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Index

Overview
 Attendees
Organizations


SESSIONS

  1.A  Hope
  1.B  Meanness
  1.C  Communities
  1.D  Compassion

  2.A  Cultivate
  2.B  Culture
  2.C  Power

  3.A Transformation
  3.B
  3.C 

Conclusion
Next Steps


 




 

Title: 1.C  Communities

Session Date and Time:  Oct 5, 2010,  2-3:30 pm

Issue/Topic: There are communities of color engaged in this work. How do we connect and relate authentically to these communities?


 

Convener/Facilitator: 

Notes-taker:

Participants:     

Discussion notes, key understandings, outstanding questions, observations, and, if
appropriate to this discussion: action items, next steps:
 

  • P/V Items (Important principles or values): They should be our foundation and guide any of this work, rather than "action items."

  •  Important to decide what position/role to play. Being conscious with intention.

  •  Be prepared to follow instead of leading. Self-awareness around pushing agenda, pace, action.

  • Enter into work from different experiences or perspectives, ex. Oscar Grant and actions. Awareness about privilege in relationship to police. Those inciting violence vs. communities/people with history of police abuse/profiling/incarceration.

    Decisions: (Yes/No/Abstain/Commit moving it fwd). Listed in order of number of votes
     

  • Building conscious relationships with communities, see what’s out there. Some examples: Solidarity AZ, immigrant work; school budget cuts, Oscar Grant. Start with learning about, meet up leader people of color-led struggle (8/0/0/9)

  •  Holding awareness that resources are not evenly distributed. Taking personal/organizational action to ameliorate this (help others with places people meet, copying literature, tech access, etc.) (8/0/0/8)

  •  Political education and learning circles around movement building. Alliance building built upon place authentic self (7/0/0/7)

  • Individual work: Choose people of color professionals, business; form/participate in movements led by people of color; immerse in people of color art, theatre, literature, cinema; in education/ counseling recognize own biases/privilege; be able to talk about racism (7/0/0/7)

  • White privilege and solidarity work. Reaching up/ listen white privilege as comes up too. (9/0/0/4)

  • Curriculum of diversity education focused around compassionate politics in different communities (rituals, customs, traditions) (4/2/0/1)

  • Develop metaculture, inclusive, multicultural. “Something to hold  onto” (4/3/0/1) 

 

 

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