Radical Sunday School BDAY: Communal Learning: Confronting Hierarchies Together

Even when we say we're against all forms of oppression, our radical spaces still have hierarchies. Some people talk more. Some experiences count more. Perspectives are disregarded. Voices go unheard.

What does it mean for those voices to go unheard? How do we actually create room for those on the margins? Let’s cut through the academic bullshit and contradictions, and have an honest conversation about how to actually listen and learn – on how to actually center marginalized voices.

We’ll discuss historical, cultural practices together: practices of learning, of community, and of dialogue, that may help us to learn from and with one another. To create a space where power is genuinely shared, not just talked about.

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WHAT IS RADICAL SUNDAY SCHOOL?

The formal education system affects us all. Not only are we forced to attend schools growing up, but academic research shapes our governments, our news, and how we view the world around us. As much as many of us want to believe in the promise of institutional education, the sad fact is that our schools and universities are undemocratic and elitist. They perpetuate inequalities instead of giving people the tools to fight them. This world is fucked.

Here at Radical Sunday School, though, we know that another world is possible. Everyone should be able to direct their own learning, to grow together with their communities, and to live as though they’re already free. There are countless examples of movements already putting these ideas into practice. This collective is trying to follow in their footsteps, organizing to explore new ways of learning based on principles of autonomy, mutual aid, and egalitarianism.

This is not intended to be a course that you would have to follow all the way through. Jump in and out whenever you like. Sessions will be held every Sunday.