What is Our Grain of Sand?Remember, it all starts with taking a stance on equity, letting it be known, and not let it stay in wordsBy Rocío Caballero-GillEdited by Alejandra Gómez Correa and Angelique Rosa-Marín I was wary of the year 2020. I didn’t know exactly why, but I had a gut feeling it was going to be a turning point … I just didn’t know how much. As the world experienced a pandemic that will likely contract the global economy by 2.8% this year [1], my home now (the United States) had the “the straw that broke the camel's back” in a long and painful journey of killing and oppression of our Black family and friends. Recent events have forced many of us to take a real stance on equity and anti-racism, to find ways to support our Black community in the USA and abroad and to think about how our actions can be sustainable and have a long-lasting impact both at home and in our local and global communities. We must do deep work, we must do it now, we must do it continuously … It’s a turning point indeed. A time to have all hands on deck and work together for equity in our communities. A time to do deep, intentional, mindful, and sustainable work. As I examine my own role in society and what I want to do and how, a few things are becoming clear. Whatever we do or don’t do matters more than what we may think.
Below are a few resources put together by GeoLatinas and sister organizations, to improve and support our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts.
_______ [1] Buheji, M., da Costa Cunha, K., Beka, G., Mavric, B., de Souza, Y. L., da Costa Silva, S. S., ... & Yein, T. C. (2020). The extent of COVID-19 pandemic socio-economic impact on global poverty: a global integrative multidisciplinary review. American Journal of Economics, 10(4), 213-224. About the author
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