Amit's Class

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setting the tone

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acknowledgingthe territories

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contextualizingspace & place

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sounds ofreflection

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colonialism

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key features: A hierarchy of relations of power exists between two

populations: one indigenous to the land, one non-

indigenous to the land. The indigenous population is subordinated by the non-

indigenous population.

Subordination can take the form of the political, social,cultural, and material.

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The circular formation of

colonial narratives1) outward movementfrom one location to another

2) interactions withexotic locale&

people coupledwith simultaneousexploitation and

subjugation

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conceptualizing &

defining settler

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what differentiates settler colonialism from

COLONIALISM?While colonialism is gearedtowards the continuation of a

specific dichotomy between thecolonizer and the colonizedwhich subjugates the colonizedindigenous population, settler

colonialism seeks to totallysupersede and take the place ofthe people and lands being

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The endless progressivism of settlercolonial narrative

Settler colonialism lacks the possibility of a clearlydecolonizing moment or an end to the colonization.

With settler-colonialism there can be only onenarrative in which the settlers/colonizers moveforward on a path of further extinction andassimilation of indigenous peoplestheir life ways,autonomy and identities.

SETTLER COLONIALISM IS AN ULTIMATE ACT OF

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no return.Different historic, political and structural relationships occur when the

colonizers do not leave.

In colonial states, colonizers go out to the colonies and then returnhome in the circular movement. In settler colonialism there is no return

to home.

Thus the goal becomes:

the transformation and maintenance

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Unlike other forms of colonialism where the colonizer returns to theirhome place after profiting, with settler colonialism theland itselfbecomes the profit.

Territoriality is the specific irreducible

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what doescolonizationsound like?

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so-called

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border

imperialism

harsha walia

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what do bordering

practices do?Delineate zones of ACCESS,INCLUSION, and PRIVILEGE from

zones of INVISIBILITY, EXCLUSION&DEATH.

Everywhere that bordering and ordering practices proliferate theyreinforce an ENCLOSURE OF THE COMMONS and maintain apartheidrelations&power dynamics at the political, economic, social, and

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Border imperialismdepicts the processes by which

the violences& precaritiesof displacement & migration

arestructurally createdas well as maintained.

! Capitaland the transnationalizationof its production&consumptionisfreely mobile across borders

! People are displaced as aconsequence of the ravages of

neoliberalism&imperialism

! Displaced, racialized, people areconstructed as demographic threats

! They experience limited and highly

controlled mobility

Capital >People

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Borders are concurrently:

transgressed: when extending the reach of empire

&fortified: when policing the territorial center

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border imperialism


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border imperialism

concurrent andoverlappingstructures

mass displacement ofimpoverished & colonized peoples

the criminalization of migration

state mediated exploitationof migrant labor

entrenchment of a racialized

hierarchy of citizenship

! arbitrates who legitimately doesand does not constitute the nation

state

! akin to servitude

! by capitalist interests

! severe discipline&punishmentfor those who are deemedillegal&alien

! resulting from asymmetrical relations ofglobal power

! &securitization of border against samemigrants displaced by capitalism&empire

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a section of the U.S. & MExicoborder running through

tohono Oodham nation territory25 25Wednesday, January 20, 16

the tohono oodham nation


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the tohono oodham nation

one of many nations whose territories andcommunitieshave been devastatedby theimposition of colonial bordersand their

subsequent militarization.

Weve always been here.Nobody can argue that wewerent here first.

-Amy Juan, activist, poet&member of Tohono Oodham Nation

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do borders makesounds?

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the non-profitindustrial

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a complex system of relationships between


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a complex system of relationships between

the statelocal & federal

governmentthe owning classes

found

ation

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nonprofits

NGOs

social

justice

orgs

monitorcontrol&quelldissent

reproduction ofcapitalism &

settler colonialism

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greenwashing

greencapitalism30



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green capitalism?

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OP21


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OP21climate clusterfuck

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environmentalracism

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bautou - inner mongoliaautonomousregion, China

the rare earth capital of

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prisons42



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prison industrial


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prison industrialcomplex

the prison industrial complex is a modern day extension of slavery.

There are more African Americans undercorrectional control todayin prison or jail, onprobation, or parolethan were enslaved in

1850, over a 100 years before the Civil War.

-Michelle Alexander

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it takes a lot ofsounds to build

a pipeline45



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feeling angryyet?

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how aboutguilty?

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lets talk aboutpower.

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a few things on

how to (& not to)

use your voice49


self representation &


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self representation &standpoint theory

patriciahill collins

! People most targeted by oppressive factors&systems are in thebest position to both leadand make sense ofand describe the

violences they face on a structural level. Their voices should becentered and respected at all times.

! Is room being made to allow people who are most impacted torepresent themselves and their struggles in the ways that theychoose? Or is that room being taken up by others?

ALLIES When Criticized or Called Out:

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your voice is a weapon!


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your voice is a weapon!use it with care.

!use your voice to advocate for yourself, others, a group

you belong to, a group you dont belong to, or a cause.

!engage in uncomfortable, unsettling, & challengingDebates & discussions.

!Dont be a gatekeeper! When you have access toinformation and resources, tell others!

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material support &

other resources

!be pro-active in offering support!take initiative for self-education!teach your friends & family about the things youlearn.

!use your schools resources to connect people withinformation!use your schools resources to bring speakers who needfunding!use your schools resources to send money & supplies to

communities engaged in self defense 5252Wednesday, January 20, 16

www submedia tv
http://www.submedia.tv/


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www.submedia.tv

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http://www.submedia.tv/http://www.submedia.tv/


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bystander intervention!

!peoplemakedecisions

aboutwhat

actionsandbehaviorsa

reacceptablebased

onthereactionstheyget

fromothers.

What are some common excuses you have heard orgiven to excuse/justify inaction?

Youre at the coffee shop waiting for your friend to finally show up andjust over the sound of the music in your headphones you overhear an

interaction happening nearby. Someone on a laptop is being harassedfor their appearance/gender/race/perceived sexuality etc.

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!itsnotmybusiness,notmyproblem.!nobodyelseis doing anything, whyshouldi haveto?

!whati sayprobablywontreallymakeadifferenceanyways.!itsnotreallythatbigofa dealthough.!well, whatami supposedtodo?

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quick ways to take action


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quick ways to take actionwhen somethings up

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check in with the person being targeted.

confront the harasser.

distract the harasser.

are youalright?

leavethem alone!

STOP!

you ok?

hey, can you tell mehow to get to theclosest train?

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tone policing isbasicallyinevitable

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tone policing


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tone policingis a silencing tactic!

emotionality vs. content

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the only productive conversation is calmconversation

conversations are debates with two ormore sides being presented calmly, equally,& neutrally

tone policing suggests that

conversationsmustalwaysdrivetowardssolutions&emotionalityisahinderancetothat

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