[Indigsol] Sept 11: Indigenous Solidarity For Settlers, A Workshop

[ipsmo at riseup.net]

Indigenous Solidarity for Settlers

Tuesday, September 11
Jack Purcell Community Centre
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Wheelchair Accessible
http://www.ipsmo.org/
hulabaloo303 at gmail.com


Matt (the facilitator for this workshop) is a white male who has been
engaged in indigenous solidarity activism for the past six years,
primarily with the Indigenous Peoples` Solidarity Movement of Ottawa
(IPSMO).

The goal of the workshop is to educate non-indigenous people about the
importance of indigenous solidarity, to teach people and learn from them
about what solidarity means and how to do it, and to work on our
anti-colonial analyses.


1) Case study

Using a popular education exercise that is based in the experiences of the
Lubicon Cree we explore what colonization is and, to some extent, how it
feels.

2) What is solidarity?

We focus on what solidarity is and how to "do it". The word solidarity is
used a lot, especially in radical organizing, but it is not always easy to
define or to do. Put simply we believe that it is essential in solidarity
work to "listen, take direction and stick around".

3) Looking at colonization from an anti-oppressive framework

This part of the workshop focuses on building a theoretical understanding
of colonization and oppression. It is based on Andrea Smith's analysis of
the role that Heteropatriarchy and White Supremacy play in colonization,
and also examines how colonization has been, and continues to be, imposed
through individual, institutional and cultural oppression.


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