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"The very serious function of racism is distraction"
There's no clearer example of these distraction tactics than the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report, which alleges they couldn't find any evidence of structural racism faced by racialised groups in the UK
"The very serious function of racism is distraction"
There's no clearer example of these distraction tactics than the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report, which alleges they couldn't find any evidence of structural racism faced by racialised groups in the UK
The inquiry's results are not surprising to us.
We are just (perpetually) disappointed.
We want the charity sector taking the lead in rooting out racism in society - especially in responding to this report.
We are just (perpetually) disappointed.
We want the charity sector taking the lead in rooting out racism in society - especially in responding to this report.
Racism is a high-rise house of cards built on the pillars of Ideology, Institutions, Interpersonal, and Internalisation.
There is no neat parcel the many manifestations of racism can be packaged up into, and if there was, there'd still be no recipient willing to sign for it.
There is no neat parcel the many manifestations of racism can be packaged up into, and if there was, there'd still be no recipient willing to sign for it.
(A LONG) THREAD: I am one of the founding organisers of @CharitySoWhite The last few weeks have brought me unbelievable sadness, and unprecedented hope. I believe that the charity sector can do better, but it's not going to be easy and it's not going to be comfortable.
This morning, like so many mornings before, I woke up more exhausted than I had been when I went to sleep the night before. Don’t get me wrong, I am still determined and hopeful, but the exhaustion I felt was more acute than anything I'd felt in the last few years.
When @charitysowhite first started last year, I was under no illusions - tackling racism in our sector would be thankless. I knew we were in many ways putting our careers on the line to fight for something we believed was not only important but critical for our sector’s survival.
It's very interesting to see how all these orgs are using their platforms this week to show solidarity to the #BlackLivesMatter movement - but are they just playing lip-service? Here is what POC in the sector have been experiencing this week - a thread.
Listen, Reflect & Act!
Listen, Reflect & Act!
#CharitySoWhite is our having to emotionally cope with the deafening silence from CEOs who we have worked with (for free) for the last six months that told us they were committed to root out institutional racism.
#CharitySoWhite is when a white manager tells a zoom call of staff to not let the ‘hot topic of racism’ take focus away from the important issues right now.
(1/4) There are several problematic assumptions made in this piece that we disagree with, but we want to respond to the two key points:
1. This article makes sweeping generalisations about the working class (which btw also includes BAME people).
1. This article makes sweeping generalisations about the working class (which btw also includes BAME people).
(2/4) This ‘woke’ narrative seems to be the new way to shut down marginalised voices. Social conservatism is not a protected characteristic and is now represented by a majority Tory govt.
(3/4) We are extremely concerned to see this kind of divisive race & class narrative being pushed within the charity sector as an appropriate response to the election. We must recognise the complex & intersectional aspects of ethnic & working class communities.
