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Day 21: Taking Action Congratulations on completing the 21-Day Equity Challenge! We are thankful that you are on this journey and made time to learn and reflect. We know these topics and the feelings they evoke are complex. We encourage you to channel your hopefulness, frustration, joy, love, and whatever else you may be feeling…

Day 19: Workplace Considerations Over the past three weeks, you’ve learned how discrimination impacts income, housing, healthcare, education, and other factors that make a huge difference in our lives. Employment, access to a thriving wage, and wealth-building are critical for leveling the playing field.  There are social, ethical, and moral reasons to engage in justice…

Day 18: Creating inclusive spaces – allyship What does it mean to be an ally? An ally is someone who does not belong to an oppressed group but works to actively advocate with and for that group. To do this well, allies work to understand what it feels like for another person or group to…

Day 16: Criminal Legal System Today, we’ll explore the impacts of the criminal legal system on oppressed populations. Some who advocate for change in this system prefer the language of criminal legal system over criminal justice system to describe policing, prosecution, courts, and corrections because these systems disproportionately target and impact people with oppressed identities. This shift in language…

Day 13: Heterosexism and Cissexism How do systems of oppression show up for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and other (LGBTQIA+) people? While all oppression seeks to dehumanize and exclude, this shows up in different ways for different identities. Here are some ways for us to understand how oppression impacts LGBTQIA+ communities. Heterosexism describes…

Day 11: Racism There is no biological basis for race. It is a social construct, meaning that it is understood, defined (and redefined), and enforced by ideas people have about themselves and others based on the color of their skin. While it is a category people made up, race creates very real consequences. Race plays a…

Day 10: Healthcare Identity strongly impacts living conditions, access to quality health care, and chronic stress in the body. As a result, many people with marginalized and oppressed identities live shorter life spans and have a higher likelihood of adverse health outcomes.  Consider these findings:  Disparities in health outcomes are rooted in discrimination across systems…