Dear White Peacemakers Quotes

“The problem with building your peacemaking on what you’re against and not what you’re for is that you’re always prepared for a fight and always looking for an enemy.”
― Osheta Moore, Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace

“The either/or thinking of white supremacy culture influenced my anti-racism work as I struggled on both sides of the spectrum: Offering too much grace to White people that did not require them to change or grow. Operating with too much grit toward White people, expecting them to work for change but not offering any space of healing or empathy. It was time for me to forge a third way.”
― Osheta Moore, Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
― Osheta Moore, Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace