Re: [Maine-birds] About equitable birding

Thanks, Paul—great point. There aren't a lot of us birders of color here in Maine, but we're here and speaking for myself, I consider myself as "we" right along with white birders. I'm Latinx (brown).

And I appreciate Craig's publicizing of the Black Birders Week events. Inclusiveness helps us all!

Delia in Brunswick 

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 10:06 AM Paul Wells <pfwells51@gmail.com> wrote:

I may make myself unpopular with this post, but I feel compelled to comment on the "us" and "them" slant of some of the previous posts on this thread. It's pretty clear that there is an underlying assumption that members of this list are white ("us") and that black birders are communicating in some other forum of "their" own. I know everyone means well, but we should be aware of how our choice of words can reveal our inherent biases. 

thanks,

Paul Wells

On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 9:33 AM Craig Kesselheim <ckesselheim@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all - This isn't a report of a sighting. 

I just want to share the #BlackBirdersWeek event that is happening currently, because it had not been on my radar and because our current events demand that we pay attention to all of our fellow birders with new urgency and commitment.

Here's a link to get you going, if interested. It's called #BlackBirdersWeek Takes On Systemic Racism, and this article comes from High Country News.

Best,

Craig K

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