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Please Report the Errrors?
OK,
so, uh, Lucy, what has been your learning as part of the anti racism reading group?
I'm just gonna go.
And
I was
initially introduced to the reading group and in,
um
and
that
in
the
event
and the council
and and
within that, one of the events,
um,
was kind of
hm.
And but what I was really interested in the reading
group was that rather than kind of just focus in on
so that it was a long term
thing, and not just like a long term event, but it was
professionals. I think a lot of a lot of the
events that they have,
um,
obviously
like,
um,
and I think
it's really useful in that way. And not only does it
a
kind of network as
people who are like
minded and
are an
organisation
that
that is
in school,
and
I mean, it is
like,
um
and I think it it
It's just a really fantastic way of being able to find people
and kind of as a
network where you feel like you
both talk about issues and
it it's I think we said at the start,
um
and
you know, as a white person. I feel like,
um, a lot of people kind of
feel a bit wary when they're talking about race, and
I
don't
when
I
get
whereas I think we we kind of had an
going
through
and objective and just kind of having
a discussion about what
we
learn. I think a lot of people want
to
reflect
that.
And
I think
it kind of,
you know, we all
that
we know
we not
we
not
and
represent that ourselves. But we can still take an active
and
I
and not just local
band
kind of
internally with our family and friends. And
I think
so from the meeting group, one of the one of the most important things that I
kind of the confidence to know that there's other people that are,
um,
and
them
on a more normal level, not normal
and and,
um,
following all
matter
protest
and last.
There's a lot of kind of,
um, you know,
that you can do whereas
this
level and it it's showing that you can do,
you know, miniscule like smaller
um,
as well as doing the kind of over protest,
because I think especially after the protest last
year, a lot of people thought, Oh, well, that's over.
I I don't need
to
now,
whereas this I'm not saying that the reading group is,
you know it's gonna be able to address
them,
but it it's a step in the right direction. I think,
um, like I said, it builds a good network. It also allows a lot of discussion
about things that you wouldn't have considered before. So, like
a lot of people don't really have the time to say, Oh, I'm gonna book an hour just to
research about racism
and
and educate myself a white person on that
and especially with with
facts and information about racism in the UK,
I feel like a lot of a lot of information that we see on social media.
Um, is quite U.
And that's what I've kind of
another aspect of Marina group my family in
and
in the
UK
and specifically from
Rene's book and
talk
about
Um
and then obviously we mentioned that it's quite academic, but it does
give like a really long in
about the history of racism in
in the UK, including kind of, um,
racism.
Like I I didn't even know that they were kind of
in in
the
Civil War, and
it kind of opens your eyes. And I think a lot of people justify
kind of micro
micro aggressions and,
um,
people of colour in in the UK and say, Oh, it's not as bad as America It's not
on
the
and we
we
and there's no issues
it you you kind of understand that there is. You know, there's a long history of
in the UK
and it still exists today and especially kind of considering,
Um, in many books, you talk a lot about
as well, and you kind of think, Oh, well, it's not South
America.
Um and you actually realise No, there is.
You know, there's inherent issues in the,
um
they have,
um
and then it kind of spurs you on to do other like reading and educate yourself and
get interested in
understanding the issues in the UK. So once we had
the first reading group,
I think they shared some readings and and make sure you
eat.
And then that kind of encouraged other people to go outside of their usual time.
And I know a
lot of people might be put off in the reading
group
and
on the lunch time and work,
and but that provides a lot of support for people
time. It still
it. It shows that it
it,
you know, it can continue. And it's still long term. Um,
like I
think I think
I think it's just
really, really useful for me as someone who wants this part of being an ally and
want to be
to
be able to kind of keep on
top
of
it
really strong,
especially as a professional
professional as well.
Whenever I say, Oh, well, I I don't have time to kind of research that not
to my work.
And it makes me realise Well, it is relevant to everyone you know,
no matter what job you have,
you you should be educated in that
to be able to support,
you know, people of colour in your in your actual role.
Absolutely. No. Um,
thank you. That's that's great. Um
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