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'''1. Showing up'''
'''Black, Indigenous and People of colour'''
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for rallies, marches, phonebanking, doorknocking, teach-ins, etc.
Those who do not present or identify as 'white' experience marginalization related to the colour of their skin, or their race.
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'''2. Voting with the movement'''
'''Women, non-binary, transgender, intersex etc. people'''
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the cause (e.g., abortion, climate change, immigration) is the deciding factor in the active supporter’s vote
Those who do not identify as 'male cisgender' experience marginalization related to their gender identity. 
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'''3. Persuading others'''
'''Queer, gay, bisexual, asexual etc.'''
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at school, at family gatherings, on social media, at work etc.
Those who do not identify as 'straight' or 'heterosexual' experience marginalization related to their sexual orientation.
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'''4'''. '''Acting independently within their place of influence'''
'''Disabled, mentally ill, immunocompromised and chronically ill people'''
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lawyers taking on pro bono cases, teachers using their classrooms, union members using meetings of their local 
Those who do not identify as 'able-bodied/able-minded' experience marginalization related to their physical and/or mental health.
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For more on the topic of marginalization, see our definitions page for [[oppression]], and for information on how multiple forms of marginalization interact and compound one another, see our page on [[intersectionality]].
For more on the topic of marginalization, see our definitions page for [[oppression]], and for information on how multiple forms of marginalization interact and compound one another, see our page on [[intersectionality]].



Latest revision as of 20:01, 18 November 2022

Marginalization is a process that keeps groups or individuals from having access to power within social, economic, cultural and political institutions; the exclusion, relegation, stigmatization, and oppression of certain communities by dominant / oppressor groups - Robert Schaefer, adapted by Michelle Xie [1]



Examples of marginalized groups

Black, Indigenous and People of colour

Those who do not present or identify as 'white' experience marginalization related to the colour of their skin, or their race.

Women, non-binary, transgender, intersex etc. people

Those who do not identify as 'male cisgender' experience marginalization related to their gender identity. 

Queer, gay, bisexual, asexual etc.

Those who do not identify as 'straight' or 'heterosexual' experience marginalization related to their sexual orientation.

Disabled, mentally ill, immunocompromised and chronically ill people

Those who do not identify as 'able-bodied/able-minded' experience marginalization related to their physical and/or mental health.

For more on the topic of marginalization, see our definitions page for oppression, and for information on how multiple forms of marginalization interact and compound one another, see our page on intersectionality.



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