tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72131499579230194952024-03-13T18:52:43.695-05:00IMPACT ChicagoAShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06023228232204475651noreply@blogger.comBlogger517125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-33435598737214106302024-02-14T14:25:00.000-06:002024-02-14T14:25:16.521-06:00THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING DONORS!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlaRssBqdeZpmaPmmd6r_2y7u6ljv0FbEc3F4aTaU0Bh0T193f5yuoGv9khOl36r1HUWN6OLf0wXIX-If003AabZLqp_rwvbS8_Y5g41e0Q_RB7I1EvX-nrKZfcB7QTSVqilnNEVjfikN5ApGefN3vW_6EKmjuLCeihRdTIglmdZwRIDL6CZp4biC1HI/s480/money%20heart.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlaRssBqdeZpmaPmmd6r_2y7u6ljv0FbEc3F4aTaU0Bh0T193f5yuoGv9khOl36r1HUWN6OLf0wXIX-If003AabZLqp_rwvbS8_Y5g41e0Q_RB7I1EvX-nrKZfcB7QTSVqilnNEVjfikN5ApGefN3vW_6EKmjuLCeihRdTIglmdZwRIDL6CZp4biC1HI/s600/money%20heart.jpg"/></a></div>
<p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Huge gratitude to IMPACT Chicago’s 2023 Donors: thank you, thank you, and thank you. We can do </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">what we do… because of YOU. Here’s to a fantastic 2024!</span></span></b></p><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">(Tuition and grants cover about 65% of the costs of the Core Program and IMPACT for Girls. Donations </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">cover the rest.)</span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Anonymous - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Marianne Abel-Lipschutz</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jeanette Andrews</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Janet and David Altman</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Lisa Amoroso</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Nate Tracy-Amoroso</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Julie Aubry</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Arden Austin</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Ellyn & John Bank</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Cyd Curtis Bates - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Dolores Bjorkman - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Susan Blessing - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mary Jo Bolduc</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Rachel Bolduc</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Sheila & Steve Carson</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">AC Christensen</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Janaah Coates</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Nancy & Ira Cohen</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Dee Costanzo - in memory of Adrian Costanzo</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Julie Dorfman & Jerry Herst</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jillian Fraser</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Laurie Fuller & Erica Meiners</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Eileen Gelblat - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Tess Given</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Jennifer Gould</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Robyn & Tijuana Gray</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Summer Hall</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Amy E. Harmon</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">David Haverkamp</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Margit Henderson</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Valerie Jenkins</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Kasey Klipsch & Angela Sherrill</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Susan Landwer</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">David Leib & Anne Gendler</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Denise Lewin Loyd</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Lauren Linthicum</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Debra Mier</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Rian Mirly</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Amanda Nero</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Anthony & Shiyu Nitsos</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Clara Orban</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Katie Palmer</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Rachel Pildis</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Lisa Pines</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Don & Judy Rosedale - in honor of Katie Skibbe</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Loriann and Roger Safian</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Laura Sanders</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Tracey Shafroth</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Katie Skibbe</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Martha Thompson</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Marge Tomasik</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Carrie Villa</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">She’s Birdie - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</span></span></b><div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Please let us know if we have made any errors. Thank you!</span></span></b></div></div>IMPACT Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022619561011168644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-36324534122139506292023-04-14T06:06:00.000-05:002023-04-14T06:06:06.513-05:00THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!!!<p><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOnisMJNkkw4D6i79Hmiqln_ekALhvYeIkGT0DAWajbXI0gVDsisuVSmouWcIplMIrpQK0kknre6ydVzT74k8svu37DW8-OPO1XQDF6YEDRVZLPHgcwhqDgw7UvSOyi-nMZH-mfsyGbHiKTXcn28aCf7PLIKBrX81JtNR3epagpbWyMh7YClMkYKB/s3500/Awesome.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="3500" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOnisMJNkkw4D6i79Hmiqln_ekALhvYeIkGT0DAWajbXI0gVDsisuVSmouWcIplMIrpQK0kknre6ydVzT74k8svu37DW8-OPO1XQDF6YEDRVZLPHgcwhqDgw7UvSOyi-nMZH-mfsyGbHiKTXcn28aCf7PLIKBrX81JtNR3epagpbWyMh7YClMkYKB/w468-h311/Awesome.jpeg" width="468" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">So many thanks to the wonderful folks who volunteered for IMPACT Chicago in 2022. We’re grateful and honored that you’re part of our circle!</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(If we have inadvertently left you off the list, please let us know).<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Admin Team</b><div>Aaron Christensen<br />Amy E. Harmon*<br />Katie Palmer<br />Katie Skibbe</div><div>Adenike Thomas<br />Elizabeth West<br /><br /><b>Board<br /></b>Lisa Amoroso<br />Tara Brinkman<br />Bruce Brio<br />Maple Walker Lloyd<br />Denise Lewin Loyd<br />Deb Mier<br />Katie Skibbe<br /><br /><b>Class Assistants<br /></b>Lisa Amoroso<br />Abby Grott<br />Amy E. Harmon<br />Deb Mier</div><div>Robin Mina<br /></div><div>Katie Palmer</div><div>Nina Svirinovska<br /></div><div>Michelle Trudel <br />Elizabeth West<br /><br /><b>Instructors<br /></b>Rob*<br />Bruce Brio (retired)<br />AC*<br />Katie*<br />Rachel*<br />Mark Nessel (retired)*<br />Ben*<br />Martha Thompson (retired)<br />Margaret*<br />Nat Wilson (retired)<br />Victor*<br /><br /><b>Social Media<br /></b>Rachel Marro<br />Katie Palmer<br />Nina Svirinovska<br /><br /><b>What Is IMPACT & Other<br /></b>Lisa Amoroso<br />Amy E. Harmon</div><div>Mindy Hilt<br />Deb Mier<br />Kristen Reid<br />Nina Svirinovska<br />Elizabeth West<br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Website<br /></b>Lisa Amoroso<br />Amy E. Harmon<br />Nate Tracy-Amoroso<br /><br /><b>Workshop Leaders<br /></b>Lisa Amoroso*<br />Tara Brinkman*<br />Amy E. Harmon*<br />Rachel Marro*<br />Deb Mier*<br />Katie Skibbe*<br />Margaret Vimont*<br /><br /><i>*Paid part-time staff who also volunteer</i></div></div>IMPACT Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022619561011168644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-803202902633277152023-01-31T15:36:00.000-06:002023-01-31T15:36:31.010-06:00THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING DONORS!!!<br />
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<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A mighty and heartfelt THANK YOU to IMPACT Chicago’s 2022 Donors! We know that everything we do is possible because of the generosity of people like you… and we’re so grateful that you’re part of IMPACT Chicago’s circle as we move into 2023.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tuition and grants cover about 65% of the costs of the Core Program and IMPACT for Girls. Donations cover the rest.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Anonymous</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Jeanette Andrews - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Janet and David Altman</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lisa Amoroso</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Nate Tracy-Amoroso</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Arden Austin</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ellyn Bank</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Leigh Behrens - in honor of Karen Staib Duffy</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Joe Bianco</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Dolores and Glenn Bjorkman</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Susan Blessing</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Mary Jo Bolduc</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Aaron Christensen & Michelle Trudel</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sheila & Steve Carson</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Nancy & Ira Cohen</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Alison Cowen - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cheri Erdman</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Margaret Evans</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Jennifer Freda</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Laurie Fuller & Erica Meiners</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Eileen Gelblat - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tess Given - in honor of Margaret Vimont</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Jennifer Gould</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Robyn & Tijuana Gray</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Amanda Byler Gregory</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Amy E. Harmon</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Debborah Harp</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Margit Henderson - in honor of Martha Thompson</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Valerie Jenkins</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Moniqucoe Landsberger</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cynthia Lawrence</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>David Leib & Anne Gendler</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Denise Lewin Loyd</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Priscilla Martin</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Carmen Maso - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Margaret McGrath - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Debra Mier - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Anthony & Shiyu Nitsos - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Clara Orban</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Liz Pfau - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Mary Pierce - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rachel Pildis</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lisa Pines</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ann-Christine Racette</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Don & Judy Rosedale</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Loriann & Roger Safian</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Laura Sanders</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tracey Shafroth</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Michael Skibbe - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Linda Stawicki</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Marge Tomasik - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Carrie Villa</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Elizabeth West - supporting The Dianne Costanzo Fund</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Please let us know if we have made any errors. Thank you!</b></span></p>IMPACT Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022619561011168644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-44947954921093526512022-02-02T08:19:00.000-06:002022-02-02T08:19:34.970-06:00THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING DONORS!!!<br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’re shouting it from the rooftops – huge thanks to IMPACT
Chicago’s 2021 Donors! Your generosity is a driving force behind
our ability to return to in-person programming, and to continue to
offer sliding scale admission as we do so.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tuition and grants
cover about 65% of the costs of the Core Program and IMPACT for
Girls. Donations cover the rest.
