Creating the Co-op We Want...Creating the World We Want
An ally's guide to fostering anti-oppression in housing cooperatives, collectives, and democratic communities.
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Group Dynamics & Anti-Oppression
Workshop Kit: "Dismantling Rape Culture"
This workshop kit includes the facilitator's guide which provides a step by step breakdown of how to deliver this workshop which is the place to start. Handouts, presentations, articles and activity sheets are also included here. People are encouraged to use the material as-is or adapt it as needed for their particular coop.
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Workshop Kit: "Creating and Cultivating Inclusive Spaces (anti-oppression)"
This workshop kit includes the facilitator's guide which provides a step by step breakdown of how to deliver this workshop which is the place to start. Handouts and activity sheets are also included here. People are encouraged to use the material as-is or adapt it as needed for their particular coop.
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Reaching For Inclusion: Reaching Out for Diversity in Student Housing Co-ops
Presentation by Layla Oghabian and Vivian Onuoha (Berkeley Student Cooperative alumni and NASCO Board members) for the Berkeley Student Cooperative membership in Fall 2012.
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BSC Member Demographics Surveys & Results
In 2012, the Berkeley Student Cooperative (BSC) performed a survey of the socio-demographics of its entire membership. The survey had an overall response rate of 73% (1,256 members). The survey document, the survey results, and multiple presentations/ analyses of the survey results are attached. The BSC intends to conduct on a periodic basis in order to have more definitive data on their membership over time.
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Jessica Gordon Nembhard: Cooperative Economics and Civil Rights Video
What role did economic cooperation play in the civil rights movement? As it turns out, a huge one. This forgotten history is the focus of Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard's recent book Collective Courage: A History of African-American Economic Thought and Practice, out in bookstores in May 2014.
The Laura Flanders show streams from GRITtv.org.
Solara: Hidden Class Assumptions in a Low-income Housing Cooperative
This paper explores causes for the partial organizational failure of a co-operative in Northern California.
Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
Adapted from Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Social Justice
Paul Kivel, social justice educator, activist, and writer, has been an innovative leader in violence prevention for more than 35 years.
Understanding White Supremacy: Challenging White Privilege and Working for Social Justice
Understanding White Supremacy: Challenging White Privilege and Working for Social Justice
(A speech given at the White Privilege Conference in Memphis, TN in April, 2009)
Paul Kivel, social justice educator, activist, and writer, has been an innovative leader in violence prevention for more than 35 years.
The Tyranny of Structurelessness
"The Tyranny of Structurelessness" by Jo Freeman (1970)
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During the years in which the women’s liberation movement has been taking shape, a great emphasis has been placed on what are called leaderless, structureless groups as the main form of the movement.