๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ'๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† - "๐—”๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ" -

LeMay's work for the indigenous in Canada is well known, but this year's book helps Canadians (& US folks!) understand what reconciliation means & what allyship looks like. It begins simply: learn and engage.

https://youtu.be/wZptwKHhvl0

#roselemay #allyisaverb #books #reading #nonfiction #indigenousamericans #firstnationspeople #reconcilation #TRC #boardingschools #everychildmatters #ally #allyship #ushistory

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: "๐—”๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ" ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† -

I picked this up on my recent trip through Nova Scotia. LeMay's direct and approachable book focuses a lot on Canadian indigenous history and politics, but its larger points are directly applicable to larger circles and any marginal community, complete with resources for further investigation.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #roselemay #allyisaverb #allyship #indigenous

๐—ง๐—•๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ: ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€ -

It's going to be a busy fall for reading, but here are some title highlights as we meet the autumnal equinox and also honor Hispanic Heritage and Classical Music month!

#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #gabrielgarciamarquez #loveinthetimeofcholera #marianoazuela #theunderdogs #leonardbernstein #troubleintahiti #madamebutterfly #cynthiacruz #howtheendbegins #roselemay #AllyIsAVerb #rebeccasolnit #hopeinthedark

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/03/28/pride-flag-ban-utah-first-state/

Sounds like Ew-Ta. These bigots are getting more and more empowered by their dictator sitting in gov't.

#lgbbtq+ #lgbttqrightsarehumanrights #utah #discrimination #allyisaverb

Pride flag ban: Utah becomes first state to outlaw pride flags in government buildings, schools

Utah becomes the first state in the nation to ban pride flags from government buildings and schools after Gov. Cox refuses to take action on the bill.

The Salt Lake Tribune
2. Get (appropriately) involved in your (Black) community
a. Patronize Black-owned businesses
b. Volunteer with organizations that serve the Black community
c. Start or join existing Black #EmployeeResourceGroups or #AffinityGroup as an ally-- and remember that #AllyIsAVerb not a label you give yourself
d. Join or contribute to Black professional organizations in your field of expertise, I promise they're out there (i.e. #NSBE )