FEATURED ARTICLES: HUMAN LIBERATION
The Re-evaluation Counseling Community is committed to the liberation of every oppressed group. These are the understandings that form the basis of our work:
1) Oppression can only arise and operate on the basis of people having been hurt. Any human who has not been hurt would not oppress or accept oppression.
2) Eliminating any oppression completely requires eliminating all oppressions.
3) We use the process of discharge and re-evaluation (emotional release of past hurts and the resulting shift in our perspective) to free each other from emotional scars, including those caused by oppression.
4) We come together to develop programs for liberation to guide our efforts.
The articles here communicate the thinking of the author at the time they were written. All of our thinking and policies evolve.
Please scroll down and select from the topics below, listed alphabetically, for our featured articles on:
Basic RC Liberation Theory
Artists' Liberation
Asian Liberation
African Heritage Liberation
Basque Liberation
Care of the Environment
Catholic Liberation
Chicano Liberation
Chinese Heritage Liberation
Class Liberation
College and University Faculty Liberation
Disability Liberation
Drugs and Alcohol
Educational Change
Elders' Liberation
Eliminating White Racism
Family Work
Frisian Liberation
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender Liberation
Health and Disability
Jewish Liberation
Korean Liberation
Language Liberation
Lawyers' Liberation
Learning Disabilities
Men
"Mental Health" Liberation
Middle Class Liberation
Musicians' Liberation
National Oppression
Native Liberation
Owning Class Liberation
Pacific Islander and Pilipino/a Liberation
Parents' Liberation
Protestant Liberation
Puerto Rican Liberation
Racism
Raised Poor Liberation
South, Central, West Asian Liberation
Southern United States Liberation
Trade Union Activists' Liberation
War
Wide World Change
Working Class Liberation
Women's Liberation
Young Adult Liberation
Young People's Liberation
Click here for: COMMITMENTS
"Commitments" are short statements intended to be used by "the client" in counseling sessions, that defy stereotypes of particular groups who have been targeted by oppression.
These statements often lead to emotional release ("discharge") and help heal us from the emotional scars of oppression.
Basic RC Liberation Theory
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The Effects of Oppressive Societies, by Tim Jackins
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The Elements of Oppression and the Struggle for Liberation, by Harvey Jackins
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Propositions about Human Liberation, by Harvey Jackins
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The Role of Re-evaluation Counseling in Liberation, by Harvey Jackins
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Steps Toward Liberation of Any Oppressed Group, by Harvey Jackins
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Being an Ally, by Harvey Jackins
Artists' Liberation
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Artists' Liberation, by Emily Feinstein
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The Big, Important Role of Artists, by Tim Jackins
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The Good and the Great in Art, by Harvey Jackins
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Thoughts on Creativity and Artists' Liberation, by Emily Feinstein
Asian Liberation
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Ending Racism Toward Asians, by Cheng Imm Tan
See also: Racism, African heritage liberation, Chinese heritage liberation, Korean heritage liberation, Eliminating White Racism
African Heritage Liberation
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Black Liberation and Community Development for this Millennium, by Barbara Love
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Giving Up the Victim Position, by Barbara Love
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A Look Back: International Black Men's Liberation Work, by Rudy Nickens
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Building Black RC in Arkansas, by Dorothy Marcy
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A Second Form of Damage Caused by Racism: Internalized Racism, by Tim Jackins and Others
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Healing from the Damage Inflicted by Racism and Internalized Racism, by Tim Jackins and Others
See also: Racism
Basque Liberation
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A Draft Liberation Policy for Basque People, by Xabi Odriozola Ezeiza
Care of the Environment
Catholic Liberation
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New to RC and from a Catholic Heritage, by Joanne Bray
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Fighting for Ourselves as Catholics, by Joanne Bray
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Reclaiming Complete Pride and Power as US Catholics, by Joanne Bray
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An Invitation to Stand Against Oppressor Distresses, by Joanne Bray
Chicano/a Liberation
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Chicano Liberation, by Lorenzo Garcia
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Chicanos and Chicanas, by Lorenzo Garcia
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Chicano and Mexican Men's Sexism, by Sparky Griego
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Impresiones de un Taller de Lideres Chicanos y Chicanas, by Andres Mares Muro (in Spanish)
Chinese Heritage Liberation
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Ending Racism Toward Asians, by Cheng Imm Tan
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Discharging Chinese Internalized Oppression, by Francie Chew
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Visions for People of Chinese Heritage, by Jim Lin
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Showing Our Struggles, by Francie Chew
See also: Racism
Class Liberation
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To End the Class Society is in Everyone's Interest, by Tim Jackins
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Facing and Organizing to End Classism and Class Oppression, by Sean Ruth
See also: Working Class, Middle Class, and Owning Class Liberation
College and University Faculty Liberation
