Not Neurotypical
Community diagnosed
Amplify, listen, educate, unlearn. Berkshire Uk & beyond.
I will post about many social justice issues.
Do what is right, not what is easy!
Challenging my thinking and unpacking privilege.
This week’s comes from Diane Abbott’s book A Woman Like
Me.
“Even if you don’t always make the biggest waves of change in your own lifetime, it is important to keep fighting for the causes you believe in.”
This week’s comes from Diane Abbott’s book A Woman Like
Me.
“Even if you don’t always make the biggest waves of change in your own lifetime, it is important to keep fighting for the causes you believe in.”
This week’s comes from Sonny Jane Wise book We’re All Neurodiverse.
“When it comes to a paradigm shift, our language is very important because it reflects the lens we are using and the principles we are upholding.”
This week’s comes from Sonny Jane Wise book We’re All Neurodiverse.
“When it comes to a paradigm shift, our language is very important because it reflects the lens we are using and the principles we are upholding.”
“Colour blindness is worse than ineffective against racism. It’s a disaster. It’s a scientifically proven way to make people more racist than they were before.”
“Colour blindness is worse than ineffective against racism. It’s a disaster. It’s a scientifically proven way to make people more racist than they were before.”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This week’s comes from me.
“Imagine what we could achieve if we moved away from an individualistic approach and formed coalitions and worked together in collaboration!?”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This week’s comes from me.
“Imagine what we could achieve if we moved away from an individualistic approach and formed coalitions and worked together in collaboration!?”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This week’s comes from Audre Lorde.
“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This week’s comes from Audre Lorde.
“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This weeks book is White Tears Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad.
“How people are represented matters because it is in popular media that our social world is both constructed and reflected back at us.”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This weeks book is White Tears Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad.
“How people are represented matters because it is in popular media that our social world is both constructed and reflected back at us.”
“For me, growing up Black and British was like a cultural ‘Where’s Wally?’, searching for racial representations of myself in a very white (specifically British – even more specifically, English) landscape.”
“For me, growing up Black and British was like a cultural ‘Where’s Wally?’, searching for racial representations of myself in a very white (specifically British – even more specifically, English) landscape.”
“Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure, does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity and fear.”
“Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure, does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity and fear.”
“History has shown us change will not happen in the cosy corners of our comfort zones.”
“History has shown us change will not happen in the cosy corners of our comfort zones.”
“Even though we are already smart, we can always get smarter about the world, topics we’re not deeply familiar with, and the lived experiences of other people.”
“Even though we are already smart, we can always get smarter about the world, topics we’re not deeply familiar with, and the lived experiences of other people.”
How White Feminism Betrays Woman of Color.
“When we talk about “white people,” we are not really talking about skin color but about those who most benefit from whiteness. When we talk about “people of color,” we talk about those who are excluded.”
How White Feminism Betrays Woman of Color.
“When we talk about “white people,” we are not really talking about skin color but about those who most benefit from whiteness. When we talk about “people of color,” we talk about those who are excluded.”
The prologue alone was enough to blow my mind and make me want to keep reading!
The prologue alone was enough to blow my mind and make me want to keep reading!
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This weeks comes from The Good Ally by Nova Reid
“Every intentional action you take has a ripple effect.”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This weeks comes from The Good Ally by Nova Reid
“Every intentional action you take has a ripple effect.”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo.
“Intersectionality, and the necessity of considering intersectionality, applies to more than just our social justice efforts.”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo.
“Intersectionality, and the necessity of considering intersectionality, applies to more than just our social justice efforts.”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This weeks comes from Dr Seuss and it makes up part of my tattoo in memory of friends & family.
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory”
Every thought is like a seed that grows and becomes a part of our reality.
This weeks comes from Dr Seuss and it makes up part of my tattoo in memory of friends & family.
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory”
This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
“Every day you are given opportunities to make the world better, by making yourself a little uncomfortable and asking, “who doesn’t have this same freedom or opportunity that I’m enjoying now?”
This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
“Every day you are given opportunities to make the world better, by making yourself a little uncomfortable and asking, “who doesn’t have this same freedom or opportunity that I’m enjoying now?”
This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
“Try to remember that the alternative to not being made aware of your privilege (no matter how it may sting) is your continued participation in the oppression of others.”
#SowingASeedSunday
This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
“Try to remember that the alternative to not being made aware of your privilege (no matter how it may sting) is your continued participation in the oppression of others.”
#SowingASeedSunday
I really enjoyed this book and would recommend to any parent or anyone interested in learning more about the Autistic Experience.
I really enjoyed this book and would recommend to any parent or anyone interested in learning more about the Autistic Experience.
This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
“ How do our social justice efforts so often fail to help the most vulnerable in our populations?”
#SowingASeedSunday
This weeks comes from So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
“ How do our social justice efforts so often fail to help the most vulnerable in our populations?”
#SowingASeedSunday
Classism, capitalism, patriarchy, all systems we talk about challenging, this book will teach you that if we want to move towards a more inclusive society we can't without challenging racism.
Classism, capitalism, patriarchy, all systems we talk about challenging, this book will teach you that if we want to move towards a more inclusive society we can't without challenging racism.