Privilege says, I could help, but I don’t need to Courage says, I will help, you need me Love says, I must help, we need eachother

If you’re having to ask the question - “am I an ally?” the answer is no. Allyship isn’t something you are, it’s something you do. If you’re doing it, you’ll know.

reminder to self: to listen without preparing a reply is one of loves greatest acts.

"Whatever you do, don't adopt a colorblind 'I don't see color' approach," says #Anti-Racism educator Holiday Phillips. "Don't shield them from the realities of racism hoping this will mean they don't adopt the biased views of mainstream society." bit.ly/2BB4CZR

As the world's eyes are on oppression, one group often forgotten are those with chronic mental illness. My sister, who has lived with one for 20 years has written a beautiful and heartbreaking article on living with visible mental illness. Please read. medium.com/@sushiphillips…

As we engage in conversations about polarising and complex issues, I find it useful for all parties to know what kind of conversation they're in. I've made this table as a useful way to check that. What kind of conversations do you find yourself in?

reminder to self: to stay in the struggle for social justice without burning out you must protect your mental health and cultivate your mental flexibility. love, me x

What if we asked this one question - "what's it like to be you?" youtube.com/watch?v=T50ldc…

As long as you tell people they are irredeemably awful, instead of casualties of a world that is threatened by difference, you won’t end discrimination, you’ll increase it.

Peace is not passive. Compassion is not cowardice. Empathy is not excusing. These are all acts of strength.

The entire possibility of social progress, hinges on our ability to change, evolve and challenge our own minds. We must start to value moral evolution over moral perfection or we are in danger of stalling progress altogether.

We all have the potential to be activists in the quest for a wiser and kinder world. "What is mine to do?" - this might help you work that out.

We must normalise changing our opinions as we learn more and create a culture where it's safe to "get things wrong" and evolve our thinking. youtu.be/GveD-yueMT4

Between 1979 and 2009, average level of “empathic concern,” meaning people’s feelings of sympathy for the misfortunes of others, declined by 48 percent. Average level of “perspective taking,” meaning people’s tendency to imagine others’ points of view, declined by 34 percent.

Be the kind of bear you want to see in the world. 🐻❤️🌍

How much are you really listening?

Any philosophy of compassion that does not include yourself isn't really compassion, it's martyrdom.

Perhaps we might be wise, to think of racism Not just as a cause (of ills in society) But also as a symptom (of a sick society) A symptom just like environmental degradation, drug addiction or chronic lonliness The sickness: disconnection The cure: love