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 […]
Troubleshoot 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 […]
Musings Monday: Nanay Myrna Pula
Photo taken from the Manila Times: https://www.manilatimes.net/manila-collectible-features-…/…/. Image description: A smiling brown-skinned woman with black hair wearing beaded and hand-stitched regalia. The word “Nanay” means “mother”, and is a kind of honorific when referring to Nanay Myrna Pula. She is a tribal Elder of the T’Boli people, a culture bearer, and storyteller of epics. She […]
Fresh Friday: To the Waters & the Wild
New song and artwork! Fun fact: This song actually came to me in a dream from my Ancestors. I was watching a music video in the dream, and I was shocked to discover that the video was of myself, performing this exact song with a pop punk band. When I woke up, I remembered most […]
Throwback Thursday: Confessional
Note: The original was written in 2006 but this is the updated 2018 version. Content warning: gender dysphoria, cisgenderism, allusion to sexual assault This room is my confessional And you are all my witnesses That I am afraid – I am fucking terrified To be…a woman That I am terrified I’ll never be a good […]
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 […]
Lukayo’s Kinaban – Official Patreon Launch!
Kinaban will be updated with the following schedule: Musings Monday These are blog-style posts that are open to the public and can range on whatever I’m thinking at the time. They will also update everyone on how projects are going. These posts will talk about my uncle, known as Noah Heart, the Wish Whisperer, and […]
