Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose s…

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Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity. Moving through that fear, finding out what connects us, revelling in our differences; this is the process that brings us closer, that gives us a world of shared values, of meaningful community. ✨ bell hooks (2013). Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope, p.197, Routledge
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