The wake up : closing the gap between good intentions and real change

Summary: "In The Wake Up, Michelle MiJung Kim shares foundational principles often missing in today's mainstream conversations around "diversity and inclusion," inviting readers to deep dive into the challenging and nuanced work of pursuing equity and justice, while exploring various complexities, contradictions, and conflicts inherent in our imperfect world. With a mix of in-the-trenches narrative and accessible unpacking of hot button issues--from inclusive language to representation to "cancel culture," Michelle offers sustainable frameworks that guide us how to think, approach, and be in the journey as thoughtfully and powerfully as possible"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780306847202
Physical Description: 279 pages ; 24 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachettle Books, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

part 1. Grounding: When "good people" cause harm ; Know your why ; Wake up to your hidden stories -- part 2. Orienting: Unlearn white supremacy ; The only constant is context ; The double-edged sword of representation --part 3. Showing up: Center the most marginalized ; Permission to be called out ; Change through language ; Disrupt the pattern ; Know what you're willing to give up ; Hold trauma with care ; Creating our own liberatory tools -- part 4. Moving together: Own your space ; Find joy in community.