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Helo, bawb.
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Charlotte Williams ydw i.
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I'm a professor emeritus
at Bangor University...
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..and I've been engaged
with this resource...
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..as a peer reviewer and advisor.
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I grew up in Llandudno...
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..and all my education has been
in Llandudno in north Wales.
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I have worked as a housing officer,
a health worker...
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..a social worker
and a teacher in Conwy...
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..before I went into academic
life...
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..and my academic work has been
very much focused...
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..on thinking about anti-racism
in the context of Wales...
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..working with organisations
that are committed to the idea...
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..of an anti-racist Wales.
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Why is this resource useful?
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I'm very excited about this
resource...
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..because I think it's
a very practical resource...
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..it's a very relevant resource,
and it's a resource...
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..that's going to build
on your understanding...
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..because there are exercises,
practical tips, reflection points...
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..all of which are going
to be very focused...
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..on what you are doing every day
and day to day.
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Why are we providing this resource?
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When I engage with a learning aid
like this...
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..I want to really understand
why I'm doing it.
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And I think there are a few good
reasons...
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..why you should think about this.
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The first is that this resource
deals with racism...
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..and the fact is that racism
isn't always purposeful.
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It can be inadvertent...
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..innocuous in terms of intent...
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..but still have a big impact
on others.
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And it can be embedded
in an organization's way...
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..of doing things, in what you do
and the ways in which you do them.
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And that can have a negative effect
on certain individuals.
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So, we need to sort of step back
and have a little think about that.
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The second reason I think
it's important...
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..is because we are all different...
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..and difference does matter.
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And I like to give the example
of my combs.
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This is my comb and this is a comb.
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And if my hair wasn't so tidy
today...
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..I would be combing it out
with my afro comb.
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And that small example speaks
to the difference...
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..between us all and why we need
to be attentive to that.
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And if we ignore difference...
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..then we can do harm.
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We can do people harm.
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We can exclude them inadvertently.
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The third reason that I think this
resource is important...
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..is to do with your practice,
your work...
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..and your sense of your value
in your work.
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Your skill, your expertise,
and your approach matter...
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..and you want them to be
the best they can be...
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..in terms of looking after
vulnerable adults or children...
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..or those in your care
who you're seeking to support.
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Therefore, it's good to enhance your
learning about what racism is...
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..and how it impacts on others.
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It does matter.
It really does matter.
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So, give it your best.
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Take the time to work
through the resource...
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..and to engage
with these reflections.
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Diolch yn fawr.