disestablishment-ism ... bringing down the "man"
man, i was surrounded by the establishment and the man today.
at work i went to the "University of scouting" which is about 2000 leaders for scouts converging on a location for training and awards.
oh... i did a quick glance around at lunch and awards to notice that a small percentage were black males.... (about 6: . . 3 i will be working with, and 1 I work for and 1 women of color, 1 will work with us but is not a new hire. .) then i noticed the women, all WASP about 35-55 able bodied. the rest were men, WASP, 30-50 middle-upper middle class...
This bothered me, And i brought it up to those who hired me. how are we as scout reach suppose to mentor, and reach out to inner city youth and minorities when non of the leaders are easy for the child to recognize or identify with. I quickly understood why the scout reach is currently on a small scale. maybe they are testing us to see how much we mix it up.
while having women leaders isnt new, it is when you take them out of a home setting and put them in a school setting.
Scouts have gone 100 years and i think its a great program for youth. But not being more inclusive with the minorities will hurt them unless they can change it soon.
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