This week has seen the increase in solidarity from around the world with our black friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers. A surge of #BlackLivesMatter posts and interest in how we can improve as allies and understand more about being anti-racist.

But the social media posts and brand statements mean nothing if we don't challenge injustice in the real world with friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers.

From personal experience, and from talking to others wanting to improve, the fear of saying something wrong when talking about race and racism prevents from saying nothing at all.

But now is not the time for silence.

I'm sharing with you some self-learned tips to get over your fear and become part of the solution, the positive change that will not happen overnight and which we will have to continue to challenge for a while to come.

Additional resources referenced in the podcast are here:

10 steps to non-optical allyship: https://twitter.com/mireillecharper/status/1266335563197501440?s=09

75 things white people can do for racial justice: https://twitter.com/CharitySoWhite/status/1265985526995222530?s=09

Anti-racism resources for white people: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/preview?pru=AAABcqjGpj8*Vh_oxN7O5RnnDVQZdJx5Yg

And please do share your own with me.