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Janet and David
Altman</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa Amoroso</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bettie Ashbee</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Arden Austin</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ellyn Bank</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dolores and Glenn
Bjorkman</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Patricia Broughten</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sheila & Steve
Carson</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nancy Cohen</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cassidy Coles</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Susan Conover - in
honor of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dee Costanzo - in
memory of Adrian Costanzo</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cyd Curtis Bates -
Dianne Costanzo Fund</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kevin DeJovine - on
behalf of Mary Jo Bolduc</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tom Duffy - in honor
of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maureen Duffy - in
honor of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Margaret Evans</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Laurie Fuller &
Erica Meiners</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Celina Garcia - in
honor of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Eileen Gelblat </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tess Given </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jennifer Gould</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brian & Gretchen
Grad - in honor of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Robyn & Tijuana
Gray</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amy E. Harmon</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">David Haverkamp </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Margit Henderson </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nancy Hornak </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Loretta Jackson </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Carol Jennings </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Susan Landwer </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">David Leib &
Anne Gendler </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gary Lenhoff - in
honor of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maple Walker Lloyd</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mary Loftus</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denise Lewin Loyd</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rachel Marro</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Carmen Maso</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Margaret McGrath</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Debra Mier</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tim Morell - in
honor of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Clara Orban</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lauren Perez</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Liz Pfau</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rachel Pildis</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa Pines</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ann-Christine
Racette</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beth Raffety</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Loriann and Roger
Safian</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Janette Scott </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tracey Shafroth </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mary Silverman - in
honor of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Katie Skibbe</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Linda Stawicki</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Martha Thompson </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Marge Tomasik </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Helene Turner </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nan Upin - in honor
of Karen Staib Duffy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Carrie Villa</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amy Wallin</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elizabeth West</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Donna Wilkins</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ashley Willett</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please let us know
if we have made any errors. Thank you!</span></p>
IMPACT Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022619561011168644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-20468249043606992102022-02-01T10:00:00.001-06:002022-02-01T10:01:15.114-06:00THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!!!<br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So many thanks to the wonderful folks who volunteered for IMPACT
Chicago in 2021. We’re grateful and honored that you’re part of
our circle!</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(If we have
inadvertently left you off the list, please let us know).</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Admin Team</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aaron Christensen</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amy E. Harmon*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rehana Manejwala</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Katie Skibbe</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elizabeth West</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Board</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa Amoroso</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tara Brinkman</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bruce Brio</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maple Walker Lloyd</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denise Lewin Loyd</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Deb Mier</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Katie Skibbe</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Class Assistants</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amy E. Harmon</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Robin Mina</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Madison Rieck</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elizabeth West</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Instructors</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rob*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bruce Brio (retired)</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">AC*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Katie*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rachel*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mark Nessel
(retired)*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ben*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Martha Thompson
(retired)</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Margaret*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nat Wilson (retired)</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Victor*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Social Media</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Arden Austin</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dana Dunham</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rachel Marro</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kim Ruhana</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">What Is IMPACT &
Other</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa Amoroso</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ellyn Bank</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bruce Brio</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amy E. Harmon</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mindy Hilt</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maple Walker Lloyd</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Denise Lewin Loyd</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Deb Mier</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elizabeth West</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Website</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amy E. Harmon</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa Amoroso</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nate Tracy-Amoroso</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Workshop Leaders</span></b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lisa Amoroso*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tara Brinkman*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amy E. Harmon*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rachel Marro*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Deb Mier*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Katie Skibbe*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Margaret Vimont*</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">*Paid part-time
staff who also volunteer</span></p>
IMPACT Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022619561011168644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-87563029832156190692021-03-22T16:10:00.005-05:002021-03-22T16:10:43.823-05:00February 2021 Newsletter<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnCaptionBlock" style="background-color: #eae8f1; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnCaptionBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnCaptionBlockInner" style="padding: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnCaptionBottomContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="mcnCaptionBottomImageContent" style="padding: 0px 9px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><img alt="" class="mcnImage" height="155" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0402b0cdc0ffda8980f23f777/images/c76ad26e-6005-4726-8bfa-20b53cef6fb0.jpg" style="border-radius: 1%; border: 6px solid rgb(72, 38, 159); height: auto; max-width: 1820px; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom;" width="486" /></td></tr><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top" width="564"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;"><em style="font-size: 11px;">Katie and AC say thanks to all the participants who </em><span style="font-size: 11px;"><em>attended</em></span><em style="font-size: 11px;"> the Boundary Setting workshop and made it a success! </em></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="background-color: #eae8f1; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody class="mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnBoxedTextBlockInner" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px 18px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: #48269f; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; padding: 18px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div><br /><strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 48px;">IMPACT Updates</span></span></strong><br /><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Setting Boundaries Online</strong></span><br /><br />On February 20th, IMPACT Chicago held a Boundary Setting workshop via Zoom. <br /><br />The workshop was a success! Participants said:<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><em>"The topic of setting boundaries & understanding limits was addressed very well, both with practical examples (participant interaction) and descriptive situations (different environment anecdotes from the coaches)."<br /><br />"Both instructors were so kind and informative—loved every minute!"</em></div> <hr /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>"Hope Talks" with IMPACT Chicago</strong></span><br /><br />IMPACT Chicago had the privilege of participating in "Hope Talks," sponsored by the <a href="https://www.southsidecenterofhope.org/" span="" style="color: white; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Southside Center of Hope</a>, a nonprofit recovery home for Chicago women who are experiencing homelessness or recovering from addiction. These monthly live chats allow local organizations to share resources and discuss topics that are important to the communities they serve.<br /><br />You can watch the livestream of February's "Hope Talks" <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=476901310351375&ref=watch_permalink" span="" style="color: white; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here</a> <span style="color: white;">(IMPACT's Lisa Amoroso appears at minute 38!). <br /> </span><hr /><br /><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>ESD on the Empowerment Podcast</strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">In January, retired IMPACT Chicago instructor Martha Thompson spoke with Silvia Smart, host of <a href="https://nagacommunity.com/the-empowerment-podcast/" span="" style="color: white; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">The Empowerment Podcast</a>. During the podcast, Martha shared what has driven her dedication to Empowerment Self-Defense (ESD) work and what sets ESD apart from other forms of self-defense.<br /><br />You can listen to the interview <a href="https://theempowermentproject.podbean.com/e/interview-with-martha-thompson-the-empowerment-self-defense-model/?fbclid=IwAR2ZScBqiRQT6DTWKinvDiXJ-5jl-APQltPhoAsbqZgPkmILUK0ZrsVHi9E" span="" style="color: white; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /> </div><hr /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>ESD Around the World</strong></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;">Martha also helped spread the word about Empowerment Self-Defense to Turkish news agency Mesopotamia Agency. Martha, Deb and Maple were interviewed by journalists Gözde Çağrı Özköse and Zemo Ağgözas about self-defense training and how it can help women everywhere. You can find their interviews here:<br /><br /><a href="http://mezopotamyaajansi27.com/en/ALL-NEWS/content/view/122823?fbclid=IwAR3U29FYDCNH8oUcEX4LqACy8JD7AKlm2CYn4EUmC2Kbh8i96FzLW1lvgHE" span="" style="color: white; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Women are Reclaiming Their Voices</a> (Martha)<br /><br /><a href="http://mezopotamyaajansi27.com/en/ALL-NEWS/content/view/124666" span="" style="color: white; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Our Voice Can Save Another Woman's Life</a> (Maple and Deb)<br /> <hr /><br /><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Next up...</strong></span></span><br /><br />Have you been looking for an opportunity to practice incorporating self-defense principles into realistic scenarios? Join us for the upcoming Self-Defense Scenarios workshop on April 24th! You can find the details <a href="https://www.impactchicago.org/workshops1.html" span="" style="color: white; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #8a8181; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" id="templateBody" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(234, 232, 241); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; text-size-adjust: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyContainer" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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Foster Ave.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">May 15<br />12:00 - 3:00 PM<br /><a href="https://www.impactchicago.org/workshops1.html" style="color: white; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank"><img data-file-id="5105198" height="48" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0402b0cdc0ffda8980f23f777/images/0af6eab2-11a1-4890-ae67-a3a605f37d6b.png" style="border: 0px; height: 48px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 150px;" width="150" /></a></span><br /><br /> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>IMPACT Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022619561011168644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-62454366873894914212021-03-15T15:27:00.001-05:002021-03-15T15:27:39.273-05:00Thank you to IMPACT Chicago Volunteers 2020!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNbYadKNuJaXeKxGvZE00JOlo8Okrph_nnV8_6eSIS3WsXWEjdd0xVezL2H8pYg0S3o5pU5AxYkaFvl1dC79Hpd-5-hfv9RLl2jJm4m2VRdBRL19RxkK7T_57sxI9HprpMnyR4kvGNLE/s238/cheers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="212" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNbYadKNuJaXeKxGvZE00JOlo8Okrph_nnV8_6eSIS3WsXWEjdd0xVezL2H8pYg0S3o5pU5AxYkaFvl1dC79Hpd-5-hfv9RLl2jJm4m2VRdBRL19RxkK7T_57sxI9HprpMnyR4kvGNLE/w356-h400/cheers.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Huge and heartfelt thank yous to all the many people who volunteered for IMPACT Chicago in 2020. Your energy, talent, and time are deeply appreciated!</span></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">(If we have inadvertently left you off the list, please <a href="mailto:info@impactchicago.org" target="_blank">let us know</a>).<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b>Admin Team</b><br />Lisa Amoroso<br />Aaron Christensen<br />Amy E. Harmon*<br />Mindy Hilt*<br />Rehana Manejwala<br />Katie Skibbe<br />Martha Thompson<br /><br /><b>Board</b><br />Bruce Brio (outgoing co-chair)<br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Katie Skibbe (outgoing co-chair)<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">Lisa Amoroso<br />Tara Brinkman<br />Courtney Henderson<br />Denise Lewin Loyd<br />Deb Mier<br />Martha Thompson<br /><br /><b>Class Assistants</b><br />Rehana Manejwala<br />Madison Rieck<br />Emilia Donnenberg-Smith<br /><br /><b>Instructors</b><br />Rob*<br />Joe<br />Bruce Brio (retired)<br />AC*<br />Dominic<br />Katie*<br />Rachel*<br />Mark Nessel (retired)*<br />Ben*<br />Martha*<br />Margaret*<br />Nat*<br /><br /><b>Social Media</b><br /></span>Arden Austin</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Rachel Marro<br />Dana Dunham</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Maple Walker Lloyd<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Kim Ruhana<br />Martha Thompson<br /><br /><b>What Is IMPACT & Other</b><br />Ellyn Bank<br />Bruce Brio</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Amy E. Harmon</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Maple Walker Lloyd</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Denise Lewin Loyd<br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Rehana Manejwala</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Rachel Marro</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Deb Mier</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">Priya Nelson<br />Amy Parakkat<br />Chloe Pooler<br /></span>Kristen Reid</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: black;">Madison Rieck</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Emilia Donnenberg-Smith</span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;">Elizabeth West<br /><br /><b>Website</b><br />Amy E. Harmon*<br />Lisa Amoroso<br />Nate Tracy-Amoroso<br /><br /><b>Workshop Leaders</b><br />Lisa Amoroso*<br />Tara Brinkman*<br />Amy E. Harmon*<br />Rachel Marro*<br />Deb Mier*<br />Katie Skibbe*<br />Martha Thompson, Trainer*<br />Margaret Vimont*<br /><br />*Paid part-time staff who also volunteer</span></div>IMPACT Chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15022619561011168644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-33178076568541284052021-02-24T09:15:00.009-06:002021-02-24T09:24:19.868-06:00January 2021 Newsletter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FhguX0x96bp6IRXTJeJD2aneacXJdWG3ENeyNmExH_OGiMobRTYaKzGeGEaLQKXi7WTTth2xMMYh2Qq5to-MiwUDEUMZpRLKfeyIbVH5TtKwlQpW58qhwujTLUP5rIk9FrhPx91sKPs/s807/Bystander+Zoom+Jan+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="807" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FhguX0x96bp6IRXTJeJD2aneacXJdWG3ENeyNmExH_OGiMobRTYaKzGeGEaLQKXi7WTTth2xMMYh2Qq5to-MiwUDEUMZpRLKfeyIbVH5TtKwlQpW58qhwujTLUP5rIk9FrhPx91sKPs/w489-h231/Bystander+Zoom+Jan+2020.jpg" width="489" /></a></div><br /> <em style="background-color: #eae8f1; color: #202020; font-family: arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">IMPACT kicked off the new year with a successful Bystander Support workshop led by Rachel, with technical support by Lisa.</em><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div style="background-color: #48269f; color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><br /><strong><span face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 48px;">IMPACT Updates</span></span></strong><br /><br /> </div><div style="background-color: #48269f; color: #f2f2f2; font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>...aaand we're back!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">IMPACT Chicago held its first workshop of 2021 on January 23rd. Bystander Support took place online, with Rachel instructing and Lisa making sure Zoom ran smoothly.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">It was a hit! Participants commented:</span><p style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><em>...There is no one-size fits all. It was important for me to hear from the other participants the obstacles they had encountered or could imagine encountering that would have prevented them from interceding; and to have Rachel help us think them through with possible tools.</em></p><p style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /><em>Actually practicing helped me visualize the scenario and now I feel more confident responding.</em></p><hr style="font-size: 14px;" /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>There's more where that came from!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">The </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://impactchicago.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D0402b0cdc0ffda8980f23f777%26id%3De5510a3098%26e%3D9e97d05b32&source=gmail&ust=1614264986628000&usg=AFQjCNE0kUj4HEv7X8W5c7BdO8egWMlsIA" href="https://www.impactchicago.org/schedule-2021.html" span="" style="color: white;" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2021 schedule</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"> is now available on the </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://impactchicago.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D0402b0cdc0ffda8980f23f777%26id%3Df10039dd78%26e%3D9e97d05b32&source=gmail&ust=1614264986628000&usg=AFQjCNEcAcFK5x_qUTklc-CbDacj6vc-0Q" href="https://www.impactchicago.org/" span="" style="color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>IMPACT Chicago website</b></span></a><span style="font-size: 14px;">. Take a look and see what IMPACT has in store this year.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><hr style="font-size: 14px;" /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Next up...</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Join us for a </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.impactchicago.org/workshops1.html" target="_blank">Boundary Setting Workshop</a></b></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> on February 20th! The workshop will be held online and is pay-what-you-can up to $25. For more information or to register, </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://impactchicago.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D0402b0cdc0ffda8980f23f777%26id%3Db4d5e91344%26e%3D9e97d05b32&source=gmail&ust=1614264986628000&usg=AFQjCNHC_XUzT1XGEj-vMOJIMcHdFLgebw" href="https://www.impactchicago.org/" span="" style="color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>visit the website</b></span></a><span style="font-size: 14px;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><hr style="font-size: 14px;" /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Thank you!</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">Our heartfelt thanks to </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://impactchicago.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D0402b0cdc0ffda8980f23f777%26id%3Da204df77e1%26e%3D9e97d05b32&source=gmail&ust=1614264986628000&usg=AFQjCNEJpIUD9p8za-4Lqw-BiiV1XePSeQ" href="https://impactchicago.blogspot.com/2021/01/thank-you-to-impact-chicagos-2020-donors.html" span="" style="color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>IMPACT Chicago's 2020 donors</b></span></a><span style="font-size: 14px;">! Your generous donations help us cover the costs of the CORE program and IMPACT for Girls. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></div>
