If you have ever participated in the Privilege Walk activity, you know that it is powerful. You stand in a line, and as questions related to society privileges are asked, you either take a step forward or a step back. Then, you are asked to walk to the finish line, leaving everyone with less privilege in the back. I've done it multiple times. Yet, the two times that have stuck with me during troubled times, are the ones where I have held hands with the back row and we walk together. While those in the front walk or run to reach the finish line independently, those left in the back held hands for comfort and we walked it in together so no one gets left behind. Both times I have cried. Both times reminded me that we have to support each other, our community, and those who need us most.
I have been processing grief, sadness, and anger as I look for hands to reach here, figuratively. I asked myself what is this discomfort I feel when I see people posting as though nothing is happening in our society? Is it because they don't notice their privilege? Do they even care? Are they practicing avoidance? Are they scared about deviating from their brand? What is it? As agents of change I hear silence, and the silence is deafening.
You can be an agent of social change. Use your platform for good, to empathize and reinforce solidarity with the black community. The conversations will be uncomfortable but this is one way we will begin to heal, to address systemic racism and call out the racial microagressions. Hold my hand and walk with us. Check out @teachingisintellectual they have a great post (next slide) to help guide us! Working on some more resources as I continue to research.
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It’s been a couple of days that I carry a heavy heart. I’ve been feeling uncomfortable to engage with others if we haven’t addressed the racism and killings happening in our country first. It can’t be ignored, because ignoring it is perpetuating the injustices even more. I’ve been processing my own privilege as a white-presenting POC. I’ve been thinking back to the times I remained quiet because I grew up to comply with the authority. And the times I did defend it was with courage because I couldn’t stay silent anymore. I started this page as a resource for families, to share my experience, education and knowledge of early education, and socioemotional learning while navigating motherhood. And while processing these past couple of days, I realized that it also needed to be processed on a platform that I virtually interact with daily and has, on many occasions, been a resource for me. It means a call to action for us to collectively work together to stand with the black community and check uncomfortable conversations when you know that it perpetuates systemic racism. And a call to action to begin to talk to your children about race relations in America if you want them to grow up to be kind, fair and understanding.
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Pages to follow: I found these two amazing graphics from @latinaapproved and @pretty_good_design that are tagged in this post. And I’m also following @theconsciouskid because this page has provided some resources and guidelines how to talk to our children. If you are an ally this article released on @sojogram site is great to help guide you (link in bio).
#justiceforgeorgefloyd #georgefloyd #systemicracism #microaggressions #ally
