Purpose of Power
Community Toolbox
Russo
Racial Equity Tools
How the legacy of redlining, housing segregation impacts Seattle's housing crisis
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Who are the main people/communities found in the symbolic "99%"? (p. 85)

People of color, women, immigrants, people with disabilities, and some white men.

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4 element of effective messaging (ch. 4 section 1, tools)

- Channels

- Design

- Spokesperson

- Familiar themes & values

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Antiracism requires _______ & _________ to dismantle white supremacy as a political social, and economic regime. (pg 1)

Forms of collective actions and mass resistance.

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“If you are _____ in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

Bishop Desmond Tutu, South African activist and religious leader

(Plan)

Neutral

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Why do we have an achievement gap?

Many african-american children come to school with such serious social and economic advantages that impede their ability to take advantage of what schools have to offer.

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What are the main forces which have forced people to live in segregated spaces? (p.87)

Capitalism and racism

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Why do you need public support for addressing community and public issues? (chapter 4, section 3)

You want people to know and understand.

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How does anti-immigrant sentiment and anti-black racism serve affect? (pg. 9)

Serves to undermine everyone's access to quality, affordable housing.

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To be accountable, one must be _________.

(Plan)

Visible

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Where does most of the wealth come from for Americans?

Home Equity, buying a home

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What is one of the most important took we have at our disposal? (p.94)

Asking questions.

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What are tactics considered as? (ch 30, sec. 7)

Icing on the cake.

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In regards to the multiracial movement work, how do white people tend to view themselves?

Helpers...or saviors.

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What is a critical part of the change process?

(Act)

Innovating and experimenting.

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__% of Seattle land is zoned for single family use/building.

75

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It is __________ that leads to violence in a system that leads to violence in a system that prioritizes the well-being of corporations over well-being of people. (p. 116)

Proximity.

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What is important to remember when using survival skills? (ch. 30, section 2)

Have fun!!

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Meaningful antiracist politics must prioritize bringing white people into forms of collective action capable of amassing the grassroots power to challenge a ________ system.

White supremacist
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What does TJ an acronym for?


(Act)

Transformative justice

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What happened in the 1956 Urban Indian Relocation Act?

Native people were moved from reservations to urban cities with the promise of jobs and housing.

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