This graphic illustration serves as a meaning-making tool, outlining the foundational components of building for belonging and the practices that enable it within projects and places.
Illustration by Wenjia Tang. Click here to download the full-size illustration.
This illustration is meant to be a discussion tool to help you or your group's engagement with belonging without othering. To help advance discussion, we offer the following prompts:
- What do you see in the image that feels necessary to build for belonging?
- What is missing from the picture that feels important to include when thinking about belonging?
- What does the image convey about othering?
- What can be done to move more towards actively building for belonging without othering?
If you’d like to use the resource within your work, you are welcome to download the image. For any questions related to the work, please contact us at belonging@berkeley.edu.
The illustration was created by Wenjia Tang. The project was conceptualized by Ashley Gallegos, co-led by Ivan Natividad, and developed with contributions from Rachelle Galloway-Popotas, Jake Tompkins, and the OBI Communications team.
