Transforming shame into solidarity: What the racist riots in Belfast taught me about community

By Amnesty International

On the evening of 10 June, less than 24 hours after a horrendous knife attack that left the survivor with life-long injuries, the city of Belfast was shut down by masses of hooded people going door to door and street to street terrorizing anyone who didn’t look like them – and blaming racialized communities for the act of an individual.  I watched […] The post Transforming shame into solidarity: What the racist riots in Belfast taught me about community  appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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Transforming shame into solidarity: What the racist riots in Belfast taught me about community

Transforming shame into solidarity: What the racist riots in Belfast taught me about community