What is PEAR?
Pro-Equity Anti-Racism, or PEAR, is an innovative approach that goes beyond traditional diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts to drive systemic change, aiming to dismantle oppressive systems and promote equity in all facets of society. This approach recognizes that systems of oppression are the upstream sources of all our inequities, and therefore, addressing these systems is crucial to creating a more equitable world. Oppressive systems such as racism, sexism, classism, ableism, and heterosexism cause inequities and hurt all people.