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<br /><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.impactchicago.org/workshops1.html" target="_blank">Boundary Setting Workshop (Online)<br />February 20<br />1:00 - 2:30 PM</a></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.impactchicago.org/workshops1.html" target="_blank">Self-Defense Scenarios Workshop <br />1650 W. Foster Ave.<br />April 24<br />12:00 - 3:00 PM</a></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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Donations cover the rest. </span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Anonymous</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Jeanne</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Adams</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Lois Adams</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Janet</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Altman</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Laney</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Amoroso</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Lisa</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Amoroso</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">In honor of Mar</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">tha </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Bettie Thompson Ashbee</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Arden</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Austin</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">James</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Baima</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Ellyn & John</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Bank</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Arlene</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Benzinge</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">r - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Lili</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Betancourt</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Susan</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Blessin</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">g</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Amy</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Blumenthal</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Tara</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Brinkman</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Bruce</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Brio</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Pat Broughton</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Sheila & Steve</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Carson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Adam</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Charney</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Aaron</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Christensen</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Bryan</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Cleal</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Nancy</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Cohen</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Rachel</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Collins</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Dorianne</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Conn</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Dianne (Dee)</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Costanzo</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson & in memory of Adrian Costanzo</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Cyd</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Curtis Bate</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">s</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Mari Jo</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">De Paolo</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Kevin</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">DeJovine</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Donna</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Del Principe</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Carla</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Eisenberg</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Cheri</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Erdman</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Claire Tropp - class '89</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Margaret</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Evans</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Korrin A.</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Fallbache</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">r</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Tam</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Fletcher</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Kira</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Freigang</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Laurie</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Fuller</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Anne Gendler & David Leib</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Therese</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Given</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Jennifer Gould</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Robyn & Tijuana Gray</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Amanda</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Gregory</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Amy</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> E. </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Harmo</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">n - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Margit</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Henderson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Loretta</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Jackson</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Carol</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Jennings</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Linda</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Kaplan</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">June</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Kirk</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">-</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Kasey Klipsch & Angela Sherrill - Dianne Costanzo Fund</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Katherine (Katie)</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Knapowski</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Susan</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Landwer</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Ruth</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Lipschutz</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Mary</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Loftu</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">s</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Betsy</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Lucas</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Martin</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Lucas</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Rachel</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Lucas-</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">T</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">hompson </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">G</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">raha</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">m</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Priscilla</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Martin</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Margaret</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">McGrat</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">h - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Debra</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Mier</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> & Sheila Hickey</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Emily</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Moreno</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Jeannette & Terry</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Mostrom</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Priya</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Nelson</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Shiyu & Anthony</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Nitsos</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Clara</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Orban</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Piper</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Parker</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Lauren</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Perez</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Svetlana (Liz)</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Pfau</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Lisa</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Pines</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Rachel</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Preveau</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Ann-Christine</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Racette</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Don & Judy</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Rosedale</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Kim</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Ruhana</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Roger & Loriann</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Safian</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Laura</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Sanders</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Asha</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Sarod</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">e</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Gail</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Schubert</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Linda Stawicki</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Tracey</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Shafroth</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Peggy</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Shinner</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Yehudit</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Sidikman</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Katie</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Skibbe</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Karen</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Staib Duff</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">y</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Patrice</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Stearley</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Charlotte</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Suk</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Martha </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Thompson</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of all the students since 1987</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Margaret (Marge)</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Tomasi</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">k</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">C.M.</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Villa</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Carrie</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Villa</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Iris</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Waichler</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Amy</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Wallin</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Elizabeth</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">West</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> - </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">in honor of Martha Thompson</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Amelia (Mimi)</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Wilson</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px; padding-left: 36px;"></span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Amelia</span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Zimet</span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 21.6px;">Please let us know if we have made any errors. Thank you!</span></p><p></p>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-32516237198499964752020-11-09T10:05:00.073-06:002020-11-09T16:20:41.057-06:00I Have Felt Privileged for Every Moment of This Work: Martha Thompson Retires From IMPACT Chicago<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Gyse8xqMkQKjv6PuMnqI1bAm4d_Yn2eG-dqHz9-DTbH7NnTimQgjCGHrO6VGKSsej6d3Ty2xDiAAmBVJXM_HHt1UrhVQFXepOreyRrho1HBBCI7-al0b5dGibG7t4dLo36dd_TUKf1wJ/s247/Martha.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="247" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Gyse8xqMkQKjv6PuMnqI1bAm4d_Yn2eG-dqHz9-DTbH7NnTimQgjCGHrO6VGKSsej6d3Ty2xDiAAmBVJXM_HHt1UrhVQFXepOreyRrho1HBBCI7-al0b5dGibG7t4dLo36dd_TUKf1wJ/w200-h200/Martha.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over 30 years ago, my friend Theo encouraged me to go to a
self-defense presentation and demonstration to find out more about a unique
self-defense course she had taken. When the organizers invited volunteers to do
a knee strike to the guy in the padded suit, my hand went up. The experience of
that kick was all I needed to sign up for the next course.</div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That May 1988 program brought together so many of my
commitments and interests that I said yes when asked to help develop a self-defense
program appropriate for a college curriculum. I had started my university career of teaching sociology with a women's and gender studies focus at age 23 and the
opportunity to combine my academic
interests with teamwork, emotional work, and powerful voices and bodies as a self-defense instructor was irresistible.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve been involved with IMPACT Chicago for over half my
adult life and it is now time for me to step back from teaching full-force
programs, serving on the board, and doing administrative work. I will continue to
support IMPACT Chicago and its dedicated and skilled Admin Team, Board, and
Instructors in whatever way I can (e.g. if needed, assist with instructor
training and help our IMPACT:Ability program get off the ground).</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I will still be doing empowerment and social justice work as
I continue as the Self-Defense Coordinator for the National Women’s Martial
Arts Federation until 2022; continue to be an active member of the Empowerment
Self-Defense Alliance, an organization dedicated to influencing national
dialogue about preventing interpersonal violence; and continue to support the
work of not only IMPACT Chicago, but other IMPACT chapters.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have greatly enjoyed and appreciated all the people I’ve
worked with over the past 32 years to build and maintain the infrastructure
that makes it possible for IMPACT Chicago to offer our fabulous programs. Whether
new to IMPACT or a long-time volunteer like Lisa Amoroso who has been
volunteering since 1990, the work of IMPACT Chicago board members and
administrative staff has made it possible for IMPACT Chicago to continue to
shine since 1987. I have felt privileged for every moment of this work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4gm6l-hJ9LW9rVAlg-_Ur8swpDGeuBpxATJfCLleDbgs_YGAxiyswtMhUolBKZHlFlWa-atHFnWvbiM1ZUClzUCjcnQVL0_Y1uuCWvVNwKr2FSkiFdLplvnp2GotBMUH6_rilSlDBhL-/s2048/Martha+Coach.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1985" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4gm6l-hJ9LW9rVAlg-_Ur8swpDGeuBpxATJfCLleDbgs_YGAxiyswtMhUolBKZHlFlWa-atHFnWvbiM1ZUClzUCjcnQVL0_Y1uuCWvVNwKr2FSkiFdLplvnp2GotBMUH6_rilSlDBhL-/w194-h200/Martha+Coach.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Not surprisingly
I hope, my biggest inspirations and rewards have been found on the mat. I have
been moved profoundly by each person who has courageously stepped into an
IMPACT class; each circle where we witness others’ grappling with their past,
reflecting on the present, and opening themselves to a bigger future; each
scenario where a defender faces and meets a challenge; and each time we applaud and cheer for each other. I have felt privileged for every
moment of this work.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have not experienced these inspirations and rewards alone.
The teamwork with other lead and suited instructors and class assistants has
been so enriching. There is nothing like getting feedback from a team on a
class plan; working with that team to put the plan into practice while also
working to make minute by minute adjustments; and in challenging moments experiencing support from a team member's glance, a word, or a nod. I have felt privileged
for every moment of this work.</p>Martha Thompson<br />Instructor, 1988-2020<br />Volunteer Coordinator/Director/Admin Team Co-Leader, 1988-1995, 1996-2020 <br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Our fund drive this year is in honor of my retirement.
You can find the lovely letter from IMPACT Chicago about my work and some more
words from me <a href="https://impactchicago.blogspot.com/2020/11/impact-chicagos-2020-annual-fund-drive.html">HERE</a>. I know there are many organizations and issues worthy of
your financial support. I hope you will join me in making a donation to IMPACT
Chicago this year. Any amount will mean a lot to our continued
work. <span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">You can donate on the </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.impactchicago.org/donate-now.html&source=gmail&ust=1605046477036000&usg=AFQjCNGQ_i-hwK-71scnyMXMzgYmTQ0GDg" href="https://www.impactchicago.org/donate-now.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank">IMPACT Chicago website</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"> via Paypal, on the</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/impactchicago&source=gmail&ust=1605046477036000&usg=AFQjCNEX7tbwRigd808vL9d7kJD4BVVOpQ" href="https://www.facebook.com/impactchicago" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" target="_blank"> IMPACT Chicago Facebook page</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">, or send a check to IMPACT Chicago, 4057 N. Damen Ave, Chicago IL 60618. Thank you.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSb7wadIRh_CNO_xJtbG8geYjrDN4MHz1Qc8_84eQUDd2p0oRV-e4hmaZTt6-p5Ql7cBxWUQM5gbqZlCfvUJ2amfQVFLseCEzcGF4sSfr7I0QYdFsNwRONPoNn2ZtTAo6saZmbXSF82yJ/s1224/Martha+elbow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="979" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSb7wadIRh_CNO_xJtbG8geYjrDN4MHz1Qc8_84eQUDd2p0oRV-e4hmaZTt6-p5Ql7cBxWUQM5gbqZlCfvUJ2amfQVFLseCEzcGF4sSfr7I0QYdFsNwRONPoNn2ZtTAo6saZmbXSF82yJ/w160-h200/Martha+elbow.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-76860434005362188802020-11-09T10:00:00.017-06:002020-11-09T16:19:49.565-06:00 IMPACT Chicago’s 2020 Annual Fund Drive<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For this year’s
