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Taboo Topic: Dismantling Racism
Taboo Topic: Dismantling Racism
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“To be antiracist is a radical choice in the face of history, requiring a radical reorientation of our consciousness.” Ibram Kendi “How to be an Antiracist”
Do you call yourself an antiracist? If you answered yes, this is an invitation to expand your commitment to dismantle racism by:
· looking at the oppression that exists in your home, community, and organizations in western culture
· begin to access antidotes for change.
My journey as an antiracist intensified in 2015 with the death of Freddie Gray and the protests in Baltimore. Even living and working in diverse communities, involved in social justice movements, and holding space for women of all colors and races in individual coaching sessions and in women’s circles, I didn’t understand that race was missing in our vulnerable conversations about loss, trauma and grief.
To increase my awareness about white privilege and to “radically reorient my consciousness,” I immersed myself in learning from black leaders in art, film, theater, and books. I began to learn that the daily micro-aggressions from a system that oppresses women was different for women and men of color. Opening my eyes, I began to see it everywhere.
