oases. See Golden Circles
objective universe. See universe
observation
generalizations from, 6:30, 13:270
witnesses to distress hurt by, 8:366–8:367
occlusion. See also awareness; discharge; oppression; pseudo-reality
complete recovery of possible, 7:49–7:50
distress patterns as cause of, 5:72, 5:329
fantasy and. See fantasy
hypnosis and. See hypnosis, as harmful
of intelligence. See intelligence
of leadership ability, 6:325
of memories, 15:147
of reality, 3:6, 11:40, 13:9–13:11
recidivism decreased by recovery of memories, 8:259
recovery of occluded memories, 6:195, 13:210–13:211, 15:56–15:57, 15:72
restimulation and. See restimulation
storytelling to allow memory to surface from, 13:212–13:213, 15:56
oceans and rivers, in future society, 14:166
The October 1987 Trip to China (1987) (Jackins), 11:421–11:441
October Revolution (1917), 10:226–10:227, 15:173, 16:14, 16:123
older people
commitment for, 8:236, 10:202, 11:410, 15:App10
commitment for allies to, 11:411, 15:App10
death and physical deterioration faced by, 5:332
leadership by, 6:92–6:93, 6:161, 6:521–6:523, 6:533–6:534, 7:385–7:387, 14:235–14:236, 14:239–14:241
Native People consulting with, 6:401
oppression of, 5:330, 15:124
organizing/organization of, 6:92–6:93, 6:161, 6:522
outreach to, 8:128
power of, 6:533–6:534, 14:235–14:236
use of RC by, 5:327–5:333
ombudsperson role, 6:320
On “Correctness” (Jackins), 5:191–5:192
On Teaching and Leadership (Jackins), 5:235–5:239
On the Oppression of Men (Jackins), 8:353–8:356
On the Trail of Powerlessness Patterns (Jackins), 13:199–13:202
one-way counseling, 10:137–10:139, 15:88, 15:102. See also Co-Counseling
Ongoing Classes (Jackins), 5:249–5:250
Open Question Evening in Copenhagen (Jackins), 11:45–11:80
open rehearsal of one’s own racism technique, 15:100
Opening of the 1997 World Conference of the Re-evaluation Counseling Communities (Jackins), 16:143–16:147
opinions, asking for
about literature as way to introduce theory, 6:297, 7:235, 11:198–11:199
to connect people to each other, 6:299–6:300, 7:237
by editors to solicit articles, 6:444
as organizational tool, 6:298
Oppressed for Having Patterns (Jackins), 5:399–5:400
oppressed people. See also Wygelian groups; specific groups of people
allies and, 6:507–6:509, 6:517–6:521
attacking and criticizing other oppressed groups, 15:165, 15:167
blaming for oppression, 7:335–7:336, 15:71, 15:156–15:157
counseling on role, overview, 15:71–15:72, 15:157–15:158
as counselors for oppressors, 5:336–5:338, 15:160
internalized oppression challenged by non-members of, 6:79–6:81
leaders for, 6:318–6:319
listening to, 15:71
as oppressor. See oppression, by other oppressed groups
oppressors as first oppressed, 1:46–1:47, 6:165–6:166, 6:293–6:294, 7:64–7:65, 7:178–7:179, 7:231, 10:234, 15:152, 15:158, 15:167, 16:70
panel of speaking to majority group, 6:292, 7:230, 15:99–15:100, 15:162–15:163
pride by, 15:71, 15:157
role of, 1:46
segregating by commonality initially for safety, 3:157–3:158, 6:492–6:494, 6:511–6:516, 6:666–6:667, 7:60–7:61, 7:68–7:69, 7:242, 12:63, 15:161
self-acceptance by, 6:80
unity of, 5:366–5:367, 7:154–7:155, 14:125–14:126, 15:158
oppression. See also liberation; oppressed people; oppressors; specific groups of people
overview of, 8:61–8:62, 15:151, 16:68–16:72
all people suffer from, 5:329–5:330, 15:72
capitalism as main oppression, 5:289, 5:374–5:375, 5:380, 8:348–8:349, 8:403, 13:307, 15:153
challenging of directly, 5:93–5:94
class societies and. See class societies
Co-Counseling between oppressor and oppressed, 5:335–5:338, 15:160
Co-Counseling by others in oppressed group, 5:64–5:65
colonial/national oppression. See colonial/national oppression (imperialism)
commonalities among types of, 1:49, 7:69
confusion about our own, 8:347–8:349
contradiction of, difficulty with, 3:204
cooperation replaced with, 6:468
defined, 10:117–10:118, 10:143, 11:359, 15:151
discharge interfered with by, 16:10
distress pattern installation as mechanism for. See oppression, distress pattern installation as mechanism for
due to inherent nature versus distress patterns, 6:587–6:590
elements of, 5:289–5:290
elimination of, 1:47–1:50, 5:10, 12:30–12:31, 14:125–14:126, 15:152