Annual Fund Drive, we celebrate Martha Thompson’s contributions <br />
to IMPACT Chicago. Martha is retiring at the end of 2020 after over three
decades <br />
of IMPACT service. Throughout these years, Martha worked with others to build <br />
consensus and help promote empowerment self-defense across Chicagoland, as well <br />
as nationally and internationally. Her IMPACT Chicago work spanned many <br />
different leadership activities, including: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">shaping our organizational structure and culture </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">developing curricula and class plans </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">drawing upon the latest research to inform our curricula and pedagogy </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">teaching the Core Program, Advanced programs, and workshops </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">training IMPACT and Empowerment Self-Defense instructors </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">recruiting volunteers and staff </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">locating office and program space </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">coordinating our social media communication </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">building relationships with violence-prevention and empowerment organizations, frequently securing grants to partner with them </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">representing IMPACT Chicago within national and international self-defense organizations </span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">laying a foundation for IMPACT Chicago’s future.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Martha’s
contributions have been invaluable and IMPACT Chicago is deeply <br />
appreciative of all her time, energy, and expertise. Martha has worked and <br />
connected with many, many, many graduates and supporters over the years. And, <br />
while we are not able to have a big party due to the pandemic, we’ve asked her
to <br />
write this year’s letter as a way to share her insights and share her
retirement news <br />
with you directly. We ask you to join with Martha to help make our future work
a <br />
reality by making a donation today. </span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>From Martha</i><br />Like every other organization, the pandemic affected IMPACT Chicago. We started the year with a substantial roster of workshops for other organizations and waiting lists for many of the programs we offer directly. For the safety of participants and instructors, we have canceled our in-person programs through the end of the year. <br /><br />Although we were all disappointed by these cancellations (e.g. I didn’t get to teach my last Core Skills Program), IMPACT Chicago has demonstrated the resilience and teamwork that has helped us through ups and downs over the last three decades. We developed an online self-defense program which we have already successfully offered several times; we have streamlined our virtual communication and updated documents; and we have held two organizational dialogues about racism, acknowledging our strong organizational foundation for anti-racist work, identifying ways that we can do better, and setting goals for doing better. <br /><br />Our Team—Admin, Board, and Instructors—has shifted over the decades and so many of us continue to donate generously. While circumstances and people change, our continued shared commitment to providing high-quality empowerment self-defense training has not. <br /><br />What a privilege for me to have worked collaboratively for over three decades to envision, build, and continue to grow an organization dedicated to creating a world where all people can live safely and with dignity. What a privilege to have witnessed so many courageously transforming their lives and their vision of themselves, expanding their circles of support, and aiming to build safer communities for all. </span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please join me in supporting IMPACT Chicago; no amount is too small or too large! <span style="font-family: inherit;">Y</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">ou can donate on the </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.impactchicago.org/donate-now.html&source=gmail&ust=1605046477036000&usg=AFQjCNGQ_i-hwK-71scnyMXMzgYmTQ0GDg" href="https://www.impactchicago.org/donate-now.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">IMPACT Chicago website</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> via Paypal, on the</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/impactchicago&source=gmail&ust=1605046477036000&usg=AFQjCNEX7tbwRigd808vL9d7kJD4BVVOpQ" href="https://www.facebook.com/impactchicago" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"> IMPACT Chicago Facebook page</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">, or send a check to IMPACT Chicago, 4057 N. Damen Ave, Chicago IL 60618. Thank you.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wishing you peace and safety,</span><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Martha Thompson<br /></span><br /> </div></div></div></div>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-49235857414261579542020-11-02T20:56:00.000-06:002020-11-02T20:55:39.128-06:00Resources for Self-Care in Challenging TimesThe following are some resources for self-care to address burnout, stress, and overwhelming feelings.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://my.happify.com/hd/how-to-avoid-burnout-while-keeping-up-the-fight-for-social-justice/?fbclid=IwAR1HtLBLxMOC55RZ5M9YEkudNnMF2Jxilad307rj2KFi7QM6qNcuVKfX-uQ">How to Avoid Burnout While Keeping Up the Fight for Social Justice </a></div><div>Marisa Cohen interviewed IMPACT Boston Meg Stone about how she regained energy and passion for advocacy work. Cohen identified six things to avoid burnout: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>focus on self-nourishment </li><li>harness your anger </li><li>narrow your focus </li><li>take regular breaks </li><li>celebrate small steps </li><li>find the power of an affirmation</li></ul></div><div><a href="https://hbr.org/2020/09/research-why-breathing-is-so-effective-at-reducing-stress?fbclid=IwAR3CXSCefFa6SPho04LwTvuVnbt9K4SEArg8uinwl7NS8qOv0hkFGOci6RU">Research: Why Breathing is So Effective at Reducing Stress</a> </div><div>Emma Seppälä, Christina Bradley, and Michael R. Goldstein report on research about the effectiveness of breathing in stress reduction. For instance, changing the rhythm of our breathing can slow our heart rate and can help us find calmness and improve our ability to think clearly. Breathing in speeds up our heart rate and breathing out slows it down. One recommended exercise to increase calmness is for several minutes inhale to a count of 4 and exhale at a count of 8. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.mindful.org/self-compassion-practices-to-deepen-your-resilience/?fbclid=IwAR0Tt4VnwCHHcOziMMNAL9MScLBdd5YlP_j3juuwSvVufB9Rx8LqMBIUvGY">Self-Compassion Practices to Deepen Your Resilience </a></div><div>Linda Graham highlights the benefits of self-compassion for reducing anxiety and fear and practices that can help build resilience: She says: “Mindful self-compassion teaches us to notice and focus on our feelings, but then gives us a practice to shift those feelings.” She recommends two self-compassion practices to build resilience: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Self-compassion breaks
For instance, if you start to feel overwhelmed with an emotion, put your hand on your heart which “activates the release of oxytocin, the hormone of safety and trust.” </li><li>Develop self-compassion as an ongoing practice
For instance, practice saying “May I be kind to myself in this moment, in any moment, in every moment.
</li></ul></div>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-81118805413329266252020-10-19T09:00:00.010-05:002020-10-19T09:00:00.400-05:00IMPACT Chicago History Lives On<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSv3anxfyg6jkmjvEoqTrGO2IeFcrLSp7P8-2KABW3nZX5KOGRmxDmZg7nkOY1Ggerh5jYPEXXw76C66T6a6oBmKZa_owbodY0fixxUDfn2yf4UWLKI-l7_Qru-S-4MeBhsjjeW81YBHh/s2048/Laura+Berfield+WLArchives.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: left; float: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSv3anxfyg6jkmjvEoqTrGO2IeFcrLSp7P8-2KABW3nZX5KOGRmxDmZg7nkOY1Ggerh5jYPEXXw76C66T6a6oBmKZa_owbodY0fixxUDfn2yf4UWLKI-l7_Qru-S-4MeBhsjjeW81YBHh/s320/Laura+Berfield+WLArchives.jpg"/></a></div>On
October 15, 2020 Laura Berfield (pictured here), Archivist at Loyola University Women and Leadership Archives, accepted four crates of documents from IMPACT Chicago Lead Instructor and Admin Team Co-Leader Martha Thompson. Martha donated the IMPACT Chicago documents she has collected since she began working collaboratively to build and maintain the infrastructure to support IMPACT Chicago programming (not participants' personal information or instructors and staff personnel files). The documents provide insight into the founding and early development of IMPACT Chicago as well as the opportunities and challenges that the organization faced from 1987 to the early 2000s.
The Women and Leadership Archives collects, preserves, and makes available records of women and women's organizations documenting women's lives, contributions, and activism and women's issues.
IMPACT Chicago is proud to be part of the Women and Leadership Archive collection!Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-90586311080757088392020-10-12T09:00:00.001-05:002020-10-12T09:00:00.491-05:00Kicking Down the Barriers: Self-Defense and Social Justice<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2korzbmlcP_DKNcLvMQmM-mDFIOAn9ErDJLdIn_llxotiI87UqWeHGrqsYwDbFd-I4V412IJ7faelNxvsIA48NmTMcOmp5Aw1I14sAFSBsHBG-tVXW4S2_xP4ZUnWTZdut7tGxWbIHBOt/s1100/theline_7_orig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1100" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2korzbmlcP_DKNcLvMQmM-mDFIOAn9ErDJLdIn_llxotiI87UqWeHGrqsYwDbFd-I4V412IJ7faelNxvsIA48NmTMcOmp5Aw1I14sAFSBsHBG-tVXW4S2_xP4ZUnWTZdut7tGxWbIHBOt/w320-h213/theline_7_orig.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Social injustice is not all in our heads. Our identities and
our bodies are influenced by our placement in complex intersections of social privilege
and oppression. We learn to use and move
our bodies in ways that reinforce these complex intersections. Empowerment self-defense training offers an opportunity to
interrupt perceptions and movements of our bodies that perpetuate patterns of
inequality and injustice. </p><p>In empowerment self-defense training, participants:</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Develop confidence, calmness, and assertiveness; not
aggression or submissiveness.</li><li>Practice setting boundaries and honoring the boundaries of
others.</li><li>Discover the power of their bodies and the power of
integrating body, mind, voice, and spirit.</li><li>Explode the myth that only extraordinary people and actions
can prevent, redirect, or stop someone bigger or stronger.</li><li>Recognize the effectiveness of everyday skills, such as
paying attention, making decisions, speaking up, and acting decisively.</li><li>Learn that physical self-defense tools are as close as their
elbows, hands, knees, and feet.</li><li>Experience being responsible for themselves while also
supporting, cheering on, and learning from others.</li></ul><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<p class="MsoNormal">The potential impact of empowerment self-defense training
goes beyond individual participants. Imagine the consequences if thousands of people
in a community were not only able to defend themselves from violence, but had
experienced an empowerment self-defense program where they practiced challenging
norms of aggression and compliance, demystified images of who is powerful
and deserving, and collectively imagined a world where all people live safely
and with dignity. Those thousands could set thousands more in motion.</p>
Martha Thompson<br />IMPACT Chicago
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Based on “Kicking down the barriers: Self-defense and
social change,” originally published in KIAI!, the newsletter of Thousand Waves
Martial Arts and Self-Defense Center, September 2001.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-87360051021452661502020-09-28T09:00:00.118-05:002020-09-28T17:11:12.284-05:00The Power of NO<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB03T8PgEeReuCz796V-v2KCJZcn8evGiVxWmDxHp-qOnN9fIOiuMcCCvgFs2KlOdsYzxZJiAn5CF39ijjy1ITv3jbz1o-94nhoFdeFgdxyTZvMSNst_cHf-u2Qln0kBM0e579jTOkIPol/s2048/circle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB03T8PgEeReuCz796V-v2KCJZcn8evGiVxWmDxHp-qOnN9fIOiuMcCCvgFs2KlOdsYzxZJiAn5CF39ijjy1ITv3jbz1o-94nhoFdeFgdxyTZvMSNst_cHf-u2Qln0kBM0e579jTOkIPol/s320/circle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">A common experience in an IMPACT Chicago program is participants gathering in a circle and uniting their voices with a loud NO. What is it about that circle that unleashes such powerful energy? On the surface it seems like a simple exercise, however, the underlying assumptions and principles are complex. Key assumptions are that experiencing and/or witnessing violence affect the total person, disrupting our sense of wholeness and creating individual isolation and feelings of helplessness and powerlessness; and that we have the capacity to turn feelings of helplessness and powerlessness into empowerment. </span></div><p>Empowerment occurs when we claim or reclaim our body, mind, and spirit and experience our connection to others. In a NO circle:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We are in community with others.</li><li>We practice our right to say NO.</li><li>We engage our whole selves.</li><li>We experience the power of a collective voice.</li></ul><p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Martha
Thompson<o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin: 0in;">IMPACT Chicago</p><p style="margin: 0in;">Lead Instructor and Admin Team Co-Leader</p><p style="margin: 0in;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="margin: 0in;">Drawn from Martha Thompson."The Power of NO." First published 1990 in <i>Feminist Teacher</i> 5(1):24-25. Republished in 1998 in <i>The Feminist Teacher Anthology: Pedagogies and Classroom Strategies. </i>Teachers College, Columbia University.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-49554418529249845512020-09-21T08:54:00.016-05:002020-09-21T13:19:36.492-05:00 "Five Fingers" of Being An Ally<span id="docs-internal-guid-dfef46b0-7fff-967f-5ef3-c34a09440f7c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43zTD4qnXICqg70Kbe_uwtja5Ff00ZouJc2zWT8CHRdINSxPGGRd3ht3P5vtLg8_Jlg_BMd5F5Cxxw4w-A-A1fL4TBDL0A0Hiyc_D5565JcGLV-zQwpQvLQWSta0bM3kmBp1qjGl-Szrl/s2048/Ally.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1964" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43zTD4qnXICqg70Kbe_uwtja5Ff00ZouJc2zWT8CHRdINSxPGGRd3ht3P5vtLg8_Jlg_BMd5F5Cxxw4w-A-A1fL4TBDL0A0Hiyc_D5565JcGLV-zQwpQvLQWSta0bM3kmBp1qjGl-Szrl/w192-h200/Ally.jpg" width="192" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> Think </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">♦ Listen ♦ Connect</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">♦ Check ♦ Reflect</span></div></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 72pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Think</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are the most relevant positions of privilege and oppression in this situation?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What is your combination of privilege and oppression? </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are the combinations of privilege and oppression of others?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are possible communication dynamics with these combinations of privilege and oppression and how might they affect communication.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Listen</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open your mind and your ears to hear words and feelings</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Release judgment</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make no comparisons</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try imagining the world or situation through others’ points-of-view</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What might your challenges be in listening?</span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connect</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Give your full attention to the person speaking</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make “soft” eye contact </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use open body language</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Project warmth and empathy</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be or stay open to learning from those you wish to support as an ally</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Note your feelings, including any discomfort but set that aside for the moment. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What challenges might you face in connecting?</span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Say in your own words what you have heard/witnessed</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ask what might you offer or do in the way of personal or organizational support</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check that what you can offer is helpful </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What challenges might you face in checking in with others?</span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reflect</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What have you learned about the issue, yourself, your beliefs, your behavior? </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What steps can you take to make your beliefs and behavior more consistent (not perfection)?</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 72pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What challenges might you face as you reflect on your own beliefs and actions (or lack of action)? </span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Developed by Pamela Robert and Martha Thompson, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2014 Thousand Waves Martial Arts and Self-Defense Center </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meditations on Activism: On Being an Ally (</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">updated 2020)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adapted from “</span><a href="https://thousandwaves.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Basic-Self-Defense-overview.pdf" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Five Fingers of Self-Defense</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">,”an approach to teaching self-defense </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">women and girls created by women martial artists in the 1970s: Think, Yell, Run, Fight, Tell.</span></p><br /></span>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-86011203535523086792020-09-14T15:01:00.000-05:002020-09-14T15:01:39.079-05:00Microaggressions and Self-Defense Training: Revisited<p><span style="font-family: times;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-hU20TT38Ie0tDYr1I8Hr9ZwHVYb_WdvKgpG_LrInGE2Maed3awdQdypFNYAJ2OVFLgIrIwl_1lneECl0BoH6gw09d8Inj208-cKRgRFnGBt08qStfLsG48CHvGk1ZB3E0f-JbBZjQEH/s292/Awards-DeFour-NWMAF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="292" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-hU20TT38Ie0tDYr1I8Hr9ZwHVYb_WdvKgpG_LrInGE2Maed3awdQdypFNYAJ2OVFLgIrIwl_1lneECl0BoH6gw09d8Inj208-cKRgRFnGBt08qStfLsG48CHvGk1ZB3E0f-JbBZjQEH/w200-h158/Awards-DeFour-NWMAF.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">In 2010, I was asked to give a presentation at the National Women’s
Martial Arts Federation/Self Defense Instructor’s Conference. This was the
first time that I formally made the connection between self-defense training
and <a></a><a>microaggressions.</a></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The conference
organizers indicated that I could speak about anything that I wanted to. The
topic was open. They told me that I was
recommended. My friend and mentor Linda
Ramzy (a central figure in the Empowerment Self Defense Movement) had given my
name to the coordinators as someone that they should ask to speak. I think that one goal was to add more diverse
voices. I was not sure what I wanted to present. At that time many things were going in my
personal and professional life and I believe that made me think about
microaggressions. In 2010. the concept was not part of common social discourse
like it is now. In fact, no one really referred
to the concept except people in my field (psychology). When I told people in my
dojo what I was going to talk about they said “what’s that?” I got the same reaction when I submitted my
title to the conference coordinators.Now it is part of the common lexicon.
