AYPAL 101
Name a fun fact about an intern you didn't already know.
free response
What is stacking?
Used when several people want to speak at the same time by putting an order to the people who want to speak.
What does APSC stand for? Can you name 3 APSC staff that visted the AYPAL office?
Berm, Maria, John, Ke, PJ
[Heteropatriarchy] Why do we ask for pronouns every time we lead a check-in?
Pronouns can change!
[Oppression] What are the 4 I's of Oppression?
Internal, Interpersonal, Institutional, Ideological
What is the Golden Dome community agreement?
What's said here stays here, what's learned here leave here
What is 1 wedge issue in our community?
Communism, Affirmative Action, Manosphere
What are all the systems APSC named in the crimmigation pipeline?
Migration - School - Prison - Deportation
[Racism] What amendment cemented modern day slavery into law?
13th Amendment
[Enva justice] How does AYPAL define environmental justice?
Not relegated to just nature, also includes where we live in urban cities
What are the two big artivism events AYPAL holds every year?
Fresh off the Block & May Arts
What makes a workshop different than a lecture?
Workshops are interactive, hands-on learning where students "learn by doing," instead of passively listening to lectures.
Clinton & San Antonio
[Capitalism] What are the 3 forms of capital?
Human, Financial, Nature
[Campaigns] What stage is the Oakland Youth Vote campaign currently in?
Passing responsibility from non-profit organizations to the city & district
What are 2 campaign AYPAL has successfully won?
Youth Vote 2020, W11, #WeHere
What are 3 examples of tactics used in a campaign?
Direct actions, phone/text banking, flyering, 1:1s
What was the name of the song Bay-PEACE played? What was the symbolism?
Video of a performance of the traditional religious dance "The Buzzard Lope"
[Colonialism] Why is Palestine being colonized?
European imperial interests and the Zionist movement's goal to establish a Jewish homeland
[Heteropatriachy] What country had the first transgender affirming clinic?
1919 in Berlin
What is the AYPAL mission statement? (verbatim)
Our mission is to empower Oakland’s low-income Asian & Pacific Islander immigrant & refugee families to be leaders for school reform & neighborhood change.
What does SWAGAF stand for?
Say who you are, What are they about, Agitate, Get a Commitment, Ask again, Follow-up
According to Bay-PEACE, what are 2 ways to counter the "I's" of Oppression?
Ideological -- Critical consciousness
Institutional --- Structural change
Interpersonal -- Accountability & solidarity
Internalized -- Healing & empowerment
[Imperialism] Name 5 empires that have imperialized countries in Asia.
Great Britain, French, Dutch, Portugal, U.S., Spanish, Japan
[Gentrification] Why is much of Chinatown's housing SRO's? (Single Residence Occupancy)
Mass migration for the Gold Rush; large single male population, segregation laws created ethnic enclaves