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The Lens of Systemic Oppression

• Two circles intersect to make a Venn diagram.
• The circle on the left is labeled "Individual."
• The circle on the right is labeled "Systemic."
• The intersection is labeled "Interpersonal."

The circles have the following text.

Individual

A person's beliefs & actions that serve to perpetuate oppression

• conscious and unconscious
• externalized and internalized

Systemic

Institutional 

Policies and practices at the organization (or "sector") level that perpetuate oppression

Structural

How these effects interact and accumulate across institutions - and across history

Interpersonal (intersection)

The interactions between people - both within and across difference