Week 8: Anti-oppression Flashcards
Privilege
You have a benefit others don’t
You didn’t earn it
You have it bc of who you happen to be
Oppression
You have a disadvantage others don’t
You didn’t earn it
You have it bc of who you happen to be
Types of oppression
Racism
Colonialism
Sexism
Classism
Ableism
Islamophobia
Anti-semitism
Ageism
What to oppressive forces shape?
Who is healthy
Who is ill
Who gets injured
Who accesses health care
What kind of care people get
Who lives and who dies
Which populations undergo oppression?
Marginalized populations
Disadvantaged communities
High-risk groups
What are the implications for equity of we frame it exclusively as the bottom of the coin?
It misdiagnoses the problem to be addressed as the bottom of the coin , when it really is the coin and behaviours of folks on top that uphold the coin
It allows those on top of the coin to see themselves as neutral, unconnected and altruistic vs part of and complicit within the system of inequality
Allyship
An active, consistent, and arduous practice of unlearning and re-evaluating in which a person of privilege seeks to operate in solidarity with a marginalized group of people
Institutionally examples
- Build institutional culture where coins are expected and ongoing reflection ad uprooting is highly valued
- Figure out how coins unwittingly show up in the norms in our groups, shape our policies and seek expertise on how to undo this responsibly
Interpersonally examples
- Coaching and ongoing mutual support to recognize and uproot the ways we uphold coins in our day-to-day actions
- Learn and practice how to intervene when we witness discrimination and how to welcome this feedback when it us
Internally examples
- Shift the frame from helping people on bottom of coin to working together in our lanes toward collective liberation
- Figure out coins where we’re on top, then recognize and unlearn the internalized superiority we’ve been taught
-Learn on coins operate
