Colonialism is the “domination of a people or area by a foreign state or nation [in order to extend and maintain] a nation’s political and economic control over another people or area.” It relies on “the subjugation of one people
Continue ReadingCo-creation is an iterative and ongoing process in which multiple people or groups work together to develop a process, practice, organisation, or project. Co-creation does not mean that the individuals with more institutional power create the model and invite impacted
Continue ReadingA programme or service that is connected to criminal-legal institutions, including public or private prisons, law enforcement, criminal court systems, or prosecutors; the child welfare systems; and immigration enforcement. The definition should encompass programmes or services that, as a precondition
Continue Reading“Buy-in” is a word used often in nonprofit and systems spaces to mean “acceptance of and willingness to actively support and participate in something.” (Merriam Webster) Buy-in can be important to the success of initiatives. For example, if you try
Continue ReadingBenevolent prejudice is when prejudice functions “in a caring, paternalistic mode (rather than a hostile, antagonistic one)” that both justifies and reinforces inequality. Women are “protected because they are weak” rather than honoured because they deserve dignity. Immigrants are offered
Continue ReadingBelonging is a deep knowing and experience of being at home, in your body, your social and physical environment. Belonging gives you the foundation to be able to thrive. Belonging only happens when there is co-creation and co-ownership. It is
Continue ReadingAgency means that people are able to express and act on their choices in a situation, even if they are not choices that other people agree with or would make themselves. “Bounded agency” is a phrase that describes how all
Continue ReadingAccountability means taking appropriate steps when harm happens, and, according to transformative justice practitioner Mia Mingus, includes the following steps: self-reflection, apology, repair, and changed behaviour*. Consistently taking accountability for smaller harms makes accountability a routine, normalised part of our
Continue Reading“Accessibility is the practice of making information, activities, and/or environments sensible, meaningful, and usable for as many people as possible.” – SeeWriteHear Most often, accessibility conversations are focused on disability access and include things such as alt text, closed captions
Continue Reading“Ableism is a set of beliefs or practices that devalue and discriminate against people with physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities and often rests on the assumption that disabled people need to be ‘fixed’ in one form or the other. Ableism
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