One Tribe

One Tribe is a social justice organization run out of the office of Multicultural Affairs at Columbia College Chicago. The organization is run by ten student scholars who are charged with facilitating peer to peer workshops, developing activism and awareness, and promoting inclusivity.

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One Tribe Meeting!

Hey there Tribers! 

We’re hosting our second meeting of April and right now we’re focusing on Columbia’s Strategic Plan. Meet us on the 4th floor of 618 S Michigan at 12:00 this Wednesday April 8th. 

One Tribe wants to hear the nuances, complexities and layers of your stories and experiences on this campus, particularly from your first year on this campus. What does an integrated first year experience look like? What did we experience in FYS that either worked or did not work? Why was that? What would we have liked to have received during our first year at Columbia? Does it really benefit the students to have a 200 seat lecture-based first year experience? Would integrating Chicago and the community be a beneficial part of this integrated First Year Experience; How can we do this responsibly? How did you feel? Did Columbia meet your expectations? Is there anything they could have done better? What do you need as a student your first year? All are welcome. Staff and Faculty are strongly encouraged to come! We hope to see you there!

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Winter School

Hello everyone, 

We know we haven't posted in a bit so we're coming back with a big o'l list of things to sink our knowledge hungry teeth into. The scholars are engaging with some various texts until the semester starts up again in February. 

This week we're working on racial justice. As a Chicago based group we're learning from two groups that have being doing amazing work in the Chicago area as well as nation wide. Black Youth Project 100 (BYP 100) pledged to stay in City Hall for 28 hours after the No Indictment in Ferguson; they left after several threats of arrest and did so as a youth collective - amazing! We Charge Genocide is a youth delegation that sent ten young POC activists to the UN to report on CPD police brutality. 

One thing that has touched our hearts and inspired us is this poem by BYP 100 member Malcolm London. 

Share your comments, thoughts, questions with us. Send us a message anytime. 

- One Tribe

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RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK

Happy Friday everyone! Here's the last installment of our salute to the one and only Kate Bornstein. Enjoy this clip all about the witty and wonderful woman. We encourage you to seek out more of her work and hunt down a screening of her documentary, Kate Bornstein is A Queer and Pleasant Danger. Some of her books include: Hello Cruel World, Gender Outlaw, My Gender Workbook, and A Queer and Pleasant Danger. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

- One Tribe

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RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK

Oops, we forgot to post a video of dear Aunt Kate yesterday. (Sorry Auntie Kate) Here's a clip of Radical Human of the Week Kate Bornstein talking about gender and how to make your life more worth living. 

- One Tribe

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Wednesday Meeting

Hey all, we'll be having a meeting tomorrow around creative art therapies and dance therapy. Our graduate student Joan will be helping to lead a series of mini workshops around alternative methods to therapy and group healing. 

When: Wednesday (November 12) 12:30-2:00pm

Where: 4th floor 618 S. Michigan Ave. 

Dress: Comfy 

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Radical Human of the Week

Hello, it's day two of our week long feature on this week's Radical Human Kate Bornstein. In an article for Salon.com Kate talks about her break from Scientology. 

"I was a terrific salesman, a natural. I’d spent my life trying to make people happy with me, and there’s nothing more happy-making than selling someone their dreams-come-true. In Scientology sales, we were taught to find a person’s “ruin” — whatever it was that was making a person’s life miserable and keeping them from achieving their goals."

You can continue reading the article here, come back tomorrow for our next installment of this week's Radical Human. 

- One Tribe

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RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK 

Kate Bornstein is a self-defined trans-dyke, reluctant polyamorist, sadomasochist, recovering scientologist, and pioneering gender outlaw. Kate has written numerous book including her latest, "Queer and Pleasant Danger". She works tirelessly to support and advocate for all the "outlaws and freaks". In honor of our screening, the above clip is the trailer for her documentary: Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger. 

Check back tomorrow for more on Auntie Kate.

SCREENING: November 10 @ 6pm, 11o4 s. wabash 8th floor

- One Tribe

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SCREENING: Kate Bornstein is a Queer + Pleasant Danger

ATTENTION: We're hosting a free screening of Kate Bornstein's documentary: Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger this Monday (November 10) on the 8th floor of 1104 S. Wabash at 6 o'clock. Come and support the word of amazing director Sam Feder who will be joining us for a Q+A after the screening. But wait, there's more! Kate herself will be skyping in to talk and answer questions as well! We know, it's pretty awesome. 

You can get more info from the Facebook event here. 

Hope to see you there!

- One Tribe 

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RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK

Hey One Tribers, we apologize for missing the last few days of our salute to Dean Spade. Here are three links to some great videos about him. We appreciate his work and encourage you to learn more. 

Most Imprisoning Nation (Part 1)

Most Imprisoning Nation (Part 2)

Why the Law is Not Enough

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RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK

Here's the second installment of this week's Radical Human Dean Spade. We love Dean so much we're posting another video of him tomorrow, whoo! 

Also, come by our weekly Wednesday meeting this week where we'll be talking about power at privilege. 

Where:

618 s. Michigan Ave. 4th floor

When:

Wednesday 12:30-2pm

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RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK

Happy Monday, it's a balmy day here in the windy city, and hopefully it won't be the last before winter kicks in. Here's the first video of the week featuring this weeks Radical Human trans author and activist Dean Spade. Trust us, you're gunna love him. Come back tomorrow for the next installment of our Radical Human of the Week. 

- One Tribe

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Laverne Cox - Time Cover

'People need to be willing to let go of what they think they know about what it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman."

RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK

It's not often that we see women on the cover of a major news outlet, let alone women of color. Did you know that former house speaker Nancy Pelosi was never on the cover of any major news publication yet her predecessor, John Boener was on five within a week. To have a trans woman of color featured on Time Magazine is a fantastic step in the right direction. You can read the article with Laverne and watch a video on her in the link above. -One Tribe

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Meeting 4 Recap!

This past Wednesday we talked about our bodies as a text. One of our scholars, Karen, led a fantastic writing workshop on reading, seeing, and writing about our bodies as a text. What did you think? Did you get inspired to write a piece? Share it with us, we'd love to hear it and post it to our page. 

Join us next week and every Wednesday this semester from 12:30-2pm on the 4th floor of 618 s. Michigan Ave. 

- One Tribe

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RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK

It's almost Friday, yay! In the meantime, have another video featuring our Radical Human of the Week Laverne Cox, wherein she talks about the very real danger trans women of color face everyday. 

Come back tomorrow for our final installment of our salute to Laverne Cox

- One Tribe

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“I always tell my wife that she can only photograph me while I’m working. My job is to make old things look beautiful. I like to bring things back to life. That’s my thing.”

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RADICAL HUMAN OF THE WEEK

Happy Wednesday!

While we're working on a wonderful workshop about our bodies a text you can enjoy another video featuring our Radical Human of the Week, Laverne Cox. 

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Wednesday Workshop

Like writing? Like talking about bodies? Or, maybe you don't like your body, maybe the idea of talking about your body makes you a little uncomfy. That's ok, we want to talk to all of you about all of these things!

In this Wednesday's meeting, we will explore the body as a text. How can we take back the talk and implications of the interpretations of our bodies? Join us for a writing workshop where we'll all get to explore identity in our own personal way.

That's right, dance like the person The Doctor wants you to be. 

When:

12:30-2pm

Where:

4th floor. 618 S. Michigan Ave. 

What Do I Wear:

Whatever makes you comfy.