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Ableism
Discrimination against people with developmental, physical, and/or mental disabilities . . .
Accountability
Maintaining mutual responsibility in regards to owning ones privilege and actions/inactions which serve to maintain systems of oppression . . .
Ally
A person, who through advocacy for and solidarity with the oppressed, takes actions to disrupt oppression in its varied forms. An ally is someone who typically is a member of one or more dominant or majority groups . . .
Anarchism
The word "anarchism" has gained some negative connotation. To some, it evokes images of angry masked folks throwing molotov cocktails. To others it simply means "everyone can do whatever they want." Neither are particularly accurate . . .
Animal Liberation
Direct action aimed at ending the exploitation of nonhuman animals. In light of centuries of failed legislative reforms, particularly in the area of food production, activists began directly intervening to alleviate the suffering of nonhuman animals . . .
Anthropocentrism
An ideology wherein the world is perceived as a collection of resources intended to be exploited for human progress . . .
Assimilation
The process of marginalized people being incorporated into the dominant culture while simultaneously being stripped of their own culture, heritage, and self-worth. Historically, this has been accomplished through a variety of means . . .