The Educational Possibilities of Self-Defense Collectives for Dismantling Racial Injustice Using Situated Solidarity Building

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Abstract

This paper highlights the significance of situated solidarity building for dismantling racial injustice and constructing educational possibilities. Routledge and Derickson’s (2015) six criteria of situated solidarities combined with embodied learning theories are used to evaluate the learning within the grass-roots community learning context of self-defense collective organizing. This evaluation shows how self-defense collective organizing can be a solution in dismantling racial injustice and constructing educational possibilities. Self-defense collective organizing presents a compelling yet under-theorized solution for creating educational spaces that encourage confronting the racial injustice and oppression of state violence. Comprehending how situated solidarities manifest through collective organizing will benefit educational researchers, scholars, and practitioners by providing inspiration for imagining how to create educational spaces free of racial injustice.

Author

• Emily Dobrich, University of Toronto - OISE