BLOC University

BLOC UNIVERSITY PROGRAM

Program Lead and Instructor – Vincia Rountree

Program Description

BLOC University is the foundational program among the pillars of BLOC.

BLOC University is an introductory program for members of the Freedom BLOC.

This is a vehicle to build containers and cohorts for continuity and continuous, democratic learning.

The program is designed as the foundational and core learnings to becoming an active member with The Freedom BLOC and in black communities throughout Ohio. Education is central to all freedom movements, so in that spirit and legacy, this program is just another manifestation of past and current black liberation struggles.

Popular and direct education are the methodology of teaching and learning.

Module I

The Power of Organizing

WEEK SESSION TOPIC BRIEF DESCRIPTION

March 6 Challenge History of Black Citizenship

March 13 Choice Fight for “Civil Rights”

March 20 Outcome Reconstruction Amendments Aftermath

March 27 Application and Noticing’s Call to Action

https://actionnetwork.org/events/bloc-university?source=direct_link