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
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