Tag: ukraine

• Do Not Despair.

  

  Despair robs us of the imagination needed to work for a better world. It strips away our drive to take steps toward that better world and lures us into inaction. Hope does the opposite.

  Irie.

  March 7, 2022

  blog, wellness

  asylum seeker, despair, empathy, hope, refugee, self-care, self-care in a time of crisis, ukraine, ukrainian, wellness

• Ukraine, Race, and Our Double Standards for Empathy

  

  Americans’ reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown the depths our compassion. But our ability to view Ukrainians as like “us” cannot be untangled from our propensity to view white people with greater admiration and empathy than we do Black and brown.

  Irie.

  March 1, 2022

  blog, culture, race

  Africa ukraine, African, African ukrainian, Black, brown, Charlie d'agata, culture, Daniel hannan, india ukraine, race, refugee, Trayvon martin, ukraine, ukrainian, Ukrainian students, zelensky