Response to Racism: Action Resources
Summary
Response Sent on June 4, 2020
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Dear Women's Network Community,
The Women’s Network Executive Committee stands against racism, bigotry, and police brutality. We recognize that William & Mary perpetuated slavery and its legacies, and the university is still working to create a space where all feel welcome, supported, and comfortable. One of William & Mary’s core values is flourishing, and there is much work to be done for all women to flourish. The Women’s Network Executive Committee commits to provide a space for shared discussions about racism, facilitate events for our diverse campus organizations and groups to be seen and heard, and to encourage our members to take action (suggestions below). This network is about empowerment and support for all women staff and faculty and we will take steps to promote empowerment for all members.
Suggested resources *we aim for these resources to be the beginning, not the end, of resources we provide; our work is just beginning so we encourage you to send us materials we can promote in future messages/events.
Campus Resources
- Discrimination resources
- Black faculty and staff forum
- Diversity and Inclusion Support
- From William & Mary libraries, resources for allyship and resources for anti-racism
Take Action
- Black Lives Matter: https://m4bl.org/, https://blackfutureslab.org/
- NAACP
- Obama Foundation's Anguish and Action
- Address inequity: https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/kivel3.pdf http://www.centerforracialhealing.org/leadership.html
- Antiracism and Take Action Resources
- https://www.girltrek.org/
Provide Financial Support
- Color of Change
- Campaign Zero – a police reform campaign that has created 10 proposed policies to reduce police violence nationwide. Per their site, “funds donated…support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.”
- Loveland Foundation – aims to “bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, particularly Black women and girls, by providing financial assistance to those seeking therapy and through fellowships, residency programs and listening tours.”
- Black Mamas Matter – a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance that “centers Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice.”
- A Second U Foundation | Build a Better U
- SisterCircle
- Support Black Owned Businesses: https://757blackbiz.com/, https://www.visitblkrva.com/, https://venturerichmond.com/news/black-businesses-and-events/, https://www.buyblackhamptonroads.com/
- Support funds for protestors: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/george-floyd-protests-bail-funds-police-brutality-black-lives-matter-1008259/ https://rvabailfund.org/ https://www.paypal.me/richmondmutualaid https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory
Talk about Race and Racism with Children
- Kira Bank's discussions
- Sesame Street & CNN townhall for families
- These Books can help you Explain Racism and Protest to your Kids
- https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/race-talk-engaging-young-people-in-conversations-about
- https://centerracialjustice.org/resources/resources-for-talking-about-race-racism-and-racialized-violence-with-kids/
- Stamped from the Beginning
The Lemon Project:
- The Lemon Project: A Journey of Reconciliation Report of the First Eight Years includes a section on an overview of the African American experience at William & Mary. The Research & Resources section has research, archaeology, & student reports; journal articles; exhibitions; and related websites of interest. Subscribe to The Lemon Project listserv.
Books (please consider buying from one of these a black owned bookstore or from bookshop.org to help small businesses and avoid price gouging of some of these books for sale elsewhere)
- How to be anti-racist, Ibram X. Kendi
- Eloquent Rage, Brittney Cooper
- Stamped, Ibram X. Kendi
- The Source of Self-Regard, Toni Morrison
- So you want to talk about race, Ijeoma Oluo
- White Fragility, Robin Diangelo
- Charleston Syllabus Book & Article List by Keisha N. Blain
Podcasts
With our wish for safety, health, and peace for you,
The Women's Network Executive Committee
