WG/Anti-Oppression

Objective

A group to discuss what we can do about dominant-culture-privilege and its effects on dynamics at Occupy Boston, having grown out of an outreach meeting about such things, in a largely-though-not-exclusively racial context.

Meetings

• November 5, 2011: 5 PM, Encuentro5. Anti-Oppression Meeting Minutes - November 5, 2011
• October 30, 2011: Met at Community Change. Anti-Oppression Meeting Minutes - October 30, 2011.
• October 23, 2011: Met at Community Church Boston. Anti-Oppression Meeting Minutes - October 23, 2011.
• October 13, 2011: The first anti-oppression working group meeting was held Thursday, October 13, at 6 PM.
• October 9, 2011: The Outreach committee met with Cynthia Peters to discuss issues that arise while trying to engage with the community at large. Ideas from this meeting generated a new anti-oppression working group. Notes from the meeting can be found here: Anti-Oppression Minutes CP Teach-in.

Workshops

• October 16, 2011: Anti-Oppression Workshop held during 7pm GA.
  • Agenda: Anti-Oppression Workshop Agenda - October 16, 2011
    
  • Notes: Anti-Oppression Workshop Notes - October 16, 2011
    
  • Participant comments: Anti-Oppression Workshop Participant Feedback - October 16, 2011

Contact

Google Group: check_your_privilege_ob

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Based on: Anti-Oppression at wikispaces