ACTIONS
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Donate across 70+ bailout funds - Split a donation to all the bail funds, mutual aid funds, and activist organizations listed on this page, or allocate specific amounts to individual groups.
Linktree for UK based resources [includes a very useful template to use to write to your local MP to campaign against the exportation of rubber bullets and riot shields that are being used against peaceful protesters.]
US based Linktree of resources [includes bail funds, George Floyd resource compilation, Anti Racism library and a National Resource list]
Rachel Cargle : the Great Unlearning - A patreon that provides resources and critical discourse to aid in unlearning, “I believe in knowledge leading to action and I use this platform to both provide education and inspire meaningful action.” Rachel Cargle
@unpackyourprivilage - Unpack Your Privilege to Formidable Business Framework, Courses and Coaching. A global approach to anti-racism and anti-oppression by Sharyn Holmes.
Spiritual activism from Rachel Ricketts - “As a racial justice educator, lawyer, healer, speaker and author, I educate white folx on their role in perpetuating white supremacy, help BI&PoC and mixed folx heal from internalized oppression, and offer practical solutions for all hue-mxns to dismantle racist heteropatriarchy.” Rachel Ricketts
Healing from Resmaa Menakem - “I want to inspire my community and humanity to acknowledge their “white-body supremacy trauma” and find pathways to heal. I want to help you metabolize the decontextualized internalized “white body supremacy” energy to create fuel for freedom.”
SIMILAR RESOURCES
Another useful document with similar information by @msadetoro: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJC_dO1Lb16T8e1UiHWNtGhTVprMChX4QiEuFWscQ1Q/edit
Anti Racism Resource for White People
Resource guide to be a better ally
Racial Prejudice Report in the UK
PETITIONS
COVID-19 RACE EQUALITY STRATEGY
TEACH BRITISH CHILDREN THE REALITIES OF BRITISH IMPERIALISM AND COLONIALISM
UPDATE GCSE READING LIST TO BATTLE RACISM
END DIRECT PROVISION IN IRELAND
A twitter list of appropriate petitions
BOOKS TO READ
Me and white supremacy - by Layla Saad
My grandmothers hands - by Resmaa Menakem
Why I’m no longer talking to White people about Race - by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Natives; Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire - Akala
Kick in the Belly - Stella Dadzie
Heart of Race - Stella Dadzie
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown
How Europe underdeveloped Africa - Walter rodney
Capitalism & Slavery by Eric Eustace Williams
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD
Feminism is for Everybody. Passionate Politics by bell hooks.
Bad Feminist by Roxeanne Gay
Between the World and Me - Ta Nahesi Coates.
When they Call you a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir - Patrisse Kahn-Cullors and Asha Bandele
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks
Living a Feminist Life by Sara Ahmed.
The End of Policing- Alex Vitale (Free here)
ARTICLES TO READ
ALLYSHIP
75 things white people can do for racial justice
Performative allyship is deadly: Here’s what to do instead
And then the issue with the term “Ally” >>>
“The definition of ally-ship is to mutually benefit and support. Black people are not obligated to provide support to people who are dominant,” Jones said. “We are not working together on a mutual goal. My goal is to live. You don’t have that same goal.”
>>> from the article How White Americans can fight Racism
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD
”White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
For our white friends desiring to be allies - Courtney Ariel ; Soujourners.
5 Racist Anti-Racism Responses “Good” White Women Give to Viral Posts
USA
“America’s Racial Contract Is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists
”My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant” by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)
The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
UK RACISM
What we learned about UK racism
Why Black lives matter in the UK
How the George Floyd Killing Is Just as Relevant in the UK, and What You Can Do About It
Black people dying in police custody should surprise no one
HISTORY / ECONOMICS
Reparations for slavery is about so much more than money
The clear connection between slavery and american capitalism
Inequality in black and white: rigged economics of race in America in 5 studies
Enslavement & industrialisation
THOUGHT PIECES
Thinking about the safety of black lives beyond policing
An interview with Bryan Stevenson
“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
USA ACTION GROUPS YOU CAN DONATE TO
Donate across 70+ bailout funds - Split a donation to all the bail funds, mutual aid funds, and activist organizations listed on this page, or allocate specific amounts to individual groups.
Reclaim the Block - Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety.
