What will your legacy be?

I often ask myself this question. With no children, siblings, Caldicott ends with me. This branch anyway.

As I've got older, I find myself increasingly thinking about what comes after me, wanting to leave some sort of physical trace. Last year I got a very small oak tree sapling which is currently looking pretty happy in its pot on the patio. One day I'd like to buy a field to plant it in. In the meantime, I was pleased to visit the Heart of England Forest the other week. The team there are planting many trees in many fields.

And, of course, there's this newsletter which will always be here, making a bit of a difference, I hope.

We're mid way through Pride month and I thought this was a really important article explaining white gay privilege and why UK Black Pride came into being. According to this report, 61% of LGBT+ people from ethnic minorities have experienced racism through online dating apps or in person. This article also explores how Pride month can feel a white, gay focused event, disconnected from the lives of Black LGBT+ people.

This is something that white LGBT+ people need to understand, confront, and eliminate within our community - if we're to truly be a community.

UK Black Pride is on 14 August 2022 in Queen Elizabeth Park, London. Info here.

Interesting and useful links 🖇️

Blog from Diverse Educators: Why are we still talking about racism? Why, indeed.

The British Medical Association published its report into racism in medicine

Learning points 🎓

Now, here's a way to do an apology: Own up, Apologise, Put right, Learn for the future

Day of the Week 📆

Being a leader can be lonely. For Loneliness Awareness Week, three charity leaders shared their thoughts about loneliness.

What am I watching? 👀

It's 30 years since the Rio Climate Change summit in 1992.

Here's Severn Suzuki's famous speech: Listen to the children

What am I reading? 📚

And, linked to the above, 30 years after the Rio summit, there's a war on nature in the Amazon rainforest. RIP Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips.

What am I listening to?👂

I've been bopping around in my deskchair to this

Joy-giving things 😍

I love this project to protect and restore Britain's own lost rainforests

Have a lovely weekend

Lucy

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