5 Race Equity Resources You Need to Check Out
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Welcome to our biweekly edition of 5 Race Equity Resources You Need To Check Out! Here you'll find the top reads, podcasts, books, reports, and workshop opportunities that can help you on your race equity journey.
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1. This blog from the Septima Project explores iconic examples of multiracial coalition, emphasizing solidarity, allyship, and genuine relationships for racial equity and social justice. Highlighting figures like Fred Hampton, Assata Shakur, Jane Fonda, and John Brown, it underscores the significance of putting privilege and voice on the line to support marginalized communities. The Rainbow Coalition serves as a model for recognizing the interconnectedness of struggles and solutions. Trust is identified as a crucial foundation for building relationships, exemplified in examples like Yuri Kochiyama and Malcolm X, emphasizing the need to truly see, hear, and support one another in the fight for a shared vision of justice. Want to Deepen Your Antiracism? Start by Deepening Your Relationships ↗?
“Each of these pairings not only found common cause, but learned from each other and challenged each other. It’s not just about liking or respecting one another (though that’s important!). It’s really seeing, hearing, and supporting each other.”
2. This YES! Media article reflects on the author's journey from burnout, exploring the guilt activists often feel about pleasure amid societal challenges. Drawing from Audre Lorde's concept of the erotic as a life force beyond sex, the author delves into the importance of accessing pleasure in various forms, challenging guilt tied to capitalism and excess. The piece highlights activists who embrace pleasure as an essential aspect of self-care and resistance. The narrative emphasizes the need for emotional awareness, expressing desires, and feeling deeply as potent tools in the fight for justice. Ultimately, the blog argues that embracing pleasure and desires fortify activists, making them more resilient, creative, and committed to the revolution.?Eros and the Revolution: Why Activism Needs?Pleasure?↗?
“Oppressive systems are threatened by our capacity to feel and voice our rights and demands to stay alive, which means that to feel deeply is to be inherently anti-capitalist. When we allow ourselves to feel emotions, we channel the sensitizing energy of eros to stay in the fight and refuse to be numb to the normalization of systemic harm.”
3.?In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision against affirmative action in college admissions, legal challenges have arisen, extending the debate over diversity and inclusion policies into the corporate sector. Despite private employers being already restricted from making race-based decisions, recent lawsuits claim current diversity efforts perpetuate discrimination. Experts advise companies to avoid explicitly making employment decisions based on race but encourage a commitment to diversity through informed steps. Legal scrutiny has prompted organizations to reevaluate practices, with some facing complaints alleging racial discrimination in their DEI policies. Companies must adapt by examining DEI efforts to ensure legal compliance while emphasizing that DEI is about creating inclusive workplaces for everyone - not diversifying teams for the sake of diversifying. The Growing Battle Over Corporate Diversity Practices, Explained?↗?
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4.?In this episode of the Earthshot Labs Podcast, Corrina Gould , chair of the Confederated Villages of Lisjan, delves into rematriation and decolonization. She provides a brief history of the Lisjan people, their territory, and language, emphasizing the Bay Area's past abundance. Corrina addresses the dark history of the mission system, her journey in cultural preservation, and initiatives like shell mound walks and the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust for land rematriation. The episode explores non-native support, emphasizing history learning, local land care, and collaborative restoration projects with Indigenous involvement. Ep 7 - Corrina Gould Rematriation: A Guide to Decolonization ↗?
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5.?The Native American Heritage Month Communications Toolkit from Native Americans in Philanthropy is a valuable resource for non-Native partner organizations seeking to express solidarity and support for Indigenous Peoples in their public communications. While it doesn't cover every nuance, it provides a thoughtful starting point for demonstrating authentic and appropriate support. Download it here?↗?
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