(Some years ago, it even came in one of my favorite shows “Grey’s
Anatomy.”) This morning one of my
neighbors used the term during a conversation in our building’s laundry
room!</span></div></span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">As many of you are aware, “microaggressions” was a concept first
developed in the early 1970’s. Chester Pierce (1927-2016) an African American
psychiatrist and Professor at the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of
Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education created it “to describe
modern-day racism in the U.S.” </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Since that
time, Derald Wing Sue (Professor of Counseling Psychology at Columbia
University) and his colleagues have made it a central psychological
concept.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">First aimed at the
discrimination which is targeted at people because of race and then expanded to
include other identities.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Their
definition:</span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: times;">Microaggressions are the everyday slights, indignities, put-downs, and insults that people of color, women, LGBT, or those who are marginalized experience in their day to day interactions with people. Micro aggressions often times appear to be a compliment but contain a meta communication or a hidden insult to the target groups in which it is delivered. People who engage in microaggressions are ordinary folks who experience themselves as good moral decent individuals. Microaggressions occur because they are outside the level of conscious awareness of the perpetrator. (Sue 2010) </span></blockquote><span style="font-family: times;">My goal in developing the initial presentation was to push the feminist self-defense community to think of violence and feminist self-defense in new ways. In that context to highlight that people are defending themselves against many forms of violence. This violence can be explicit or subtle. What training do they need to defend against the subtle forms of violence? Secondary goals were for instructors to examine their practices as self-defense instructors. In what ways have self-defense instructors embedded microaggressions into their courses without realizing it? How was the “one-size fits all” view of SD harming their students?</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>In addition, I wanted the
organization (NWMAF) to examine the ways in which it could be strengthened by
attending to this issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Were particular
groups being driven away because of subtle forms of bigotry?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: times; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">I was
prompted to finally write about this history because over the last several years
my work on microaggressions has been used and continues to be used by ESD
instructors and their students without giving me credit. While I am flattered
and pleased that the self-defense community has taken up the concept and
incorporated into their work I nevertheless would like to remind empowerment
self-defense instructors that I have been contributing to the framing of
empowerment self-defense and microaggressions for a decade (full citations
below) and that it is important to use these citations in their presentations
and publications</span></i></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: times;">2010 Applied microaggressions defense.NWMAF. <br />2011 Did that really happen? Taking a look at racial microaggressions.NWMAF. <br />2012 Uh, what do you say now? Microaggressions and intersection oppressions (Parts 1 & <span> </span>2) NWMAF (with Sally Van Wright). <br />2015 But I didn’t mean it! Microaggressions from Perpetrators and bystander perspectives. <span> </span>NWMAF. <br />2017 The neurobiology of bravery: How teaching people to manage their stress response <span> <span> </span></span>can create more effective bystanders. NSAC (with Patti Giggins and Meg Stone). <br />2017 The neurobiology of bravery: How teaching people to manage their stress response <span> </span>can create more effective bystanders. The ESD Global Movement Conference (with Meg Stone).<br />2018 Intersectionality and Empowerment self-defense. NWMAF (With Amelia <br /><span> </span>Jones, Nadia Telsey, and Martha Thompson).<br />2019 Coping with microaggressions: Self-defense strategies. Hindsight Conference.</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: times; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p></blockquote>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">I started writing this piece several weeks ago. So much has happened from June to September. It appears that the world has been spinning on its head. We have seen great highs and great lows. I have at times gotten caught up in the eddy of despair, fighting to keep from being pulled under. Microaggressions are so embedded in our society, that they are thought by some to be the norm.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Some of the
highs. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">We are in a crucial historical
moment. Some places are coming out of Covid -19 quarantine; while we are seeing
spikes in other places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This has
highlighted inequities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are watching
protests in the US and across the world against racial injustice. We witnessed
two ground breaking Supreme Court decisions and saw Juneteenth be recognized (in
some states and cities as a holiday.) After years of pressure, a national
football team removed their logo and started the process of changing its name. This
is after years of protests that the image is insulting and damaging to
indigenous people (“microinvalidations”/”environmental microaggressions”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">For
many these events demonstrated the restoration and recognition of their
experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span>At the same
time there have been great lows for example, watching peaceful protesters shot,
gassed, and called “thugs” and “un-American.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While counter protestors are called adherers to American values and
patriots. Most recently having the current administration state that
anti-racism training and critical race theory are “divisive anti-American
propaganda that increase hate. In addition, urging federal agencies to cancel
contracts for these programs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Why does this
backdrop matter to empowerment self-defense instructors?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a psychologist,
African-American woman, and self-defense instructor who has not only studied
but also been a recipient of microaggressions here are five things I believe
need to be considered:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: times;">Think about
trauma broadly. Trauma may not all be physical violence or sexual assaults. Experiences with microaggressions can be forms
of trauma.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Utilize
trauma-informed training. Even though their experience may not fit standard
criteria for diagnoses, people coming to classes may be dealing with PTSD. Being bombarded with degrading images,
stopped in your own neighborhood, having competency questioned on a daily basis
takes its toll.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Stay humble and
open. Even though you may be an
experienced instructor it is not possible to know everything about every group. What you knew from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s
or even last year may not hold now. In addition, even if you are seemingly from
the same group, generational factors may apply</span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Involve
students. For example, as some of you already are already doing, let students
tell you what experiences are challenging for them that they need assistance
with. Have them help construct scenarios.
You might ask about “everyday” experiences that they have which they
want help with defending against. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: times;">Breathe and
listen. If you make a mistake and commit
a microaggression, take a deep breath.
Resist the urge to become defensive.
This could be a learning experience for you and members of your class.</span></li></ol><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span>Microaggressions
continue to be with us. They are potential threats to physical and mental
health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As empowerment self-defense
instructors, we have a role to play in both their eradication and assisting
people with handling them “in the meantime.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span>“The struggle
continues.”</span></p><span style="font-family: times;">
Darlene DeFour, Ph.D.<br />Associate Professor, Hunter College<br />Empowerment Self-Defense Alliance <br />NWMAF Award of Excellence <br /></span><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: times; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><b>References</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">DeFour, D. C. (2010, July) Applied
micro-aggressions defense. Presented at the National Women’s Marital
Arts Federation, Self Defense Instructors
Conference. Swarthmore
College, Swarthmore, PA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">DeFour, D.
C. (2011, July).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did that really just
happen?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taking a look at </span>racial micro-aggressions. <span style="color: black;">Presented at the National Women’s </span>Marital Arts Federation, Self Defense
Instructors Conference/Special Training. The College at Brockport -SUNY,
Brockport, NY.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: times; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">DeFour, D.C. (2015, July).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I didn’t mean it! Microaggressions from Perpetrators and bystander Perspectives. Presented at the National Women’s Martial Arts Federation/</span><span style="font-family: times;">Self-Defense Instructors Conference/Special Training, Lansing, MI.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: times; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">DeFour, D. C. (2019, December).Coping with microaggressions: </span><span style="font-family: times;">Self-defense strategies.</span><span style="font-family: times;">Paper presented at the 3</span><sup style="font-family: times;">rd</sup><span style="font-family: times;"> Annual Hindsight Conference – </span><span style="font-family: times;">Erasure, Remembrance and Healing, New York, NY.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">DeFour, D.
C. & VanWright Johnson, S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2012,
July).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uh What do you say now?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Micro-aggressions and intersecting
oppressions. Parts 1 and 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Presented at the National Women’s Marital Arts Federation,
Self Defense Instructors’ Conference/Special </span></span>Training. Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Giggans,
P., DeFour, D.C. & Stone, M. (2017, June). The neurobiology of bravery: </span>How teaching people to manage their stress
response can create more effective bystanders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Presented at the National Sexual Assault Conference, Dallas, TX.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">Stone, M.
