This episode isn't a sermon or a lecture; I'm not qualified to deliver either. Instead, it's a window into what I'm doing and an invitation to join me in learning and listening. It's time for more than a broken heart emoji on a social media post, but what can we do?
Today we'll talk about anti-racism, examining privilege, if good people can carry prejudice, being supporters instead of saviors, setting aside our defensiveness and listening with compassion to experiences we don't understand.
Step one is to start the research ourselves. Let's not expect or ask already-exhausted, marginalized and hurting people to do that for us. It's our job to learn all we can on our own.
Then it's time for step two, listening.We need to hush, learn and DO. Soak up all we can, then support the work already in progress. We're not here for gold stars, but to ensure that everyone on this Earth is treated with the dignity they deserve.
Soon we'll have a legitimate expert speak on this topic, but until then we have tremendous resources at our fingertips to learn how to be allies. I want to point you to these resources and encourage you to spend your dollars, time and attention on organizations and activists who have been doing this work for years.
Please join our conversation at @butnotallatonce and share your favorite anti-racism voices or groups fighting for racial equality.
For now, here are a few places to start. Look on Instagram for folks to follow, books to read and podcasts to listen to as well:
tinyurl.com/resourcesforwhitepeople
dismantlecollective.org/resources
tinyurl.com/75thingstodo
tinyurl.com/antiracismreading
tinyurl.com/whiteallieschecklist
tinyurl.com/rollupsleeves
tinyurl.com/whitefragilitysociology
tinyurl.com/whatiswhiteprivilegereally
Thanks for being here, y'all! I'd love your thoughts, questions, ideas, and everything in between. You can find me at @ButNotAllAtOnce on social media or ButNotAllAtOnce.com.
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