Exploring equity, social justice and community safety with a humanistic lens
“What’s the impact when you feel that common humanity? The way you and that person are just the same? Can you feel something relax in you? Can you feel that person becoming more of a “person” than an “object,” even if you don’t at all agree with what they did?”
o counter the rising hate, we need to take a moment to pause before we share; check the content’s origin; speak up calmly but firmly against hate speech and call it out to make clear that we do not agree with the content; counter hateful content with positive messages; extend solidarity to people who are …
The worst form of social media misuse is the dissemination of misleading information. Keeping your cool and avoiding spreading false information is the greatest tip for using social media responsibly. There is no question that residents who lack critical thinking abilities, are underinformed, and are equipped with social media megaphones pose a severe threat to …
This shows how institutions that supported slavery and racism in the past are being humiliated and disgraced today. The same will happen to the systems, structures and institutions that sustain the legacy of systemic racism in our age. From the pitiful response https://lnkd.in/edqrtM2b to the white supremacist movement to the exponential inequity https://lnkd.in/epuhSyX4 , what we see and hear …
You know the old children rhyme about sticks and stones. Well, it’s wrong. Words most certainly can hurt, and they can inspire other people to take threatening actions. The signs of growing political polarisation are all around us. Three days ago: Calgary neo-Nazi group claimed responsibility for hanging racist banner over Macleod Trail. Four days ago: There …
The idea that the important thing to debate is whether the Emergencies Act should have been invoked or not is not right. The point to deliberate is how to address the root causes of genuine grievances, some misunderstandings and outright lies that led to the convoy occupation in the first place. As long as those …
Every one of us has a role to play, but many people don’t know how to intervene effectively. Here are some tips: Author of the article: Abid Jan Published in Ottawa Citizen Aug 09, 2022 • 3 minute read Statistics Canada recently reported a 72-per-cent increase in hate crimes over the past two years. Hate threatens the health and wellbeing …
Hate speech is prohibited in a restaurant but not online. No wonder why online hate and extremism are on the rise. All eyes are on the government to fulfil its promise of criminalising and regulating hate speech. People genuinely believe they would be safe inside the fence of a legal framework controlling hate speech. However, …
What Martin Luther said could be a way to deal with the growing polarization and hatred in our society today. Some of us ask, why are hate movements on the rise that seek to divide us? Is this a failure of those who love? We need working definitions to answer this: Hatred: egoistic, self-centred, harmful …
Like a real pyramid, the pyramid of hate must be build up from the bottom. The layers at the top of the pyramid require all the layers beneath it, or it will simply crumble to the ground. It takes large amounts of time and effort, and must be accepted by the society it is being …
In the darkness, switching on a light eliminates our fears of bumping or tripping over things. Similarly, education and awareness help us eliminate the fears and resulting hatred of those we don’t know. #racism #hate #education #awareness
If we have problem re-learning, let’s make sure our children learn this very well !!!