People's Institute for Survival and Beyond

People's Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB)
AbbreviationPISAB
Formation1980
FounderRonald Chisom and James Norman Dunn
PurposeAddressing racism, poverty and social injustices
HeadquartersNew Orleans, Louisiana
Location
  • United States
Websitepisab.org

The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB) is a non-profit organization that provides education and training to individuals, communities and organizations on issues related to systemic racism and social and human justice.[1][2] It was founded in 1980 by civil and human rights activists and scholars Ronald Chisom and James Norman Dunn.[2][3][4] It is based in New Orleans, Louisiana with several regional organizing hubs across the country. More than two million people completed PISAB's Undoing Racism and Community Organizing workshops.[5][6][7]

Programs and initiatives

Undoing Racism

The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond offers an Undoing Racism workshop that seeks to increase people's understanding of systemic and institutionalized racism in our society.[8][9][10] The program uses a multi-dimensional approach that incorporates historical analysis, group participation, and community organizing strategies.[11][12] Participants in the workshops engage in dialogue and discussions that are designed to support critical thinking, challenge their assumptions about race, privilege, and power.[13][14][15] The workshop is designed to be accessible to a broad range of individuals, organizers and organizations, including community groups, non-profits, government agencies, and businesses.[16][17] It has been implemented in a variety of settings, including schools, neighborhood associations, hospitals, and social and service agencies.[17][18][19]

The workshops have been in different research studies that in some cases, required the participants to attend PISAB's Undoing Racism workshops;

Article published Publishing Journal Year of publishing Relationship with PISAB
Antiracism Expanding Social Work Education: A Qualitative Analysis of the Undoing Racism Workshop Experience Journal of Social Work Education 2018[20] The study evaluated how student participants felt after attending the Undoing racism workshop.[20]
Participatory and Action Research Within and Beyond the academy: Contesting Racism through Decolonial Praxis and Teaching "Against the Grain" American Journal of Community Psychology 2018[21] The participants attended a two and half days Undoing racism work that was organized by PISAB prior to taking the survey.[21]
The Art and Science of Integrating Undoing Racism with CBPR: Challenges of Pursuing NIH Funding to Investigate Cancer Care and Racial Equity Journal of Urban Health 2006[22] The study explored how the principles of community participatory studies can be integrated with the processes of undoing racism program.[22]

People's Institute Youth Agenda

An initiative of PISAB through which young people and community organizers committed to understanding the current issues that face society come together to positively contribute to their communities and are educated and recruited to reach other young people who organize[23][24] was started in 1996 by an intergenerational group of veteran organizers and young activists, tailored to those aged 12 to 18.[25]

European Dissent

This is an initiative that is specifically designed for individuals of European descent who are interested in working towards racial justice and equity. This anti-racism organizing collective seeks to address the ways in which white privilege and racism operate in our society, to strengthen the number of white people organizing for racial justice, and to empower participants to take action to dismantle racism.[26][27][28]

References

  1. ^ PhD, E. J. R. David (December 9, 2013). Internalized Oppression: The Psychology of Marginalized Groups. Springer Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-8261-9925-6.
  2. ^ a b "Deutsch Foundation Hosts Workshops with the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond". Robert W. Deutsch Foundation. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Our Founders – PISAB". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Green, Meghan (July 15, 2017). Racism in America: A Long History of Hate. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1-5345-6144-1.
  5. ^ Committee, United States Social Forum Book (2010). The United States Social Forum: Perspectives of a Movement. Lulu. ISBN 978-0-557-32373-9.
  6. ^ Brown, Philip M.; Corrigan, Michael W.; Higgins-D'Alessandro, Ann (October 12, 2012). Handbook of Prosocial Education. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4422-1121-6.
  7. ^ The Tuscaloosa News. The Tuscaloosa News.
  8. ^ Kwiatkowski, Marisa. "Undoing Racism workshops tackle 'implicit biases'". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "UBW Stands In Solidarity With The Statement from PISAB". Urban Bush Women. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Chisom, Ronald (1997). Undoing Racism: A Philosophy of International Social Change. People's Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-9653305-1-0.
  11. ^ "Opinion | The Race Conversation". The New York Times. November 22, 2014. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  12. ^ Haniff, Nesha Z. (November 24, 2022). The Pedagogy of Action: Small Axe Fall Big Tree. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-19-0801-9.
  13. ^ Brown, Philip; Corrigan, Michael W.; Higgins-D'Alessandro, Ann (2012). Handbook of Prosocial Education. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-1119-3.
  14. ^ "Undoing Racism Workshop". Welcome to Mary Pender Greene, LCSW-R, CGP President and CEO of MPG Consulting. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  15. ^ Riley, Ann T.; Bewley, Kirby; Butler-King, Renea L.; Byers, Lisa G.; Miller, Christina R.; Dell, Jennifer E.; Kendrick, Charlotte J. (September 23, 2021). "Finding Shelter in the Storm: Undoing Racism in a Predominantly White School of Social Work". Advances in Social Work. 21 (2/3): 898–919. doi:10.18060/24117. ISSN 2331-4125. S2CID 239195161.
  16. ^ Milwaukee, Health Compass. "Health Compass Milwaukee :: Promising Practices :: Evaluating Undoing Racism and Health Equity Training with a State Health Department". www.healthcompassmilwaukee.org. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  17. ^ a b Fitzgerald, Dylan (July 24, 2019). "Building the Field: Reflections on Undoing Racism". Living Cities. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "Partnering Organizations, Embodying Antiracism – Wesleyan University". www.wesleyan.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  19. ^ "Undoing Racism Workgroup". ssw.umich.edu. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  20. ^ a b Hamilton-Mason, Johnnie; Schneider, Samantha (April 3, 2018). "Antiracism Expanding Social Work Education: A Qualitative Analysis of the Undoing Racism Workshop Experience". Journal of Social Work Education. 54 (2): 337–348. doi:10.1080/10437797.2017.1404518. ISSN 1043-7797. S2CID 150193514.
  21. ^ a b Lykes, M. Brinton; Lloyd, Courtnye R.; Nicholson, Karla M. (December 2018). "Participatory and Action Research Within and Beyond the Academy: Contesting Racism through Decolonial Praxis and Teaching "Against the Grain"". American Journal of Community Psychology. 62 (3–4): 406–418. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12290. PMID 30479010. S2CID 53752326.
  22. ^ a b Yonas, Michael A.; Jones, Nora; Eng, Eugenia; Vines, Anissa I.; Aronson, Robert; Griffith, Derek M.; White, Brandolyn; DuBose, Melvin (December 8, 2006). "The Art and Science of Integrating Undoing Racism with CBPR: Challenges of Pursuing NIH Funding to Investigate Cancer Care and Racial Equity". Journal of Urban Health. 83 (6): 1004–1012. doi:10.1007/s11524-006-9114-x. ISSN 1099-3460. PMC 3261297. PMID 17072760.
  23. ^ Washburne, Sophie (July 15, 2020). Racism and Racial Justice. Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1-5026-5752-7.
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  27. ^ "Workshops — The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond". Californians for the Arts. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  28. ^ "European Dissent Issues First National Statement". South Seattle Emerald. November 18, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2023.