What Can We Do? Allan G. Johnson Jillian Chen and Elanore Ferrara

Privilege -it is a problem with society (not the individual) -because of this, for change to occur the society has to change -oppression is not a thing of the past -

Steps towards change Acknowledge That trouble exists -In order for this to happen people have to speak out Pay Attention -Be critical of what people say and do Do Something -Be proactive, become a member of a club, create change

Other Key points -“Rules become more visible when someone breaks them.” page 703 -“Some will say it isn’t ‘nice’ to make people uncomfortable, but oppressive systems do a lot more than make people feel uncomfortable, and there isn’t anything ‘nice’ about allowing that to continue unchallenged.” page 702