From aniola@gmail.com Sun May 14 17:56:32 2017 From: Angel York To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] pdf on safer spaces Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 17:55:51 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============4477412925553338849==" --===============4477412925553338849== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kind of an academic overview but I really enjoyed this and thought y'all might, too: https://ssw.umich.edu/sites/default/files/documents/events/colc/from-safe-spa= ces-to-brave-spaces.pdf --===============4477412925553338849== Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="attachment.html" MIME-Version: 1.0 PGRpdiBkaXI9Imx0ciI+S2luZCBvZiBhbiBhY2FkZW1pYyBvdmVydmlldyBidXQgSSByZWFsbHkg ZW5qb3llZCB0aGlzIGFuZCB0aG91Z2h0IHkmIzM5O2FsbCBtaWdodCwgdG9vOjxicj48YSBocmVm PSJodHRwczovL3Nzdy51bWljaC5lZHUvc2l0ZXMvZGVmYXVsdC9maWxlcy9kb2N1bWVudHMvZXZl bnRzL2NvbGMvZnJvbS1zYWZlLXNwYWNlcy10by1icmF2ZS1zcGFjZXMucGRmIj5odHRwczovL3Nz dy51bWljaC5lZHUvc2l0ZXMvZGVmYXVsdC9maWxlcy9kb2N1bWVudHMvZXZlbnRzL2NvbGMvZnJv bS1zYWZlLXNwYWNlcy10by1icmF2ZS1zcGFjZXMucGRmPC9hPjxicj48L2Rpdj4K --===============4477412925553338849==-- From grhmstwrt@gmail.com Tue May 23 15:36:25 2017 From: Graham Stewart To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] pdf on safer spaces Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 17:36:23 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============8225610979617975208==" --===============8225610979617975208== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks. Definitely a worthwhile read. My TLDR summary is safe space is not the same as comfortable space. Learning and doing social justice work involve risk and challenge. Sometimes safer space ground rules can be used to uphold or prevent challenges to mainstream identities and power (white, cis, male) by marginalized groups. One possibility is to reframe safe space as brave space and use the discussion of what this means as a tool, rather than treating it as an end point. A lot of this may apply more to classrom learning spaces than to bike shops, but it could probably be adapted. On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 7:55 PM, Angel York wrote: > Kind of an academic overview but I really enjoyed this and thought y'all > might, too: > https://ssw.umich.edu/sites/default/files/documents/ > events/colc/from-safe-spaces-to-brave-spaces.pdf > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > Unsubscribe from this list > > > --===============8225610979617975208== Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="attachment.html" MIME-Version: 1.0 PGRpdiBkaXI9Imx0ciI+VGhhbmtzLsKgwqAgRGVmaW5pdGVseSBhIHdvcnRod2hpbGUgcmVhZC7C oCBNeSBUTERSIHN1bW1hcnkgaXMgc2FmZSBzcGFjZSBpcyBub3QgdGhlIHNhbWUgYXMgCmNvbWZv cnRhYmxlIHNwYWNlLsKgwqDCoCBMZWFybmluZyBhbmQgZG9pbmcgc29jaWFsIGp1c3RpY2Ugd29y ayBpbnZvbHZlIApyaXNrIGFuZCBjaGFsbGVuZ2UuwqDCoMKgIFNvbWV0aW1lcyBzYWZlciBzcGFj ZSBncm91bmQgcnVsZXMgY2FuIGJlIHVzZWQgdG8KIHVwaG9sZCBvciBwcmV2ZW50IGNoYWxsZW5n ZXMgdG8gbWFpbnN0cmVhbSBpZGVudGl0aWVzIGFuZCBwb3dlciAod2hpdGUsIApjaXMsIG1hbGUp wqAgYnkgbWFyZ2luYWxpemVkIGdyb3Vwcy7CoMKgIE9uZSBwb3NzaWJpbGl0eSBpcyB0byByZWZy YW1lIHNhZmUKIHNwYWNlIGFzIGJyYXZlIHNwYWNlIGFuZCB1c2UgdGhlIGRpc2N1c3Npb24gb2Yg d2hhdCB0aGlzIG1lYW5zIGFzIGEgCnRvb2wsIHJhdGhlciB0aGFuIHRyZWF0aW5nIGl0IGFzIGFu IGVuZCBwb2ludC7CoMKgwqAgQSBsb3Qgb2YgdGhpcyBtYXkgCmFwcGx5IG1vcmUgdG8gY2xhc3Ny b20gbGVhcm5pbmcgc3BhY2VzIHRoYW4gdG8gYmlrZSBzaG9wcywgYnV0IGl0IGNvdWxkIApwcm9i YWJseSBiZSBhZGFwdGVkLjwvZGl2PjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9ImdtYWlsX2V4dHJhIj48YnI+PGRpdiBj bGFzcz0iZ21haWxfcXVvdGUiPk9uIFN1biwgTWF5IDE0LCAyMDE3IGF0IDc6NTUgUE0sIEFuZ2Vs IFlvcmsgPHNwYW4gZGlyPSJsdHIiPiZsdDs8YSBocmVmPSJtYWlsdG86YW5pb2xhQGdtYWlsLmNv