Being an Ally: World Book Day 2023

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Drawing on this expertise the team has provided a set of resources to help you run a Book Choice 'Tasting' Café on World Book Day - or beyond. Apologizing means letting go of your ego to show that you care about someone and want to make things right. As the BITC guide highlights, only 38% of employees said they were comfortable talking about race in the workplace.

Although many of the things explained in it are probably already known to people who consider themselves allies, it’s a great starting point for the younger generations.This student also realised that what was holding them back from being anti-racist was a common theme throughout all aspects of their life. Let the LGBT community know that you stand with them because your presence at events is a significant show of solidarity and support.

A person who learns to hold the tension between being asked to speak up while, at the same time, also being asked not to speak up on behalf of Black folk and people of colour and just listen.

Since then, the nonprofit organization GenderAvenger has created a pledge to reduce the frequency of all-male panels at conferences and events. There are laws in place that protect people against discrimination due to their minority characteristics - described as ‘protected‘ and many workplaces also seek to protect others, even if they aren‘t protected by law. White Saviour Industrial Complex is not about justice, it’s about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege… There is much more to doing good work than ‘making a difference’.