Learn more about systems of oppression
As you can see, oppression is a complex topic. To help you understand the many types of oppression and the communities they impact, we’ve put together some resources to help you dig deeper in this anti-racism, anti-oppression learning pathway.
- Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion’s Glossary of Terms: https://ccdi.ca/media/3150/ccdi-glossary-of-terms-eng.pdf
- This resource defines terminology used in inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.
- Understanding the Minority Stress Model: https://www.talkspace.com/blog/minority-stress-model/
- This resource discusses the minority stress model, which was designed to help understand the lived experiences of communities that experience discrimination and oppression.
- Being Anti-Racist: https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist
- This resource defines interpersonal, institutional and structural racism, and it describes ways to be anti-racist through videos, examples, and discussion questions.
- Hate in Canada: A short guide to far-right extremist movements: https://preventviolence.ca/publication/hate-in-canada-a-short-guide-to-far-right-extremist-movements/
- This resource explains what far-right extremism is and how it looks like in Canada today. It also discusses the history of hate in Canada and the factors that drive far-right groups to spew hate.
- Resources about Ableism:
- This is Ableism: https://inclusioncanada.ca/this-is-ableism/
- Policy on Ableism and and discrimination based on disability: https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-ableism-and-discrimination-based-disability
- Resources about Ageism:
- Ageism and Age Discrimination: https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/ageism-and-age-discrimination-fact-sheet
- Ageism in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/seniors/forum/consultation-ageism/summary.html
- Ageism is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/03/cover-new-concept-of-aging
- Anti-Semitism:
- What is Anti-Semitism?: https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-charters/working-definition-antisemitism
- Hamilton Jewish Federation: https://www.jewishhamilton.org/
- Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs: https://www.cija.ca/
- Classism
- Classism – Challenging Class-Based Assumptions: https://socialplanningcouncilyr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PDF-2.pdf
- How the Pandemic is Highlight Canada’s Class Divide: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-how-the-pandemic-is-highlighting-canadas-class-divide/
- Discrimination against the 2S and LGBTQIA+ Community (i.e., homophobia and transphobia)
- Glossary of Terms: https://www.the519.org/education-training/glossary/
- LGBT Myth Buster: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/node/55084
- Myths and Facts: Battling Misinformation About Transgender Rights: https://www.hrc.org/resources/myths-and-facts-battling-disinformation-about-transgender-rights
- Differences Between Sex and Gender Identity: https://www.scienceupfirst.com/project/science-says-gender-is-not-binary/
- Mapping the Void: Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Experiences in Hamilton: https://labourstudies.socsci.mcmaster.ca/news/mapping-the-void-two-spirit-and-lgbtq-experiences-in-hamilton
- Islamophobia
- Toolkits focused on Islamophobia and the experiences of Muslim people: https://www.ispu.org/toolkits/
- New Poll Shows Canada Has an Islamophobia Problem, and Quebec Most of All: https://www.antihate.ca/new_poll_canada_islamophobia_problem_quebec
- Muslim Leaders Call for Ontario to Tackle Islamophobia: https://globalnews.ca/news/8358535/muslim-leaders-ontario-islamophobia/
- Racism
- Racial Discrimination Brochure: https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/racial-discrimination-brochure
- Discrimination Experienced by Immigrants, Visible Minorities, and Indigenous Peoples in Hamilton: https://hamiltonimmigration.ca/wp-content/uploads/HIPC-Discrimination-Experiences-Report_Revised.pdf
- Anti-Racism Advocates Say It’s Time to ‘Listen, Learn, and Act’ to Tackle Hate in Hamilton: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/racism-hamilton-1.6785683
- Hate Crimes Against Indigenous People Spiked 152% in 2020: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/hate-crimes-against-indigenous-people-spiked-2020-statistics-canada/
- Anti-Racism Resource List: https://ofl.ca/anti-racism-resource-list/
- Sexism
- The Facts: Gender Equality and Gender Justice: https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/
- The Facts About Gender-Based Violence: https://canadianwomen.org/the-facts/gender-based-violence/
- Canadians Like to Think We’re Not Misogynistic. But We Are: https://broadview.org/hockey-canada-misogyny/