Art by Consuelo Tupper @consu.tupper
WE ARE ON UNCEDED INDIGENOUS LAND. This zine provides language, historic context and educational resources to be a better ally when it comes to acknowledging and fighting for Ohlone's rights and self-determination. It was made by the folks of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (www.acorn.wiki). Check it out and share widely! >>> ohlone solidarity
FIGHT AGAINST NATIVE INVISIBILITY AND ERASURE. You are critical to this movement. Accurate information, authentic representation, and narrative disruption are essential to ending racism, bias, and discrimination against Native peoples. Click here to find tools that will enable you to join the movement of movements working to amplify a new narrative about Native peoples in media, pop culture, k-12 education, and other critical sectors.
Here we have an ongoing list of resources for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities:
The BIPOC Project
offers resources, custom support, and workshops for BIPOC leaders, organizations, movements, and groups seeking to integrate an intersectional analysis within BIPOC racial justice organizing.
The Summit Wellness Group's Top 61 BIPOC Addiction & Mental Health Resources is an amazing repository of information and resources made to support BIPOC groups and individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental health problems.
What so many get wrong about racism in the workplace
is an great repository of various compelling statistics on instances of racism in the workplace, which includes data from Glassdoor, SHRM, and other organizations. It also includes simple steps you can take to fight racism and promote equity in your own workplace.
A Guide on Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans offers timely and accurate information around healthcare in the black community, arguing that African Americans and other people of color have been disproportionately underserved and denied access to quality healthcare – a disparity that continues today. This is a great resource to use for education and equity advocacy purposes! Made and shared by "The Derm".
A Guide On Black Mental Health – Treatment Over Incarceration
. This guide provides some context for how Black people are disproportionately targeted and incarcerated instead of receiving the support and resources they need to overcome addiction. It also provides a short list of Substance Use and Mental Health Resources for the Black Community. [Image by Peer Support Space]
This article
is an educational piece that explores the historic impacts of racial discrimination in housing and is for people who are trying to be better allies. Some points it includes are: Historical Discriminatory Practices and Policies; Contemporary Forms of Discrimination and Inequality; Policy Solutions to Advance Racial Equity in Housing; What To Do If You Experience Housing Discrimination, and Resources and Advocacy Groups. Check it out here!
Financial Literacy in the Black Community
is an article that offers insightful information around the impact that this knowledge gap has on the African American community. Among other things, it discusses socioeconomic and cultural barriers and the role of Black financial advisors. Check it out here and make a step closer to a thriving future!
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hure "Native Peoples in the East Bay" This brochure will take you on a journey through the history of the first peoples of the places now known as Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Click here to download it for FREE and take a look at their amazing maps of local tribes & native languages!
135 RACIAL EQUITY RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND CIVIL RIGHTS: Racial equity is one of the most important issues we face in today’s society. It is not enough to not be racist in order to fight racism — we must be actively anti-racist and promote justice and equality for all people, all the time and in every community, city, and state in the nation. College Consensus has collected 135 resources that promote racial equity in a variety of important ways. Check them out here!
Anti-Racism Resources for Students and Professionals in Healthcare. For health providers, “not being racist” is simply not enough to counter the history of mistreatment and discrimination in healthcare that has disadvantaged communities of color for centuries. Taking daily, concrete steps to eliminate racial disparities in healthcare is critical—in their communities and nationally. Through these resources, health professionals and students can learn more about anti-racism and equip themselves to eliminate inequities wherever they see them.
Indigenous organizations to follow and support:
Segorea Te' Land Trust
is a Bay Area-based urban Indigenous women-led land trust that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people. It cultivates the rematriation of land, and it calls on us all to heal and transform the legacies of colonization, genocide, and patriarchy and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do. Check out their projects and take action opportunities here!
Indigenous Rising Media
is an Indigenous Environmental Network that is continually working "to protect the Sacredness of, the Territorial Integrity of, and Rights of (Grandmother) Mother Earth; and the Rights of Future Generations." Keep an eye on their calls to action and support them if you can!
Chiapas Support Committee
(CSC) is a grassroots collective based in Oakland, California, that serves since 1998 as a center for education and information about Chiapas, the Indigenous Zapatista communities and Mexico. Support their work by donating any amount on their website!
Indigenous Women Rising
is committed to honoring Native & Indigenous People’s inherent right to equitable and culturally safe health options through accessible health education, resources, and advocacy. Find their resources and support their work here!
Created and led by Native peoples, IllumiNative is a new nonprofit initiative designed to increase the visibility of Natives in American society. Check out and share their beautiful Indigenous Peoples Day Toolkit!
The Indigenous Solidarity Network initially grew out of SURJ, Catalyst and other folks’ work at Standing Rock and following ongoing solidarity efforts with Standing Rock fighting the DAPL pipeline and to protect the water. It has since become a network to share resources, and actions for non-native people to be in solidarity with indigenous struggles.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Link Between Mental Health and Your Vision.
Follow these organizations to keep fighting for our fundamental rights and protect access to abortion care for everyone! Click on the images below to go to their websites:
Here is a list of some amazing local and national organizations that are fighting for a more equitable and sustainable future for our communities. Follow them to see what they're up to, support them, and get involved in their mission!
AAPI LGBTQ+ Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Support
