In an effort to make the witnessing represented by Learning to Listen “accessible” in that the ideas and themes that came out of our working together can be understood outside of academia, this project offers the 5 below ‘zines. Not only do these ‘zines give us, and more specifically Kikila, the chance to be accountable for the results of this work (please email them at kikilaperrin@uvic.ca if you would like to discuss anything you see in the ‘zines).
Each ‘zine has been submitted as a part of the dissertation that is one of the main material things created by Learning to Listen. They represent a part of the community-facing outreach of this project and offer resources to Nations, Indigenous communities and groups, as well as settler organizations, communities, collectives and individuals to use as resources.
These ‘zines have been intended to support settler unlearning while offering suggestions on how we settlers might end up becoming safe(r) for the Indigenous peoples, communities and groups who invite us to support their works. Each addresses a different structural issue that either makes us settlers unsafe for spending time in Indigenous spaces, or continues our (re)production of a dominant worldview (a means of seeing and understanding a “world,” and the practices we do even accidentally that marginalize Indigenous people and other peoples seen to be “less than” within the colony).
Please download them, share them, spread them around. If you have been supporting and showing up for Indigenous people(s) on the lands you occupy and see these are valuable, then please bring them to events and hand them to settlers (ask permission first!).
Can Settlers Show up Better for Coast Salish Resurgence (they are slow to load)
Growing safer settler communities for supporting Indigenous Resurgence
Moving Between Different Worlds
If “The Trees Called You” Here
Each ‘zine is prepared in tabloid size, and is a PDF. They are meant to be read in the following order, with the hummingbird logo being the cover:
1, 7, 8, 6
2, 3, 4, 5
A slit is intended to be cut between 6, 7 and 2, 3 and then folded first in half. Please watch this video to see how this ‘zine is intended to be folded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keX3nBEcw2Y
Please let us know if you find the ‘zines helpful, and/or if you would like more resources for unlearning. You can contact Kikila Perrin, the project keeper, at kikilaperrin@uvic.ca.