Day 2 of Rachel Cargle’s 30 Day #DoTheWork Challenge.
It is not her job as a WOC to teach me how to be a good person; how to care about the foundations of white supremacy; how to face the advantages that people like me – people who present as white – enjoy simply because people see me as a white woman; how these advantages are causing direct harm to my Indigenous brothers and sisters, and other BIPOC.
It is not her job, but she has done this nonetheless. She has created teachings and lessons and writings on this very subject, and she has made much of it available for free or by donation.
So not only has she done this for us, but she is asking for nothing in return other than for us to learn and DO THE WORK.
For us to take our knee off of her neck.
So please, please, please, please join me in this learning. And join me in expressing the deepest gratitude to her for doing all this work to clean up OUR mess.
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!
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