How to be an Ally : Brett Fish

How to be an Ally: Positive Influence [Jacqui Tooke]

challenging thorts, race vibes, South Africa, thorts of other people

How to be an Ally: Positive Influence [Jacqui Tooke]

My friend Jacqui Tooke continues the 'How to Be a Better Ally' to people of colour series with this guest piece, looking at Positive Influence: Let’s get vocal… If you are like me, then your heart has been crushed by all the racist attitudes, thoughts and opinions that have been expressed in our country recently. I’m grateful for voices like Brett Fish Anderson and others who have boldly declared their commitment to changing the atmosphere [...]

By brettfish|2016-02-25T11:14:20+02:00February 2nd, 2016|challenging thorts, race vibes, South Africa, thorts of other people|1 Comment

How to be an Ally: On being a non-black Ally in Africa. [Guest Post: Alexa Matthews]

Continuing with the conversation about ‘How to be an Ally’ with my friend Alexa Matthews who has a huge heart for this kind of thing and the humility to understand that we are trying to figure it out as we go along: I have sat with this for a little while – and was hoping to send it off before leaving South Africa for a holiday. I am still wrestling with whether I as a [...]

By brettfish|2015-10-08T10:49:01+02:00October 8th, 2015|challenging thorts, South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people|24 Comments

How to be an Ally: Intro

When i was looking for an image to reflect the idea of becoming an Ally i found this poster and really liked it. Because the question that i am wrestling with at the moment is just that: How to Be a Better Ally, specifically when it comes to matters of Race. And possibly one of the biggest pieces of this puzzle is that the answer should not have to come from people of colour. [...]