Systems of Oppression
Name one system of oppression we discussed.
What is Capitalism or White Supremacy or Male Supremacy or Heterosexism or Anti-Black Racism or Adultism or Ageism?
Name one thing about society today that is different because of community organizing? Name something won through organizing?
What is: examples could include: integrated buses, 1 cop removed from HPA, minimum wage, Black people can vote, the weekend, free and reduced breakfast and lunch at school, etc.
Give one example of a method of outreach.
What is Ex: Door knocking , phone banking, street outreach, recruitment conversation, one-on-one?
Explain what a talking piece is.
What is: something you hold and pass around, only the person with the talking piece can talk, everyone else must listen, it should be something meaningful and have a story behind it.
How much does Chicago Public Schools spend on each police officer?
What is $150,000.
Fill in the Blank: Capitalism is a system where the ________________ gain power and privilege at the expense of the ________________.
What is Rich… Poor?
Name the main type of power that community organizing builds?
What is People Power?
When you are doing outreach are you supposed to listen more or talk more?
What is: Listen
What was materials was most of the art from the exhibition made out of at the South Side Community Arts Center.
What is: Metal scraps.
Name: something your not allowed to wear in Hyde Park Academy?
What is: a hoodie.
Name four systems of oppression we talked about.
What is Capitalism or White Supremacy or Male Supremacy or Heterosexism or Anti-Black Racism or Adultism or Ageism?
Finish this definition, Community organizing: the process of bring people together directly affected by an issue to use their collective power to fight to win concrete improvements in peoples lives and challenge the: ________________.
What is the Power Structure. (also accepted is the status quo system)
When you are doing a ballot referendum who is eligible to sign the petition?
What is: only people who are registered to vote in that precinct or ward if it is a ward wide referendum?
What is one value that a circle must have.
What is: confidentiality, respect.
What are things people think police cannot do in schools.
What is: break up a fight unless there is a firearm, remove a disruptive student, interact with the students.
Give an example of an intersection of white supremacy and capitalism.
What is: examples could include slavery, or people of color paid less than white people.
In community organizing, who is your constituency?
What is: the people directly affected by an issue?
What are the four parts of a rap sheet?
Intro, Problem , Solution , Crunch
Explain restorative justice.
What is: the process of addressing harm done by bringing together the victim, the person who caused harm, and the community impacted to hold the person who caused harm accountable to repair the harm.
Who has the power to remove police from Hyde Park Academy.
What is: the Hyde Park Academy Local School Council or the Board of CPS could cancel the whole contract.
Explain what gentrification is
What is: The process by which rich property owners (which could mean individuals, the government, and businesses) make a poor neighborhood “better” by displacing or moving out the people that live there. The rich property owners make a profit from the land by increasing its value. This process mostly hurts people of color, poor people, immigrants, and elderly people.
Who is the Alderman of the 6th ward, he is also the chair of the Health Committee, we are doing the referendum in his Ward because we want to pressure him to support re-opening mental health clinics and non-police crisis response.
Who is: Alderman Rod Sawyer.