Critical Shifts
Racism
What is Racism?
Racism is the process by which systems, policies, actions and attitudes create inequitable opportunities and outcomes for people based on race.
Racism is more than just prejudice in thought or action. It occurs when this prejudice – whether individual or institutional – is accompanied by the power to discriminate against, oppress or limit the rights of others.
Key
Critical Shift: Critical Shifts focus on ‘what’ rather than ‘how’ and take us from the current state to an ideal future state. It identifies specific problems and priority spaces to focus on to design solutions.
Idea: This is one key idea identified through a series of interconnected design workshops with people involved in the Life Promotion and Suicide Prevention Collaborative.
Opportunity: A series of concepts and solutions to inspire and drive change.
Context: Statements that give context and create an understanding of the current state.
Action: A prompt to consider where to place the emphasis of action and who else might be interested in a move to the ideal ‘future state’.
