1. We all live in oppressive societies
   1. Recognizing this truth
      1. Uncomfortable
      2. Disappointing
2. Aspects of oppressions embedded in all
   1. Patterns
      1. Oppressor material
      2. Material of the oppressed
      3. Internalised oppression
      4. Some, hard to see in ourselves
         1. but other folks can see it for us!
            1. Folks like us
            2. Especially those who have worked on this before
            3. If discharged, can be great allies
            4. Folks we oppress
            5. If discharged, can be great allies
3. So, we are going to learn how to discharge, bit by bit!
   1. See others discharging
   2. Try it ourselves
      1. No rush - Reclaiming Discharge class comes next
4. Our primary process
   1. Two or three ways
   2. Equal time
   3. One person thinks out-loud (client) - chose who listens
   4. Another person listens (councilor)
      1. KInd, friendly attention
      2. No judgements
      3. Listen, listen, listen!
   5. Third person pays attention to client
   6. Confidentiality
      1. Ask if wanting to refer
5. Say your name, the pronouns your prefer and something new and/or something good in your life this week