As a person of colour, my entire existence has been defined in some way by the white people in my life. White leaders, white politicians, white beauty standards and white voices have been at the forefront of my important influences, and as I’ve come to find value in my own voice, presence, identity and worth as a woman of colour, what I struggle with now is reconciling the depth of that influence and its impact on me, both the good and the bad...
Join Shahzia Noorally on a journey of personal reflection to reconcile the influence of white privilege in her own life and career, a timely conversation to explore. With all the race related and political atrocities in the US at the hands of white supremacists that have turned 2020 and 2021 upside down, the inner conflict as a person to colour to not "go low" and to not pit ourselves against those in the majority is difficult, but the conversation focuses on challenging ourselves to turn to inner reflection and the opportunity to "go high," changing the narrative to focus on humanity, empathy and compassion.