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Becoming People's Intellectuals, by Harvey Jackins
Disability Liberation
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Getting Moving on Disability Liberation, by Marsha Saxton
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The Breaking of Relationships, by Micheline Mason
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Disability Assistance at Workshops, by Marsha Saxton
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Environmental Illness--a Proposed Policy, by Marsha Saxton
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Toward a Policy on Disability, by Laureen Summers
Drugs and Alcohol
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Alcohol as a Liberation Issue, by David Nijinsky
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Teens, Drugs, Oppression, and Setting Limits
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Drugs and Alcohol and Young People, by Tim Jackins
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RC Policy and Psychiatric Drugs, by Janet Foner
Educational Change
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The Nature of the Learning Process, by Harvey Jackins
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Why Educational Change?, by Julian Weissglass
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Summary of the Systematic Mistreatment of People as Learners, by Julian and Theresa Weissglass
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Effects of Co-Counseling on Learning and Teaching, by Ruth McNeill and others
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Liberation and Educational Change, by Julian Weissglass
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The Oppression and Liberation of Teachers, by Russ Vernon Jones
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A Draft Policy for Students, by Paul G. McKenzie
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How the Economic Class Structure Affects Our Learning, by Julian Weissglass
Elders' Liberation
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Elder Liberation, by Jerry Yoder
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Key Issues for Elders, by Pam Geyer
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Looking Again at Aging, by Tim Jackins
Eliminating White Racism
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Ending Racism: Our Key Struggle, by Tim Jackins
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The Many Aspects of Racism, by Tim Jackins
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A Talk to White People About Racism, by Tim Jackins
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Looking Directly at Internalized Racism, by Tim Jackins
Family Work
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Family Work Structures, by Chuck Esser
Frisian Liberation
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Frisians and Allies, by Wytske Visser
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Fryslan and the Frisian Language, by Annie Hoekstra
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Liberation
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RC’s Commitment to LGBTQ+ Liberation, by Tim Jackins
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Thinking About Transgender People, by "Jeanne D'Arc" and David Nijinsky
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The Goodness of Gay Men's Relationships, by David Nijinsky
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The First LGBTQ Parents Workshop, by anonymous
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Identity, by Jeanne d'Arc
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Not Limiting My Closeness with any Human, by JS Chardan
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Intersex and LGBTQ Liberation, by Prsank
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Human Connection, and Sex, by Tim Jackins
Health and Disability
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Thinking My Way through Breast Cancer, by Becky Shuster
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Two Knee Replacements, With Discharge, by Diane Shisk
Jewish Liberation
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Overview of Jewish Liberation, by Cherie Brown
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First Draft of a Manifesto on Jewish Liberation, by Harvey Jackins
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A Policy in the Making
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Jewish Liberation is Everybody's Concern
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Israel and the Middle East in Perspective, by Harvey Jackins
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Key Issues for Allies Ending the Oppression of Jews
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Mizrachi Jews and the Holocaust
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On the Middle East
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Working Class Jews
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White Ashkenazi Jews Eliminating Racism
Korean Liberation
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The Experience of a Korean Immigrant
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Deep Connections in Korea
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Challenging My Internalized Oppression About Being Asian
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Korean-Heritage Experiences
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People of Korean Heritage
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Korean Liberation Workshop
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RC Progress in Korea
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Getting Better at Teaching
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Big, Free, and Flexible
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Closeness and Re-emergence at an Asian Liberation Workshop
See also: Racism
Language Liberation
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Language Liberation is Crucial, by Xabi Odriozola Ezeiza
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Language Liberation, and Individual Re-emergence, by Xabi Odriozola Ezeiza
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Language Liberation for Native English Speakers, by Xabi Odriozola Ezeiza
Lawyers' Liberation
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Lawyers' Liberation, by Marsha Hunter
