Organizational Equity: OUR Terminology & Language
WE strive to engage in an equitable liberatory process that names, using a post-colonial/anti-colonial/anti-racist/decolonizing lens in order to, unpacks and creates restorative practices around:
- Anti-blackness
- Racism
- Colorism
- Intersectionality
- Misogyny/Misogynoir/Trans Misogyny/ Femicide
- Gender norms
- Homophobia/heterosexism
- Transphobia
- Cis-sexism
- Xenophobia
- Capitalism
- Ableism
- Classism
- Colorism
- Sexism
- Tokenization
- Exceptionalism
- Heteronormativity
- Inclusive language from a queer-theoretical perspective
- Patriarchy/paternalism
- Respectability politics
- Ageism
- Infantilization
- Humanism/essentialism
- Ethnocentricity
- Nationalism/Ethnonationalism/White Nationalism
- Cultural Domination
- Assimilation Politics
- Environmental Racism
- Medical Eugenics/Biological Determinism
- Propaganda/Media Spectacle/Hidden and Covert Narratives
- Stereotyping
- Harmful Master Narratives rooted in racist and colonial ideology
- Racist humanitarianism and white supremacist liberalism
- Critical thought and analysis of an ever-evolving sensationalization of digital media
- Counter Narratives
- Many ways of knowing/being
- Accountability and Support in Labor
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Trust
- Criticality and working toward something
- Investing in other people’s growth
- Trust and positionality
- Confident that the party that you’re in communication with has your best interest in mind
- Vulnerability
- Self-Accountability
- Investment in one’s own learning
- Policy and Context
- Ongoing practice as opposed to naming liability
- Delineating where different types of accountability are required
- Linking historical events to terms
- National Context and State Context
- Understanding causality
- How this plays out everyday - intentionally and/or unintentionally
- Manifestations
- Labor, Colonialism, and Hierarchies
- Support and accountability are the most important aspects of our work
- Board accountability
- Building trust amongst staff
- WE strive to do these things and even in areas where we fall short it becomes our greatest learning opportunity of acknowledging truths and regaining trust
- Anti-blackness
- Racism
- Colorism
- Intersectionality
- Misogyny/Misogynoir/Trans Misogyny/ Femicide
- Gender norms
- Homophobia/heterosexism
- Transphobia
- Cis-sexism
- Xenophobia
- Capitalism
- Ableism
- Classism
- Colorism
- Sexism
- Tokenization
- Exceptionalism
- Heteronormativity
- Inclusive language from a queer-theoretical perspective
- Patriarchy/paternalism
- Respectability politics
- Ageism
- Infantilization
- Humanism/essentialism
- Ethnocentricity
- Nationalism/Ethnonationalism/White Nationalism
- Cultural Domination
- Assimilation Politics
- Environmental Racism
- Medical Eugenics/Biological Determinism
- Propaganda/Media Spectacle/Hidden and Covert Narratives
- Stereotyping
- Harmful Master Narratives rooted in racist and colonial ideology
- Racist humanitarianism and white supremacist liberalism
- Critical thought and analysis of an ever-evolving sensationalization of digital media
- Counter Narratives
- Many ways of knowing/being
- Accountability and Support in Labor
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Trust
- Criticality and working toward something
- Investing in other people’s growth
- Trust and positionality
- Confident that the party that you’re in communication with has your best interest in mind
- Vulnerability
- Self-Accountability
- Investment in one’s own learning
- Policy and Context
- Ongoing practice as opposed to naming liability
- Delineating where different types of accountability are required
- Linking historical events to terms
- National Context and State Context
- Understanding causality
- How this plays out everyday - intentionally and/or unintentionally
- Manifestations
- Labor, Colonialism, and Hierarchies
- Support and accountability are the most important aspects of our work
- Board accountability
- Building trust amongst staff
- WE strive to do these things and even in areas where we fall short it becomes our greatest learning opportunity of acknowledging truths and regaining trust