“The insistence is on merit, insinuating that any current majority white leadership in any industry has got there through hard work and no outside help, as if whiteness isn’t its own leg-up, as if it doesn’t imply a familiarity that warms an interviewer to a candidate. When each of the sectors I mentioned earlier have such dire racial representation, you’d have to be fooling yourself if you really think that the homogeneous glut of middle-aged white men currently clogging the upper echelons of most professions got there purely through talent alone. We don’t live in a meritocracy, and to pretend that simple hard work will elevate all to success is an exercise in wilful ignorance.”
― Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
― Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
“Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us, and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning and purpose to our lives.”
― The Gifts of Imperfection
― The Gifts of Imperfection
“How to stop time: kiss.
How to travel in time: read.
How to escape time: music.
How to feel time: write.
How to release time: breathe.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
How to travel in time: read.
How to escape time: music.
How to feel time: write.
How to release time: breathe.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
Preston Book Group
— 19 members
— last activity Nov 30, 2018 02:48AM
A friendly book club that meets once a month at UCLan's Harrington Social Space. Everyone is welcome. ...more
A friendly book club that meets once a month at UCLan's Harrington Social Space. Everyone is welcome. ...more
Our Shared Shelf
— 228668 members
— last activity Aug 30, 2024 05:40AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
The Feminist Orchestra Bookclub
— 4678 members
— last activity Dec 11, 2021 11:07AM
Discover and recommend more feminist reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419.The_Feminist_Orchestra_Potential_Reading_List We're also o ...more
Discover and recommend more feminist reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419.The_Feminist_Orchestra_Potential_Reading_List We're also o ...more
Savidge Reads
— 262 members
— last activity Aug 30, 2020 10:31AM
A place to have a chat about all things Savidge Reads (video topics, what we are all reading, bookish bits and bobs etc) with Simon - if any of you wa ...more
A place to have a chat about all things Savidge Reads (video topics, what we are all reading, bookish bits and bobs etc) with Simon - if any of you wa ...more
The Fairy Book Club
— 3040 members
— last activity Apr 08, 2023 12:47PM
From The Book Fairies comes... The Fairy Book Club! We will be choosing a book every 2 months to discuss, and you are free to join us along the way :) ...more
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