Bloody well done!Just got back from a few hours at a protest in Chester. People were observing distancing the best that they could and it remained completely peaceful. It was the first time I’ve ever been part of anything like that and it was so moving.
Someone shared this on my Facebook. Feel like I’m talking to wall a lot of the time trying to argue why these protests must happen despite the pandemic.
I hope that you don't mind, but I've share this post too.Just got back from a few hours at a protest in Chester. People were observing distancing the best that they could and it remained completely peaceful. It was the first time I’ve ever been part of anything like that and it was so moving.
Someone shared this on my Facebook. Feel like I’m talking to wall a lot of the time trying to argue why these protests must happen despite the pandemic.
It was so nice to see everyone being respectful of distancing whilst still making a stand. I could have cried when everyone took the knee.Bloody well done!
Banksy has shown his support for the Black Lives Matter movement, saying “people of colour are being failed by the system”.
The graffiti artist wrote in an Instagram post: “At first I thought I should just shut up and listen to black people about this issue. But why would I do that? It’s not their problem, it’s mine.
“People of colour are being failed by the system. The white system. Like a broken pipe flooding the apartment of the people living downstairs. The faulty system is making their life a misery, but it’s not their job to fix it. They can’t, no one will let them in the apartment upstairs.
“This is a white problem. And if white people don’t fix it, someone will have to come upstairs and kick the door in.”
I hope that you don't mind, but I've share this post too.
Hi.So my husband and I have had a quite difficult conversation this morning.
I’ve been doing lots of reading and self reflection this week - and I’ve learned a LOT. As a family, we are very left wing and inclusive and I was shocked at the amount I didn’t know.
My husband and I were chatting this morning about a news article we’d both seen about Minneapolis deciding to defund the police. I had read a few articles about why this is being seen as a possible solution and how it would work in practice, so when I saw the article I felt a sense of joy that the protests in the US are having an impact. My husbands take on it was that it’s a stupid idea. I wanted to understand his viewpoint but it turns out that the extent of his knowledge on it was that one news article. This opened up a can of worms where it came to light that the extent of his reading on this whole issue was: the things he happened to stumble across on his Facebook and twitter feed. Naturally this means that all he’s seen (by his own admission) is statues of slave traders in Britain being defaced/torn down, and people “rioting and looting” in the US.
I pointed out that this was problematic because whilst he agrees with the sentiment of black lives matter, he wasn’t actually doing anything the enhance his own understanding. By following major news outlets but no prominent black speakers he was only listening to one side, in an argument that really shouldn’t have two sides (I say this in the sense of I don’t think whites people have a leg to stand on when ‘debating’ black lives matter, a lot just think they do, and that’s the side he’s been reading on). Granted he doesn’t agree with the majority of what he’s been seeing, but I found it quite upsetting that he’d made absolutely zero effort to try and be better and learn, almost like the mentality of thinking he was already an expert on something he actually knows hardly anything about.
It came to a head where I told him I was really disappointed he hadn’t taken this opportunity to learn and be better. He said it’s because he hasn’t wanted to, because it’s too much. I basically said tough shit we don’t have a choice anymore.
In the end he’s asked if I can direct him towards some accounts or information where he won’t get it wrong - he wants to do better. The only problem is he’s primarily on twitter and I don’t use it.
So would anyone be able to direct me towards some twitter accounts that have been really useful and informative throughout this movement? So I can pass them onto him and diversify his newsfeed away from the typical news outlets.
Thanks in advance.
Thank you so much for these account recommendations and resources!Hi.
I love the fact you didn't just brush it aside. The conversations will be uncomfortable, but past that you will get to why that is and understanding.
Yes he definitely needs to diversify his Twitter to understand if that's where he spends most time. Facebook is the worst. Ceespool of racists who don't want to change and you can't convince them.
Accounts to follow:
@ColorOfChange
@Rachel.
@NAACP
@ShowUp4RJ
@fams2gether
@UNITEDWEDREAM
@civilrightsorg
@eji_org
@SisterSong_WOC
@Blklivesmatter
@nowhitesaviors
@RachelCargle
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This thread was enlightening to my friends
Where you can start: https://tattle.life/threads/19920/ - maybe choose 1 book or film to watch and start from there
Defunding the police articles
What does 'defund the police' mean? The rallying cry sweeping the US – explained | US policing | The Guardian
Activists have long advocated taking money from police and reinvesting it in services. The idea is now seeing a wave of supportamp.theguardian.com
'Defund the police' - here's what that actually means
It's something Black Lives Matter protestors are calling for.uk.style.yahoo.com
Just an interesting article about police being entrenched in their ways and systematic racism (Stephen Lawrence comes to mind)
.You can’t change the cops - Socialist Worker
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in anger at police violence and racism. Alistair Farrow argues that an institution designed to repress our class is beyond reformsocialistworker.co.uk
Wow this sounds incredibly difficult and it’s totally crazy that he is describing you as “anti white” for acknowledging racism. This sort of denial isn’t helpful. Acknowledging racism doesn’t mean you are saying ALL white people are actively racist.Is anyone else realising that their partners are just not on the same page as them about this?
