Both posters were made using Canva. This Workshop Wednesday, we’re going to explore the tricky subject of call-outs and call-ins, a.k.a. giving feedback, using the two posters above. Here’s what we’re going to cover: Where these posters came from Benefits of using these posters How to explain these posters Problems and controversies with these posters […]
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RSS feed for this sectionTroubleshoot Tuesday: 3 Tips on Dealing with “The Other Place” Derailment in a North American Context
There you are, a facilitator in Canada or the United States, sitting in a circle or at the front of a classroom, explaining the history of oppression and colonialism, or why racism and white supremacy is basically synonymous, when someone raises their hand– or often times straight up interrupts you: “But what about China’s history […]
Workshop Wednesday: Anti-Oppression Learning Tools
In any anti-oppression workshop you’re giving, remember that you have to teach your participants the following: What is privilege and oppression? How can I be less oppressive? How can I be a good ally? How can I put on inclusive events? How can I make my group or organization less oppressive? How can my group […]
Troubleshoot Tuesday: 3 Ways to Learn The P-Word
Whether you’re running a presentation for your job, doing a workshop for your community, or trying to have a conversation with that “friend” (you know which one I’m talking about), you may have to struggle with explaining the word that gets 25% of people’s back’s up: privilege. (Note: I am not a statistician, so when […]
Musings Monday: 5 Common Mistakes I’ve Made in Transformative Justice Work
Content Warning: mentions of abuse, violence, sexual assault, oppression. — Whenever I get the phone call, or text message, or email, my heart seems to drop into my stomach and my fists clench, like I’m about to throwdown in a school yard or poetry slam. “He hurt me, and he’s hurt others– what should I […]