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Day 1 | Masculinity and Colonialism Pt 1
When: Sat. May 21 | 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Where: Dig at the Innovation Center - 640 Ellicott St Buffalo, New York 14203

Overview: We will explore current perceptions of masculinity by directly asking: what is masculinity? What forms of masculinity exist? How does various forms of masculinity manifest through various identities? We will then drive into the impact of colonialism and eurocentric value systems on culture, gender, body and beauty ideals, self determination and power. In our contemporary society, lasting values of the colonial era still are with us. The traumatic effect of our personal upbringing, societal influences, and colonial past will be discussed through group narrative work.

- Masculinty and masculinities
- Social constructs
- Gender as a social construct
- What is colonialism?
- Trauma and childhood development
- Narrative work and identity structure

Lunch: TBA
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Day 2 | Colonialism Pt 2
When: Sat. June 11 | 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Where: Merriweather Library - 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208

*Colonialism Pt 2 is open to all. Unregistered guests may attend but WILL NOT receive program certificate.

Overview: After a brief intro to colonialism in Day 1 we present "Colonialism Pt 2." The direct lineage of euro-centric systems and power can be seen throughout various colonized countries and people of African, Asian, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Latinx descent. What did societies look like before European violence? What is decolonizing? What does decolonizing "look" like today?

- Effects of colonialism in the Caribbean and Africa
- Gender roles, sexualities and power structures in pre-colonial societies
- Elements of colonialism
- European value systems, white supremacy and imperialism
- What is decolonization?

About D.O.P.E. Collective:
Dismantling Oppressive Patterns for Empowerment (D.O.P.E.) Collective is a D.I.Y. organization based in Buffalo, New York that aims to build a stronger alternative music and arts community for people of color (POC), women, LGBTQ+ & disabled individuals. The collective bridges arts, politics, anti-oppressive education, and linkage to sexual, mental, and reproductive health services as an intersectional effort towards empowerment.

Sponsors:
Leaving Our Legacy - L.O.L. is a group of teens and young adults who connect and guide their peers through systems of care by providing education and creating a platform, specifically, for LGBTQ+, youth of color, and their allies.

The MOCHA Center - Buffalo - a place for LBGTQ+ communities of color to call their own. They prodive a space for LGBTQ+ youth, ages 16-29, to explore and be themselves through group activies and community building events. www.mochacenter.org/

VENT - graphic design company and emerging alternative media for the East Side of Buffalo, NY. www.theventstudio.com