Uncategorized – Siobhán Kangataran

How To Cope With A Crisis

For those of us who are fortunate enough to simply be watching a crisis unfold rather than being the ones directly impacted by it. Anyone who has been paying attention to the horrors unfolding in Palestine over the last 10 months or so (on top of the 75+ years before that) will likely have struggledContinueContinue reading “How To Cope With A Crisis”

What will we say we did?

Months, years from now, when people ask us, what will we say? What did we do while the Palestinian people were slaughtered? How did we step up, as human beings, in our shared humanity, to make a difference? Did we show up, in person, at a protest or a vigil? Did we show up online,ContinueContinue reading “What will we say we did?”

Make It Make Sense

It hurts my brain and my heart to see history repeating itself so brutally and painfully… I grew up reading stories of injustice and inequality, wishing I had been alive in the ’60s and ’70s so I could have been part of the Civil Rights Movement. I had no idea that it never actually ended.ContinueContinue reading “Make It Make Sense”

How can my activism be more gentle?

Perhaps even the word “activism” may be too harsh for some people, but for me it conjures up images of hope for a better, more peaceful world. While we may not agree with people blocking roads, bridges and airports, or throwing paint on/near works of art, we cannot deny that disruptive action has historically beenContinueContinue reading “How can my activism be more gentle?”

EDI – Human Resources or Human Rights?

Having studied Human Rights Law as part of my undergraduate degree, and International Humanitarian Law as part of my Master’s, I always had an aspiration to work in the area of improving the rights of humans around the world. In taking my current role as Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Manager in a new university,ContinueContinue reading “EDI – Human Resources or Human Rights?”