a mirror of what is going on in our country and world 

Below is a partial list of the words, terms and phrases the 47th president of the United States and his federal government have “disappeared” from official and unofficial memos, websites and documents.  He found them too woke or without merit.  Yet, I think they have a place in our conversation. . .they are a mirror of what is going on in our country and world.  If they make you uncomfortable, find out more . . . they are words with people, science, culture, and history supporting them.  They represent important issues and rights. 

I used a photolithography technique to apply the words to a slab of clay that I had already painted with colorful streaks meant to look like highlighter marks.  Then cut the clay cookie-cutter style to make the dots.  Next, I hand-drilled the dots so that they can be strung on a paracord bracelet. Most dots have bits of words. Here are the words we should keep in our vocabulary and discuss often:

accessible - activism - activists - advocacy - advocate - advocates - affirming care - all-inclusive - allyship - anti racism - antiracist - assigned at birth - assigned female at birth - assigned male at birth - at risk - barrier - barriers - belong - bias - biased - biased toward - biases - biases - towards - biologically female - biologically male - BIPOC - Black - clean energy - climate crisis - climate science - commercial sex worker - community diversity - community equity - confirmation bias - cultural competence - cultural differences - cultural heritage - cultural sensitivity - culturally appropriate - culturally responsive - DEI - DEIA - DEIAB - DEIJ - disabilities - disability - discriminated - discrimination - discriminatory - disparity - diverse - diverse backgrounds - diverse communities - diverse community - diverse group - diverse groups - diversified - diversify - diversifying - diversity - enhance the diversity - enhancing diversity - environmental quality - equal opportunity - equality - equitable - equitableness - equity - ethnicity - excluded - exclusion - expression - female - females - feminism - fostering inclusivity - GBV - gender - gender based - gender based violence - gender diversity - gender identity - gender ideology - gender-affirming care - genders - Gulf of Mexico - hate speech - health disparity - health equity - hispanic minority - historically - identity - immigrants - implicit bias - implicit biases - inclusion - inclusive - inclusive leadership - inclusiveness - inclusivity - increase diversity - increase the diversity - indigenous community - inequalities - inequality - inequitable - inequities - inequity - injustice - institutional - intersectional - intersectionality - key groups - key people - key populations - Latinx - LGBT - LGBTQ - marginalize - marginalized - men who have sex with men - mental health - minorities - minority - most risk - MSM - multicultural - Mx - Native American - nonbinary - oppression - oppressive - orientation - people + uterus - people-centered care - person-centered - person-centered care - polarization - political - pollution - pregnant people - prejudice - privilege - privileges - promote diversity - promoting diversity - pronoun - pronouns - prostitute - race - race and ethnicity - racial - racial diversity - racial identity - racial inequality - racial justice - racially - racism - segregation - sense of belonging - sex - sexual preferences - sexuality - social justice - sociocultural - socioeconomic - status - stereotype - stereotypes - systemic - systemically - they/them - trans - transgender - transsexual - trauma - traumatic - tribal - unconscious bias - underappreciated - underprivileged - underrepresentation - underrepresented - underserved - undervalued - victim - victims - vulnerable populations - women - women and underrepresented