freedom from for anyone needs freedom for all, 1:50, 5:369, 6:513, 7:71–7:72, 7:154
greed as basis of, 15:147, 15:151, 15:164, 15:202, 16:10, 16:69
grief about, 15:159–15:160
guilt about, 15:72, 15:159
individual and societal action needed to challenge, 3:86
inevitability of need to challenge, 5:165–5:166
internalized oppression. See internalized oppression
introducing students to stance on, 5:209
of Jews as model for other oppressions, 8:458, 10:333–10:334
key insights about, 7:63–7:72
by leaders in world, 6:269–6:270, 9:27–9:28
logic misused by, 6:32–6:33
maintaining, 4:96, 15:151
mechanism of, 5:293–5:294
middle-class isolation and, 5:150
misinformation used for, 6:4–6:5, 6:23, 7:158–7:159
modes to address, 15:160–15:163
multiple types of for each person, 8:319
national oppression. See colonial/national oppression (imperialism)
by oppressed groups. See oppression, by other oppressed groups
outsiders disrupting, 1:47–1:48
panel presentations and, 1:55, 6:507–6:509, 7:104–7:105, 7:230
patterns rather than people as adversaries in, 8:12
of people due to their distress patterns, 5:399–5:400, 15:155
powerlessness and, 5:383
pseudo-reality and. See pseudo-reality
psychology supporting, 15:137
racism and, 1:49, 11:246–11:249, 15:160
rationality not assumed in, 5:420
reality and. See reality
re-emergence difficult due to, 5:10–5:11
religion and, 15:211–15:212
reports to whole group about, 3:160
respect and, 1:60, 5:316–5:317, 6:483–6:484, 7:184
results of, 15:152
revision of programs about, 6:667
sag/entropy and, 5:179
schools and, 15:164, 15:205, 15:207–15:208
society as source of, 8:358
spiritualism serving, 8:198
start of, 10:141–10:144, 11:357–11:360, 15:151
systematic, 7:178–7:179
systemic, 1:58–1:59
types of, 15:153
unchecked assumptions and, 6:29
uniqueness of, 1:49, 7:69
unity discouraged to maintain, 1:49
universality of, 7:63, 15:152, 15:183–15:185
violence and, 15:151
witnesses to, 8:366–8:367, 10:142, 10:143, 11:358, 11:360, 15:151
of working class, 1:49, 6:4–6:5, 6:477–6:478, 7:70, 11:363–11:366, 15:153
working conditions and, 6:462–6:463
oppression, by other oppressed groups
anti-Semitism and, 5:368, 5:379–5:380
capitalist-wage earner society and, 5:289, 5:293, 8:348–8:349, 11:254, 12:4, 15:153, 15:164, 15:167
class societies and, 6:468, 14:3, 14:75–14:76, 15:151, 16:69
as hallowed and sustaining, 15:153
liberation attempts by oppressed groups leading to, 5:294
as obstacle to liberation, 5:316–5:318
society needing to maintain control, 4:98, 7:245
oppression, distress pattern installation as mechanism for
overview of, 4:96
acceptance of, 10:233
as blind social force, 3:85–3:86
breaking free of, 6:663–6:664
class societies and, 7:70, 7:125–7:127, 8:34, 8:74, 8:406, 11:60, 14:3, 15:167
oppressors and, 16:70
persistence of oppression due to, 5:376
power of knowledge about, 12:60
as source of distress patterns, 11:9, 15:151–15:152
working class and, 6:484–6:486
young people, oppression of as foundation of other oppressions, 1:46–1:47, 7:63–7:64
The Oppression of Classism (Jackins), 8:403–8:418
The Oppressions of Women and Men (Jackins), 11:253–11:257
oppressors
acting as agents of oppressors, 5:383, 16:150–16:151
agreement to stop participating in oppression, 15:71, 15:157, 15:160
benefits to, 10:110, 15:160
counseling on role, overview, 15:71–15:72, 15:158–15:160
creating allies from, 7:64–7:65
distress creating, 1:58–1:59, 6:663–6:664, 15:158–15:159
as first oppressed, 1:46–1:47, 6:165–6:166, 6:293–6:294, 7:64–7:65, 7:178–7:179, 7:231, 10:234, 15:152, 15:158, 15:167, 16:70
hurt by oppression of others, 6:512, 15:158–15:160
leadership by, 9:27–9:28
liberation, communication to, 15:170
as more uneasy than people they oppress, 11:126–11:127
not client with oppressed, 5:336–5:338
role of, 1:46
The Organization and Use of Biennial Age Groups (Jackins), 13:335–13:337
organizational forms. See modes of RC
organizations
change of versus changing individuals, 11:341–11:344
not recruiting RCers into, 14:275–14:279
principles governing Co-Counselors in or leading, 14:278–14:279
RCers in non-RC organizations, 7:299, 8:47, 13:23–13:24, 13:102–13:108, 14:275–14:279, 15:105, 15:181
