by oakhollowfarm | Aug 20, 2020 | Becoming an Ally
A friend drew my attention to this simple, clear definition of White Privilege by author, psychologist and former basketball player John Amaechi on BBC’s educational resource website for young people, BBC Bitesize:...
by oakhollowfarm | Aug 14, 2020 | Becoming an Ally
I have a collection of clippings I sometimes use in anti-racism workshops. In each one, someone has done something that most people would, without question, consider racist; for example, burning a cross on the lawn of the home of a mixed race couple, displaying...
by oakhollowfarm | Aug 5, 2020 | Becoming an Ally
Here are two more useful images for explaining structural racism: The Baseball A baseball has a cork sphere at its centre, tightly wound with many layers of yarn and then covered with leather. Picture a baseball with an oddly-shaped cork centre. Each layer of yarn...
by oakhollowfarm | Aug 4, 2020 | Becoming an Ally
I have never heard so much public conversation about structural racism, a good thing, although much of it is filled with misunderstanding and confusion, not a good thing, but no surprise. In my experience, few people “get” the concept of structural, or systemic,...
by oakhollowfarm | Aug 4, 2020 | Becoming an Ally
August 4, 2020 For years I have intended to start a blog on my website, but each winter writing season has gone by and I still haven’t done it. This, however, seems like an especially good time to start. COVID-19 has cancelled so many commitments that winter...
