SJC Learning Principles
Our Learning Principles sit at the heart of our sessions, guiding how we create and hold a learning space together. They shape how sessions are facilitated and how we invite participants to show up, engage and learn with one another. We encourage everyone to reflect on how they can embody these principles and put them into practice throughout the learning journey.
Anti-Oppressive
We centre the experiences, knowledge and voices of marginalised people within this work.
We are self-reflective about our roles in dismantling systems of oppression.
We focus on power, rather than just identity, and see all systems of oppression as interlinked.
Joy
We want the process to feel generative for marginalised staff and work towards anti-oppressive organisations.
We believe joy can arise from the opportunity to undergo transformation and understanding our own role in enacting collective change.
We do not use joy as an excuse to avoid discomfort.
Liberating
We seek to achieve liberation by working collectively to undo oppressions in ourselves, our work, and our communities.
We approach anti-oppression with creativity and curiosity instead of fear and defensiveness; we move toward liberation by collectively reimagining bold possibilities.
Real
This work is not an intellectual pursuit; anti-oppressive practice requires vulnerability.
We are actively committed to unlearning and learning, self-awareness and being honest with ourselves and others in the pursuit of change.