A readiness assessment helps identify potential facilitators of or barriers to success before beginning an initiative. Readiness assessments do not measure how good you are or would be at a thing; rather it helps better understand the foundations for the
Continue ReadingProximal witnesses are people who are indirectly impacted by an issue, such as through a loved one. For example, someone may be impacted by the sexual assault of their partner or child. In the anti-sexual and domestic violence fields, these
Continue ReadingPrecarious work means work in positions where workers do not have secure, stable employee status that does not put their wellbeing at odds with their economic survival. This includes contract and temporary work, work as an “independent contractor,” and work
Continue ReadingPower is “the ability or capacity to have authority or influence over decisions and outcomes.” These decisions and outcomes can be personal (control over your own agency), cultural and structural, workplace, or movement. (- The Meaningful Engagement Handbook) Self-determination means
Continue ReadingPeople with lived experience means someone who has personally experienced an issue, such as someone who has been homeless, experienced racism, or been sexually abused. People who advocate from their lived experience also likely have built up learned experience –
Continue Reading“We use ‘people of the global majority’ (PGM) interchangeably with ‘black, indigenous, and people of color’ (BIPOC), since black, indigenous, and people of color represent over 80% of the world’s population. This wording points out the demographic inaccuracy of the
Continue ReadingLabour organiser Jane McAlevey described organising, activism, and mobilisation as three related and overlapping (but not identical) activities. Activism can be individual or collective and means raising awareness of an issue through public actions, art, media, writing, and teaching. Mobilisation
Continue ReadingOrganisational culture refers to the values, beliefs, systems, and expectations that are normalised in an organisation. Organisational culture is important to develop and shape intentionally to ensure that it is not used to exclude impacted people from full belonging. Resources:
Continue ReadingA movement is a “set of people with a shared experience of injustice who organise to build their collective power and leadership.” Often, as movements start to gain traction in society, a sector may develop to integrate its work into
Continue ReadingMeaningful engagement means ensuring that people who are or have been impacted by an issue are essential partners in developing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of strategies to address the issue. While there are many ways to measure whether engagement
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