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All Lawyers Are Good People; Or, No More Shark Jokes!, by Nancy Lemon
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Lawyers Topic Group
Learning Disabilities
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Thoughts About Dyslexic People, by Jenny Sazama
Men
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The Influence of Male Domination and Sexism on Language, by Paxti Xabier Odriozola Ezeiza (Basque) (Spanish)
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Bringing Men into RC
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Looking at Male Domination
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Men Discharging on Pornography
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A Men’s Liberation Workshop for New Co-Counselors
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Learn from Women About Relationships
"Mental Health" Liberation
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RC Policy on Psychiatric Drugs
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“Mental Health” Liberation For Everybody
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RC Policy and Psychiatric Drugs
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Getting Present and Staying That Way, by Janet Foner
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Basic RC Theory Is "Mental Health" Liberation Theory
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The Intertwining of Racism and “Mental Health” Oppression
Middle Class Liberation
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Middle Class People and Ending Classism, by Seán Ruth
Musicians' Liberation
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Musician's Liberation, by Heather Hay
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The Significance of Music, by Heather Hay
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Thoughts on Creativity and Artists' Liberation
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Overcoming Competition with Support and Closeness
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Reclaiming Music in All Aspects of My Life
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Musicians’ Liberation
National Oppression
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English Liberation, by MB
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The Reclaiming of Power, by Harvey Jackins
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Nationalism, Patriotism, National Pride, and National Liberation, by Harvey Jackins
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Moving Beyond the Iron Curtain, by Violeta Vadja
Native Liberation
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Draft Program for Native Liberation, by Marcie Rendon
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Coming Home as Native People, by Marcie Rendon
Owning Class Liberation
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The Owning Class and Ending Classism, by Jo Saunders
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Who is Owning Class?, by Harvey Jackins
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Owning-Class Oppression: Why and How
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Take Time to Notice the Counselor
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Eliminating Arrogance
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Resigning from the Owning Class, by Harvey Jackins
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Greed, by Harvey Jackins
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It’s Not Mine
Pacific Islander and Pilipino/a Liberation
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Native Liberation, Colonization, and Genocide, by Teresa Enrico
Parents' Liberation
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Parents’ Liberation: We Are Good Parents, by Marya Axner
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Parents Liberation and Capitalism, Patty Wipfler
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Changing the World for Generations to Come
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Parents’ Leadership and Liberation
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The Continuum of Parent Leadership, by Patty Wipfler
Protestant Liberation
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Hope, Connection, and Support-My African Methodist Episcopal Heritage, by Marion Ouphouet
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White Protestant Liberation
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Transforming a Church, with Thoughtful and Persistent Contact
Puerto Rican Liberation
Racism
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The Baobab Area--For People of Color
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Building Community and Backing the Leadership of Younger People and People of Color, by Ellie Brown
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Building a People of Color Community
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Building an RC Community with People of Color at the Center, by Alysia Tate
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Looking Directly at Internalized Racism
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Racism and Our Interpersonal Relationships
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White U.S. Southerners, and Racism
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Ending Racism--Making it Happen, by Tim Jackins
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A Second Form of Damage Caused by Racism, by Tim Jackins and others
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Healing from Damage Inflicted by Racism and Internalized Racism, by Tim Jackins and Others
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Our Choice Against Racism, by Tim Jackins
See also: African heritage liberation, Chinese heritage liberation, Korean heritage liberation, Eliminating White Racism
Raised Poor Liberation
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Raised-Poor People at the Center, by Gwen Brown
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The Chronic Patterns of Classism, by Harvey Jackins
South, Central, West Asian Liberation
Southern United States Liberation
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Southern Liberation
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Southern Accents
