Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

I Shall Not Choose The Side of The Oppressor

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” ~ Desmond Tutu

I will not remain silent, as I shall not side with the oppressor. I will also not whitesplain racism. I will, instead, use my platform to amplify the voices of those oppressed by the white heteronormative cis patriarchy.

The following posts will be reposted from sources that I respect, and learn from everyday. I hope that you will follow their pages and take the time to listen to them. I hope that you will sit with your discomfort. I hope that you will resist your urge to stammer “not ALL white women/straight men/cis people…” I urge you to look at the parts that make you uncomfortable and do the work to find out WHY this makes you uncomfortable.

#blacklivesmatter #blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #desmondtutu #bipoc #listen #checkyourprivilege #firstnations #mmiw #oppression #smashthepatriarchy #indigenous #brownlivesmatter #blacklivesmatter✊🏾 #blacklivesmattercanada #injustice #fightinjustice #kalidesautelsreads

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