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A List of Ways You Can Join the Fight Against Racism

It’s impossible for us to even begin to comprehend the pain, suffering, and anger that People Of Colour continuously face around the world. Systematic racism is an extremely deep-rooted issue and it's going to take more than inspirational quotes and black boxes on Instagram to resolve. While these things are great and show that you stand in solidarity with marginalized communities, it's important that we follow up our solitude with action. This work will not be easy and it won't happen overnight. Let's all lean in and join together to be the change that is so desperately needed.

We realize that there's a lot of information floating around right now and it can be overwhelming for those who want to help but don't know how or where to start, so we put together this resource guide to help you get started. However you choose to support, whether it's financial or simply petitioning, is a worthy cause. We also hope that you share these resources with your friends and families and use it as a tool in our collective fight to end Racism.

This list is by no means exhaustive so please feel free to add additional recommendations in the comments section below - just like you, we're learning too. Let's make the year of 2020 full of positive and permanent changes.


Organizations to Support:

Color of Change: an American Organization 

The Sentencing Project: an American Organization 

Campaign Zero: an American Organization

Black Visions Collective: an American Organization 

Innocence project: an American Organization

I Run With Maud: a GofundMe for Ahmaud Arbery

Urban Alliance on Race Relations: a Canadian Organization 

No One is Illegal: a Canadian Organization 

Canadian Race Relations Foundations: a Canadian Organization 

Canadian Anti-Racism Network: a Canadian Organization 

The Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape: a Canadian Organization 

Stand Up to Racism: an UK Organization 


Articles to Read:

The Case for Reparations- Ta-Nehisi Coates via The Atlantic

75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Injustice- Corrine Shutack via Medium

Antiracism for Beginners- a great Google Document with literature on antiracism. 


Movies to Watch:

Time: The Kalief Browder Story- directed by Jenner Furst (on Netflix)

13th- directed by Ava DuVernay ( on Netflix) & “13th: A Conversation with Oprah Winfrey” (a Netflix special)

 See You Yesterday- directed by Stefon Bristol (on Netflix)

 American Son- directed by Kenny Leon (on Netflix)

When They See Us- directed by Ava Duvernay

Selma-directed by Ava Duvernay 


Educational Books to Read:

Don’t Touch My Hair- Emma Dabiri (free audiobook)

How To Be Less Stupid About Race- Crystal M Fleming (free audiobook)

So You Want to Talk About Race- Iljeoma Oluo (free audiobook)

White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism- Robin DiAngelo (free audiobook)

Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America- Jennifer Harvey (free audiobook)

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In The Age of Colorblindness- Michelle Alexander (free audiobook)

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America- Ibram X. Kendi (free audiobook)

How to Be an Antiracist- Ibram X. Kendi (free audiobook)


Children Books to Read:

A is for Activist- Innosanto Nagara

The Skin I’m In: A First Look at Racism- Pat Thomas

Happy in Our Skin- Fran Manushkin 

Same, Same But Different- Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw


Petitions to Sign:

Justice for George Floyd

Justice for Ahmaud Arbery

Justice for Breonna Taylor


Support Black Owned Businesses

health & wellness

home decor

food & restaurants by city


Black-owned restaurants in the greater toronto area:

Rasta Pasta- Jamaican Italian Fusion in Toronto

T Dot Jerk- Jamaican Food, Toronto

Barbacoa Boyz- Caribbean Island Food in Ajax, Ontario

Lalibela Ethiopian Restaurant- Ethiopian Food in Toronto

The Real Jerk- Caribbean Food in Toronto

African Village- African Cuisine in North York, Toronto

Simone’s Caribbean Food- Caribbean Food in Toronto

Cool Runnings- Carribean Food in Brampton

Tru Local- Black Owned Online Food Marketplace

Boukan- French Creole Haitian Restaurant in Toronto