I believe that I have always been fairly liberal and understanding of the systematic racism experienced by people of colour. Obviously there is always room to understand further and so I have been doing some more reading on the issue over the last couple of weeks.
I have been talking to my boyfriend about these issues and he shouts me down every time, saying that in the UK we have equality of opportunity, education, healthcare and so on forth. I have tried to explain that just because that exists in theory, doesn’t mean that it is applied in practice. He isn’t accepting of this. He keeps getting wrapped up in the vandalism of statues and side issues too, rather than the crux of the problem, which is racial bias.
On the issue of statues, I explained that I was surprised to learn than in the UK in 2020, we still have statues of people who profited from slave trading. I said that I was disgusted and that of course, these statues should be taken down, or left there but with the addition of a corrective plaque, explaining how they made their money etc. My boyfriend did actually agree with me on this part, to my surprise.
However, when I tell him that I have been listening to how people of colour explain their experience, he tells me that I am racist towards my own race and anti white people. It is absolutely blowing my mind as we usually agree on most things politically. It’s awful, and he told me today that “if I carry on with this attitude, that we will probably not sustain a meaningful relationship”. It’s insane to me.
Yikes.Is anyone else realising that their partners are just not on the same page as them about this?
I believe that I have always been fairly liberal and understanding of the systematic racism experienced by people of colour. Obviously there is always room to understand further and so I have been doing some more reading on the issue over the last couple of weeks.
I have been talking to my boyfriend about these issues and he shouts me down every time, saying that in the UK we have equality of opportunity, education, healthcare and so on forth. I have tried to explain that just because that exists in theory, doesn’t mean that it is applied in practice. He isn’t accepting of this. He keeps getting wrapped up in the vandalism of statues and side issues too, rather than the crux of the problem, which is racial bias.
On the issue of statues, I explained that I was surprised to learn than in the UK in 2020, we still have statues of people who profited from slave trading. I said that I was disgusted and that of course, these statues should be taken down, or left there but with the addition of a corrective plaque, explaining how they made their money etc. My boyfriend did actually agree with me on this part, to my surprise.
However, when I tell him that I have been listening to how people of colour explain their experience, he tells me that I am racist towards my own race and anti white people. It is absolutely blowing my mind as we usually agree on most things politically. It’s awful, and he told me today that “if I carry on with this attitude, that we will probably not sustain a meaningful relationship”. It’s insane to me.
Yes, I posted a couple of days ago about this. It’s not that my husband disagrees with me on the issues, it’s that he has a general “can’t be arsed” attitude towards learning (other than what he happens to scroll across from sky and bbc news which is really problematic). We’ve come to blows about it tonight again because he said he would do it ‘for me’ and I’m like are you serious? Do it for people of colour who are literally dying while you’re deciding whether you can be bothered to dip into an article like it’s a game of candy crush.Is anyone else realising that their partners are just not on the same page as them about this?
I believe that I have always been fairly liberal and understanding of the systematic racism experienced by people of colour. Obviously there is always room to understand further and so I have been doing some more reading on the issue over the last couple of weeks.
I have been talking to my boyfriend about these issues and he shouts me down every time, saying that in the UK we have equality of opportunity, education, healthcare and so on forth. I have tried to explain that just because that exists in theory, doesn’t mean that it is applied in practice. He isn’t accepting of this. He keeps getting wrapped up in the vandalism of statues and side issues too, rather than the crux of the problem, which is racial bias.
On the issue of statues, I explained that I was surprised to learn than in the UK in 2020, we still have statues of people who profited from slave trading. I said that I was disgusted and that of course, these statues should be taken down, or left there but with the addition of a corrective plaque, explaining how they made their money etc. My boyfriend did actually agree with me on this part, to my surprise.
However, when I tell him that I have been listening to how people of colour explain their experience, he tells me that I am racist towards my own race and anti white people. It is absolutely blowing my mind as we usually agree on most things politically. It’s awful, and he told me today that “if I carry on with this attitude, that we will probably not sustain a meaningful relationship”. It’s insane to me.
I'm calling you out @Callmemaybe
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