{"id":213,"date":"2023-05-23T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/?p=213"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:54:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:54:39","slug":"in-hostile-environments-there-is-a-beauty-and-danger-in-resisting-forces-repost-mides-post-its-time-for-economic-withdrawal-from-afp-gtc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/in-hostile-environments-there-is-a-beauty-and-danger-in-resisting-forces-repost-mides-post-its-time-for-economic-withdrawal-from-afp-gtc\/","title":{"rendered":"In hostile environments, there is a beauty and danger in resisting forces – Repost: Mide’s post “It’s Time For Economic Withdrawal From AFP GTC!”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In hostile environments, there is a beauty and danger in resisting forces designed to crush, subdue and control. Today, and throughout history, there are examples of the indomitability of the human spirit to fight back amidst efforts to weaponize fear to intimidate, muffle dissenting voices, force compliance, and embed a culture of silence.

Take Action! Until there are demonstrated efforts toward addressing racism, it\u2019s time to wave goodbye to AFP-GTC
https:\/\/takeactionafp.com\/<\/a>.
 
There is a deep resolve among folx who have experienced racism and other forms of oppression and who have all been harmed by a colonized and embedded culture of exclusion [racism]. Today, in the face of resistance and pushback, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter<\/a> (AFP-GTC) is at an inflection point in its history. It can courageously choose to take action now to be relevant and serve the diverse constituencies within its membership.
 
This narrowing window is an offering to acknowledge the current environment, push through efforts to intimidate and grip tightly to the status quo, to seize the opportunity to create something better. Create a present and future that lives up to ideals expressed but which, up to now, continues to miss the mark in terms of actions and positive results.

Make no mistake, the call for action is designed to force the issue because the status quo deeply harms and is untenable. This is unacceptable.
 
Take Action! It\u2019s time to wave goodbye to AFP-GTC
https:\/\/takeactionafp.com\/<\/a>.
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Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ), CSR-P, CDEP.Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ), CSR-P, CDEP.\u2022 1st\u2022 1stFounder & CEO, AgentsC Inc. | Philanthropist | Giving Black Conference & Podcast Creator | Change Strategist & Consultant | Philanthropy & Fundraising Expert |Social Impact Researcher | Public Speaker | ActivistFounder & CEO, AgentsC Inc. | Philanthropist | Giving Black Conference & Podcast Creator | Change Strategist & Consultant | Philanthropy & Fundraising Expert |Social Impact Researcher | Public Speaker | Activist<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We acknowledge our responsibility and our commitment to keeping those who support the movement for racial equity within the <\/a>Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Toronto Chapter<\/a> informed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This update provides a snapshot of the current status of our request for a genuine and unfettered apology for the racist acts towards Black Board members and other Association stakeholders prior to 2019, in 2019, and continuing to this very day within the Toronto chapter of AFP. Click below to read the update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#TakeActionAFP<\/a> #fundraising<\/a> #racism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birgit Smith Burton<\/a>, Nneka Allen, CFRE, COC, PCC<\/a>Nicole Salmon<\/a>, Nicole Jamrozinski<\/a>, Scott Russell<\/a>, Rickesh Lakhani<\/a>, Christal M. Cherry<\/a>, Mazarine Treyz<\/a>, Julie Berthoud-Jury<\/a>, Camila Pereira, PhD<\/a>, Elizabeth LeClair<\/a>, Stephen Hinds, MA, CPHR, CHRL, ACC, COC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s Time For Economic Withdrawal From AFP GTC!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mide Akerewusi, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Econ), CSR-P, CDEP.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In hostile environments, there is a beauty and danger in resisting forces designed to crush, subdue and control. Today, and throughout history, there are examples of the indomitability of the human spirit to fight back amidst efforts to weaponize fear to intimidate, muffle dissenting voices, force compliance, and embed a culture of silence. Take Action! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-linkedin","tag-economic-withdrawal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216,"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213\/revisions\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.takeactionafp.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}