Minnesota Freedom Fund - The Minnesota Freedom Fund pays criminal bail and immigration bond for those who cannot afford to as we seek to end discriminatory, coercive, and oppressive jailing.
Black visions collective - Black Visions Collective, has been putting into practice the lessons learned from organizations before us in order to shape a political home for Black people across Minnesota. We aim to center our work in healing and transformative justice principles, intentionally develop our organizations core “DNA” to ensure sustainability, and develop Minnesota’s emerging Black leadership to lead powerful campaigns. By building movements from the ground up with an integrated model, we are creating the conditions for long term success and transformation.
Northstar - The North Star Health Collective was created in response to the Republican National Convention (RNC) in St. Paul September 1-4, 2008. We coordinated and provided health care services, resources, and training to ensure the safety of our community over the weeks before, during, and after the RNC. Thousands of community members and families attended protests against the RNC.
CUAPB - CUAPB was created to deal with police brutality in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area on an ongoing basis. We work on the day-to-day abuses as well as taking on the more extreme cases. We work to combat police brutality from many angles, including political and legislative action, education, research, and providing services and support for victims and their families.
SPLC - The SPLC is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, the SPLC works toward the day when the ideals of equal justice and equal opportunity will be a reality.
NAACP - Since 1940, NAACP LDF has been the vanguard of the fight for civil rights and racial justice in the courts. We will continue to fight to promote full, equal, and active participation of African Americans in America’s democracy.
AUDRE LORDE PROJECT - The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area. Learn more
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd - This allows you to split one donation between 39 US community bail funds. You can also choose to allocate more of less funds to specific funds etc.
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE - The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.
CAMPAIGN ZERO - We can live in a world where the police don't kill people
by limiting police interventions, improving community interactions, and ensuring accountability.
NATIONAL BAILOUT - National Bail Out is a Black-led and Black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers and activists building a community-based movement to support our folks and end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration. We are people who have been impacted by cages — either by being in them ourselves or witnessing our families and loved ones be encaged. We are queer, trans, young, elder, and immigrant.
LIBERTY FUND - maintaining the presumption of innocence by giving individuals the freedom and choice to contest charges.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud - This fundraiser was designed to assist Ahmaud's mother; Ms. Wanda Cooper-Jones and her immediate family with financial support during this extreme difficult time and in their struggle for justice for the murder of Ahmaud Marquez Arbery
STAND UP TO RACISM - Stand Up To Racism exists to bring together campaigns, community and faith groups, trade unions and representatives into a powerful movement against racism.
UK GROUPS // ORGS
BLACK MINDS MATTER - Connecting black individuals and families with FREE professional mental health resources in the U.K
BLACK THRIVE - a partnership for black wellbeing
POLITICAL
LAFA - LAFA is a grassroots democratic collection of individuals committed to building a mass anti-fascist movement in London that is accessible and militant.
HOPE NOT HATE - Since it was founded in 2004, HOPE not hate has become one of the largest and most successful political action groups in the country.
THE RACIAL JUSTICE NETWORK - Addressing Colonial Legacies, Challenging Racial Injustice
THE LONDON CAMPAIGN AGAINST POLICE & STATE VIOLENCE - London Campaign Against Police and State Violence is a group of voluntary campaigners working to make the Metropolitan Police accountable to local communities for abuses of power; and bring an end to its culture of brutality and racial profiling including the racist use of Stop & Search.
DLA - The DLA brings together a broad range of discrimination law practitioners, policy experts, academics and concerned individuals, all united around a commitment to improving equality law, practice, education and advice for those who face discrimination.
MEDIA / THINK TANK
GAL-DEM - online & print publication committed to sharing the perspectives from women and non-binary people of colour
SKINDEEP MAGAZINE - race & culture
PLANTAIN PAPERS - yearly print journal | people with a side of plantain.
GUAP MAG - a youth-led new media platform dedicated to discovering, showcasing and nurturing diverse emerging creatives.
RUNNYMEDE - The UK's leading independent race equality thinktank.
COLLECTIVE
LIGALI - is an activist collective that challenges the misrepresentation of African people, culture and history in the British media. We produce progressive Africentric media and education programmes that promote self determination, socio-political freedom, physical health and spiritual wealth
NELMA - brings together activists from across London to campaign on issues faced by migrants in vulnerable positions in our communities. We challenge injustices towards families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) and we coordinated a campaign against the Home Office’s former policy of detaining and deporting EEA national rough sleepers.
