Here's a template I created for facilitating a discussion on privilege.
It's based on the assumption that 1) we have it, 2) it's only its misuse that makes it "bad," and that the best way to understand it is from the inside-out.
1 - Read a couple of dictionary definitions of privilege
2 - Collect and read some quotes about privilege from a variety of sources
3 - Ask people to share a time when it felt good to experiencing having privilege. For most people, this will be an after-the-fact recollection
4 - Ask people to share a time when their exercise of privilege felt inappropriate or problematic. For most people, this will be also be an after-the-fact recollection.
5 - Ask people to reflect on the implications of having privilege and how they might now act on these implications.
I used this general structure on one of the Diversity and Spirituality Network's monthly online community gatherings.
The subject was "Privilege: Mine and Yours."
