue. “Two, four six, eight…Who do we appreciate?” was a cheer used to encourage individuals at sporting events and in buses on school outings. In this exercise…the process assignment builds on quantities of twos. The word appreciate, however, has a series of meanings that we want to emphasize…