White Supremacy Culture – Tema Okun
Tema Okun wrote this paper in 1999 and has remained central to efforts by many people to both understand and transgress white supremacy culture. The paper describes white supremacy culture as a devastating force in all our lives, used by ruling class power brokers to maintain vast and violent structural inequality.
Read MoreWhite Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
This “classic” essay, written in 1989 by American feminist scholar and anti-racist activist McIntosh covers 50 examples, or hidden benefits, from McIntosh’s perspective, of the privilege white people experience in everyday life.
Read MoreTriple Nickles – 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed the “Triple Nickles” (using the English spelling of ‘nickel’), was a World War II African American unit of the U.S. Army stationed in Pendleton in 1945. The battalion, first organized in November 1943 at Fort Benning, Georgia, was made up of voluntary transfers from other organizations. Created when the U.S. military…
Read MoreTalking about Pronouns in the Workplace
History of pronouns in the workplace, as well as understanding how to identify opportunities to ask for or offer one’s pronouns.
Read MoreBreaking through the Binary
This article walks through the Genderbread Person graphic.
Read MoreA Guide to Gender Identity Terms
This is a great glossary of terms and a Q&A about pronoun use.
Read MoreHow dogs are viewed in the Muslim religion
This article talks about the moment in history when Muslims began to see dogs as dirty, impure, and evil.
Read MoreWords Matter, And It’s Time To Explore The Meaning Of “Ableism.”
“If you read more than one or two articles on disability issues, or talk to just about any disability rights activist, you will run across the word “ableism.” The word does a lot of work for disability culture. It carries the weight of the worst of what plagues disabled people the most, but can be so hard to express…
Read MoreAbleism 101: What it is, what it looks like, and what we can do to to fix it
“As buzzwords like social justice, equity, and inclusion permeate our collective consciousness, it’s essential for advocates of progress to remember another ‘ism,’ one that is frequently left out of conversations.
Ableism.
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