& DeFour, D. C. (2017, July). The neurobiology of bravery: </span>How teaching people to manage their stress
response can create more effective bystanders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Empowerment Self Defense – The Global Movement conference sponsored by
El HaLev,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Broadcast from New Paltz, New
York.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Thompson, M., DeFour, D.C., Telsey, N., and Jones, A. (2018, July). </span>Intersectionality & Empowerment Self-Defense. <span style="font-family: times;">Presented at the National Women’s Marital Arts Federation, Self Defense Instructors Conference. North Central College, Naperville IL</span></p>
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In <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely?fbclid=IwAR3s-R1B2_mSm5mMIOav7mxtB7-Fh8ULx5PU06Tf1nqI8S5d3wJ-RmWMoVI">"How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct</a>," WITNESS, a human rights organization, offers recommendations on how to ethically and safely film violent and discriminatory policing. Read the article for detailed information; see below for some highlights.</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Focus on your safety and the safety of the target</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Know your rights--in the U.S. you have first amendment rights to record police in public settings as long as you don't interfere. </div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Be prepared--for example, use a 6 digit pass-code for your phone and set your phone to automatic backup. </div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Film with an eye to the larger context--how many police, how many others, what is happening.</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Film evidence that shows what you are filming is real--film something to determine the location, the day and time, do continuous filming.</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. Make a decision about whether or not to narrate--if you narrate, stick to descriptions.</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. Think through a strategy before you share or consider getting the ACLU app "Mobile Justice."</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">In <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/03/1002587/sousveillance-george-floyd-police-body-cams/">"Why Filming Police Violence Has Done Nothing to Stop It,</a>" Ethan Zuckerman reminds us that without dismantling systemic racism, filming violence will not be enough to stop it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-36675257008196386942020-08-17T09:09:00.062-05:002020-08-17T09:09:00.162-05:00We Call It Self-Defense<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFg6tdPg9A4-ixLLapIfaJK0-GlerjHzUtK3ITn0YjwX-pZZ2Lqt5YMbVCxuUAd6HB0KPIQlvBrAafYRUvNfYXhX8xnPEZMJPFRYg3lNxuFE4hStiWy8um75ErnRp6V7bjw688y-ZN-00/s320/RCCPworkshop2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFg6tdPg9A4-ixLLapIfaJK0-GlerjHzUtK3ITn0YjwX-pZZ2Lqt5YMbVCxuUAd6HB0KPIQlvBrAafYRUvNfYXhX8xnPEZMJPFRYg3lNxuFE4hStiWy8um75ErnRp6V7bjw688y-ZN-00/s0/RCCPworkshop2011.jpg" /></a></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">We call it "self-defense" because an empowering experience where you find your voice, increase your awareness, discover the power of your body, and build a strong community of women is too many words.</i></h4></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight: 400;"><span face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Nine years ago, Cathy Bazzon, IMPACT grad, wrote about the power of an IMPACT Chicago workshop at a community center. Grant funding like what we have received from the Latin School Student Philanthropic Initiative for 2020-2021 helps us bring self-defense to everyone. Excerpts from Cathy's original post <a href="http://impactchicago.blogspot.com/2011/08/we-call-it-self-defense.html">"Why We Call It Self-Defense"</a> are below. </span></div></div></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a wish to reach women of diverse backgrounds that prompted Martha Thompson, IMPACT Chicago instructor and IMPACT Director at the time, to start applying for grants. “While IMPACT is primarily a volunteer-led organization, our operating costs are substantial,” she explains. “Because of the full contact during workshops, we have to have insurance that would pretty much cover a football team. Then we have to run a not-for-profit, pay our instructors, maintain our equipment, do ongoing professional development—it adds up really quickly.” “Depending on the course, fees can reach several hundred dollars,” notes Thompson, “and a lot of women simply don’t have that kind of money.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 32px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Upon analyzing participant demographics, Thompson realized that the organization was serving mostly white women, ages 25 to 40, with middle incomes or higher. “And that meant we were not meeting our mission,” she says. “If we want to reach women, we have to go where women are,” she says. “Not only do we want to train a variety of women, but we want to work with a bigger vision of anti-violence work.”</span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;">Expanding that vision means building relationships with other organizations already committed to empowering women. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></span></div>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-76679159598308987682020-08-10T09:00:00.011-05:002020-08-10T09:00:01.653-05:00Adriana Li: Expanding Empowerment and Safety<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylh3LSwE1v2lXrA-r1YO9ZVNGgouSHz4CPeEabXybp8pOWlAHFlrD43tjA9u65x6_o8LrupjNq5WkX4dVNcUCklH6jgvdAgwdSsKUYhaJr3wckASoMyVKi48GXLDzOdzYE6fTqRC_5I2-/s960/Adrianna.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><font face="times"><img alt="Adriana Li, Coach Instructor, IMPACT Boston" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylh3LSwE1v2lXrA-r1YO9ZVNGgouSHz4CPeEabXybp8pOWlAHFlrD43tjA9u65x6_o8LrupjNq5WkX4dVNcUCklH6jgvdAgwdSsKUYhaJr3wckASoMyVKi48GXLDzOdzYE6fTqRC_5I2-/w213-h320/Adrianna.jpg" width="213" /></font></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="times">Adriana Li, IMPACT Boston</font></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">Below Adriana Li, IMPACT Boston Coach, and an
IMPACT Boston Suit demonstrate a scenario of two co-workers who get
along as friends at work and who have lots of healthy dialogue about
social-political issues. The coach character is non-binary. The suit character
is cis-gendered. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">SUIT: Hey how’s it going? Hey did you see that
article that went viral, about the new trans-rights law? What did you think
about that? </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">COACH: Actually, I wanted to talk to you about
something on that note. I meant to bring it up earlier. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">SUIT: Oh yeah, what’s up? <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">COACH: I’ve given it some thought lately, and I
love talking to you about politics, but I’m
realizing when it comes to these kinds of things, especially around trans
rights, I would prefer not to talk about it anymore. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">SUIT: Oh no, wait why is there something wrong?
I thought you loved talking about it? Plus, I figured I’d ask you, you just
know so much about it. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">COACH: I did, I’m just realizing I don’t feel
like answering questions anymore. It can be a lot. I’m noticing it’s starting
to make me uncomfortable. I think you mean well, and it’s great you want to
learn so much, but I’m sure there’s other ways you can find out about these
things. I’d prefer not to talk about it anymore. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">SUIT: Oh I’m sorry, I see that, but how come you
didn’t tell me before? <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">COACH: You’re right, I didn’t tell you before; I
own that. I think because of the work dynamic I just didn’t want to make it
awkward. But in the future, can we just<span style="color: red;"> </span>keep it to other topics? <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">SUIT: OK I get it, yes definitely I can do
that. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">COACH: Thank you, I appreciate that.</font></p></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozxPj3jsZ9zmyYQP_-4037oX707X-uqB9DBzSZ1MBUCpkaM8uXdz6JCoCn6USuJtifkM5cyev-Wn0O0MkC1dDWgohJzk73MjPPXo8sgnK6jzHY6ndjW2QG4I-OxhyphenhyphenptSvH1R4LzEmNOQF/s693/Adriana+Coaching.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><font face="times"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="693" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozxPj3jsZ9zmyYQP_-4037oX707X-uqB9DBzSZ1MBUCpkaM8uXdz6JCoCn6USuJtifkM5cyev-Wn0O0MkC1dDWgohJzk73MjPPXo8sgnK6jzHY6ndjW2QG4I-OxhyphenhyphenptSvH1R4LzEmNOQF/w200-h183/Adriana+Coaching.jpg" width="200" /></font></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="times">Adriana Coaching </font></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><b><font face="times">Adriana says:</font></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="times">I wrote the above scenario because it shows how important it
is to set boundaries with people we know and that we can change boundaries as
things come up for us. LGBTQ-advocacy and setting boundaries when having
conversations, even with well-intentions, can be emotionally taxing and may
mean creating new parameters, despite the healthy relationship. It’s about
reinforcing limits when things come up for us, and clearly communicating that
to others around us. </font></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times"> I also know how important it is to have physical tools. I
got out of a situation once by using a version of an eye strike--I didn't know
how to do it technically but it worked and gives me confidence in the
techniques we teach.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times">Teaching courses for the LGBTQ community is important to me,
especially for LGBTQ youth and women of color. Because of my own background as a
survivor and with those I know who have experienced violence, I want to focus
on marginalized kids and teens and provide support and alternatives for trauma
survivors. I am committed to teaching critical thinking skills and providing a
vision of alternatives. I want to help people expand their visions and choices.
I love that the structure of IMPACT means eventually our students do not need
us to fall back on, they only need to trust themselves. </font></p><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZj6hK1kuim3_GtkxK5KDUtVbkPLSGZ1JfWrqloqwnOBwjL94Bvp9VffAP2B6P6bqLmdq_8AEUcbpkU49O_PyTrlf9olEhhG3psK46rKZu6rCCh4KO2tJZLO1hLRFskbbTdnjJK4o8Kgb/s810/Adriana+teaching.jpeg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><font face="times"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="810" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZj6hK1kuim3_GtkxK5KDUtVbkPLSGZ1JfWrqloqwnOBwjL94Bvp9VffAP2B6P6bqLmdq_8AEUcbpkU49O_PyTrlf9olEhhG3psK46rKZu6rCCh4KO2tJZLO1hLRFskbbTdnjJK4o8Kgb/w200-h113/Adriana+teaching.jpeg" width="200" /></font></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="times">Adriana presenting<br /></font></td></tr></tbody></table><font face="times">I am part of the LGBTQ community and have been since I can
remember. My mother is from southern China and my father is Puerto Rican. I was
bullied and alienated as a kid for being uncommonly biracial. I graduated from
Pine Manor College in theater. Out of college I was the Science Programs Coordinator
for the Children's Museum of Boston. In addition to my theater background,
I had a natural knack for working with youth. I’ve been with IMPACT for
three years now. I originally worked with Triangle, the disability agency that
houses IMPACT Boston. I was working as a coordinator for young adults with
disabilities who were developing job skills and I was attending a Kung Fu school
in Chinatown when one of the instructors recommended the IMPACT Basics Course
to me. He happened to have been a suited instructor with IMPACT Boston several
years before and he knew I was a survivor.</font></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">When I took the Women's Basics Class, I noticed I was the
only student of color in the class. I was hyperaware that I was in a mostly-white
space, something I was not used to in my college and childhood experiences.
I've also noticed that hyperawareness by other people of color in programs that
are predominately white. I am committed to creating safe spaces and providing
space for conversations that are relevant to the experiences of people of color
and all gender identities; for example, directly addressing systemic inequality
and authority violence. One of my approaches for creating safer space in
on-line programs is asking people to personally email me and share with me why
they want to take the program. Online, the unfortunate reality is anyone could
pretend to be in a specific community. By asking people to email me, I'm not
only screening, but I'm making a personal connection.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">I've had so much support from the IMPACT Boston staff and
connecting with other IMPACT chapters and ESD organizations. I consulted with
Linda Leu from IMPACT Bay Area about the Women of Color course. I helped train
IMPACT Safety in Ohio in IMPACT: Ability and also helped in suit training for Turtle
Mountain staff. My dream, in doing this work, is to see more people of color given
platforms to be represented,and empowered, in spaces everywhere.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><font face="times">Based on an interview of Adriana Li July 2020 by Martha Thompson, IMPACT Chicago Lead Instructor and Admin Co-Team Leader.</font></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="times"><br /></font></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font face="times"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><font face="times"><br /></font></div><div><br /></div></div>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-46224952923658487392020-08-03T09:00:00.001-05:002020-08-03T09:00:00.916-05:00IMPACT Chicago’s Culture of Empowerment: A Foundation for Anti-Racism Work<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Below I offer an analysis of IMPACT Chicago
using </span></i><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">the</span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Characteristics</span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">of</span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">White</span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Supremacy</span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i></a><a href="https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/white-supremacy-culture-characteristics.html"><i><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Culture</span></i></a><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> developed by Tema
Okun to consider the ways it is (and is not) an empowering culture. This
analysis was prompted by recent organizational discussions about if and how to
adopt an explicitly anti-racist mission statement. Thank you to Amy Amoroso,
Ellyn Bank, Amy Harmon, and Martha Thompson for their helpful input on this
analysis. I am writing from my perspective as a long-time volunteer with IMPACT
Chicago, not for the organization. [Editor’s note: see below.]</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Culture of
Improvement </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead
of Perfectionism). IMPACT Chicago is forward-focused and seeks to continually
improve. In my experience, IMPACT Chicago people routinely adopt a
problem-solving mindset, rather than a blaming one. We are an organization that
is open to learning and to change. Mistakes as we learn are expected.</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Realistic Planning
& Solid Decision-Making Processes</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> (instead of Sense of Urgency). In numerous
ways, IMPACT does an effective job at planning realistically and making
decisions rationally. Examples include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- Our grant proposals
do not over promise and allow the necessary time for partnering with
organizations to meet their needs. All of our grant work has been centered on
community groups. Their needs have been at the forefront.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- Our training
timelines recognize that building the level of quality we need takes repeated
experiences and time to internalize, reflect, and redo.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- Also, our shared
governance structure (board, instructors, admin) is designed to push us to
build consensus, although this can take more time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In terms of areas for
improvement, examples include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- Filling classes has
consistently put pressure on our decision-making and planning. The sense of
urgency around filling classes falls disproportionately on the shoulders of our
Registration Coordinator. We have shifted work to promote courses much earlier
and this is proving helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- Many people feel
rushed because we are all doing this work on the margins of our lives. There is
no one who has IMPACT as their primary focus. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Call-In Culture </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead of
Defensiveness). IMPACT has done well creating a call-in culture through the
curriculum, in the following ways:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- the focus is on
front-loading principles to our students (e.g. a focus on behavior rather than
appearance to communicate an anti-racist stance). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- Feedback to
participants is given in a manner that is forward-focused (e.g., what they can
do next, rather than what they didn’t quite get). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- The instructor and
workshop leader teams regularly review feedback from participants and adapt our
programming to address concerns and make improvements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">- Our training
process requires those in training to receive large amounts of feedback and
incorporate it into their work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In IMPACT Chicago,
behind-the-scenes organizational work is largely done by women. Given our
mission this is no surprise, but this pattern holds up across the
not-for-profit world. I believe we need to accurately represent who has done
the work, particularly when it is routine and unglamorous work. This work
should be visible and valued. Pointing this out can be mistaken for
defensiveness. In fact, this is an act of calling-in and I believe forms an
important part in the fight for equity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When people propose
ideas without learning about what has been done or when people assume something
is not being done because they are not aware of it, I have personally
experienced defensiveness and have observed it in others. It is a challenge to
ask people who volunteer their labor to run the organization to continually
educate others about the work that is being done, when they could be keeping up
with that information independently (by participating in social media, reading
IMPACT’s blog, reading the eNews - to name a few). I have found it demoralizing
to hear suggestions to do something a certain way when that is how it is
already being done.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">IMPACT tries to make
invisible work visible so that it can be appreciated. Our current culture is
one of appreciation within teams, but I believe we could improve appreciation
across teams.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Quality over Quantity</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> (instead of Quantity
Over Quality). IMPACT Chicago has consistently chosen quality over quantity in
all our programs. Instructor and Workshop Leader Training is rigorous and
effective. Conflicts are handled with respect and with an eye toward
establishing a high-quality process (e.g., how to fix the process that may be
fueling the conflict).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Many Ways of Knowing</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> (instead of Worship
of the Written Word). As a largely virtual organization except when courses are
taking place, IMPACT Chicago uses written policy, notes, and task tracking to
communicate. However, our training recognizes that “doing” is an irreplaceable
part of learning and our training is centered on “doing.” Experiences are
processed in conversation with feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Democratic </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead of
Paternalism). Our organization chart is not hierarchical because we know that
each area (admin, board, instructors) has to step up to lead but always in
conversation and collaboration with the other parts. We could improve in terms
of balancing the workload across the teams. In the recent past, the board has
served solely as a sounding board without responsibility for fund-raising, board
development, financial oversight or other areas that could rightly sit with
them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Both/And Thinking </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead of Either/Or
Thinking). Our problem-solving mindset helps us maintain “both/and thinking.”
