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Reading List from Ibram X CTG & IDEAs Social and Racial Justice Workshop Resource Sheet Compiled by Lia Kozatch, Katelyn Kendrick, Lisa Ann Gaylord, and Lisa Young PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND ARTICLES ● 55+ Social Justice Terms ● Advance Gender Equity in the Arts ● Alicia Garza ● American Theatre Magazine-Digital Content ● Anti-Defamation League ● AntiRacism Learning + Action Space for White People in U.S. Theatre -FB group that moves beyond allyship to accomplice/co-conspirator work ● Anti-Racist Reading List from Ibram X. Kendi ● Antiracist Checklist for Whites ● artEquity ● A.R.T. New York- #TheShowMustBePaused ● BIPOC Arts (opera group) ● BIPOC Director Database ● BIPOC Stage Managers ● BIPOC Theater Designers and Technicians Database ● Black Acting Methods: Studio and Pedagogy ● Black Lives Matter ● Colorado Refugee Connect ● Consortium of Asian-American Theaters and Artists ● DENVER EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION EVENT RESOURCES ● Diversity in the Arts: Colorado arts internships ● Emily Johnson: Decolonization rider for work ● The Equity Project ● Groundwater Arts ● Hollaback! Bystander Training ● HowlRound-Digital theatre commons ● https://www.ideastages.org/pillars ● IDEA Stages: Pillars of Inclusion 2021 CTG/IDEAs Social and Racial Justice Workshop Reading List 1 ● Interfaith Alliance of Colorado ● Joy-Jackson Initiative ● Latinx Theatre Commons ● Michigan State University An Open Letter Regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ● MENA Arts Advocacy Coalition ● MENA Theatre Makers Alliance ● Muslim Advocates ● Muslim Public Affairs Council ● Native Land- Canada ● Nicole Brewer ● North American Drama Therapy Association ● ONE Colorado ● Pamela Hayes- “Addressing Framework” ● Patrice Cullors ● Racism Recovery Center ● Rocky Mountain Artist' Safety Alliance ● Scaffolding Anti-racism Resources ● The SEED Project- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack ● The Sikh Coalition ● System of White Supremacy and White Privilege ● Stop AAPI Hate ● Theatre Educator Pro Learning Center ● Theatre Communications Group ● Theatre for Young Audiences/USA ● U.S. Department of Arts and Culture-Land Acknowledgement processes ● We See You White American Theatre TEACHING RESOURCES ● EduColor Resource List for pedagogy, curriculum, policy, labor, research to raise issues of equity, anti-racism, and justice ● Edutopia: Culturally Responsive Teaching ● Teacher Resource Sites for Social Justice Issues ● Many, Many Examples Of Essential Questions (teachthought.com) ● Educational Leadership: Stirring Up Justice 2021 CTG/IDEAs Social and Racial Justice Workshop Reading List 2 PLAYS AND STORIES ● 8 of the Best Plays About Social Justice | Book Riot ● The danger of a single story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ● Indigenous Theater and Performance of North America ● 10 Contemporary Native American Playwrights You Should Know ● Native Women Rising ● 50PP’s Best Unproduced Latinx Plays 2019 ● National Theatre of the Deaf- 2020 Playwrights’ Conference Registration ● HowlRound Theatre Commons- Deaf Playwriting: A New Art Form ● Beyond Victims and Villains: Contemporary Plays by Disabled Playwrights FROM THE WORKSHOP LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: ● https://native-land.ca/ ● 907-312-5085- text city and state Requesting Access Needs: A time to call into the space that the humans within each meeting may have biological, personal and capacity needs. Definition: An access need is something a person needs to communicate, learn, and take part in an activity Below is a suggested Access Needs Script (as suggested by Nicole BrewerAnti-racist Theatre Series) ACCESS NEEDS: (Script) “My access needs are…” “My access needs are being met” (stop) “I have access needs and I an attending to them” (stop) GENDER PRONOUNS: 2021 CTG/IDEAs Social and Racial Justice Workshop Reading List 3 55+ Social Justice Terms from the Social & Racial Justice Workshop 2021 CTG/IDEAs Social and Racial Justice Workshop Reading List 4 Term Definition AAVE African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is the variety formerly known as Black English Vernacular or Vernacular Black English among sociolinguists, and commonly called Ebonics outside the academic community. Ableism A system of oppression that includes discrimination and social prejudice against people with intellectual, emotional, and physical disabilities, their exclusion, and the valuing of people and groups that do not have disabilities. Accomplice An ally who directly challenges institutionalized homophobia, transphobia and other forms of