EDI and Anti-Oppression Flashcards
What is privilege?
- having benefits others don’t
- not having to earn something
- having something because of who you are
What is oppression?
- having disadvantages that others don’t
- not having something because you didn’t earn it
- not having something because of who you are
What systems perpetuate oppression?
racism, sexism, ableism, antisemitism, colonialism, classism, Islamaphobia, ageism, homophobia, transphobia
In terms of healthcare, what can oppression affect?
who is healthy, who is ill, who gets injured, access to health care, what can of care people receive, who lives and who dies
Who is likely to be oppressed?
marginalized populations, disadvantaged communities, high-risk groups
What is the coin model of oppression?
places privilege on the top of the coin and places oppression
What are the implications for equity if we frame it exclusively as the bottom of the coin?
- misdiagnoses the problem to be addressed as the bottom of the coin
- allows those on the top of the coin to see themselves as neutral, unconnected, and altruistic
What is the reality of the coin model?
- behaviours of folks on the top uphold the coin
- folks on top of the coin are part of and complicit within the system of inequality
What identities are on the top of the coin?
youthful/younger, men, white, non-indigenous, upper/middle class, straight, cis, able-bodied
What identities are on the bottom of the coin?
disabled, trans, LGBTQ+, lower class/poor, indigenous, POC, women, older adults
What are the three layers that oppression operates on?
institutionally, interpersonally, internally
What is allyhsip?
- active, consistent, and arduous practice of unlearning and re-evaluating
- person of privilege seeks to operate in solidarity with a marginalized group of people
