For white people, one of the most important foundations of racial justice work is recognizing and accepting one’s existing white privilege. White privilege, once embraced as a dynamic, constant reality in American life, is not something to feel defensive or guilty about. More helpfully, awareness of privilege can cultivate gratitude–and the will to extend privileges […]
One of the major reasons why excessive use of police force continues to be a problem is that the “average person” doesn’t know how to begin doing something meaningful about it. According to Mapping Police Violence, as June 30 U.S. police officers have killed 598 people during 2020. Annual data reveals that approximately 1,000 people are […]
If you’re just starting to become more active in addressing social issues such as racism, it’s tough to know where to start and how to make an impact. There’s so much need in endless directions. To get myself organized for activism and kick start momentum, I created this tracker that you can download for free. […]
Voting rights comes first in my ongoing efforts to fight racism against Black People, Latinx People, and Indigenous People, because without voting you cannot elect people into power who can then enact policy changes that you care about. These BIPOC communities (for whom voting is especially challenging this year due to COVID-19) are disproportionately removed […]
“Mindful Activism” seeks to influence the adoption of policies that reduce the suffering caused by various injustices–and to do so in a compassionate, skillful manner. Such activism, in order to be successful, must first be about “being” before moving into “doing.” The “being” has to be continuously nourished, lest the “doing” lead to burnout, discouragement, […]
Welcome! I help people enhance personal and business relationships, opportunities, and results through: Mindful Content (Books,Blogs, and Resources) Mindful Executive or Life Coaching Mindful Activism If one or more of those topics interests you, here’s some quick tips on how to begin to use the resources on this website: Mindfulness Learn about mindfulness and how […]
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I’ve been guilty on several occasions of adding more noise, confusion, or division to an important political topic on social media, rather than contributing genuine value. This might be true for many of you as well. First, Full Disclosure I do believe that it’s important to discuss politics, whether online or in day-to-day life, because […]
Black people are being disproportionately infected with and impacted by COVID-19. Nationwide, they are dying at a rate 2.5 times higher than White people. As of Aug. 8, the virus has claimed at least 32,246 Black lives. Black people account for 22% of COVID-19 deaths where race is known. Each of us can act to address this […]
“We were eight years in power,” said South Carolina congressman Thomas Miller in 1895, as white politicians, falsely accusing Reconstruction’s Black leadership of corruption and incompetency, passed new laws that fully restored white supremacy. “We had built schoolhouses, established charitable institutions, built and maintained the penitentiary system, provided for the education of the deaf and […]