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* [[Safe Space Policy]]
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* [[Conflict Resolution 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

Revision as of 01:12, 5 December 2014

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

Meeting Minutes

Related Pages

Resources

On Racism and Anti-Racism

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