Why do you think members of marginalized religious, who have differences of worship, culture, dress, diet, might need a “safe space” in a Christian-dominant school or culture?

Creating Indentity-Safe Spaces on College Campuses

1. Why do you think members of marginalized religious, who have differences of worship, culture, dress, diet, might need a “safe space” in a Christian-dominant school or culture?
2. Does Tatum’s account of the needs of disadvantaged identity groups help you understand the need for safe spaces?
3. Do you have safe spaces in your school for Muslim students that resemble those described in this selection? Safe spaces for other non-Christian religious groups or secular groups?
4. Considering the presence of Muslims or others marginalized by religion in your schools or workplaces, what “safe spaces” could you help the organization to create?
5. The Not In Our Town videos single out the community resistance against religious hate acts in Oak Creek, in order to create a “safe” community, free of religious intolerance. Can you consider how your community might create “safe space” within the entire community?