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“I have grown tired of the notion of an ally. I prefer the language of an “accomplice.” An ally loves you from a distance. An accomplice loves you up close. We need allies to make the transition to accomplices. An ally is someone who has unpacked her personal privilege but hasn’t yet made the link to institutional issues and is not willing to risk anything besides her mental comfort. An accomplice rolls up her sleeves and engages in the work that is beyond her. She’ll march in the streets, yes. But an accomplice also faces her own participation in whiteness, acknowledges it, and then looks beyond that personal acknowledgment to identify how her awareness can be applied to changing the systems and mindsets that prop up the system.”
― On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope
― On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes...you're Doing Something.”
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“The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.”
― Light on Life
― Light on Life
“They said we probably wouldn't be let back into Canada, suggesting we'd just have to live forever on the bridge, cadging fruit and peanuts from passing motorists and drinking the spray thrown up by the mighty falls, but the guard at the north end just smiled and waved us through.”
― Walking Home: A Poet's Journey
― Walking Home: A Poet's Journey
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