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Maine Voices: Looking upstream for causes of racial inequality
Instead of focusing only on who needs help, we should also understand why they need it.
By Barbara ThomsonSpecial to the Press Herald
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I have been working in the area of diversity, anti-bias, multi-cultural work, diversity, equity and inclusion long enough to have forgotten at least some of the names that have been given to this focus. And this moment in our history totally lends itself to our learning and introspection.
So here’s mine: when I was teaching and working as the Family Support Director at a private school in St Louis, I did quite a few workshops on diversity. One of the “stories” I heard others use and used myself in framing this work went like this: You are walking along a river and you notice a person struggling in the river. Of course, you run down and help that person out. But before you can do much else, another person appears, also in trouble. You wade back in and rescue that person. P