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“Coversations”: The Diverting Art of Cover Conversations

There are conversations at this time that may serve as cover to keep our attention diverted from making real change at a systemic level. Conversation is and always has been an important element and starting point in the journey to change; let us not forget that and think our work is done when the discussion — no matter how fruitful — is done.

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Aug 28, 2018

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“Coversations”: The Diverting Art of Convenient Conversations

There are conversations at this time that may serve as cover to keep our attention diverted from making real change at a systemic level. Conversation is and always has been an important element and starting point in the journey to change; let us not forget that and think our work is done when the discussion — no matter how fruitful — is done.

The Coopers of Central Park

The Central Park incident, in which a white woman engaged in inflammatory, patently false and potentially lethal race-baiting of the police against a black man. Fortunately, the man recorded the incident for all the world to see. Coincidentally, both parties are named Cooper, which tells us more about our relatedness as human beings than meets the eye.

BUDKIWAC #2 — Terry Fox

The legend of Terry Fox even reached the towns and cities of Southern Africa. While it may have taken a while to penetrate the layers of self-absorption of a young Zimbabwean, it was and remains to this day an awe-inspiring story of courage, commitment and self-sacrificing generosity.

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