Listening and Learning about Social Justice

SUPPORTING, AMPLIFYING,
LISTENING, LEARNING

Currently, there are #BlackLivesMatter protests happening in all 50 states, across all media platforms, and in countries across the world. The protests are a demand to stop police violence. They are a call to end systematic racism. They are a call for justice. 

Parents are the catalyst for positive change in the next generation. There is no better multiplier of positive change than our voices and actions as parents. It starts at home. We need to be the people we want our children to feel empowered to be.

As I hope you all are, I am challenging myself to do better, to do more, and to speak up. When the world around us is rife with uncertainty, it is each of you who remind me that there is hope. It comes in the form of economic opportunity, diverse talent collaborating over new ideas, difficult but necessary conversations, and lifting one another up in good times and in bad. You, parents, are the diverse leadership that will create a brighter future. 

This week served as a much needed reminder of the power of expression and action — to educate, amplify, empathize, connect, and promote understanding. What are the ways you are talking to your kids about what is going on in the world? How are you promoting discussion and understanding? How can we partner our creativity with purpose?

I am listening,

Ngoc Nguyen Lay