Racism

Why are you really offended?

Originally published on May 12 2021 - YorkRegion.com Words are important. How we use them to describe a person, group or community will...

Words matter

Originally published April 29 2021 - YorkRegion.com When we reduce people to a subset of their condition, we dehumanize them. For...

Why are BIPOC people demanding equity?

Equality is equal treatment; equity is fair treatment. Originally published on April 8 2021 - York Region.com If you are disadvantaged —...

Thoughtful Monday Racial Justice - Renaming is just the first step 2 -5-2022

This is an historic time where The City of Toronto has voted to re-name Dundas Street & Dundas Square. I wonder if we should celebrate as...

Thoughtful Monday - What does protecting our loved ones really look like 11-04-2022

"Violence is Never the path to follow unless destruction is the goal." I've always heard the first 5 words of this phrase, but never...

Thoughtful Monday - What Intervention Really Means for BIPOC Communities 04-04-2022

“The verb “intervene” is a strong word, suggesting a range of actions which are supposed to be lifesaving. The assumption is that...

A thought about Racial Tension

I recently came across a tweet, where the tweet writer proclaimed: I am convinced that 90% of racial tensions remaining in the West would...

Why BLM?

NOTE: Language in this article might be unpleasant to some readers. Please be warned. If you did not see or read about the altercation...