4.2 Empathy as a first step to anti-racism
‘There’s no justice. Just us.’
These words from late author Terry Pratchett (2010) encapsulate the struggle we face in tackling and dismantling racism. No one, no higher power, is going to do it for us. There’s just us. We must do it.
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Video 9 Ken Hardy on making talking about race our work
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And we must all do it: Black, brown and white. White people have a responsibility to help solve the problem of racism. This starts by learning to become allies. You don’t become an ally simply by calling yourself one. Becoming an ally is a process, a journey. We become allies not by our intent, but through our actions.
Every journey begins with one step.