UFF CAMPAIGN - The United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC), is a coalition of those affected by deaths in police, prison and psychiatric custody, supports others in similar situations. Established in 1997 initially as a network of Black families, over recent years the group has expanded and now includes the families and friends of people from varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
RESOURCING RACIAL JUSTICE - The Resourcing Racial Justice fund is a coalition of people of colour (POC) innovators, change makers, activists, artists and social leaders dedicated to social change. Together, we have established a new UK wide-funding pool to support individuals and communities working towards racial justice.
VOICES THAT SHAKE - Youth voices on arts, race, media & power. Bringing together young people, artists & campaigners to develop creative responses to social injustice
FREE THE WORK - A nonprofit global initiative and talent discovery platform for underrepresented creators.
THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES - The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) seeks to reach millions, mobilize hundreds of thousands, and organize tens of thousands, so that Black political power is a force able to influence national and local agendas in the direction of our shared Vision for Black Lives.
KWANDA - A modern collection pot for black communities.
MILK & HONEY BEES - Milk and Honey Bees is an expressive safe space that allows young women and girls flourish and take ownership of H.E.R (Healing, Empowerment and Resilience) through 1:1 sessions and creative group projects.
PEM PEOPLE - people empowering people was established in 2010 as a non-profit social enterprise organisation to empower and build capacity to local residents to improve their local area and provide help in the form of skills training, employment, resource access and opportunities to hard to reach groups in South London.
UBELE INITIATIVE - Intergenerational work for the future of communities #WeNeedAnswers Support our call for an independent public inquiry: COVID-19 impact on BAME groups
KINFOLK NETWORK - KIN is an initiative which was founded in 2017, aiming to bring black activists and organisers together from across the UK to collaborate, strategise and support each other.
YOUTH / EDUCATION
STEPHEN LAWRENCE TRUST - The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust aims to be a fitting legacy to Stephen’s memory and to make a real impact by Supporting young people to transform their lives by overcoming disadvantage and discrimination and moving into ambitious careers as professionals, Ensuring businesses can benefit from and are more inclusive of diverse talent throughout their management structures, Continuing to campaign for fairness and justice, ensuring the lessons learnt from Stephen’s murder are acted upon.
FREEDOM & BALANCE - We are Freedom & Balance, an art college for the artist in everyone. We believe that an art college done well can help you ask the right questions in new ways, in a world that is ever-changing and in need of solutions. We believe that art is not just an activity for the gifted few, but a way of thinking that can be applicable to the personal, professional and social lives of everyone. We design curriculums to help you exercise your creative identity week-by-week, season-by-season.
GENERATING GENIUS - Raising the next generation of STEM Leaders.Generating Genius work with young people who are underrepresented in higher education in STEM.
REACH OUT UK - ReachOut is a mentoring charity that gives young people from disadvantaged backgrounds weekly one-to-one support from a volunteer mentor.
THE BLACK CURRICULUM - The Black Curriculum is a social enterprise founded in 2019 by young people to address the lack of Black British history in the UK Curriculum. We believe that by delivering arts focused Black history programmes, providing teacher training and campaigning through mobilising young people, we can facilitate social change.
4 FRONT - Creating change in our own lives, communities & society
SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD - Show Racism the Red Card is the UK's leading anti-racism educational charity.
ORGS TO FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
TO WATCH
TED TALKS
PODCASTS
RESOURCES FOR WHITE PARENTS TO RAISE ANTI RACIST CHILDREN
FREE COURSES
Yale course on African American History
University of Exeter British Imperialism course
QUOTES
The opposite of poverty is justice - Bryan Stevenson
Our redemption is tied into their redemption, and we will not be free until we’ve all been redeemed from redemptive anger - Ruby Sales
If you have come here to help me you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together. – Lilla Watson
Anti Racism involves actively stepping up and doing things to advocate for marginalised groups - Holiday Phillips
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society - Jiddu Krishnamurti
If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and love the people who are doing the oppressing - Malcolm X
If you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor - Desmond Tutu
You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time - Angela Davis
