GLOSSARY

An economic system in which private companies own and control modes of production for profit.

The division of people into different social classes based on inherited status, which limits their occupation and interactions with people in other classes.

Prejudice against people who do not belong to a high socioeconomic class.

A condition that requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both. It is a disability that frequently prevents an individual from performing normal tasks and socializing.

To adopt an idea or movement created by someone else for your own, irrelevant use.

The ability to understand something from another person’s perspective.

A set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral alignments that inspire a unified force within society and/or communities.

A system in which a country takes complete control over a group of people for economic gain and forces its culture onto them.

Discrimination and/or prejudice against those with a dark skin tone while treating the lighter skin tone better among people of the same race.

The ability to go beyond feeling another person’s emotions by taking action to help that person.

When a person or people from one culture adopt parts of a cultural group that experiences oppression. This is especially misguided when the elements of the culture adopted are done so without knowledge or awareness of that adopted cultural significance.

The process of removing a country’s colonialist control over a group of people, which includes both the physical control and the cultural influences that still exist afterward.

The division of something into two contrasting groups that exclude each other.

Acceptance and celebration of people’s disabilities as unique parts of themselves and human diversity.

The discussions society has about a topic.

A term usually in reference to health and social care, this is the action of taking away an individual's right to make their own decision.

In politics, the term means the way in which a government considers marginalized groups of people to be not worth helping.

An unfair rule that applies more strictly to one group of people.

The belief that a small group of people—a group formed by those who hold more privilege, wealth, knowledge, or skill—should have more power in society.

The significant amount of energy used to control feelings when dealing with others not conscious nor respectful of that energy in various settings. Commonly exhibited in a social, creative, corporate, or professional setting.

A person’s ability to understand someone else’s feelings as if they were their own.

The significant injustice and impact of environmental hazards on marginalized communities, especially towards indigenous communities.

The act of providing support based on needs specific to each person, place, or thing.

The act of providing the same amount of support or treatment despite differences in need.

A business practice in which a company fairly treats and pays the workers who produce its products, while protecting the natural resources of the producing country.

The wrong belief that two things are the same based on a few similarities between them.

A political movement and/or philosophy that prioritizes a nation (and often ethnicity/race) above the individual. This translates into a governing body or leader that believes in absolute authority and dictatorship often accompanied by forced economic and social regiments, and a system of suppression to any opposition to this idea.

Clothing that is made very quickly using cheap materials and underpaid workers so that companies can sell new designs faster and people can receive the clothing as soon as they buy them.

Criticism of people who are fat due to the social systems that give privilege to thin people and discriminate against fat people.

The denial a person feels when confronted with the acknowledgment of privilege.

Using any form of language or actions to manipulate someone into questioning their own words, emotions, or experiences and dismissing those truths.

The act of limiting someone’s access to something.

How a person experiences and names their gender, relationship to, or their absence of gender.

When a company makes false claims about how environmentally-friendly its products are.

A state of high alertness of one’s surroundings, often experienced by trauma survivors.

Any language that refers to the disability first when describing a person (for example, “disabled person”).

The prejudice that people unconsciously have against other people.

The creation of opportunities for people who have been historically marginalized so that they can fully participate in society and their voices are heard. 

Trauma that is passed down to younger generations through genes or collective oppression. 

The learned acceptance, by a marginalized race, of the societal stereotypes about themselves.

The cumulative way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination (such as racism and sexism) combine in the experiences of marginalized people.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and other sexual and romantic orientations or gender identities.

When a group of people are ignored by society, treated as lower status, or excluded from basic human rights.

Prejudice in healthcare based on a person’s race, resulting in harmful or lower quality medical treatment.

Health conditions that involve varying levels of changes for emotions, thinking, and behavior, often as a combination. These conditions are associated with distress or problems functioning in varying social or environmental activities. (Also known as Mental Illness)

The condition of psychological and emotional well-being for a person.

