On Canada Project Media
On the radicalization of white teenage boys
Anyone can be radicalized online, but white teenage boys are increasingly being targeted, and are falling for this rhetoric, many times in very violent ways.
Capitalism and Colonialism (which is rooted in white supremacy) are two of the foundational components of our current society (~600 yrs).
A quote we recently came across by former US President (1961-1963) Lyndon B. Johnson says:
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
It's important to understand that white people - who are not ultra-rich - have been targeted to work against their own interests (for the ultra-rich) for centuries.
This isn't new: we've been systematically indoctrinating white people (and to a degree, "model minorities") since the advent of our colonial societies, but the internet has made it easier to target these populations and has allowed for more overt violence responses to occur.
Silence as a Comms Strategy is not just inadequate, it is harmful.
My assumption is that the board made this decision not because there was a legitimate reason. Was she too 'different' from what you had experienced before? Difference is strength. Difference is power. Difference is what we need - not just in the nonprofit sector or in London, but in today's world.
Glass Ceiling, Glass Cliffs, and a Shard of Glass to the chest: Women in Leadership
On the recent firing of Mojdeh Cox from her role as President/CEO at Pillar Nonprofit in London Ontario.
A love letter to Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel is a masterpiece. A unique piece of television that wasn't written for a white audience, and it shows. Immigrant/BIPOC families have long worked to figure out references made on shows like Friends, Seinfeld, Full House - and it is so rare for a show to show up so unapologetically while still being accessible to a diverse audience (remember South Asians, Muslims, Arabs, and immigrants are not a monolith)
Most of Us are Giving Land Acknowledgements Wrong
Most of us are doing land acknowledgements wrong - and it shows.