Anti racism education

Last year I posted this on our community social media account

A white woman who knows me commented with this question “does it have to be done in such a generalising way”. This was deeply hurtful and harmful.

Here’s why (these responses are generated by an anti racism educational AI tool)

Analyzing the white woman's comment through the lens of Rachel Cargle's teachings reveals a concerning lack of care and support for the African woman who wrote the original post.

Cargle emphasizes that white people need to be willing to sit with discomfort, challenge their own biases, and prioritize the needs and perspectives of marginalized communities. The white woman's response, however, seems to prioritize her own discomfort with the perceived "generalizing" nature of the post, rather than focusing on the valid concerns and experiences expressed by the African woman.

Last year October I posted this on my personal social media:

A white woman who knows me responded with this comment: “Not sure exactly why yet but this doesn’t land well on me”

My response was “I strongly recommend you start (if you haven’t already) some education on white privilege. There is a great book listed in one of the articles I sent you “me and white supremacy” The education will help you understand why 🙏🏽And help with more too 😉”

Her comment was deeply hurtful, offensive and ignorant. Here’s why (these analyses were generated using an anti racism educational AI tool)

Analyzing the white woman's response through the lens of Rachel Cargle's teachings, the lack of care and empathy for her African friend is particularly concerning.

Am I a Bad White Ally?

As White folks, we like to think about what Robin DiAngelo, in "White Fragility" describes as the "racist=bad binary." Essentially, we like to believe that there are good, not racist people and then there are bad, racist people. There is no room for in-between, and not-racist is the end of the spectrum instead of actively anti-racist.

Unfortunately, that in-between space is where many of us fall a lot of the time. Moreover, as Ibram X. Kendi points out in "How to Be Antiracist," most people are not flat-out racist or anti-racist, each of their actions fall within one of those categories. We all exist on a spectrum and our place on it fluctuates from day-to-day, moment-to-moment. In "Race Talks and the Conspiracy of Silence," Derald Wing Sue explores that spectrum for White Folks specifically, explaining how anti-racist awareness develops in phases. If you find the below information helpful,…

I recently signed up for an online course with a German organisation Circlewise and was happy to see this:

“For Collective Reparation, Equality and Justice!

We acknowledge the myriad ways of oppression and discrimination that have been inflicted on indigenous, black and people of color (BIPOC), as well as people who identify as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others) as well as Sinti and Roma people.

As one small gesture for more equality in the world, we offer this course for free to those who identify as one of either.

So if you are BIPOC, Sinti, Roma or/and LGBTQ+, you are welcome to just send us a short note, and we will grant you free access to the course.

NOTE: This is not a scholarship fund, and we do not assume that individual BIPOC, Sinti, Roma or LGBTQ+ people do not have access to wealth – we see…