Managing from an Anti O ppression Framework CALCASA ASCEND ACADEMY December 7 2010 Objectives To develop an understanding of oppression To understand the impact of different forms of oppression on our work ID: 275143
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One Size Does Not Fit All
Managing from an Anti
O
ppression Framework
CALCASA A.S.C.E.N.D. ACADEMY
December 7, 2010Slide2
Objectives
To develop an understanding of oppression
To understand the impact of different forms of oppression on our work
To create an environment that is welcoming and safe
To identify organizational policies that create an anti oppression framework
To be able to identify and challenge our own biases Slide3
Working Definition
"Oppression" refers to a social dynamic in which certain ways of being in this world--including certain ways of identifying or being identified--are normalized or privileged while other ways are disadvantaged or marginalized. Forms of oppression include racism, classism, sexism, heterosexism, anti-Semitism, ablism, colonialism, and other "isms." Anti-oppressive work aims to challenge multiple forms of oppression.Slide4
Components
Anti Racism
Anti Sexism
Anti Heterosexism
Anti Ablism
Anti Ageism
Class OppressionSlide5
Politically Correct or Just How We Do Business
Does your workplace have anti-discrimination or anti-harassment policies?
Does your workplace offer training on human rights issues such as sexism/racism in order to ensure a harassment-free, inclusive workplace?
Would you be uncomfortable working with someone who was gay, lesbian, or bisexual?
Has anyone in your workplace ever experienced personal harassment or violence as a result of their sexual orientation? Slide6
When significant others are invited to work-related social events, how are the invitations written/spoken?
When getting to know a new employee, are you sensitive to the possibility that they may be gay, lesbian, or bisexual by asking questions about their personal life that are inclusive (i.e., questions that do not apply exclusively to heterosexuals)?
Are jokes about lesbians, gays, or bisexuals accepted at your workplace as just another way of releasing tension and having fun?
Does your benefit package acknowledge same-sex relationships?
(Heterosexism
Enquirer Magazine,
2000) Slide7
Recruitment
If we build it, will they really come?Slide8
Write and review your Agency Mission StatementHow does your Mission Statement address
w
ork within an Anti Oppression framework?Slide9
Contact Information:
Yolanda Gotier
303-428-9611
yolandag@atfv-adamsco.org