Supremely stupid: Fred Ashmore on the challenging work of understanding racism

‘Our discussions were often heated and quite emotional. Uncovering and recognising feelings is hard work.’

by Fred Ashmore 5th February 2021

The minute about racism from November’s Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), and the minute from Britain Yearly Meeting trustees on the same subject, were rather shocking. Both invite us to consider whether our Society has racist attitudes embedded in its structures. Are we ready to reach a well-informed view about this? Do we know enough about racism?