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Anti-oppression Covenant

The following anti-oppression vision statement was drafted at the 2004 National Council and adopted as a working document. It aims to be an umbrella statement to accompany our commitments on particular oppressions - our policies on sexual harassment, sexuality/homophobia, and anti-racism (in progress)

  • WE CONFESS that we are in broken and oppressive relationships with each other.

    WE CONFESS that in challenging our society we often fail to challenge our own behaviours, assumptions and privilege.


  • WE UNDERSTAND that until we transform all forms of oppression, which are interdependent, we cannot be whole.

    WE UNDERSTAND that we need anti-oppressive policies to challenge racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, classism and ableism.

    WE ALSO UNDERSTAND that policy must be buttressed by a way of being in nurturing community. Policy is not to create fear but to create safer spaces for reconciliation.


  • WE COMMIT to anti-oppression policies as a first step, as works in progress.

    AS THE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT, we make this covenant: we commit to the long process of building true communion.

ANTI-OPPRESSION POLICIES

  • Sexual Harassment
  • Sexuality and Homophobia
  • Anti-Racism (in progress)

    ANTI-OPPRESSION RESOURCES & TOOLKITS

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