This is the take. Simon is right. Please do read it. And do consider its implications. In the #organisationdevelopment and #leadership community we of course abhor the injustices of racialisation and racism. We are, are we not, good people whose work is grounded in values and principle. This is not good enough. The dust will settle. For many, white folk, our urgency and realisation will fade. This week I have felt more keenly than ever the deep sorrow, rage and love that #antiracist work evokes in me. I must hang on to, feed, and act from and with those feelings. #OrganisationDevelopment and #Change practitioners and practice must remember and demonstrate our foundation is in social justice work. We must actively work to dismantle structural racism, show racialisation to be the heinous crime that it is, stand firm and ever strive in our commitment to equity and belonging for everyone. Not just because it is right and we are good. Because the inhumanity of this demeans and diminishes us all, including those of us who, like me, can leave the house never having to fear abuse and attack on us, or our families, because of the colour of our skin.
This is the take… by brap Please find a minute to read it. Joy Warmington, Asif Afridi, Lakshnie Hettihewa, Cheryl Garvey, Julian Walker, Séverine Njock, Jamie Spurway
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8moGreat writings. And at its heart, it is all about valuing others. Embracing, and enjoying difference. Brought up in the West Indies, the only white girl in my class, I always felt included and an equal member of the school community. No one minded (except me) that I was a short dumpy English girl who always came last in running races. And now working primarily with leaders in anchor institutions with high levels of disadvantage and difference, my life is about developing leaders and culture which both value difference and seek to play their part. We cannot be silent. And I am continually learning along the way.