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Over the past few days I have been taking onboard what has been happening, the murder of George Floyd by a white man kneeling on his neck, the protests seen and heard around the world.
I’ve always thought it was enough to just not be racist. It isn’t. As a white women I benefit from my white privilege.
I have been looking back over all the Tough Girl Podcast episodes and I have not done enough to share the stories of Black women, and women of colour. This is my fault and I ...take full ownership for the lack of diversity.
I have done everyone who listens a disservice and although I’ve amplified the voices of women of different ages, abilities and sizes, I have continued to shine the light on white women in the adventure, challenge and outdoor space.
Words are not enough - actions have to be taken to make change happen.
Actions I have taken
- Ordered - Superior: The Return of Race Science (Free on Kindle for this week UK only) by Angela Saini - https://www.amazon.co.uk/…/dp/B07KLMJ…/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0…
- Donated to the UKBLM Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/ukblm-fund
- Became a patron of Berry - who is creating a directory of Podcasts of Colour - https://www.patreon.com/PodcastsinColor
- Watched - Zeta Graham who shared more about her experience of racism while growing up in the UK - https://youtu.be/70TRelDy_m0
- I have been reading Ayesha McGowan Blog - Ayesha has also shared her story on the Tough Girl Podcast. I am also a patron and support her work via Patreon - Support here - https://www.patreon.com/aquickbrownfox/posts Read her blog here - http://www.aquickbrownfox.com/blog
- I’ve signed up to the 6 week Virtual Learning Series about Racial Equity and Liberation Virtual Learning Series hosted by movetoendviolence.org. I start on 15th June. - https://movetoendviolence.org/…/liberaracial-equity-and-li…/
-I have increased the amount of Black women and women of colour I follow on social media
Good starting places for this includes - https://www.melaninbasecamp.com/…/top-15-black-women-and-ge…
- Follow - @project.hb on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/project.hb/ click through her instagram stories ‘Learning’ for more Black women to follow
- I have been reaching out to Black women, and women of colour to promote their voices and share their stories on the Tough Girl Podcast. These interviews will be done in June and start to come out in August, September.
Please do comment and let me know the names of women I should be following and interviewing.
This is only the start.
I would love to hear your thoughts and actions and please share any resources which will add value.
Blog - How to Challenge Your Mental Limits with Anne-Marie Watson.
Anne-Marie Watson joined the army and spent 9 years traveling the world, she later came 2nd in the Marathon des Sables, and today she runs Reach For More Performance Coaching while spending her own time as a performance athlete. Although she grew up hating P.E., she consistently challenged her mental limits as she grew to accomplish incredible things.
https://www.toughgirlchallenges.com/…/How-to-Challenge-Your…
