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Anti-Racism
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I write today for two reasons. First, this post is something of a diary entry, a way to track where I’ve been in 2018. Secondly, some have expressed interest in hearing how I work through my life choices around anti-racism and activism....
Last month I received two very intriguing and connected requests. The first was to publish a guest blogger’s article on White Guilt and Spiritual Health. The second was an invitation to co-facilitate a webinar....
Using the analogy of “on-ramps” to racial justice and suggesting racial justice pathways are akin to a freeway, Shelly Tochluk illustrates that everyone has a role to play in the fight for racial justice....
What follows is an excerpt from Living in the Tension, Chapter 1, that addresses the spiritual conception of transcendence in balance with the need for racial identity work....
In a TEDx Talk, Shelly Tochluk highlights four strategies that have helped her stay grounded when navigating race....
On February 25th, 2018 a panel discussion, “The First 30 Days of Trump,” will take place in Los Angeles as part of a Courage Against Racism program....
I thought it might be worthwhile to offer an excerpt from Living in the Tension (Chapter 2) that provides a set of 10 approaches that might be useful when trying to remain present and open during critical conversations about race that challenge one’s self-concept....
What follows is an incomplete version of a speech I delivered at the Rochester YWCA – Person 2 Person Graduation Dinner on June 21, 2016. I am posting it because a number of people asked me for the full transcript following the event....
This is the first review I have received for Living in the Tension....