A Call to Leadership (from Racism & Love)

empathy leadership Jun 17, 2020

The past two weeks have felt heavy and I’ve been struggling.

I’ve been trying to find the right words or the right message.

“The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to be oppressed. We have not taken the final step of our journey, but the first step on a longer and even more difficult road. For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. The true test of our devotion to freedom is just beginning.” – Mandela

I’m 6’2”. Blue-eyed. Blonde, with a shaved head. I’m white. I went to private school. My dad was my Headmaster. I went to one of the top 3 universities in Canada. I’ve had just about every opportunity imaginable. I don’t find what is going on in the world right now easy or possible to ignore. I don’t believe I can or should be silent, but I also don’t really know...

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