Re: [Maine-birds] About equitable birding

Not offended, Medea--just saying something I thought needed to be said! In faceless forums like this there's a natural human tendency to visualize all others as being like ourselves. I'm surely as guilty of this as anyone. And thanks very much for speaking up, Delia, and letting us know that "we" are a bit more diverse than might be at first supposed.

pfw

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 11:13 AM Medea Steinman <wrenyen@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Paul and Delia and all,

I'm terribly sorry if my post offended you!  Humble apologies and wishing you happy birding!

Medea

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 9:57 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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