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Allies to U.S. Southerners
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Revised Draft Statement on Southern Oppression the USA
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Returning to the South
Trade Union Activists' Liberation
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Putting Forth a Larger Perspective, by Tim Jackins
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Discouragement is Always Old, by Tim Jackins
War
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Take Leadership to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, by Julian Weissglass
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Putting An End To War, by Naomi Raz
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Ending War, by Tim Jackins
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War, The Oppressive Society, And the Owning Class, by Harvey Jackins
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Healing from War, What Are We Doing and Why, by Julian Weissglass
Wide World Change
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The Flexible Human in the Rigid Society, by Harvey Jackins
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The Reclaiming of Power, by Harvey Jackins
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The Chronic Patterns of Classism, by Harvey Jackins
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Wide World Change Is Possible
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Capitalism
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Putting Forth a Larger Perspective
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Discouragement is Always Old
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Call for a Draft Program for Rational Wide World Changing, by Harvey Jackins
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Propositions about Human Liberation, by Harvey Jackins
Working Class Liberation
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A New Initiative on Ending Classism, by Dan Nickerson
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Moving Working Class Issues Forward in RC, by Dan Nickerson
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How Would Working-Class Liberation Look if Led by Your Constituency
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The Chronic Patterns of Classism, by Harvey Jackins
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Being Sensible About Class Divisions
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Draft Program for Working-Class Unity, by Harvey Jackins
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A Useful Format for Work on Class Oppression
Women's Liberation
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Basic Understandings from the Work on Women’s Liberation, by Diane Balser
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Draft Women's Policy Statement, by Diane Balser
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Draft Program to Eliminate Sexism, by Diane Balser
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A New Step for the RC Communities, by Diane Balser
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Working on the Sex Industries—What I Have Learned
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Becoming a Womens Liberation Activist—My Story
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Thoughts on the Beauty Industries in Africa
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Women and Men Moving Together Against Sexism
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Recent Insights on Fat Oppression and Women
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Allies to Large Women
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Excerpts from Diane Balser's Talks at the Women of Color Workshop
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Harvey Jackins: A Powerful Ally to Women
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Reaching for Women and Men
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My Thirty-Something Story of Reproductive Health
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Helping People Work on Whether or Not to Have Children
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Contemporary Women's Issue Workshop
Young Adult Liberation
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Building Community and Backing the Leadership of Younger People and People of Color
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Young Adults Take Charge
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A Draft Program for Young Adult Liberation
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My Picture of Young Adult Oppression and Liberation
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The No-Socialising Guideline & and Young Adult Liberation
Young People's Liberation
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Young People and RC
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Making RC Accessible to Young People, by Mari Piggott
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School, Education, and Young People’s Oppression
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A Model of Young People's Work in RC
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A Thinking About Goal 2
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Young Peoples Oppression and Goal Two
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Keep the Basics Clear
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Drugs and Alcohol and Young People
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Teens, Drugs, Oppression, and Setting Limits
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Young People's Classes
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Building Community and Backing the Leadership of Younger People and People of Color
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Children and Psychiatric Drugs (for allies to young people)
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Allies to Young People
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Allies to Young People, by Jenny Sazama
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Children and Psychiatric Drugs, by Jenny Sazama
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Adult Play Days, by Chuck Esser
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Guidelines for Allies to Teens, by Chuck Esser