When An Apology Multiplies The Harm…
Nneka Allen Apologies are meant to turn us outward toward the people who have been harmed. They should acknowledge and take full responsibility for hurtful behaviour. They should not be self-serving, and…
Open letter to AFP Toronto Chapter Board
takeactionafp_rkda0w I was raised to fight for justice for me and my community. My parents, Mike Allen and Karla Taylor were my first examples of freedom fighters and remain fierce activists…
Why ending racism should be the deepest desire of every white person
Julie I was nervous to do this interview about ending racism. So worried that I would say the wrong thing. Then, I remembered the words of my friend Kishshana Palmer, who…
No Surprise: The Anti-Black Backlash Is Here!
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7054438513622069248-_BB7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black Woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black…
open letter and petition
Rickesh Lakhani Please read this open letter to Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP Global). It’s an important and unresolved issue of anti-Black racism which deeply affected my friends and colleagues Nneka Allen,…
There are few spaces for people of colour to feel safe in the nonprofit sector
Esther There are few spaces for people of colour to feel safe in the nonprofit sector. This is not new. However, when I read Nneka Allen, CFRE, COC, PCC‘s testimony of…
There is a cost to calling out injustice – Repost: Nneka’s article “No Surprise: The Anti-Black Backlash is Here!”
There is a cost to calling out injustice. There is risk to challenging white supremacy. And yet we put our names to these actions because we stand behind them. To…
Repost of Mida’s post ‘Time for Change at AFP’
Nicole Jamrozinski Though the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter has a long journey ahead of them, today I have hope for their future and the future of the sector.…