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Social J ustice at UVic: Creating Safer Spaces

Facilitated by: Niko Mumford (th ey/ th em), Gen der Empow ermen t Cen tre (GEM) Coordin ator Nath an Pon ce (h e/ h im), UVic Pride Coordin ator

Introductions

Niko Mumford (they/them)

• Settler an d trespasser on un ceded Lekw un gen an d W SANEC territories
• Scottish an d W elsh an cestry
• Queer, tran s, n on -bin ary, n euroatypical
• UVSS Staff (Coordin ator of GEM, sex positivity, gen der diversity,

reproductive justice) Nath an Pon ce (h e/ h im)

• Uninvited guest
• Mestizix, Caddo, and Lipan ancestry [Raised on Karankawa territory(AKA

Houston, Texas)]

• Queer,IPOC, Cis Male
• UVSS Staff(UVic Pride Office Coordinator,Safer sex, harm reduction, and

healthy relationships)

What are we up to today

• Anti -Oppression concepts
• Power
• Oppression
• Privilege
• Anti -Oppression Practice
• Intersectionality
• Equity and Equality
• Diversity and inclusion
• Closing

Being Together

• Resist multitasking
• tech
• Safer Space
• Be open to learning from

mistakes and discovering new ideas

• Be curious about and lean

into discomfort

• Take care
• Reach out

Power

Access to resources and to decision -makin g in order to get w h at you w an t don e. Pow er can be visible, hidden, or invisible and show up as pow er over others, pow er w ith others, and/ or pow er w ithin. (empow erment)

Oppression

The use of power to marginalize, silence,

• r otherw ise subordin ate a social group,
• ften in order to further privilege the

dominant person/ group. Oppression describes the systemic and individual injustices experienced by margin alized groups

Privilege

Privilege and oppression are two sides of the same coin , pow er. W h en pow er is used to cause h arm,

• ppression is h appen in g. W h en pow er is

used to give someon e an advan tage, privilege is h appen in g.

strait Male White Queer Racialized Non- Male

Four I’s of Oppression

Ideological Examples: creatin g domin an t societal n arratives about specific groups of people, “Oth erin g” people. In stitution al Examples: creation of law s, religion , education , medicin e, media, psych iatry, etc. In terperson al Examples: violen ce again st w omen an d LGBTQ2S+ people (especially people of colour), racist jokes, street h arassmen t, police violen ce. missin g & murdered In digen ous w omen , girls & tw o-spirit folks, an d more In tern alized Examples: in tern alized h omoph obia/ tran sph obia, in tern alized racism, in tern alized ableism, etc. Th is can result in sh ame an d policin g oth er members

• f th e oppressed groups/ commun ities w e belon g to.

Intersectionality

• K

imberle Crenshaw

A framework used to describe the ways differen t systems of pow er an d oppression (racism, sexism, classism, etc) are in tercon n ected an d can n ot be examin ed separately from on e an oth er.

Positionality and You

Anti-Oppression

all the ways an individual, community, institution,

• r system actively preven ts, ch allen ges, an d en ds
• ppression again st oth er people.

Anti-Oppression requires action, and conscious engagement w ith one’s ow n positionality.

• Identifying pow er structures
• Leveragin g privilages

The Assumption is that everyone benefits from the everyone benefits from the same supports same supports. This is equal treatment.

Equality, Equity, & J ustice

Everyone gets the supports Everyone gets the supports they need they need (th e con cept of “affirmative action ”), th us producin g equality. All 3 people can see th e game w ith out supports or accommodation s because the cause(s) of the inequity the cause(s) of the inequity was addressed was addressed. Th e systemic barrier h as been removed.

Summary

Power and Oppression

Pow er Structures

An ti-Oppression

In tersection ality Equity, Equality & Justice

• Safer Sex
• Harm Reduction
• Queer Student Advising
• Community Building

Uvic Pride.com

• Safer sex, reproductive justice, menstrual supplies

and resources

• Education on sex postitivity

, gender diversity, anti

• ppression, sexuality
• Intersectional feminist, anti
• racist resource library
• Support for women, non
• binary, and gender non
• conforming people

genderempowermentcentre.ca

Additional Resources

Thank you for participating!

Nate - Pride@uvic.ca Niko-gemcentre@uvss.ca