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Here is my take-away from what we discussed last night (November 30) about using our next (and last) class on Monday,December 7.

1. Cookies!

2. Time for course evaluations.

3. Time to check-in with Joel about final projects.

4. Time to work on final projects.

5. Possibly more "political science" time.

Do y'all have anything to add?

(This entire thing was first written as an email to Jody so it's not in very formal project proposal-type language! Just a disclaimer)

Ok, so it's a little late for revisions.

You have a great opportunity for a casual hang out with Susan Stryker on Tues, Dec. 1, in the London Room, Thomas Hall, where she - and some luncheon meat, hummus, and snacks - will be available from 11-1. Hope you get the chance to meet her!

And I hope to see you @ 4:30, in Carpenter 21, at her talk: "Breathe: Histories and Futures of Trans* Life Now."

Anne

Here I'm posting my bare bones essay ideas, as well as three pages of blackout poetry I've completed so far for the research project. Cheers!

Art has a way of not working out the way that you plan it to. The process of making this poetry ended up being a lot deeper than I anticipated, and challenged my thinking on abolition. Ideally I want to form this as a sort of theoretical appendix to my art project, adding some background and clarification to my behind the scenes work I put into the piece. I think this experimental essay can delve into my thought process and how examining the question of abolition in this way has expanded my view beyond "abolition is impossible."

[Spoiler alert--Mokckingjay part 2]

Tiny parachutes with little metal boxes sway into the arms of children. Pop pop pop! Red fire and grey dust billow like scary clouds. Explosions. Medics rush in, Pim’s blue eyes. Another explosion. Blood trickling from the bow and arrow wound in Coin’s lifeless body. Masses attacking Snow who is tied to a post. “Goodbye Gale.” The cat. The meadow. The children. The garden.

*Make-up post from when I went to the Emergency Room*

thought i'd share this good review, from the Science Times, of answers to often-asked qeustions about climate change. it's a less imaginative, from-the-present version of The Collapse of Western Civilization, though the bottom line is the same: www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/11/28/science/what-is-climate-change.html

In trying to connect our prison classes and voice, I keep returning to the ongoing discussions our Friday group has about the structure of our class. One conflict we’ve had is how to open up the space we create, and be able to have “something for everyone”. We want to be accommodating, but it’s impossible to create a space accessible to all learners. Having a silent space or encouragement to write, moving on conversation when it’s off-topic, interrupting discussion for activities versus letting the discussion flow naturally. Additionally, there’s the consistent issue of having one or two strong voices among the inmates that can dominate the conversation. How do we intervene in that scenario?

I'm hoping *we* all know that A Massive Climate Summit Is About to Happen in Paris--and also that a decision has been made to ban protests, marches, and other 'outdoor activities,' because of heightened security concerns. Naomi Klein (whose book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs.