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We want to acknowledge the sadness, fear, and anger so many of us are feeling right now.
We also want our readership to know that we stand with those who are protesting, in whatever form that takes, to fight against police violence, helping to mobilize to combat systemic racism and sign petitions to change the laws impacting criminal justice.
We stand in solidarity with the Black community, and demand justice for the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and all other Black and Brown individuals who have died at the hands of the police.
We strongly condemn these acts of racism and injustice that are the foundations of this country and that still continue today.
As a place of healing, we recognize that anti-racism healing cannot happen without action.
Donations:
Herb Mutual Aid Fund (To donate herbs email mutual.aid@goodwitch.nyc)
Bail Funds / Legal Help by city
National Police Accountability Fund
Venmo: Femme Empowerment Project
Petitions to Sign:
Breonna Taylor colorofchange.org
Pass the Georgia Hate Crime Bill
Text or Call:
Text “Justice” to 668366
Text “Floyd” to 55156
CALL (912) 554-7200 and call for the immediate arrest of Travis and Gregory McMichael ️ https://www.runwithmaud.com/call
Here is where you can find the contact information for your Senator: https://www.senate.gov/general/contac…
Here is a sample letter that you can adapt to your letter to the Senate: https://www.heron-hill.org/post/dises…
Books:
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
- Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin
- Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
- Emergent Strategy, adrienne maree brown
- Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigeneous Stories & Strategies by Rinee Linklater
- So You Wanna Talk about Race Ijeoma Oluo
- Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
- Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
- Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- Barracoon by Zora Neale Nurston
- This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
- The Fire Next Time by James Bladwin
- This book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell (especially good for young readers)
- For more: An Antiracist Reading List by Ibram X. Kendi in the New York Times
Instagram Accounts to follow:
Antiracism Center: Twitter
Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Anti-Racism Articles to Read:
“America’s Racial Contract is Killing Us” by Adam Serwer (Atlantic, May 8th, 2020)
“Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?” by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (Atlantic, May 12, 2020)
“The Intersectionality Wars” by Jane Coaston (Vox, May 29th, 2019)
Films, TV Series, & Videos
- 13th (Ava Duvernay) – Netflix
- When They See Us (Ava DuVernay)
- The Black Panthers, Vanguard of the Revolution– Available to Rent
- American Son (Kenny Leon) – Netflix
- I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — available to rent
- If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins)
- Just Mercy (Dustin Daniel Cretton)
- King in the Wilderness- HBO
- The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.)
- Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48)
- “How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion” | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)
Podcasts:
- 1619 (New York Times)
- About Race
- Code Switch
- Intersectionality Matters, hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw
- Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast
- Pod for the Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)
- Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)
- The Combahee River Collective Statement
- How to Survive the End of the World
Anti-Racism Learning:
- Unity Over Comfort with Monique Melton
- Building a Police-Free Future: Frequently Asked Questions (presented by @mpd_150)
- Decolonial Readings (Decolonial Database) by Leah Garza
- Aja Barber on Patreon
- Rachel Ricketts Spiritual Activism Anti-Racism Webinars
True wellness must include the safety of all Black & BIPOC members of our community. If you have other resources or organizations to donate, please comment below so that this can be a collaborative place to learn.
Sourced from: The Team at The Alchemist’s Kitchen, Cara Kovacs by way of Camellia Dao-Ling (Patreon: www.patreon.com/wholesoul) / Resource Guide from Evanston Black Lives Matter Facebook Group, @livedexperiencecounsel, @lordfelix, @southasians4blacklives, Anti-Racism Resources for White People compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020, Google Doc here, Evanston Public Library Resource List). We at The Alchemist’s Kitchen are not experts and encourage you to check out the many knowledgeable folks on this list.
