Safe Space
Locations, places, and sites in the world in which individuals and communities can take refuge from opinions, expectations, and assumptions that other people make about them.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Safe Space | Locations, places, and sites in the world in which individuals and communities can take refuge from opinions, expectations, and assumptions that other people make about them. |
Brave Spaces | Sites in which we "emphasize the need for courage rather than the illusion of safety" in public discourse. |
Creating Brave Spaces | Controversy with civility, own your intentions and impact, challenge by choice, respect, and no ad hominem attack |
Bias | Interpretation of the world in a way that only reflects our own limited experience. |
Stereotyping | Projection of bias onto a category or group of people so that we assume all people on a group act, think, or believe in the same way |
Ethnocentrism | Belief that one's own culture is superior to others. |
Objects | Things that exist in the world and belong to other people |
Subjects | Mindful, thoughtful people in the world that can act, think, and speak on their own. |
Inclusive language | Make effort to use terms and phrases that include, invite, and represent the widest number of people possible |
Open minded | Willingness of a speaker or listener to hear views, perspectives, and beliefs that differ from their own and fully consider them before accepting them |
Self reflecting | Ability of a speaker or listener to recognize when they are acting uncritically in a communication situation and to investigate why that is |