Category: Be Woke: Learn, Resist, Advocate
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Series – Learning to be Anti-Racist: Some Recommended Resources
I am learning to be anti-racist. Anti-racism is an ongoing journey, a way of life that invites the learner to ask “how am I perpetuating systems of whiteness?” “How am I complicit in systems of racial oppression?” From the answers there, the learner asks, “what can I do to dismantle systems of whiteness and oppression…
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Series – Learning to be Anti- Racist: Things You Can do This Week
I am learning to be an anti-racist. More than being “not a racist,” anti-racism is a way of life; of doing hard, inner work every day that asks “where am I complicit in racist practices whether I know it or not, what is my part in the systemic oppression of Black, Indigenous, and People of…
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Series – Learning to be an Anti-Racist: Use Your Privilege
Tonight, we watched Remember the Titans. It was on Disney+ while we were scrolling for something to watch; and we picked it. I’ve seen this movie enough times to know what’s coming up, and the next line. It was one of those feel good movies when it came out. Tonight we watched it as part…
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Series- Learning to be an Anti-Racist: Work
I am learning to be an anti-racist. More than just “not being a racist,” which I don’t think is a thing, since I benefit from a system put in place by privileged people in power to keep the privileged in power; being an anti-racist is an active, continual practice of holding up a mirror to…
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Pentecost Sunday: An Invitation to Justice
Pentecost Sunday is my favorite day. In the Christian tradition, Pentecost celebrates the giving of God’s spirit to the church. Everyone gathered in worship on that day heard the word of the Lord to them in their own language. The concept of a “heart language” speaks to me deeply as a “Third Culture Kid,” having…
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Lift Every Voice: Amplifying People of Color, Learning to be an Anti- Racist
I wrote this in the summer of 2020. Seems appropriate to revisit. In the wake of the modern -day lynching of Ahmaud Arbery in February which resulted in an arrest of the perpetrators this week, only after video footage of the murder went viral, I want to add my voice to the fight against systemic…
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New Learnings from a Budding Tree Hugger
Hi there, and happy Friday! Today is cleaning day, reading day (for fun and for school), and movie night (Shyamalan’s latest, Glass which combines Split and Unbreakable. Andrew promises its ok to watch at night. We’ll see). While cleaning, I’ve been reflecting on my and AJ’s goal for the year, or becoming less wasteful, less…
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I Stand with Nathan Phillips
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind,to let the oppressed go free to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” – Luke 4:18-19 These words…
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Amplify
Happy 2019! When I repurposed sarainrealife as a multipurpose (3-purpose) blog focused on centering, advocacy and culinary adventures, the goal was to have a space where I could be fully myself – my best self for me and for the world around me. In an effort to continue that personal growth and be a small…
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Privilege is not a 4-letter word
I’ve been waiting for the courage to pen these thoughts to find me. She must be on an extended vacation. … When did “privilege” become such a nasty word? Rarely do I see more defensiveness rise up from the bowels of its existence than when a well-meaning person is called on their privilege, and I…
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