oppression, by blocking or impeding oppressive people, policies and structures. Accomplices fight with oppressed peoples, and their actions are coordinated by those who are oppressed. African American/Black/Africa ns in America Black people is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification in the Western world, the term "black" is used to describe persons who are perceived as dark- skinned compared to other populations. African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro- Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa. Africans in America- Diaspora Black or African people from the continent of Africa. Ageism A system of oppression that works against the young and 2021 CTG/IDEAs Social and Racial Justice Workshop Reading List 5 the old and values individuals of a particular age range. Ally A person who is a member of an advantaged social group who takes a stand against oppression, works to eliminate oppressive attitudes and beliefs in themselves and their communities, and works to interrogate and understand their privilege. Anti-Semitism/Anti-Je The systematic discrimination against and oppression of Jewish wish Oppression people, Judaism, and Jewish culture and traditions. Asexual An identity term for people who either do not feel sexual attraction or do not feel desire for a sexual partner or partners. Some asexual individuals may still have romantic attractions. Biphobia The irrational hatred or fear of people who identify as bisexual, pansexual, or fluid. Bisexual An identity term for people who are attracted to people of two genders, usually to both men and women. Bi* is used as an inclusive abbreviation for the bi, pan, and fluid community. BIPOC BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Pronounced “bye-pock,” this is a term specific to the United States, intended to center the experiences of Black and Indigenous groups and demonstrate solidarity between communities of color. Birth Assigned Sex The designation that refers to a person’s biological, morphological, hormonal, and genetic composition. One’s sex is typically assigned at birth and classified as either male or female. 2021 CTG/IDEAs Social and Racial Justice Workshop Reading List 6 Black Lives Matter (Concept) The ideology that seeks to affirm and assert the value of Black lives, seeking equal treatment and justice for Black people, not to the exclusion of such for people of other races, but in response to the systematic absence or denial of equal treatment and justice for Black people across institutions and policies. Black Lives Matter (Movement) Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black people’s humanity, their contributions to [this] society, and their resilience in the face of deadly oppression.”A political movement to address systemic and state violence against African Americans. Per the Black Lives Matter organizers: In 2013, three radical Black organizers — Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometiï — created a Black-centered political will- and movement-building project called #BlackLivesMatter in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's murderer, George Zimmerman. The project is now a member-led global network of more than 40 chapters. Black Lives Matter members organize and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. Cisgender Individuals whose gender identity and expression line up with their birth-assigned sex. Cissexism A system of oppression that values cisgender people, upholds the gender binary, and marginalizes, oppresses, and makes invisible the lives and experiences of transgender people. 2021 CTG/IDEAs Social and Racial Justice Workshop Reading List 7 Classism A system of oppression that includes institutional, cultural, societal, and individual beliefs and practices that assign value to people based in their socio-economic class. Here, members of more privileged socio-economic classes are seen as having a greater value. Collusion Thinking and acting in ways that support dominant systems of power, privilege, and oppression. Coming Out The process by which LGBTQ2SIA+ individuals recognize, accept, appreciate, and often celebrate their sexual orientation, sexuality, or gender identity/expression. Coming out varies from individual to individual, and across culture and community. Cultural Appropriation A term used to describe the taking over of creative or artistic forms, themes, or practices by one cultural group from another. It is in general used to describe Western appropriations of non‐Western or non‐white forms, and carries connotations of exploitation and dominance. Cultural Competence The ability to
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