Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group

=Mission=
 * what are we tasked with? keeping omni true to its values
 * what are we empowered to do autonomously? nothing
 * what are we not empowered to do? we don't make policy without delegate consensus. we're not judges or arbiters.
 * we view the OOC as a body without organs. we want our work to infuse every corner of it.

=Goals=
 * Find ways to share leadership and direction
 * Make our public meetings more accessible and welcoming to newcomers
 * Reach out to Omni's neighbors for input
 * Develop a process of integrating cultures
 * Develop a method to assess and integrate language styles and archetypes validity
 * Creating safe space within the Omni and a Conflict Resolution Policy including alternatives to police intervention
 * Making invitations to diverse stakeholders
 * Challenging our current representative democracy

=Action Items=
 * Translate 1-sheet into plain, accessible language – building on from communications group
 * Draft conflict resolution policy
 * Reach out to the surrounding neighborhood to elicit feedback on what they'd like the space to become
 * Create ongoing ToDos list to better distribute tasks/responsibilities

=Related Pages=
 * Safe Space Policy
 * Conflict Resolution Policy

=Resources=

On Racism and Anti-Racism

 * When all Lives Matter: https://medium.com/@aconcisehistory/when-all-lives-matter-c45291d849cc
 * A Beginner’s Guide to Anti-racism for White People, By a Fellow White Person: http://irenesdaughters.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/a-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-to-anti-racism-for-white-people-by-a-fellow-white-person/
 * How To Be An Anti-Racist Ally: http://loveisntenough.com/2009/12/30/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-ally/
 * 8 Ways Not To Be An “Ally”: A Non-Comprehensive List: http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/6/17/8-ways-not-to-be-an-ally
 * The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Good Ally: http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/10/01/the-dos-and-donts-of-being-a-good-ally/
 * Allies Are Still Privileged; Don’t Forget It: http://www.gradientlair.com/post/53215248836/allies-are-still-privileged-dont-forget-it
 * stuff white people do: wonder where to start when they join the fight against racism: http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/2009/08/wonder-where-to-start-when-they-join.html
 * You Have an Opinion Relating to a Discussion about Race [Flow Chart and Guide]: http://zuky.tumblr.com/post/9044839922
 * Racism 101: A Comprehensive Guide: http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/analysis/opinion/racism-101-comprehensive-guide-2012/
 * Hampshire Disorientation Packet [PDF]: https://hampedia.org/w/images/0/06/Disorientation_Package_%2711.pdf
 * White Privilege & Anti-Racism in the Funnies: http://www.biculturalmom.com/2012/02/10/white-privilege-anti-racism-in-the-funnies/
 * Everyone’s a little bit racist. But some are more so than others.: http://www.amptoons.com/blog/2009/04/21/everyone%E2%80%99s-a-little-bit-racist-but-some-are-more-so-than-others/
 * On the Fixed State Ally Model vs. Process Model Ally Work: http://www.shakesville.com/2013/04/on-fixed-state-ally-model-vs-process.html
 * Code of Ethics for Antiracist White Allies: http://jlovecalderon.com/code-of-ethics-for-antiracist-white-allies/
 * Enough With This “We Are All So-And-So” Nonsense, White Folks: http://www.xojane.com/issues/enough-with-this-we-are-all-so-and-so-nonsense-white-folks
 * On Whiteness & Tumblr Activism: http://bossyboy.tumblr.com/post/49140477613/on-whiteness-tumblr-activism
 * Racism 104: Ally, Step-by-Step: http://racismschool.tumblr.com/Racism%20104:%20Ally,%20Step-by-Step
 * The New Jim Crow: http://www.kropfpolisci.com/racial.justice.alexander.pdf
 * Revolutionary Solidarity: A Critical Reader for Accomplices https://pdf.yt/d/xV6RlDu8DHYULMpe
 * White Fragility: http://libjournal.uncg.edu/index.php/ijcp/article/view/249/116

On Community Accountability

 * Deep Democracy (Process Work): http://www.iapop.com/deep-democracy/
 * 5 Ways to Deal with Misguided (But Well-Intentioned) Allies (Everyday Feminism): http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/how-to-deal-with-allies/

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