(en) Gincana Monstra: Opening the code
With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were faced with a huge challenge: how to continue carrying out our activities without being able to count on two of its most important elements, the gathering, the physical presence? Plans had to be quickly redone to promote an online learning process in a moment of so many urgencies, moreover, that would not overload Brazilian feminists even more. From this we created the Gincana Monstra!
Inspired by the Gincanas, a common game in Brazil, with a lot of joy and collective work, our intention here is to exchange competition for collaboration, in and creative journey.
The Gincana is now consolidated as a methodology that we refer to as infrastructures of affection, and it is the materialization of the Transfeminist Network of Digital Care work. This is, mainly, the fruit of our dedication to the field of integral care in the construction of greater protection and freedom for women activists, LGBTQI+ people, and rights defenders.
Introduction and learning goals
Welcome to Gincana Monstra!
Laying the foundations
Preparation activities. Before starting to choose the topics to be addressed along the journey...
Building the cosmovision
What is cosmovision? What do we feel when we see a flock of birds? What is our first thought whe...
Dreaming the Gincana
Detailed script to sessions. Session 1: Arrival mystique [20 minutes] Objective To relax and c...
Establishing the format of the Gincana
Introduction This activity can be carried out in the same meeting, together with the activities ...
Defining, inviting and mobilizing participants
After building the cosmovision of your Monster Gincana, it is time to think about the participant...
Gathering precious information
Invitations accepted, it's time to gather precious information! Introduction After elaborating ...
Tool kit
When we talk about tools for the realization of the Monster Gincana, we think about what can help...
A little gift
Download our Zine! Reference materials - for facilitating learning processes in digital care: R...
Fertilizing the soil
Learning paths
Narrative thread
These are the Macro-Themes that will form what we call the Narrative Thread or the Conducting Thr...
Macro and micro themes script
Objective This script seeks to present a possibility to facilitate the construction and organiza...
Resources
Resources are everything that will enable the facilitators to carry out the Gincana. It is not j...
Sowing and seeding
Learning activities
Structure
This structure basically consists of:Main sessions + Support Material + In-depth or hands-on sess...
Main activities [script]
Moments to group all the participants with discussions on central and important contents for the ...
In-depth or hands-on sessions [script]
Moments designed to do specific activities, hands-on, creative, hands-on labs, open to anyone who...
On-call sessions
They happen over the course of weeks with the goal of facilitating the participants' interaction ...
Aláfias [script]
Moments of recognition and appreciation of the path taken to that point, even if it is not yet th...
Collective care and self-care activities [script]
The following are some activities that comprised an organizational care process.These sessions we...
Reminder
It is interesting that the facilitators periodically send the participants the general schedule o...
Reaping the harvest and the opening paths
Finalization and post production