If you are a fan of the work of Brene Brown, and/or you are actively following any statements on Palestine made by prominent white celebrities, you may have seen her much-criticised “neutral” article called Not Looking Away. This has since been followed by her latest response, Listening and Learning, which is an almost laughably-cliched titleContinueContinue reading “The Bit Brene Missed”
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EDI has a silent J
I was recently asked to share my thoughts on the use of different acronyms for equality work – I am an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, and EDI is often the term used in Ireland and the UK. Whereas, in the US, the term DEI, or Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is often used with theContinueContinue reading “EDI has a silent J”
Why are we so silent?
In the days after “October 7th”, I did not post about it on social media. I did not make a plea for “the hostages”, or “condemn Hamas”. Despite my usual desire to be informed and champion social justice causes, I did not even seek out news stories on what horrific events may have happened. IContinueContinue reading “Why are we so silent?”
Why I don’t write about “October 7th”?
I post regularly about Palestine on my personal Instagram account, and I occasionally get comments asking “what about the hostages?”. This increasingly so since I changed my account back to public, thereby allowing a broader audience access to my personal perspectives. But even still, a lot of my friends and connections are not as obsessivelyContinueContinue reading “Why I don’t write about “October 7th”?”
Learning to Unsilence Ourselves to Free Us All
There is so much I want to say. So much I have felt incapable of expressing. So much that is being distorted and misrepresented and manipulated in order to allow powerful people to retain power. At the expense of so many innocent lives. It is hard not to feel overwhelmed when every day there isContinueContinue reading “Learning to Unsilence Ourselves to Free Us All”
Siobhán Kangataran 