We seek to understand and deal with complex situations, rather than simplifying
or minimizing. We step outside binary thinking in terms of gender, which is
important since we primarily are serving people who identify as women and girls
. The IMPACT Chicago’s “</span><a href="https://impactchicago.blogspot.com/2019/09/yesand-campaign-to-end-sexual-violence_16.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Yes</span></a><a href="https://impactchicago.blogspot.com/2019/09/yesand-campaign-to-end-sexual-violence_16.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></a><a href="https://impactchicago.blogspot.com/2019/09/yesand-campaign-to-end-sexual-violence_16.html"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">And</span></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">” campaign (inspired
by improv theater) reflects this approach.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Power Sharing </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead of Power
Hoarding). An ongoing struggle is finding people to share the power and the
work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Embracing
Constructive Conflict</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
(instead of Fear of Open Conflict). We actively worked on this in the late
1990s and have continued to build our capacity for handling low level conflict
in a constructive way. Several prescriptive models (including an adaptation of
Rosenberg’s concept of Non-Violent Communication) have been used and help
people hold one another accountable for constructively handling conflict when
it arises and for reflecting upon what happened if things did not go smoothly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Collectivism </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead of
Individualism). Our work is explicitly not about individuals, but about
community. Our instruction goes beyond “personal safety.” We do not talk about
sexual assault as a private problem or as something that operates at an
individual level. We are focused on violence prevention and community safety.
Teamwork is central to our curriculum. Cooperation is valued. We could invest
more in learning to work as part of a team following the model set by the
Instructor Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sustainable </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead of Progress
is Bigger, More). Given that the organization is mostly volunteer-run, progress
has been defined as filling our existing programs rather than growing them.
Until we are able to offset the costs of our Core Programs, we will not be able
to achieve sustainability. To develop greater sustainability, we need to have
buy-in from across the organization for programming that is not currently being
fulfilled locally or nationally and which does not depend on our expensive and
longer length programs. Examples of offerings other than our longer programs
include, working with local high schools to deliver their self-defense units or
working with organizations serving people with disabilities to regularly offer
training to staff and clients.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Subjective/Contextual
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead
of Objectivity). We teach tools, not rules and that context matters. Our
training emphasizes that a person’s experience is their own and we should not
impose our interpretation onto them. We may offer alternative views or provide
options for the future while affirming their reality. We are not bothered by
being uncomfortable and see it as an important part of growth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The IMPACT Curriculum
has stood up well across cultures, in part due to our structurally- and
culturally-situated approach to empowerment-based self-defense. In addition,
our programs have been adapted to address different lived experiences (e.g.,
the IMPACT: Ability curriculum), and we are actively engaged in extending this
work (e.g., gender inclusivity). In addition, we collaborate with our workshop
clients to ensure we are meeting their needs. The tension here is always that
we have limited staff and volunteer capacity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">While we will
continue to improve our course content and scrutinize it closely, I believe
that our curriculum provides a solid foundation for being both explicitly
anti-racist and gender inclusive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Discomfort </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">(instead of Right to
Comfort). As noted above, we value discomfort. In our programs, we encourage
participants to embrace the unknown. Our work is not just about safety, it is
about freedom. In terms of our teamwork, we often take discomfort as a signal
that our process might not be heading us in a direction consistent with our
mission, that the task at hand might have to be rethought, or that the
interpersonal dynamics need some attention. We are comfortable with the idea
that discomfort may be due to a lack of familiarity and does not necessarily
need to be fixed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 16.0pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">While IMPACT Chicago has a solid foundation
of inclusive practices, there is, and always will be, more work to be done. As
with all organizations, the culture needs to be sustained through care and
attention to what work gets done and how that work gets done. Yes And!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">--
Lisa Amoroso, July 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Reference: </span></i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Okun, Tema, 2001, “White
Supremacy Culture,” in <i>Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change
Groups</i>, Eds: Kenneth Jones & Tema Okun, www.dismantlingracism.org.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Editor’s
Note: Lisa Amoroso has been a dedicated and effective volunteer for almost
thirty years. She has served in all three major leadership areas in IMPACT
Chicago (staff, board, and instruction) and in these many leadership positions
has been a sounding board and support for Martha Thompson, Director Emeritus
and currently Admin Team Co-Leader. Some of Lisa’s many contributions:</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 11.0pt; mso-pagination: none;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Admin Team Co-Leader
2012-2020, website, database, development of standards, & so much more.</span></i></li><li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Board Chair and Board
member</span></i></li><li><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fund Drive creator
and coordinator, 1995-2020<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Class Assistant and
Mat Mover<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Workshop Leader, 2018-present</span></i></li></ul><p></p>
<br />Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-68143054922116588742020-07-27T09:00:00.029-05:002020-07-27T15:20:50.490-05:00Why Yell NO<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQnYOxoN8VZm3gg8COGHjwuxB5eFtfjw14_eblTC7lVLSzkEqdRppzHIGX_6P3hROq5-5zV6oxyKBUy0cKA_9eC0QtLSAvY5cI-SidsUkN9QYkDc-5_S39lmPRaBhQ5pWTRa5Dgin6pz6/s403/Voice_DanielTeafoe.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="288" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQnYOxoN8VZm3gg8COGHjwuxB5eFtfjw14_eblTC7lVLSzkEqdRppzHIGX_6P3hROq5-5zV6oxyKBUy0cKA_9eC0QtLSAvY5cI-SidsUkN9QYkDc-5_S39lmPRaBhQ5pWTRa5Dgin6pz6/w183-h256/Voice_DanielTeafoe.jpg" width="183" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><font size="1">Photo credit: Daniel Teafoe</font></i></td></tr></tbody></table>1.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No</b><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">allows for tightening of the muscles that protect the body from offensive strikes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">2. </span><b style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No</b><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> activates breathing that enables a defender to maintain consciousness and supplies the body and organs the oxygen necessary for effective self-defense.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />3. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No</b> allows a defender to strike with full force and speed without restriction.<br /><br />4. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No</b> startles an aggressor.<br /><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><u>Most importantly</u></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">5. </span><b style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No</b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> represents deep compassionate feelings for oneself. "NO" represents facing whatever force threatens one's well-being.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><font size="2"><br /></font></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><font size="2">Bruce Bio, IMPACT Chicago Board Co-Chair and Retired Suited Instructor</font></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeR9pFvXOTrm-v1W39by3x2UFFTmavIhwPlRUBlm5fAKWxZpJq5nwM_6sKWA13mgn3OmPyfDg-TsDrhQVHXSs3R8wEEzGahSMpTNLt-kdIp_2-dWUI5_BVXigqgUzMFju9T4hyphenhyphenTg2_4zh/s206/B11rucetaking+off+helmet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeR9pFvXOTrm-v1W39by3x2UFFTmavIhwPlRUBlm5fAKWxZpJq5nwM_6sKWA13mgn3OmPyfDg-TsDrhQVHXSs3R8wEEzGahSMpTNLt-kdIp_2-dWUI5_BVXigqgUzMFju9T4hyphenhyphenTg2_4zh/s0/B11rucetaking+off+helmet.jpg" /></a></div><font size="2"><br /></font></i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><i style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;">From the Archives, an earlier version was published December 5, 2011.</i></span></b></div></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><br /></i></div>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-79566771870812744482020-07-20T08:56:00.031-05:002021-12-20T13:05:16.429-06:00Anti-Racism Dialogue and Action Resources<span id="docs-internal-guid-3aeed224-7fff-bd94-31d5-d8d220982c81"><font face="times"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="" style="color: #222222;">IMPACT Chicago board members, instructors, staff, and volunteers have been engaging in dialogue about anti-racism. For our first dialogue, we addressed questions about anti-racism, social justice, and organizational priorities based on our varying knowledge of IMPACT Chicago as an organization and our varying activist experiences as part of organizations with explicitly stated anti-racism missions. </font><font face="" style="color: #222222;">For our second dialogue after reading, watching, and listening to a common set of materials representing a range of perspectives, we will come together to share what we've learned and to identify and choose specific actions. </font></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><font face=""><br /></font></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><font face="">I identified and organized numerous articles, blog posts, videos, and podcasts that I have found compelling and informative. I've organized the material in categories to remind us of the multiple layers of work to do.</font></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-3aeed224-7fff-bd94-31d5-d8d220982c81"><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><font face="">shared vocabulary and language</font></div></span></li><li><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><font face="">dimensions of racism (institutional, structural, interpersonal, and internalized)</font></div></li><li><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span>importance of both dialogue and action. </span></div></li></ul></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Board Member and Workshop Leader Tara Brinkman, Board Member Denise Loyd, and Admin Team Co-Leader and Lead Instructor Martha Thompson also suggested content. <span>Board Co-Chair and former suited instructor Bruce Brio, Board Member and Workshop Leader Deb Mier,</span><span style="color: black;"> and Martha Thompson helped me winnow down the rich number of available materials to a manageable size for pre-work. I hope you find these resources and their organization useful.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><font face=""><span style="color: black;"><i>Lisa Amoroso, Coordinator for Dialogues 1 and 2</i></span></font></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><font face=""><span style="color: black;"><i>Admin Team Co-Leader and Workshop Leader</i></span></font></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><font face=""><span style="color: black;"><i><br /></i></span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shared Vocabulary & Language </span></p><ol style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=fu2WTWPEmFI&feature=emb_logo" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What makes something racist?</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Ibrahim X. Kendi, vid 6:14</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.vox.com/2016/7/11/12136140/black-all-lives-matter" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why you should stop saying All Lives Matter Explained 9 Different Ways</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, read all or just a few, #3 is hilarious, <15m read/watch</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://medium.com/an-injustice/dismantling-the-4-dimensions-of-racism-e77b30ee724e" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dismantling the 4 Dimensions of Racism</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (article can be read in full or read the section titled “The Four Dimensions of Racism,” <8m read)</span></p></li></ol><div><font face="" size="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></font></div><div><font face="" size="2"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Dimensions of Racism</b></span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Four Dimensions of Racism: Dimension 1 - Institutional</span></p><ol style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCn72iXO9s" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let's get to the root of racial injustice</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Megan Ming Francis, vid 19:37</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEberAZhZy4" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#OscarsSoWhite and The Legacy of Halle Berry</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, vid 18:43</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/07/14/628899391/when-calling-the-po-po-is-a-no-no" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Calling the Po-Po is a No-No</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Karen Grigsby Bates, podcast 4:37</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Four Dimensions of Racism: Dimension 2 - Structural</span></p><ol style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/opinion/confederate-monuments-racism.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You want a Confederate Monument?</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Caroline Randall Williams, <7m read</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8jUA7JBkF4&t=2s" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Ep. 1</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Emmanuel Acho, vid 9:27</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Four Dimensions of Racism: Dimension 3 - Interpersonal</span></p><ol style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7ihNLEDiuM" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What’s Up with Chicks in Science? Neil DeGrasse Tyson responds</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, vid 3:32</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/GTvU7uUgjUI?list=PLrMqXQ2J_13tBCDSP0NwUfzy-9RtM0HAU" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A trip to the Grocery Store</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Joy DeGruy, vid 3:56</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 18pt;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Four Dimensions of Racism: Dimension 4 - Internalized </span></p><ol style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKHSJHkPeLY" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We all have implicit biases. So what can we do about it?</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Dushaw Hockett, vid 12:00</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/verna_myers_how_to_overcome_our_biases_walk_boldly_toward_them?referrer=playlist-talks_to_help_you_understand_r" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to overcome our biases</span></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Verna Myers, vid 17:37</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anti-Racist Work in Empowerment-based Self-Defense</span></p><ol style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://impactchicago.blogspot.com/2017/02/black-lives-matter.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black Lives Matter</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Martha Thompson, IMPACT Chicago blog, 2017, <3m read </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://impactchicago.blogspot.com/2020/03/addressing-stereotypes-and-social.html?m=0&fbclid=IwAR2hHHk_Y2p12Ixz0ohOCmhXqVqH278HQZKwX0ryoIoOcGErMlLjN3m8NuY" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Addressing Stereotypes and Social Inequality in Self-Defense</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Priya Nelson, IMPACT Chicago blog, 2020, <7m read</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.impactbayarea.org/self_defense_in_a_racist_world" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Self Defense in a Racist World</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Linda Leu, IMPACT Bay Area blog 2020, <3m read
