We’re all in this together.
An ongoing practice of supporting, advocating for, and amplifying the voices of people who are not part of the same social identity groups as you
What is allyship
The active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies and practices, and attitudes, so that power is redistributed and shared equitably.
What is anti-racism?
Fair access to opportunities and resources tailored to individual needs.
What is equity?
Tthe ability to take on other's perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share and respond to their experience
What is empathy?
A set of institutions established in Canada that aimed to assimilate Indigenous children.
What are residential schools?
The unearned power, benefits, advantages, access, and opportunities based on membership in a dominant group which can be based on a variety of social identities such as race, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, ability status, sexuality, age, education level and more.
What is Privilege
An individual committed to actively opposing racism through their actions and language.
What is an anti-racist?
The idea of providing everyone with the same resources, regardless of their individual circumstances.
What is equality?
The process of exploring and acknowledging the past trauma to promote healing.
What is trauma-informed care?
The historical Black neighbour in Vancouver that was systemically displaced for the construction of the Georgia Viaducts
What is Hogan’s Alley
An organization that uses a client-led, trauma-informed, adaptive approach, co-creating solutions for residents, to help them forge paths toward sustainable health, employment and housing.
Who are Community Builders?
What are patterns of behavior, policies, or practices that create or perpetuate a position of relative disadvantage for racialized persons within an organization or society.
What is systemic racism?
A classroom that provides additional support to students who need it to achieve learning goals represents this concept.
What is equity?
This practice involves taking time to reflect on one’s feelings and experiences to promote mental well-being.
What is self-reflection?
Currently known as the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police), what is the name of the government agency that actively played a role in colonialism and enforced federal policies and legislation on Indigenous People?
What is the Northwest Mounted Police
A term used to describe how social identities, such as race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and employee status, overlap and combine to create unique experiences that can often produce a unique and distinct experience for individuals or groups, creating additional barriers, opportunities, and/or power imbalances.
What is intersectionality?
Discriminatory practices and policies within organizations and institutions
What is institutional racism?
A classroom where every student receives the same textbook, regardless of their learning needs.
What is equality
This type of trauma can occur when the harmful experiences of one generation impact the mental health and identities of subsequent generations.
What is generational trauma?
The process of invading, dispossessing, genocide, and subjugation of a people. The result is the dispossession of vast amounts of lands from the original inhabitants and the long-term result is institutionalized inequality.
Colonialism
This became law in BC on May 16, 2024, requiring the government to create and support an anti-racism strategy that will identify and address racism in public policies, programs and services
What is the Anti Racism Act?
Racial profiling, microaggressions, colourism, colourblindness, and cultural appropriation are examples of what type of racism?
Covert Racism
Refers to a lack of justice or fairness.
Inequity
the discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs. Cognitive dissonance is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when a person holds two contradictory beliefs at the same time
Cognitive Dissonance
A steamship that arrived in Vancouver in 1914 carrying 376 passengers who were denied entry into Canada due to racist and exclusionary immigration policies
What is the Komagata Maru ?