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When groups struggle to change patterns despite shared intentions

Our book club has been together for three years and we keep choosing books by white authors even though we've talked about wanting more diversity, and every time someone suggests something different, we end up with reasons why that particular book won't work.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group's stated values and actual choices remain misaligned despite ongoing awareness of the gap.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Class and structural disadvantage?”

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