THANK YOU!
The Bias Inside Us exhibition is currently closed. Thank you to the community who attended, the community partners involved, the Boulder JCC Staff, and the Smithsonian.
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Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service with major support provided by The Otto Bremer Trust.
The Project
The Bias Inside Us is a Smithsonian traveling exhibition and community-engagement project that will raise awareness about the social science and impact of implicit bias. This exhibition provides an opportunity for people to learn about implicit bias and reflect on their own biases and how they impact their actions. Projects like this can expose us to other ideas and groups outside our own. This exposure can lead to meaningful dialogue, positive change, greater empathy, and increased inclusivity.
Project Goals:
What to Expect
The Bias Inside Us unpacks and demystifies the concept of bias through compelling images, hands-on interactive and powerful testimonials and videos. The exhibition features six sections:
The Bias Inside Us is grounded in decades of scientific research and educational work by psychologists Mahzarin R. Banaji of Harvard University and Anthony G. Greenwald, professor emeritus at the University of Washington. They defined the term “implicit bias” through their work on unconscious and conscious mental processes. Their book Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People (Delacorte Press, 2013) explores the biases people carry based on their exposure to cultural attitudes on areas such as gender, race, social class, and disability status.
Thank You To Our Community Partners
ADL Mountain States
Association for Community Living (ACL)
Beth Ami Colorado Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
Boulder Jewish News
Boulder Arts Commission
Boulder Chamber
Boulder Reporting Lab
Boulder Shambhala Center
Boulder Showing Up for Racial Justice (BSURJ)
Center for Humanities and the Arts - University of Colorado Boulder
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence - University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado Chautauqua
Community Cycles
Congregation Bonai Shalom
Congregation Har Hashem
Hadassah - Boulder Chapter
Hillel CU Boulder
Higher Up Consulting
Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
Honeymoon Israel
JEWISHcolorado
Jewish Family Service (JFS)
Local Theater Company
Museum of Boulder
NAACP - Boulder County
Naropa University
Repair the World - Colorado
Rotary - Boulder Valley
Sister-to-Sister
SoBo Homes
Staenburg - Loup Jewish Community Center - Denver
Stop Antisemitism Colorado
Sustainable Israel-Palestinian Project
Travel Boulder, CO
YOUnify
YWCA - Boulder County
20th Judicial District - Boulder County