The Missing Project has created this toolkit chocked full of ideas about how to make those who have been incarcerated visible and draw attention to the oppression of the Prison Industrial Complex. They have made this guide to lend ideas to community activists about how to start a discussion about hyper-incarceration through a creative lens to show the real impact on families, friends and communities.

Microaggressions are everyday acts of violence and oppression that people encounter. They are specific encounters between people of different identities (race, class, gender, sex, orientation, culture, ability) and are non-physical, typically involving demeaning implications or subtle insults against a minority identity.

Frequently non-verbal, microaggressions are simply the small ways that folks with power intentionally or unintentionally make it clear that opposed identities are unwelcome, not on par or even not respected. Commonly this is "colourblindness" ("I don't see you as black, you're just a person") or denial of bias ("I'm not homophobic, I have a lot of gay friends").

It's pretty common - an activist collective gets together to meet about starting a campaign. Even though the group is relatively diverse, it seems to be that the people who are talking the most are those with considerable privilege. It's those folks (white, straight, male, rich, able bodied, etc.) that have to make sure that they aren't falling back in line with the status quo.

North American society is made for the privileged, with the justification that we live in a meritocracy. In reality, there are many different systems of power working to oppress certain groups, depending on what identities they hold.

Smash patriarchy, racism, and all forms of oppression ...and have fun doing it for our friend Abla!

You can create a team of up to 6 players or just show up and join a team. Cost is pay what you can after the cost of the shoe rental and game costs are covered.

If you have any other ideas for fundraising during this event or would like to just donate send us an email at bowling4justice@gmail.com

Also please check out the Justice for Abla facebook group for more details.

Blackface is a racist gesture that involves someone painting their face black, typically to enact racist stereotypes about African Americans. It harkens back to when white minstrels would rub burnt cork on their faces and play stereotypes of enslaved African Americans. The belief that people of colour were intellectually, emotionally, physically and generally inferior was bolstered through the creation of African American caricatures that were played out for the entertainment of white people. These were created in the 1800s, but the same racist ideology is still common today.

Racist caricatures

This workshop should be facilitated by someone who already has a background in anti-racist theory.

Challenging White Supremacy (CWS) is an American group that holds workshops about how activists can destabilize systemic racism within grassroots movements. They've devised this workshop guide for helping white activists organize with an anti-racist lens.

Other exercises to complement this workshop are

Step Forward, Step Back