Check out my reading suggestions for white Allies. We need to make space for “own voices”, listen, and help drive change. There is much work to be done. There’s a lot going on in the world right now (forget the mysterious murder hornets), people are rising up to fight injustice and racism even in the middle of a global pandemic. I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately, and I have a lot that I could say. Right now, however, I think it’s more important to make the space for “own voices” to speak about it, not just white allies, to use my platform (such as it is) to amplify the voices of those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC). I’d like to invite you to read some of these resources I’ve pulled together, and to share other voices which you think I – and white women like me – should be paying attention. It’s not even close to an exhaustive list, but I think it’s good to pick a starting point to become a better ally and go from there. For those of us who are white, it might feel uncomfortable. But I want to encourage […]

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