A movement established to hold accountable for the practice of mental health services and provide better care for mental health. This movement focuses on reducing barriers to people receiving treatment and services.

An intended compliment or joke that contains a prejudiced insult that marginalized people experience in their daily lives.

Prejudice towards Black women.

An incorrect perception that certain minority groups are perceived to achieve a higher degree of socioeconomic success than other groups, which is incorrectly upheld as a reference group to other minorities.

A system in which communities voluntarily share resources for equal gain.

A term used to describe a person with a mental disorder.

A term used to describe a person without mental disorders.

The way the general public perceives things.

A system of society in which men hold positions of power and privilege over women.

Performative activism is defined as activism that is done or performed to increase one's social capital instead of devotion to the cause. It is surface-level activism that goes by another name, "slacktivism."

Any nursing or tools of recovery that focus on personal needs, wants, desires, and goals as the center of that care.

Any language that refers to a person first and the disability second (for example, “people with disabilities”).

An acronym that means People of Color. The term has historically been used to describe any non-white person, but should not be used as a substitute phrase for referring solely to Black,  Indigenous people, or other ethnic groups.

A personal preexisting opinion that is not based on any reason or actual experience.

An advantage that a person experiences compared to someone from a marginalized group.

An attitude or knowledge of stereotypes that consciously and subconsciously affect an individual’s understanding, actions, and decisions against another individual or community.

Hostility in any capacity towards people of another race. This can show in how you communicate, engage, and act towards the race.

Targeting a person for a crime based on their race rather than evidence.

Supporting complete political or social change; supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party.

When companies show their support for LGBTQ+ Pride with rainbow-colored designs or products without taking real action to help the movement.

A person or group that supports a return to a previous political state that they believe was better than present society.

Usually, in reference to mental health, it is the application and support for an individual to take responsibility for their own recovery and well-being. This can show in defining goals and aspirations.

A form of housing discrimination in which banks unfairly deny loans to people based on their current residence; a practice historically enacted to deny communities of color access to certain neighborhoods.

A social movement that focuses on bringing a social or political system closer to the relevant communities’ ideals.

Payments or aid given to a group of people or their descendants that have been wronged by the government and/or society.

The ability to mentally cope with and heal from a crisis.

A place created for individuals who feel marginalized to come together to communicate regarding their experiences with marginalization.

The belief that certain people are saviors and others need to be saved by them.

The active and practiced actions that reveal an individual's specific racial prejudice in the context of sexual, and romantic interactions and associations. Often seen on dating profiles.

Clothing that is made using higher quality materials, eco-friendly methods, and fairly paid workers. The clothing is worn significantly longer and is the opposite of fast fashion.

The negativity associated with a person based on a part of their identity or health.

The use of spiritual ideas and practices to avoid facing emotional issues and psychological wounds.

A group of people with a singular or several common experiences or concerns who support one another.

A network of people who provide a person with varying levels of practical and/or emotional support.

The ability to feel sorrowful about someone else’s misfortune; support for a view such as a political cause.

The laws of the land create unequal treatment towards a specific social identity or group. This oppression denies access to various amenities and resources, further hindering a group from improving or growing in life.

The reoccurring practice or symbolic effort to show racial or sexual equity in spaces by recruiting associates or loosely-defined friends from underrepresented groups.

When a privileged person shuts down a marginalized person’s statements by criticizing them for expressing their emotions when communicating.

Dislike of or prejudice against transgender women.

Recognizes and understands the symptoms of trauma while meeting the needs of trauma survivors.

Learned stereotypes from social experiences that are deeply ingrained and often imposed on judgement.

The creation of new products by using waste or unwanted products, without needing to break them down.

A system of beliefs that center around the racist concept that white people are better than other races.

To change something to focus on or benefit white people, such as using white actors to play as people of other ethnicities or portraying white people positively in history.

Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.

A restructuring of production systems that aims to reuse all products without sending any waste to landfills or incinerators.