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Power Words Flashcards

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Prison-industrial complies

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The shared web of interests of government, private business, and individuals that makes prison, surveillance + militarization an economic, social and politically driven industry.

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Patriarchy

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System where men hold power

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Feminism

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Pushing for women’s rights (equality etc. )

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Sexism

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Systems of oppression based on sex and gender

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racism

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System of oppression based on skin color and/or culture

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Classism

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System of oppression based on social class (rich and poor)

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Immigration

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Leaving a home country to settle in another one

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Self-determination

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The ability to make decisions for your own life

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Re-imagination

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Imagining how something existing could be different

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Sovereignity

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Supreme power or authority

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Liberation

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The act of becoming free (meaning you were once unfree)

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Opppression (internalized and external)

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Internalizes: holding yourself down (I’m not good enough)

External: someone holding you down or back

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Colonialism

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Take over another’s land, by force, by religion, by culture for the purpose of stealing their resources

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Neocolonialism

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Controlling someone’s land at a distance, indirect rule

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Homophobia

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Fear of people and actions that aren’t straight

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Militarism

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Using military thinking and means to deal with any situation

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Assimilation

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Changing ones culture, actions or appearance to fit mainstream

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White supremacy

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When being white is seen as normal and / or best

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Xenophobia

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Fear of difference

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Abuse

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A violent, misuse of someone or something (verbal, physical, sexual…)

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Agency

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Ones ability to act in a situation or society

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Subversive

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Overthrowing, challenging, critiquing authority

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