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Active Bystander
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Somebody who witnesses a situation and takes steps to speak up or step in to keep a situation from escalating or to disrupt a problematic situation.
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Ally
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A person that is not a member of an underrepresented group but takes action to support them.
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BAME
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An acornym that stands for: Black, Aisain and Minority Ethnic
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Black
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A member of a dark-skinned people.
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Cultural Appreciation
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When someone seeks to learn about another culture to deepen their understanding and connect with others cross-culturally.
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Cultural Appropriation
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Taking an aspect of a culture that is not your own and using it for your own personal interest.
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Discrimination
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Treating someone unfairly based on their protected characteristics.
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Ethnic
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Relating to a particular race of people.
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Gaslighting
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A form of emotional manipulation where someone makes you question your own memory, preception and/or judgement.
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Microaggressions
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Subtle negative, hostile and derogotory 'put-downs'. Examples include:
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"Where are you really from?"
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"I'm not racist, I have Black friends."
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"Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough."
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Racism
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Dicrimination directed against people based off their membership to a particular racial or ethnic group.
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White Privilege
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The institutional set of beliefs that benefits people who dominate the powerful positions in our institution.
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White Gaze
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The idea that the media and literature centers and prioritises the white viewer regardless of who produces it.
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