consciousness-raising
Building collective awareness
Consciousness-raising is the process of increasing awareness about social or political issues, especially among those directly affected.
The term emerged from 1960s and 70s feminism, where women gathered in small groups to share experiences and recognize personal problems as systemic: The consciousness-raising group helped her see her struggles weren't hers alone.
Now applied broadly to any effort making people aware of injustice or inequality.
Bond among women
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- genderSocial identity category
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
liberation · suffrage · reproductive rights · equality · intersectionality · empowerment · women's movement · critique
State of perceiving reality
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
workshop · literacy · curriculum · dialogue · understanding · knowledge · praxis · reflection
Improve by correcting faults
- equalitySame status for all
- justiceFair treatment under law
- inclusionBeing made part
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
liberation · solidarity · allyship · anti-racism · decolonization · intersectionality · privilege · systemic change
Return to consciousness
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
insight · self-realization · transcendence · satori · illumination · presence · clarity · introspection
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- boycottOrganized economic protest
march · petition · grassroots · solidarity · civil disobedience · sit-in · direct action · picketing
sisterhood
Bond among women
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- genderSocial identity category
oppression · liberation · suffrage · reproductive rights · equality · intersectionality · empowerment · women's movement · critique · dialogue
awareness
State of perceiving reality
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
seminar · workshop · literacy · curriculum · dialogue · understanding · knowledge · praxis · reflection · discussion
reform
Improve by correcting faults
human rights · liberation · solidarity · allyship · anti-racism · decolonization · intersectionality · privilege · systemic change · equity
awakening
Return to consciousness
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
awareness · insight · self-realization · transcendence · satori · illumination · presence · clarity · introspection · contemplation
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
boycott · march · petition · grassroots · solidarity · civil disobedience · sit-in · direct action · picketing · strike
consciousness-raisingobfuscation
Deliberate concealment through confusion
dumbing down · mystification · obscurantism · stupefaction · confusion
consciousness-raisingbrainwashing
Coercive psychological manipulation
propaganda · indoctrination · gaslighting · thought control · false consciousness
consciousness-raisingapathy
Absence of feeling
complacency · willful ignorance · tuning out · disengagement · passivity
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