Brief
Choose a news article from the given options and ask yourself questions to identify what perspectives/peoples/voices are missing. How can these issues be solved without considering perspectives? When creating inclusive makerspaces, it is the missing perspectives that need attention and emphasis.
The article title first and foremost points out the obvious problem – to have the first point of contact for sexual assault survivors be someone connected to the church’s denomination brings up a huge conflict of interest and questions whether or not this advocate is acting in a survivor’s best interest.
Another layer that may create a challenging environment for survivors to come forward, is the tension between religious doctrine and experiences of (sexual) abuse, especially if the advocate is not independent from the church’s teachings.
If we are not talking about the article in a self-contained way, and a more generalized way… is that religious institutions may already potentially reinforce colonial power dynamics on Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ and other historically oppressed communities and further perpetuate experiences of trauma.