Ever successfully challenged Racism?
Could one of these methods work for you?
How will you be part of the solution?
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Klaivi
“He’s a human and he’s my friend. I stood up for him.”
Jazmine
“I’ve asked my friends from different communities how I can help.”
Afkir
“We should all step forward.”
Bob
“I challenged them. They said ‘… ever so sorry, we got it a bit wrong.'”
Dorothy
“I reported a conversation where a man was being racist to a 12-13 year old on a bus.”
Jason
“I’ve had them up. Explained you can’t use that type of language. Sometimes you can get through to somebody.”
Heather
“I asked for mineral makeup to suit all skin tones.”
Trudy
“I re-educated myself as a 53 year old. It’s important we listen to the youth and change our way of thinking.”
Tania
“If I react I will conform to the stereotype of Black people being aggressive and I won’t do that either.”
Wajeeda
“I organised a vigil in solidarity with the black community to ask for justice and to start removing the systemic racism that is within society, conscious and unconscious.”
Carol
“… Continue to be anti-racist and anti-fascist in whatever space or context I am in.”
Matthew
“By trying to teach my children… and educate them in the right way.”
Brian
“I teach my 6 year old about different races and different colour skin. Everybody is the same inside and I make sure those values are passed to her.”