Let's Start Somewhere

  Written by Moyin Ekundayo  Hello again. Thank you for taking your time to engage with the first piece about taking the knee.  You might now be thinking multiple things (Roughly). Wow-what a great first piece I have learned a lot more than I thought. What more can I know, do or understand. or What a load of ****.  Well, I hope that you are in the first camp and thank you. This piece is more about allyship, what it means, how to be an effective ally and what practising allyship means. Allies tend to come from positions of " dominance " now. I use that word liberally because it does not mean a group is superior or more important than the other. But one group is represented more in an environment than the other, e.g. Heterosexuals working toward equal rights in support of gay, lesbian and bisexual people or Able-bodied individuals involved with disabled individuals to get more accessible entries and exits at a place of work.  Overcoming Barriers- Jack Moreh Going ...

Let's Start Somewhere.  Written by Moyin Ekundayo  Anywhere is good, I guess. Hello all, my name is Moyin Ekundayo.  I am the son of a teacher and a lawyer, sadly both have passed away, but the lesson they taught me will also stay with me. These lessons are about trying not only to educate others but to listen to others.   The project's aims are to post short but detailed topics on different issues, the intersection and sub-issues related to them, i.e. R ace, Gender, Sexuality, and Social class.  I will be looking to reach out to some brilliant individuals to work on topics close to their hearts to publish. The aim will be to post something every 2/3 weeks.  The first topic will be, SHOCK, 'Taking the knee'. Who would have guessed it?  This 'the beginning' could start from anywhere, but I will start from the recent memory of recent reactions.   'Taking the knee' started with Colin Kaepernick, first taking the knee in 2016. Kaepernick say...