What does it mean to build an anti-racist social impact sector? Here are five ideas.

Author Kylie Adair
Reckoning with privilege, power and belonging

Why It Matters

The world of social impact is facing a reckoning with privilege and power: global Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the #MeToo movement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, among other movements for social justice are prompting the sector to take a look at its own systems of oppression. But buzzwords and lip service arenโ€™t enough โ€” there needs to be deep, structural change, said the speakers in a Future of Good panel on the topic.

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