bSIgdGFyZ2V0PSJfYmxhbmsiPmFuaW9sYUBnbWFpbC5jb208L2E+Jmd0Ozwvc3Bhbj4gd3JvdGU6 PGJyPjxibG9ja3F1b3RlIGNsYXNzPSJnbWFpbF9xdW90ZSIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbjowIDAgMCAu OGV4O2JvcmRlci1sZWZ0OjFweCAjY2NjIHNvbGlkO3BhZGRpbmctbGVmdDoxZXgiPjxkaXYgZGly PSJsdHIiPktpbmQgb2YgYW4gYWNhZGVtaWMgb3ZlcnZpZXcgYnV0IEkgcmVhbGx5IGVuam95ZWQg dGhpcyBhbmQgdGhvdWdodCB5JiMzOTthbGwgbWlnaHQsIHRvbzo8YnI+PGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6 Ly9zc3cudW1pY2guZWR1L3NpdGVzL2RlZmF1bHQvZmlsZXMvZG9jdW1lbnRzL2V2ZW50cy9jb2xj L2Zyb20tc2FmZS1zcGFjZXMtdG8tYnJhdmUtc3BhY2VzLnBkZiIgdGFyZ2V0PSJfYmxhbmsiPmh0 dHBzOi8vc3N3LnVtaWNoLmVkdS9zaXRlcy88d2JyPmRlZmF1bHQvZmlsZXMvZG9jdW1lbnRzLzx3 YnI+ZXZlbnRzL2NvbGMvZnJvbS1zYWZlLXNwYWNlcy08d2JyPnRvLWJyYXZlLXNwYWNlcy5wZGY8 L2E+PGJyPjwvZGl2Pgo8YnI+X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fPHdicj5fX19f X188YnI+Cjxicj4KVGhlIFRoaW5rVGFuayBtYWlsaW5nIExpc3Q8YnI+CiZsdDthIGhyZWY9JnF1 b3Q7PGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL2xpc3RzLmJpa2Vjb2xsZWN0aXZlcy5vcmcvb3B0aW9ucy5jZ2kv dGhldGhpbmt0YW5rLWJpa2Vjb2xsZWN0aXZlcy5vcmciIHJlbD0ibm9yZWZlcnJlciIgdGFyZ2V0 PSJfYmxhbmsiPmh0dHA6Ly9saXN0cy48d2JyPmJpa2Vjb2xsZWN0aXZlcy5vcmcvb3B0aW9ucy48 d2JyPmNnaS90aGV0aGlua3RhbmstPHdicj5iaWtlY29sbGVjdGl2ZXMub3JnPC9hPiZxdW90OyZn dDs8d2JyPlVuc3Vic2NyaWJlIGZyb20gdGhpcyBsaXN0Jmx0Oy9hJmd0Ozxicj4KPGJyPgo8YnI+ PC9ibG9ja3F1b3RlPjwvZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj4K --===============8225610979617975208==-- From jfcaron3@gmail.com Wed Jun 14 13:07:35 2017 From: =?utf-8?q?Jean-Fran=C3=A7ois?= Caron To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] pdf on safer spaces Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:07:32 -0500 Message-ID: <0F1C5E1B-6966-42C2-82B1-FB9F6F50946E@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============3097623167715271079==" --===============3097623167715271079== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I finally got around to reading this, yes thanks for sharing it! =20 Aside from the interesting nuance of safety vs comfort, this piece would be a= great tool to confront or reassure the kinds of people who scoff at "Safe Sp= ace" policies and usual Social Justice language. Jean-Fran=C3=A7ois > On May 23, 2017, at 17:36 , Graham Stewart wrote: >=20 > Thanks. Definitely a worthwhile read. My TLDR summary is safe space is n= ot the same as comfortable space. Learning and doing social justice work i= nvolve risk and challenge. Sometimes safer space ground rules can be used = to uphold or prevent challenges to mainstream identities and power (white, ci= s, male) by marginalized groups. One possibility is to reframe safe space = as brave space and use the discussion of what this means as a tool, rather t= han treating it as an end point. A lot of this may apply more to classrom = learning spaces than to bike shops, but it could probably be adapted. >=20 > On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 7:55 PM, Angel York > wrote: > Kind of an academic overview but I really enjoyed this and thought y'all mi= ght, too: > https://ssw.umich.edu/sites/default/files/documents/events/colc/from-safe-s= paces-to-brave-spaces.pdf >=20 > ____________________________________ >=20 > The ThinkTank mailing List > ">Unsubscribe from this list >=20 >=20 >=20 > ____________________________________ >=20 > The ThinkTank mailing List > Unsubscribe from this list >=20 --===============3097623167715271079== Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="attachment.html" MIME-Version: 1.0 PGh0bWw+PGhlYWQ+PG1ldGEgaHR0cC1lcXVpdj0iQ29udGVudC1UeXBlIiBjb250ZW50PSJ0ZXh0 L2h0bWwgY2hhcnNldD11dGYtOCI+PC9oZWFkPjxib2R5IHN0eWxlPSJ3b3JkLXdyYXA6IGJyZWFr 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