re-emergence and, 11:333–11:338
social activist organizations and wide world changing, 6:402–6:403, 6:672
women’s organizations, creation of, 13:319
Organized Areas. See Areas
organizing/organization
overview of, 15:169–15:170, 15:180–15:181
appeals to reason, not fear, 16:72
communication of RC to replace active recruitment, 6:490–6:491
delight with self and, 6:148–6:149
each-one-teach-one program as, 5:256
economic crisis and, 11:134–11:136
form types for, 10:356–10:364, 11:8, 11:199–11:208, 14:172
importance of, 8:39–8:40, 14:171
individual communication. See communication, one-to-one
individuals building world-class communities. See world-class community building by individuals
introducing RC to others versus, 7:120, 15:95
inviting new people to join, 3:207–3:208, 4:71, 6:419, 15:215
Learning to Organize (Jackins), 7:225–7:242
for liberation, 6:294–6:300
by Liberation Reference Persons, 6:294–6:300
listening and, 6:298–6:299, 7:236
love and, 8:48
by men, 11:187–11:216
of men by women, 16:182
middle class, 11:279–11:280, 16:88–16:89, 16:183
No-Socializing Guideline and, 6:672, 12:68–12:69
of older people, 6:92–6:93, 6:161, 6:522
opinions, asking for and. See opinions, asking for
owning class, 16:183
of People’s Federations, 16:183
of physicians, 12:36–12:37
precinct organization for women, 8:453–8:456
presenting RC as own idea, 8:538–8:539, 11:137–11:138, 11:192–11:193, 13:173
support groups and, 7:210–7:211, 11:209–11:211, 13:19–13:20
trade unions and. See trade unions
by unemployed people, 8:506–8:507
what RC has done well, 14:172–14:173
what RC needs to do, 14:173–14:174
of white people by people of color, 16:182–16:183
of working class, 6:620–6:621, 11:387–11:389, 13:20–13:21, 14:157–14:159
for Wygelian groups, 6:294–6:300
Wygelian leaders' groups and, 8:186–8:187
of young people, 7:378–7:379, 8:299–8:303, 13:335–13:337
Our Asian Inheritance, name of, 6:569
Outline: Decisive Counseling and Leadership (1985) (Jackins), 10:251–10:254
Outline: Organizational Report (1985) (Jackins), 10:239–10:241
Outline: State of the World Report (1985) (Jackins), 10:215–10:217
Outline: The Clarification and Generalization of the Fundamentals of Co-Counseling (Report) (Jackins), 10:243–10:246
Outline: The Frontiers of Re-evaluation Counseling Theory (1985) (Jackins), 10:247–10:250
Outreach Funds
during 1980s, 8:111
collection of, 14:139–14:140, 14:141
custody of in incipient Areas, 10:59
Foundation handling of, 5:19–5:20, 5:68, 8:308, 14:108–14:110
logic in spending, 4:70
number of, 8:127
purposes of, 8:307–8:308, 8:515–8:516, 10:97–10:100, 13:226, 13:228, 14:95–14:96, 14:108–14:110, 14:142, 14:143, 14:174–14:175, 15:181
qualifications for, 8:307–8:308, 13:225–13:229
Reference Persons, decisions about, 8:310
scholarships. See scholarships
for self, 13:227
sources of, 3:149, 7:259, 8:309–8:310, 14:141, 14:272, 15:130, 15:181, 17:15
teacher literature needs and, 6:427
owning class/upper class. See also capitalism (capitalist-wage earner society)
overview of, 5:302
all for one and one for all and, 15:85
apparent benefits to, 14:122
capitalism’s effect on, 13:36
within class society, 8:417–8:418
in classless future society, 16:134
colonial oppression by. See colonial/national oppression (imperialism)
commitment for, 8:237–8:238, 10:207, 11:404, 11:413, 15:App5, 15:App11
defined, 14:226–14:227, 15:202
disruptions to RC by people in, 13:15–13:16
exploitation by, 15:166
lack of work impacting, 6:460–6:461
layers of patterns in, 13:262–13:263
liberation policy draft for, 11:281–11:285
nationalism as oppression by, 13:34–13:35, 15:171
oppression of, 11:277, 11:284–11:285, 11:363–11:366, 14:152–14:153, 16:86–16:87, 16:93, 16:123
outreach to, 8:129, 15:170
patterns needing discharge for, 10:71–10:72, 14:92
patterns of oppression of, 13:310–13:311
power and, 1:50, 8:418
pseudo-power by, 7:4, 8:16
resigning from, 16:93–16:94
using people as agents to oppress, 11:276–11:277, 16:85–16:87
war and, 7:303–7:305
working class and, 5:303, 14:152–14:153, 16:95–16:96, 16:183
owning class/working class societies. See capitalism (capitalist-wage earner society)
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