Toward a World that Works for Everyone
Demands are being heard for accountability in human rights, race relations and historical representations. Four stories are featured today on the issue in different countries. When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity? Kris Manjapra, Guardian, 29 Mar 2018 (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/29/slavery-abolition-compensation-when-will-britain-face-up-to-its-crimes-against-humanity) After the abolition of slavery, Britain paid millions in compensation – but every […]
Two stories on Canada’s troubled history with racism and harassment. Racism goes back centuries. (1) Canada’s history with Indigenous people is cruel and unfair, but we need to own up to it Indigenous people have been damaged by generations of oppression, but we have not been broken Kerry Benjoe, CBC, July 1, 2020 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/point-of-view-kerry-benjoe-racism-george-floyd-canada-indigenous-1.5632918) On […]
There are so many wrongs that need righting in our world – Rohingya, Yemenis, Iraqis, Palestinians, Syrians, Uighers, on and on the list could go. What ever can be done to right these wrongs? The establishment of equity/equality everywhere in our world? One person, one right to all the amenities of life: Shelter, food, clothing, […]
Events are happening faster than we can write articles on, so we’re switching to a summary format for some articles. Thanks to Kathleen for these articles. IBM Abandons Facial Recognition Products, Condemns Racially Biased Surveillance Bobby Allyn, National Public Radio, June 9, 2020 (https://www.npr.org/2020/06/09/873298837/ibm-abandons-facial-recognition-products-condemns-racially-biased-surveillance) IBM announced this week that it would stop selling its facial […]
I had a conversation with a friend which, at one point, led to a discussion of lightworkers’ susceptibility to memes. I’d like to import some of that discussion here. Nothing bad. In my opinion, we lightworkers are as susceptible to disinformation and misinformation at every level as anyone else. We rely on our sources and, […]
Published in OpeEdNews, Aug, 28, 2011, at https://www.opednews.com/articles/Revenge-of-the-Inferior-R-by-Steve-Beckow-110828-932.html My college studies and first job (as a historian) had a lot to do with the study of race theory. And now I think we’re watching race theory being stood on its head. It’s about time. In the last three hundred years – at least – many […]
