Our Values
We believe…
- In human rights
- In using our platform to champion and advocate for all oppressed communities including Indigenous, Black, Immigrants, LGBTQ+, Latinx, Pan-Asian, Disabled people and all their intersections
- In the intrinsic value of a person based on their humanity and not what they can produce via their work or education to capitalistic systems
- In honoring the humanity of all immigrants, striving to break free of the “deserving immigrant” narrative
- In reflecting on our multi-layer cultural identity and those outside of our own to become better allies against entities that steal and profit off the culture of marginalized communities
- In decentering English as the dominant language and as the standard to measure the value of other languages
We are unequivocally…
- Commit to looking at our work with We Linguistically from an anti-biased and anti-racist lens to continue to chip away at the influence white supremacy holds on multilingualism.
We reflect on…
- The complexities of language colonization
- The ways linguistic oppression impacts us today
- The continued disfranchisement of Indigenous languages that leads to its erasure to give it the visibility it deserves.
- Our willingness to be lifelong learners and accepting accountability
We celebrate…
- Multilingual and multicultural identities and the many other ways intersectionality impacts our experiences
- All levels of linguistic fluency
- Self-expression that roots from our linguistic journeys
