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Most of us have heard of cultural appropriation but many aren\u2019t sure what it really means, or what counts as cultural appropriation and what doesn\u2019t. Often, the starting point of any conversation about the subject is this question: \u201cIs it cultural appropriation?!\u201d Or maybe we even hear the question: \u201cIs it cultural appreciation or cultural appropriation?\u201d <\/p>\n

But both of these questions lead to a very binary (black & white) way of understanding what is actually an extremely nuanced and contextual conversation. <\/p>\n

In this talk\/workshop Sheila aims to help unpick and explore these nuances and contexts in which this conversation sits, to help better understand the implications of certain choices we might make, so that we can apply this understanding to our everyday lives. <\/p>\n

Sheila is a trainer\/facilitator working broadly around themes related to all forms of systemic oppression, to help better understand them – how they work, how they impact us, and how we reproduce them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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