We, a team of 5 women at Portland State University in Portland, OR, spent some time brainstorming ways that we see care in praxis in open education and digital spaces. Using “icons” as a medium, we aimed to represent the communal nature of the open movement while centering practices in care. Each of our squares represents care in a different way: (Listed clockwise from top left square)
- Active consent is a precursor to care. (Original iconography)
- Empathy and humility are foundational tools for designing for equity. (empathy By Becris CC BY 3.0)
- Food security is a human right. (vegetables By Chanut is Industries, TH CC BY 3.0)
- Inclusivity is more than just opening the door; it’s about acknowledging differences in power and privilege and intentionally making and breaking boundaries. (Inclusivity By Brandon Shields, US CC BY 3.0)
- Gender is fluid; get rid of boxes. (Gender Fluid By Seb Shaw, GB CC BY 3.0)
- Justice should be restorative. (ethical By priyanka, IN CC BY 3.0)
- Care honors lived experience. (Care By Flatart, PK CC BY 3.0)
- Open access invites possibilities. (Unlock By ibrandify, PK CC BY 3.0)
- Housing is a human right. (House By Numero Uno CC BY 3.0)
- Ability is a spectrum; we’re all on it; build for everyone. (Accessibility
- By Mark Caron CC BY 3.0)
- We have hearts because we live in bodies. Embodied is our context. (Heart By Laymik, UA CC BY 3.0)
- Creative Commons is aspirational and not ahistorical. (Creative Commons By Austin Condiff, US CC BY 3.0)
With varying sewing abilities, and no experience quilting, we used a “learn through experience” methodology to embroider and assemble squares and create a selvedge edge background. We chose a rainbow color palate to signal a queering of care in our approach. Our resident crossstitcher, Amy, stitched the centerpiece to tie our themes to OER.
Shared by: Kari Kono, Misty Hamideh, Lindsay Murphy, Amy Stanforth, Jaime Wood
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