Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

This is an Online Class with Meetings - this means that you are required to attend weekly 1 hour and 50 minute Live session using ZOOM. Attendance is mandatory.

I am extremely thrilled to meet you and to be teaching this course. Despite being wholly asynchronous, our class will be packed full of community-building. Together, we will navigate anti-oppression language that'll help make some sense of society, awe-inspiring concepts, ruthless characters, soul-searching, passionate stories, generational joy and a capacity to advocate for all humans' rights to live authentic, freely-chosen lives.

The curriculum is grounded in critical theories and praxis including, but not limited to, intersectionality, and anti-racist (CRT), feminist, Indigenous, immigrant and disability. Assignments include critical reflection on several intersectional issues, keeping a process journal, working in groups to collaboratively unpack gendered attitudes and policies, and showcasing big learning moments with vocabulary (the language of women's and gender studies).

You are not alone on this journey...you and your peers will create and protect a space that lessens the burdens of conventional dominant society. It will be safe, respectful, brave, innovative, and smart.

Content is free - an open-access text and other open access or publicly available media (documentaries, articles, and reports).

You will need to:

• maintain your PCC Gmail account
• operate Web browsing software
• operate windows based software packages
• access PCC Google Drive and Acrobat programs (.docx, PDF's)
• keep notes (using paper, electronic devises, Disability Services, etc.)
• use a reliable electronic device (PC, Smart Phone, Laptop, etc.) outfitted with a camera and microphone
• access to reliable Internet/wifi

If you do not have regular access to a personal computer or smart device, contact the college and they will help you with this! Please email me with any questions!