Facilitation & Popular Education
Give an example of a check-in question.
(yay)
(From Power Charts) What’s the -ism that describes the system of power where non-Black folks are in power, and Black folks are oppressed?
anti-Black racism
How is self-care different than self-soothing?
Self-soothing distracts you from what is upsetting you / making you disregulated, self-care helps you ground and improve your mental health.
What is outreach?
Contacting people you know to attend an event, action, or meeting! (These people are not part of your base yet.)
Lead a grounding for the group. Right now.
(Thank you!)
(From Power Charts) What’s the -ism that describes the system of power where cisgendered folks are in power, and transgender folks are oppressed?
Cissexism
What is the name (two words) of the method of collective care we did in the holiday artfest clothing exchange and at the fair at the end of SLP?
Mutual Aid
Fill in the chant: When we _____ we _____ !
"When we fight, we win!"
In the banking model, students are seen as _____, and teachers are seen as ______. In the popular education model, students and teachers are seen both as ______.
1) "empty", compliant, having 0 knowledge or power
2) the authority, having all the knowledge, all the power
3) learners, equals, equally contributing to the creation of knowledge
What are the 5 justices we focus on at Pathways?
Racial, Gender, Economic, Queer, and Disability Justice
What is punitive justice?
Punitive justice, also known as retributive justice, is a system of justice that focuses on punishing criminals without looking at the root causes of the issue, or restoring trust in the community.
Define any one of the levels or roles in the basebuilding wheel -- constituency, base, member, or leader.
Constituency: The broader community that an organization wants to engage, specifically the people most affected by the issues that the organization works on. This includes people the organization hasn’t come into contact with yet.
Base: The people from the constituency who the organization can mobilize for action, such as attending events, protests and meetings
Member: People who are regularly involved and committed to the organization. The organization defines what that regular involvement looks like and may have formal criteria (for example, requirements that members pay dues or go to a certain number of meetings)
Leader: Members who (1) inspire and support the broader membership to be involved and deepen their involvement; (2) lead the group's analysis of problems, demands, solutions, and strategy; and (3) plan and execute activities.
Give two examples of a springboard activity?
i.e. Spectrum activity, stand up sit down, color line, gallery walk, ice cream game, water game (pop ed), the biggest winner,
Name the 5 I’s. Explain two of them.
Ideological, Institutional, Intersectional, Interpersonal, Internalized
Give an example of structural care.
Paid family leave, child & elder care for all, living wage, good & free public transportation, free healthcare, affordable housing, etc.
Name 3 important components of the Boston People's Response.
Components: Non-police, non-carceral, free to use, staffed by those who are most impacted (BIPOC, LGBTQ, women, immigrants, working class, disabled, etc.), 24/7, piloting in 2 neighborhoods, funded through defunding the police budget.
Name one characteristic of popular education and how you’ve seen it (or how you might implement it) in a workshop.
i.e. The starting point is the concrete experience of the learner; Everyone teaches, everyone learns; Involves a high level of participation; It’s a collective effort, focusing on group rather than individual solutions to problems; Stresses the creation of new knowledge in addition to passing on of existing knowledge; Leads to action for change; Critically examines unequal power relations, not just differences (race, class, gender, disability, sexuality, age and more); The process is ongoing: any time, place or age; And it's fun!
From the Ten Chairs game:
In 1976, the wealthiest 10% owned _______ of the wealth in the United States.
In 1995, the wealthiest 10% owned _______ of the wealth in the United States.
50%, 70%
What is transformative justice?
Transformative Justice is an approach that aims to address the root causes of harm, such as oppression, and to transform the conditions that enable it.
What are the axes on a power map?
A map to determine who are your opponents, targets, and supporters for a campaign. The x axis has how pro- or anti- your campaign they are. The y axis is how much influence / power they have to meet your demands.
Which colonizer partitioned Palestine in 1947 against the wishes of Palestinians, forcibly creating the zionist nation “Israel”?
Britain