Opinion

‘Our children deserve better than this’

In the wake of Britain’s recent race riots, author and policy professional Hannah Betteridge urges early educators to keep working hard to counter harmful stereoptypes.
'We need to commit to consistently taking meaningful action long after the current news cycle fades,' says Hannah Betteridge.

I’ve wanted to write this article for days, but the truth is I’ve been too exhausted with the weight of it all to put my thoughts together.

Like many of us, I watched in abject horror as waves of hatred flooded our streets like a tsunami intent on destroying everything in its path. As a mixed-race woman, I have felt scared to leave my home. Despite the deep trauma inflicted by the images I’ve seen, I have been unable to turn off the news or stay off social media as I desperately watch out for scraps of information about what might happen next in a bid to keep myself and my family safe.

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