INSIDE: How to fight racism is a question we want and need to answer. What can you do about racism? How can you make a difference? How is being antiracist something you can pracitcally do? Listen in.

Racism is hurting real people right now. Racism is hurting your brothers + sisters in Christ at this exact moment. Racism should make your skin boil because it is not God’s plan for His people.

So, what do you do? Where can you start? I mean, you’re one person, what difference can you make? If you’re wondering how you can become an antiracist, give Episode 160 with Jenny Booth Potter a listen.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn about how to fight racism. Jenny Booth Pottersbreaks down:

  • What antiracism is,
  • How to begin your antiracism journey,
  • And how to fight racism right where you are.

Quotes about how to fight racism

  • “Privilege to the privileged seems invisible.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “White privilege is not saying that you have not had hard things happen to you. What it is saying is the hard things that happened to you have not been because of racism.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “Marches and protests are important because they put our bodies where our beliefs are.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “I’d rather take a thousand little somethings than one big, grand gesture that’s over in a day.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “Racism and -isms of any kind are against what God had in mind for us as human beings, of how we were to live and dwell together.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “We were wired for connection, and racism breaks that connection. And there is joy in connection.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “Repair. Repair. Repair. Connect. Connect. Connect.” – Jenny Booth Potter

Quotes about being antiracist

  • “Don’t be afraid of doing things wrong, too quickly, too slowly, or saying or doing the wrong thing. Be more afraid of what happens when you don’t do anything.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “Antiracism is the acknowledgment that the ground you are on is rotten, and it is moving in the direction of racism. So if you want to be antiracist, you have to turn around and move in the opposite direction.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “You keep going. You have grace for yourself. You have vision for the work. And you find other people who are going to cheer you on.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “By looking at my actual life, there are ways to disrupt the nothing that I was doing before and actually do something differently.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “Take heart. Be bold and courageous. That when you’re feeling uncomfortable, that’s a good tell-tale sign that you’re up to something good and courageous. And that’s so beautiful.” – Jenny Booth Potter
  • “Figure out small ways that you can create connection.” – Jenny Booth Potter

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