In woke activism, inclusion does not refer (only) to the equality of disabled persons (in woke terminology “persons with special needs”). Instead, inclusion is to encompass the entire society (everyone and everything) equally. The goal demanded is so-called participation: every organisation is to particularly welcome those identities that are not yet sufficiently represented.211
As a rule, inclusion requires identifying mechanisms through which marginalised groups might possibly be excluded. Woke activists view rights and duties primarily in light of systemic power structures. Many organisations now have their own departments for “diversity and inclusion (D+I)”.212
The inclusive agenda is often psychologically justified: marginalised people allegedly have a special right to protection from oppression. For this, even structures and resources separated by identity may be necessary (see Safe Spaces).213 Inclusion means creating a welcoming environment specifically for marginalised groups. All problematic ideas are to be combated, for which freedom of speech is curtailed: so that everyone (i.e., also the woke activists) can feel included, everyone is to be as considerate as possible. At the same time, privileged persons can be made to feel unwelcome.
Demands for more inclusion are also raised by woke activists in the intellectual sphere: dominant discourses in society allegedly exclude marginalised forms of knowledge, as the dominant society does not allow certain communities to express themselves under fair conditions (see epistemic violence and decolonisation).214