![]() Der findes strukturel racisme både indenfor og udenfor landets grænser, det er ikke kun noget vi skal kigge til USA for at få øje på. Men hudfarven skal italesættes, når der findes mennesker der end ikke kan leve i fred netop på baggrund af denne! Og når vi bruger “all lives matter” som argument i en debatten om undertrykkelse af POC, så er vi med til at undergrave at disse mennesker ikke føler sig set, hørt og værdsat. Altid set os alle være på lige fod med hinanden uanset race og aldrig set hudfarve som noget der skulle italesættes. Jeg har altid favnet mennsker der ikke så ud som mig selv. The world needs us to be in it for the long haul, so don’t expect yourself to learn everything at once, but keep your foot on the gas. Remember this is a marathon not a sprint. It might be a good place for yourself to start as well. than this list, but here’s where I have kept my focus for now. I know there are many other ressources and places to educate yourself, donate etc. And environmental justice can only happen, if we also have racial justice (words kindly borrowed by the always inspiring Gitte Mary). When I write representation, remember I mean representation on a wider scale too – but right now we need to focus on the oppression of BIPOC. I wish for the fashion and lifestyle industry, that there will be more focus on wider representation and diversity moving forward, and I am willing to do what I can as a content creator, to push forward on this. Especially the professional commitments are naturally aligned with the efforts I’ve already been putting into my work with sustainable fashion and lifestyle the past 6 years, and some of them are highly encouraged by what I have learned about systemic racism lately. So in short I’ve made some more long-term commitments both personally and professionally (you’ll find these on the list below), both offline and online. My own personal journey is continuing (to mention one important thing I’m doing right now, I am finishing up the book I mention below), but I will also keep working with this on a more professional level through my work. One grid post or a series of stories is simply not enough, if you’re not willing to do more, online or offline. We are ignorant about feelings and understandings evolved around colonialist history, instead of trying to listen, learn and work against racism as we sadly still know it today.Īs Holiday Phillips writes in this article, activism can’t begin and end with a hashtag. Denmark was actually a central part of the trade of slaves during the colonial period, and the lack of knowledge within our own history both here and across the world, has huge consequences for POC living in our society today. If you live in Denmark I hope you will dive into the matter too, before jumping to the conclusion that this doesn’t concern you. ![]() I might make mistakes along the way – I will do my best to make sure I won’t, and pick myself up and try harder if I do. I will continue to work with this both online and offline even though I will still be sharing the content you already know from me as well. ![]() It’s important for me that you guys understand, that the work doesn’t end here. during the week on Instagram, and I thought I wanted to gather up some of these in here as well, in case there are people reading my blog who might not have Instagram. You can help by adding missing persons provided: 1) a Wikipedia article exists about the person, and 2) COVID-19 has been reported as the cause of death in reliable sources (there is no need to include those sources here, but they must be present in each linked article.I’ve been sharing some important, valuable articles, posts, places to donate, petitions to sign etc. This is a dynamic list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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