Too many POC folks have positioned THEM doing said educating as "the work" - again that is education work - not "the work". This has become an epidemic IMO. We are at a crisis point.
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This false understanding allows WAY too many people purchase & power in mvmt spaces who do NOTHING to support the needs of those most effected by racism, poverty, anti-blackness and white supremacy.
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It is our job to create opportunities, resources and support those most effected so that THEY can determine how best to address the issues effecting them. We are not "Black Saviors"
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I have never been in a community that doesn't know exactly what ails them and how to fix it - the issue is always around getting people to HEAR them & getting them the things they need to accomplish bring their solutions to light.
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This is the legacy of the Black Movements that came before us - SNCC went INTO the communities they sought to support - not to tell them what to do, but to learn what these communities WANTED to do.
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I started this thread addressing white folks & white-led orgs that are taking up WAY too much space in anti-racism work. Getting paid, literally for regurgitating the things they learn from Black people.
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Repackaging radical thought and praxis to make white people comfortable with "learning about racism" with zero expectation of them DOING a damn thing.
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Framing conversations with white people around what they are "willing to" or "want to" do instead of calling them to the carpet and demanding that they do what NEEDS TO BE DONE.
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And the harm goes further because when Black organizers encounter these white people - they are met with vitriol and incredulity because we don't make white people "Feel good" and instead demand that they "DO good"
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ANYWAY - I'm leading some work to support local Kansas City organizers including the building of 1K domestic violence care packages next month - we are asking for supply donations here: http://bit.ly/UUAGAPublicWitnessWishList …
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We are also supporting the incredible health space
@UzaziVillage - this space is made for Black & Brown families to bring healthy babies into the world - you can donate to them here: http://www.uzazivillage.org/donate-2/Näytä tämä ketju -
And finally we are supporting KC organizers in their upcoming Fathers Day Bail Out - which you can donate to here:https://fundly.com/2018-kc-black-fathers-day-bail-out …
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