Category Archives for "IDENTITY"

Jan 24

Immigration Policy and The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Values, Ideology, and the Clash of Misinformation

By Vanessa Eddington | ARTICLES , COMMUNITY CHANGE , CULTURE WORK , ECONOMIC JUSTICE , IDENTITY , RACE , RESOURCES , SOCIAL JUSTICE

This is a three part series exploring American Values, Immigration Policy, and the Syrian Refugee crisis within the context of the current political climate in the United States. Pt. III- Refugees, Politics, and the Fear of Difference We live in an age of terrorism right now, and a new argument currently surging is that an […]

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Jan 18

The Power of the Pantsuit: The Women’s March on Washington

By Melissa Ooten | ARTICLES , COMMUNITY CHANGE , ECONOMIC JUSTICE , FEMINISM , IDENTITY , RESOURCES , SOCIAL JUSTICE

  On January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. The day after, many thousands will gather in Washington, DC to participate in the Women’s March on Washington. The march represents a long history of activists gathering in large numbers to pressure presidential administrations and Congress to either […]

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Jan 12

The Critical Difference Engagement Model:

By Jason Sawyer | CLASSROOM TOOLS , COMMUNITY CHANGE , COMMUNITY TOOLS , IDENTITY , NEIGHBORHOODS , RACE , RESOURCES

Using Community Engaged Model Development to Forge Alliances Across Difference in Community Organizing “when you get deeper, building alliances is also about dealing with the history of pain, rejection, disappointment, abuse, and oftentimes individuals that are in that room represent that to the other.  And you don’t always know who represents what…”   Introduction The […]

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Dec 05

Just the “Good Ole’ Boys”: Moving Beyond the Dukes of Hazard’s Racism of Innocent Ignorance

By Jason Sawyer | COMMUNITY CHANGE , IDENTITY , RACE

A three part series on the meaning of the confederate flag from a semi-conscious white ally born and raised in the ex-confederate south Pt. III- Intent vs. Impact: Life Long Learning and Unlearning This is the third piece in a series on identity, media, and the history of the confederate flag.  The first focused on […]

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Nov 16

Just the “Good Ole’ Boys”: Moving Beyond the Dukes of Hazard’s Racism of Innocent Ignorance

By Jason Sawyer | COMMUNITY CHANGE , IDENTITY , RACE , SOCIAL JUSTICE

A three part series on the meaning of the confederate flag from a semi-conscious white ally born and raised in the ex-confederate south Pt. II- The Cornerstone, the Flag, and the Heritage Myth   In my last post, I discussed the ubiquitous branding, reframing, and consistent shaping of public memory perpetuated by media images, and […]

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Sep 21

Just the “Good Ole’ Boys”: Moving Beyond the Dukes of Hazard’s Racism of Innocent Ignorance

By Jason Sawyer | CORPORATE MEDIA , IDENTITY , RACE , SOCIAL JUSTICE

A three part series on the meaning of the confederate flag from a semi-conscious white ally born and raised in the ex-confederate south.   Pt. I: Childhood, Image Based Knowledge, and My Media-Shaped History Childhood, a time of innocence, learning, socialization, growth, and awakening is also a time of great distraction.  As a young child […]

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Aug 10

Entering Silently, Listening to Learn, and Building Authentic Relationships:

By Jason Sawyer | COMMUNITY CHANGE , IDENTITY , RACE , SOCIAL JUSTICE

Seven Tools in Shifting From Well Meaning Whiteness to Useful Ally This piece is part of a three part series on navigating difference in community organizing and social justice work. Targeted at members of my own community, it covers seven essential tools in moving through the process of ally consciousness. Pt. I: Unearned Social Power […]

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