</span></p></li></ol><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thedermreview.com/racism-inequality-and-health-care-guide/&source=gmail&ust=1639843592654000&usg=AOvVaw0RTLywS10Ncj_3wqSeDIdb" href="https://thedermreview.com/racism-inequality-and-health-care-guide/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">A Guide on Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans</a>, The Derm Review</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.annuity.org/financial-literacy/black-community/" target="_blank">Financial Literacy in the Black Community</a>, Rachel Christian/Lee Williams, Annuity.org</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ADDITIONAL MATERIALS</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice?language=en" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We need to talk about an injustice</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Bryon Stevenson, vid 23:26</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWP92i7JLlQ" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intersectionality</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Kimberlé Crenshaw, vid 6:41</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4LpT9TF_ew" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why Color Blindness will NOT end Racism</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Franchesca Ramsey, vid 5:36</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/12/31/761932806/your-body-being-used-where-prisoners-who-can-t-vote-fill-voting-districts" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prisoners who can’t vote</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, NPR podcast 6:06</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=failylROnrY&feature=emb_logo" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stereotype Threat</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Claude Steele, vid 8:18</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/113/16/4296.full" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Racial bias in pain assessment</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Hoffman, Trawalter, Axt, & Oliver, 2016 research abstract, <4m read</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HBR </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10sa6C2-ccjjHdENKhtPhy2S16qviL-Ey/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">article</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on African American Inequality in the United States.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://static.nytimes.com/email-content/INT_sample.html?action=click&module=nl-index-see-the-latest&fbclid=IwAR0aBALXG8io-c2Cj8ibCVJc_HpoaI_fXnyyXs-FveFFrx8HMlFwik5JvuE" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Article</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> about domestic violence and the impact of language - corollary to how language of personal safety might contribute to less funding for SD and prevention. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WNYC Interview with Suzanne Plihcik - Offers a more elaborated </span><a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/killing-george-floyd-and-origins-american-racism/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">definition of racism</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (from 6:41 to 7:20) and then touches on definitions of anti-racism and white beneficiaries within our current system. This entire segment is 23 minutes.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2018/what-is-white-privilege-really" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">White Privilege</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (article)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Intersectionality</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (article)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfo1XJDJKSU&fbclid=IwAR2UnWaUdNG3z27NiD0Cs9l-2blPQEIY10LbsteY-FPfDofh_HVTMKXLAeM" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Uncomfortable Convos with a Black Man, Seeing Color, Ep 3</span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Emmanuel Acho, vid 9:55</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSsoVjTgYJ0" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; 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color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;" target="_blank">Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community</a><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; white-space: normal;">.</span></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Angry Black Woman & Well-Intentioned White Girl by Amoke Kubat (2 person play available for purchase on Vimeo) </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-size: small; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Podcasts (edit from original post to add source of podcasts)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: normal;"><font size="2">Listen to historical and contemporary podcasts on race (in alphabetical order)*</font></span></p></li></ul></font></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small; white-space: pre;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small; white-space: pre;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small; white-space: pre;">1619 by the New York Times</span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">About Race by <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Reni Eddo-Lodge</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: times; font-size: small;">All My Relations hosted by Ma</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">Code Switch by NPR</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">The Diversity Gap hosted by Bethaney Wilkinson</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">Intersectionality Matters! Hosted by Kimberle Crenshaw</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">Lynching in America by the Equal Justice Initiative</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">Seeing White by Scene On Radio</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">Still Processing hosted by <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">#TellBlackStories, extension of Color of Change Hollywood</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">The Stoop hosted by <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Leila Day and Hana Baba </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">o<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: times; font-size: small;"></u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: times; font-size: small;">Witness Black History by BBC World</span></div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div><font size="2">*added source for podcast </font></div>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-31782085008780601242020-07-13T08:58:00.002-05:002020-07-13T10:07:01.101-05:00Should I Yell Fire? A Self-Defense Question<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SGyEFFWEFpwVKImrw4mGyTqn3AhfyMTmEdQ7JQwk-0TSugJl6_6P5uDTYcPYn_6Yea9m8udwuluQf3cAMMocZJ5GR_0cFjBlJ02aqfD79Y1P5cP9EjBUuJN1AeGT4l0QHhi7ds3gQFzh/s3168/boundary.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="IMPACT Chicago participant setting a boundary" border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="3168" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SGyEFFWEFpwVKImrw4mGyTqn3AhfyMTmEdQ7JQwk-0TSugJl6_6P5uDTYcPYn_6Yea9m8udwuluQf3cAMMocZJ5GR_0cFjBlJ02aqfD79Y1P5cP9EjBUuJN1AeGT4l0QHhi7ds3gQFzh/w320-h180/boundary.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IMPACT Chicago defender setting a boundary<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span id="docs-internal-guid-71c0e0cf-7fff-07a7-69f3-272e225dd3ea"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Should I yell ‘fire’ instead of ‘help’?” I hadn't heard anyone ask that question in years and then in the space of a few weeks, it came up in two self-defense workshops. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a question that has been answered before by Empowerment Self-Defense instructor Lauren Taylor in “</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/7213149957923019495/3178208500878060124" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Should I Yell Fire</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,” but because it is still out there as a possible self-defense response to sexual assault, I'm going to address it, too.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are there circumstances under which yelling “fire” might be an effective self-defense strategy?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Empowerment self-defense training is not memorizing a list of “shoulds;” instead, it involves learning a range of tools and practicing using those tools while assessing situations, the context, and the people involved. In other words, there’s no formula of “if this happens, then do this….” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So with empowerment self-defense, the question becomes not “should I yell ‘fire’?” but “are there circumstances under which yelling ‘fire’ might be an effective self-defense strategy?” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is not common or typical, but there may indeed be circumstances under which yelling “fire” might be an effective self-defense strategy. It would depend upon an individual assessing what's happening, what they want to happen, making a decision about whether yelling is the best strategy in their circumstances, and, if so, what words or phrases will get the response they want. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s important to note that, no matter which tools you choose to use or not use, no matter what, you are not responsible for another person’s behavior: if they violate your boundaries, they are responsible. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why yelling “fire” is not typically a tool offered in an Empowerment Self-Defense program</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Voice is one of the most versatile tools presented in empowerment self-defense programs. An important facet of that tool is specific messaging: communicating to the person attacking you, others, and/or yourself your assessment of what is happening and/or what you want. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yelling “fire” if you are experiencing sexual violence does not communicate to the person attacking you, others, and/or yourself your assessment of what is happening and/or what you want. However, there are words or phrases you can use that say what you want, don't want, or name the violence, such as:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leave me alone!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That is harassment! Stop!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What you are doing is assault! Don't touch me again!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another facet of voice is volume. People are most likely to sexually assault someone they know, and their aggression often begins with minor boundary violations and then increases. Likewise, your response to these violations may begin quietly, then grow louder. So I recommend a message that is not only specific, but will work at any level of violation and at any volume. Saying “fire” softly is unlikely to convey the message that a behavior is unacceptable, whereas statements like “No;” “leave me alone;” “that is harassment, stop;” or “what you are doing is assault, don't touch me again,” whether said soft or loud, send a clear message.</span></p><br /></span></div></div><div><div>Martha Thompson</div><div>IMPACT Chicago</div><div>Lead Instructor and Admin Team Co-Leader</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Thank you to Amy Harmon for her editing of an earlier version of this post.</i></div></div>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213149957923019495.post-251615075775670592020-07-06T09:02:00.001-05:002020-07-06T09:02:07.601-05:00IMPACT Chicago Response to Coronavirus, Update: July 2020<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">We continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 and are keeping a close eye on official information and guidance from the </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; transition: opacity 300ms ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><font color="#3367d6">CDC</font></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">, the </span><a href="https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; transition: opacity 300ms ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><font color="#3367d6">State of Illinois</font></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">, and the </span><a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; transition: opacity 300ms ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><font color="#3367d6">City of Chicago</font></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">. We will fully comply with Governor Pritzker's </span><font color="#3367d6" face="Lato"><span style="background-color: white; transition-duration: 300ms; transition-property: opacity; transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;"><b><a href="https://www.dph.illinois.gov/restore">Restore Illinois</a></b></span></font><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.dph.illinois.gov/restore"><font color="#3367d6"><b> </b></font></a>plan for re-opening, as well as any requirements issued by the City of Chicago's </span><a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/covid-19-recovery-taskforce.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; transition: opacity 300ms ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank"><font color="#3367d6">COVID-19 Recovery Task Force</font></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">. We are committed to providing a safe space for participants and staff in our programs. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">As of now, in-person IMPACT programs and workshops <em style="position: relative;">have been canceled through July 31. </em>We are currently exploring online options, as well as a possible return to in-person programming at outdoor venues only. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">As official information and guidelines are updated and affect our program offerings,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">we will send updates to program participants and to our entire community via email, on our website, and through our Facebook page.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;">If you have any questions, please contact us at </span><a href="mailto:info@impactchicago.org" style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; transition: opacity 300ms ease-in-out 0s;"><font color="#3367d6">info@impactchicago.org</font></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato; font-size: 16px;"> or send us a message via Facebook and your inquiry will be routed to the best person to answer your question.</span>Martha Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14657303684238360307noreply@blogger.com1