Who says? Nicola Grove asks Friends to listen to marginalised voices

‘For me, a “but” in this context is acceptable.’

‘Do you notice any absent voices here?’ | Photo: by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

I was recently in a meeting about how to promote the stories of marginalised people. We were focusing on disability. Family members were prominent, sharing moving and often uplifting accounts of personal connections. But I was struck by the absence of the individuals themselves. We were hearing the stories of their allies, but were these the stories that they themselves would want to tell?

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