Waking Up To Racism Pt1 - Expert Hangout Podcast

<p>“A respectful communication. All I want is to be seen and be heard. To have others understand our experiences and our pain so we can find a solution.”</p><br><p>Waking Up To Racism. The level too which I have not understood or considered racism has quite shocked me this week.&nbsp;Now is the time we all need to wake up to racism. This is the defining moment where every person steps up.</p><br><p>Up until this moment that has not been me. I still do not know what that really means but my first endeavour was to increase my knowledge. My second was to arrange a live-stream with two black friends and Church leaders.&nbsp;</p><p>I needed to wake up to what this subject is really about.&nbsp;</p><br><p>As many posts have said “it is not enough to not be racist – we have to be anti-racist”.</p><br><p>It’s uncomfortable. As I prepared for this Expert Hangout I did not feel excited and keen to do it like normal. Will it be awkward? Will I say the right thing? Ask the right question? Will I make it worse?&nbsp;I could have let it stop me. I think that is what we have all done for too long. I needed in some way to make a difference. Even if it was just too myself and my actions.</p><br><p>I didn’t want the conversation to be limited by time. As a result it is spread across two episodes. You can watch the whole conversation in the video on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Bk-jykuc1HGXMRCNV0qng?sub_confirmation=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a> or <a href="http://facebook.com/groups/teamsuperdad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. Allow yourself to be part of the conversation - please comment, ask questions and share.</p><br><p>You may think you have heard some of it before but for the first time I really started to imagine myself in that situation. Imagine my role as a Dad and how it would be different if I was black, for no other reason than my skin colour. I hope it hits home to you as it has done to me.</p><br><p>And that is just the tip of the&nbsp;iceberg