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ANTI-OPPRESSION

  • Learn about anti-oppression principles, and how they apply to our work with vulnerable newcomers

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  • Reflect on our personal multiple identities, and how they play a role in our work as service providers

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  • Learn how to create positive and welcoming spaces for vulnerable newcomers.

Background

Creating welcoming, inclusive and anti-oppressive spaces is essential for service providers that work with vulnerable newcomers. Service providers can have a very positive effect on the lives of newcomers, and help them to settle, receive the care that they require, and prosper in their new communities. However, interactions with service providers may also be challenging for vulnerable newcomers if service providers are not working from an anti-oppressive framework. There is always room for growth and improvement in anti-oppressive practices and critical self-reflection.

  • Reflect on personal multiple identities, including those may make us part of marginalized groups, and those that give us privilege.

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  • Reflect on intersections between our own  identities and our role as service providers for vulnerable newcomers.

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  • Explore the power imbalance between service providers and newcomers.

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  • Learn about the difference between equality and equity.

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  • Understand the meaning of: power, privilege, prejudice, discrimination, oppression, intersectionality, anti-oppression, and allyship.

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  • Understand how the combination of prejudice and power can result in discrimination and oppression.

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  • Learn about the various types of oppression, including internalized and institutional oppression.

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  • Learn tips about how to be a good ally.

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  • Reflect on ways to use one's privilege to fight institutional oppression.

Objectives

Background

Objectives

Agenda

  • Video & Exercise

 

  • Self-reflection

 

  • MCC Toronto’s Refugee Programs Presentation

    • Exploring identity

    • Understanding oppression & anti-oppression

 

  • Allyship Exercise

 

  • Self-reflection & Commitment Setting

October 4, 2018

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  • Nadine Nasir, Adult Educator, Toronto South Local Immigration Partnership, St. Stephen’s Community House

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  • Aleks Dughman-Manzur, Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, Refugee Programs

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  • Martha Singh Jennings, Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, Refugee Programs

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Speakers

Agenda

Speakers

Exercises

1. Silent Discussion​

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2. Circles of Self Exercise​​

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3. Allyship Exercise​

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4. Self-reflection and Commitment Setting

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October 4, 2018

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Entire presentation 

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Short presentation with talking points for train the trainer presentations 

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Presentations

Exercises

Presentations

Room Set-up 

  • Set up tables and chair in a “U” shape so participants in the room will be able to see and engage each other in large group discussions. Add chairs on both sides of the tables (both sides of the "U") to facilitate group work for the silent dicussion exercise.

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  • The room should be large enough to accommodate the exercises. See room set-up details in facilitator notes above.​​

Resources Created

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See "Exercises" above for all Exercise resources.

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Resources

Room Set-up

Resources

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