What a great meeting we had on Junbe 2. Our guest was Jesse Lipscombe. Jesse is a local actor and activist.

Jesse was on the news a few years ago when he was the subject of racial slurs while filming a commercial in Edmonton. From that event he started the “Make it Awkward” movement. The premise is for well meaning people to confront racist comments and make it awkward.

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Jesse is now promoting a board game he calls “Not that Funny”. The object of the game is to educate us in a fun,  safe and non confrontational way. He has just completed a successful Kickstarter funding campaign and the game is now in production.

After his presentation we had a great conversation about racism, dealing with that guy at work who says insensitive things and breaking down barriers.

If you did not make it to the meeting, you missed a good one.