Mistakes, successes and safe spaces - anti racism
Mistakes, successes and safe spaces- anti racism I'm ambivalent about Race Equality week which was last week. My ambivalence stems from the need to focus attention on one a week in a year to raise the profile to important anti racism work, as this doesn't communicate the ownership and awareness that we need to have to address equalities issues. Overall the intent of anti racism work is about positive change to make things fairer. You can find more information about Race Equality week here https://www.raceequalitymatters.com/race-equality-week/ Equalities issues need to be a continuing theme, and inherent throughout every day work. A key skill in my development of being a white accomplice is to acknowledge when I have got things wrong, and learnt from my mistakes, changed myself, and my thinking, and carried on. As I continue to grow as a white accomplice through the support of my colleagues -The Global Majority Collective students who reverse mentor me, and Dr Prospera Tedam