The BASIC Institute

on structural inequality

focusing on racism, classism, and ableism

BASIC = Building Alliances, Sustaining Institutional Change:
An Allies for Change Social Justice Institute 

Basic Glossary of Terms

BASIC.GLOSSARY OF TERMS.doc

SEMINAR ONE (preparation)

Defining Racism: “Can We Talk?” by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Defining Racism Tatum final.doc

The Mountain by Eli Clare
Eli Clare — The Mountain.doc

There Is No Hierarchy of Oppressions by Audre Lorde
No Hierarchy of Oppressions.doc

SEMINAR ONE: ALBEISM

DAYS ONE & TWO (Ableism)

1. The BASIC Institute power point slides.
BASIC Institute — Seminar One.ppt
2. The slides used during Melinda’s presentation about disability-related language.
Day One Language.ppt
3. The Gallery Walk slides that we put together.
Gallery Walk Ideas.pptx
4. The history of ADAPT that Bill sent us
History of ADAPT.doc
5. The link to the video “What Is Disability Pride” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEOb7-E-hOs

6. The name of the video shown during the gallery walk is “Disability Culture Rap by Advocating Change Together.”

• Disability Culture Rap, part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j75aRfLsH2Y
• Disability Culture Rap, part 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTO2vn0dkaU

7. You can order Feisty and Non-Compliant shirts at http://www.zazzle.com/mdrc_feistywear

8. To get more information about ADAPT, go to www.adapt.org

SEMINAR TWO: RACISM

PPT: Four Levels of Oppression & Change

Check out How I Discovered I am White by Janelle Hanchett, a powerful and clear description of one of America’s greatest collective blindspots. “The culture of power determines which version of history is told and retold.” “Not all white people are white supremacists, but all white people benefit from white supremacy.”   https://www.renegademothering.com/2014/12/09/discovered-white/

1. Authenticity in a Community Setting: A Tool for Self-Reflection and Change by Dionardo Pizaña. As the titles states, this article is a critically important tool for those of us who wish to be change agents in the organizations with which we are affiliated. Dionardo has provided reflection questions related to four key elements necessary for building alliances and sustaining inclusive communities. Please use this self-reflection tool as you explore the change work that needs to be done within your spheres of influence.
Authenticity-in-Community-Setting.pdf

2. Modern Racism by Valerie Batts. As you read and reflect on this article, take a moment to apply this information to your different identities related to Target and Non-Target groups. Although the author, Valerie Batts, shares from her experience as a Black Women (Target) dealing with issues related to White people (Non-Target) and racism, the concepts and realities related to Modernisms, Internalized Oppression and Alternative Behaviors apply across all forms of oppression and identities. This article may be helpful for us to see both the overt and covert ways that oppression is maintained at the personal, interpersonal, institutional and cultural levels.
Modern Racism Batts.pdf

3. From White Racist to White Anti-Racist by Tema Okun. The author is a white woman who has worked for many years in social justice movements in North Carolina. She is one of the founders of ChangeWork, a multiracial training group that facilitates long-term anti-racism, anti-oppression work. This article, which addresses the stages white people often go through as they grow in awareness and commitment to racial justice, is a reflection on her own journey as well as her years-long work educating white people about racism and white privilege.
White Anti Racist.docx

4. Changing the Framework: Disability Justice by Mia Mingus. The author is a writer and organizer working for disability justice and transformative justice to end child sexual abuse. She identifies as a queer physically disabled korean woman transracial and transnational adoptee, raised in the Caribbean, nurtured in the South and now living on the west coast. This article challenges the disability community to move beyond issues of access and equality to issues of justice at the intersections. Other writings by Mia can be found at her blog entitled “Leaving Evidence.”
Changing the Framework.docx

SEMINAR THREE: CLASSISM

CORE READINGS:

Overcoming the Silence of Generational Poverty by Donna Beegle
overcoming the silence of generational poverty.pdf
The Uses of Anger by Audre Lorde
The Uses of Anger by A Lorde.doc
The Culture of Power by Paul Kivel
The Culture of Power Kivel.pdf
What Can We Do? (pages 136-153) by Allan Johnson
What Can We Do 2006 Version.pdf

OPTIONAL READINGS:

In Our Own Voice: African-American Stories of Oppression, Survival and Recovery in Mental Health Systems by Vanessa Jackson
InOurOwnVoiceVanessaJackson.pdf
Becoming Trustworthy White Allies by Melanie S. Morrison
Morrison – Becoming Trustworthy White Allies.pdf

Miscellaneous:

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack