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    Allyship in The Fight Against Racial Injustice: Start by Listening

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    This document provides resources for allies to educate themselves about systemic racism and take action to support the Black Lives Matter movement. It includes links to reading materials like books and articles about systemic racism, racial injustice, and police violence against Black people. It also lists ways to donate to racial justice organizations and bail funds. The document emphasizes the importance of listening, educating oneself, and using one's voice and influence to support marginalized groups and acknowledge systemic racism in the US.

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    This document provides resources for allies to educate themselves about systemic racism and take action to support the Black Lives Matter movement. It includes links to reading materials like books and articles about systemic racism, racial injustice, and police violence against Black people. It also lists ways to donate to racial justice organizations and bail funds. The document emphasizes the importance of listening, educating oneself, and using one's voice and influence to support marginalized groups and acknowledge systemic racism in the US.

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    This document provides resources for allies to educate themselves about systemic racism and take action to support the Black Lives Matter movement. It includes links to reading materials like books and articles about systemic racism, racial injustice, and police violence against Black people. It also lists ways to donate to racial justice organizations and bail funds. The document emphasizes the importance of listening, educating oneself, and using one's voice and influence to support marginalized groups and acknowledge systemic racism in the US.

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    Allyship in The Fight Against Racial Injustice: Start by Listening

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    This document provides resources for allies to educate themselves about systemic racism and take action to support the Black Lives Matter movement. It includes links to reading materials like books and articles about systemic racism, racial injustice, and police violence against Black people. It also lists ways to donate to racial justice organizations and bail funds. The document emphasizes the importance of listening, educating oneself, and using one's voice and influence to support marginalized groups and acknowledge systemic racism in the US.

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    #BLACKLIVESMATTER

    ALLYSHIP IN THE FIGHT


    AGAINST RACIAL INJUSTICE
    "In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be antiracist.” — Angela Davis

    THE MOST UP-TO-DATE RESOURCES:


    Anti-Racism Resources (Google Doc)
    Resources to Fight Racial Injustice (Google Doc)
    National Resource List #GeorgeFloyd+ (Google Doc)
    Bail Funds/Legal Help by City (Google Doc)
    Resources: Asians for Black Lives (Google Doc)
    20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now (Article)
    How You Can Act Now to Address Police Violence (Links)

    START BY LISTENING
    Adapted from Christina Wang (Link)

    Listen more; talk less. Create safe spaces for those Ask when you don’t know — but do the work first.
    who are living a different experience than your own to Don’t expect for people to educate you. Do the work
    speak, and then listen to them. Resist the urge to to educate yourself. Ask questions within relationships
    respond to others' experiences with different or that feel safe, and do so respectfully.
    "better" insight about something that you read or
    listened to as it relates to their shared opinion/ Colorblindness is not possible or helpful. Systemic
    experience – this is not about you. racism and oppression need to be named and
    acknowledged before transformative change can be
    Recognize that being an ally is different from simply made. This change is not going to happen without
    not being racist. Being an ally requires educating significant effort and a great deal of work so keep
    yourself about systemic racism in this country. Use showing up, be compassionate, lead with empathy,
    your voice and influence to direct your peers toward and keep learning and growing always.
    the voice of someone that is living a marginalized
    experience. If you're feeling overwhelmed, taking an implicit bias
    test is a good place to start.

    LAST UPDATED: JUNE 1 2020


    #BLACKDREAMSMATTER

    EDUCATE YOURSELF
    Police violence against Black people is a systemic issue rooted in historical and ongoing oppression.

    Articles TED Talks Books


    Explainer: What is Systemic and The Symbols of Systemic Racism So You Want to Talk About Race
    Institutional Racism? We Need to Talk About an by Ijeoma Oluo
    Definition & Analysis of Injustice How to Be Antiracist by Ibram X.
    Institutional Racism How to Overcome Our Biases? Kendi
    I’m a Black Feminist. I Think Call- Walk Bold Toward Them The New Jim Crow by Michelle
    Out Culture Is Toxic. How to Raise a Black Son in Alexander
    The Collapse of Racial Liberalism America The Color of Law by Richard
    Who Gets to Be Afraid in The Little Problem I Had Renting Rothstein
    America? a House Black Feminist Thought by
    The Intersectionality Wars Does Racism Affect How You Patricia Hill Collins
    Vote? SMNA reading list here

    Letters for Black Lives is a set of


    crowdsourced, multilingual, and
    culturally-aware resources aimed at
    creating a space for open and honest
    conversations about racial justice,
    police violence, and anti-Blackness
    in our families and communities.

    Languages: Chinese, Vietnamese,


    Korean, Russian, Spanish, Arabic,
    Bengali, Hindi, Hmong, etc.

    "We have to talk about


    liberating minds as well
    as liberating society." -
    Angela Davis

    LAST UPDATED: JUNE 1 2020


    #BLACKFUTURESMATTER

    TAKE ACTION
    “The ultimate measure of a person is not where one stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but
    where one stands in times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Use Your Voice


    Demand justice for #GeorgeFloyd. Sign the petition. Text
    "FLOYD" to 55156
    Demand justice for #AhmaudArbery; Text JUSTICE to 55156
    to sign the petition
    Demand justice for #DreasjonReed
    Demand justice for #BreonnaTaylor. Sign the petition
    Demand justice for #NinaPop
    Call out systemic and interpersonal racism whenever you
    see it
    Call out store owners following black customers around
    Call out doctors who minimize black people’s pain
    Sign the petition to prioritize communities of color over
    corporation and to push back against the use of militarization
    in communities communities of color
    If protesting, use these resources to stay safe:
    Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Digital Self-Defense
    A Protest Guide from Lebanese Activists
    Safety During Protest (a beginner’s guide by Amnesty
    International - USA)

    Fund Racial Justice: Where to Donate


    George Floyd Memorial Fund Campaign Zero: Online platform and organization that
    utilizes research-based policy solutions to end police
    Comprehensive list of bail funds and legal help by brutality in America.
    city
    Black Vision Collective: A black, trans, and queer-led
    Minnesota Freedom Fund: Community-based non- organization that is committed to dismantling systems
    profit that pays criminal bail & immigration bonds for of oppression and violence, and shifting the public
    individuals who have been arresting while protesting narrative to create transformative, long-term change.
    police brutality
    Unicorn Riot: Non-profit organization that is dedicated
    Louisville Community Bail Fund “exists to not only to exposing root causes of dynamic social and
    bail out folks, but provide post-release support to get environmental causes.
    them from jail, fed, and to a situation of safety.”
    NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Supports racial justice
    Reclaim the Block: Coalition that advocates for and through advocacy, litigation, and education.
    invests in community-led safety initiatives in
    Minneapolis neighborhoods. Black Voters Matter Fund: to register black voters
    and fight voter suppression
    Communities United Against Police Brutality

    LAST UPDATED: JUNE 1 2020

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