// Slides 1–8 for the Un-othering deck. // ─── 1. Title ─────────────────────────────────────────────── function Slide01_Title() { return (
RW Institute
The practice of<br/> <span style={{ background: 'linear-gradient(90deg, #F15A2E 0%, #E8734A 30%, #ffb877 55%, #89d1e3 85%)', WebkitBackgroundClip: 'text', WebkitTextFillColor: 'transparent', backgroundClip: 'text', fontStyle: 'italic', fontWeight: 800, }}>un-othering</span>
Rethinking what corporate volunteering is actually for.
rw.institute
); } // ─── 2. The question ──────────────────────────────────────── function Slide02_Question() { return (
What actually changes as a result of
corporate volunteering —
and what doesn't?
); } // ─── 3. Systemic impact is downstream of internal shift ───── function Slide03_Downstream() { const Step = ({ n, label, bold }) => (
Step {n}
{label}
); return ( Systemic impact is <span style={{ color: RWI.primary, fontStyle: 'italic' }}>almost always</span> downstream from internal shift.
Volunteering changes communities long-term to the extent that it first changes individuals. ); } function Arrow() { return (
→
); } // ─── 4. Saviorism ─────────────────────────────────────────── function Slide04_Saviorism() { return (
Even well-intentioned volunteers can step in as <span style={{ fontStyle: 'italic', color: RWI.primary }}>the one who came to help</span>.
The one with something to give. The one who can make a difference. It is almost never conscious.
But when it's there, it reinforces the very us-and-them machinery that volunteering has the power to dismantle.
); } // ─── 5. Three questions ───────────────────────────────────── function Slide05_ThreeQuestions() { const Q = ({ n, q }) => (
{n}
{q}
); return ( When this language is new, three questions surface.
); } // ─── 6. What is othering? ─────────────────────────────────── function Slide06_WhatIsOthering() { return (
Not an opinion. Not a choice.<br/> <span style={{ color: RWI.primary, fontStyle: 'italic' }}>A neural setting.</span> When the brain categorizes a person as not‑us — by color, class, language, faith, zip code, accent, uniform, anything — the region responsible for mentalizing throttles back. We still see them. We stop processing them as fully human.
Evolutionary origin
Hardwired to keep our ancestors loyal to their tribe — because the tribe meant safety.
The operating system we're all running underneath the conscious mind — in every room, every day.
); } // ─── 7. The wall diagram ──────────────────────────────────── function Slide07_TheWall() { const Person = ({ label, sub, variant }) => (
{label}
{sub}
); return ( What the brain puts between us.
{/* The wall */}
The wall
Un-othering starts with noticing that wall. ); } // ─── 8. What is un-othering? ──────────────────────────────── function Slide08_WhatIsUnothering() { return ( A muscle. <span style={{ color: RWI.muted }}>Not a mood.</span>
It is NOT
  • — A feeling of universal love
  • — Colorblindness
  • — Good intentions
  • — Cognitive information
It IS
The deliberate, trainable practice of keeping the mentalizing machinery online across group lines. Small, specific neurological acts. Requires repetition, proximity, and structured reflection.
Strengthened through practice. Lost through disuse.
); } Object.assign(window, { Slide01_Title, Slide02_Question, Slide03_Downstream, Slide04_Saviorism, Slide05_ThreeQuestions, Slide06_WhatIsOthering, Slide07_TheWall, Slide08_WhatIsUnothering, });