It is easy to talk about human values. It is so easy to speak about caring for humanity and others. However, for some people, that’s where it stops. Words are easy and actions to back…
Author: marcusjmcd
Looking for social justice
Think of what you did yesterday. Where were the examples of social justice? It is rare and usually absent in people’s behaviours or the practical and material aspects. This can also be the case in…
Naming the awful
There has been an upsurge of courage in those who had, sometimes for many years, been silent and endured demeaning behaviours. This has been happening on both small and large scales. Social movements like #MeToo…
Principles and values
We let these slip and slide, sometimes daily. Then we do something that we regret. And we wonder how we got there. There is little around us to remind us of the importance of living…
Social justice
February 23rd is UN World Social Justice Day. “The objective of creating a fair and equal society in which each individual matters, their rights are recognized and protected, and decisions are made in ways that…
The quest for partnership
Is everywhere. In all sectors. It is a necessity, as we are all inter-dependent. Every now and again, a new concept or model requiring partnership is introduced, such as Integrated Care Systems in the NHS.…
We have always been different. It’s just that we now talk about it.
No-one is normal. Everyone is different and always has been. It is only recently that we have been willing to allow people to articulate and live their differences in their own way. Our inter-sectional world.…
Weathering
Is a concept named by Dr Arline Geronimus to describe the long-term impact of experiencing discrimination. It refers to the degradation of a person’s psychological and physical capabilities, piece by piece. It has a massive…
What we tolerate and excuse
No Tomorrow is a comedy-drama series (CW, 2017). Some characters work in a warehouse for a mail order company. The manager has a lot of toxic behaviours and bad breath. When employees hear her approaching,…