Resources
Practical Guide to Protesting & Pandemic Prevention
A resource by Raina Wellman and Lauren Sarkissian that addresses how to navigate protesting in the time of COVID-19
26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets
From 2014, a guide for engaging in the movement for ending police and state violence against black people if you are unable to attend rallies and protests.
Guide to Allyship
An open source guide to becoming a more effective ally by Amélie Lamont.
10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship
A straightforward guide for not doing that by Mireille Cassandra Harper.
“Social Justice 101” by Erika Hart
Hart, a Black queer activist, writer, and sexuality educator offers webinar courses on anti-racism, resistance, and analyzing structures that perpetuate “mass marginalization under global capitalism.”
Anti-Racist Classroom
The Antiracist Classroom is a student-led organization at the Art Centre College of Design focused on counteracting racism and white supremacy in design education and practice.
Anti-racism Reading
So You Want to Talk About Race?
By Ijeoma Oluo
By Ijeoma Oluo
Ijeoma Oluo is an influential speaker and writer on topics such as racism and injustice, and her book So You Want to Talk About Race? is New York Times bestseller. It is a good primer on racism and guide for continuing the conversation.
Me and White Supremacy
by Layla F. Saad
by Layla F. Saad
Me and White Supremacy takes readers on a 28-day journey of how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too.
The History of White People
by Nell Irvin Painter
by Nell Irvin Painter
For an in-depth history of how race was invented, and how the idea of whiteness has carried forth throughout time, from the ancient Greeks (who had no concept of race) up to today.
White Fragility
by Robin DiAngelo
by Robin DiAngelo
In her 2018 book, she illustrates how this behavior reinforces white supremacy and prevents meaningful dialogue. Read it to understand how racism is not a practice that is only restricted to “bad” people.
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Davis
by Angela Davis
This PDF is a collection of her interviews from February 2013 to June 2015. She discusses the Ferguson trials, Palestinian conflict, and the foundations of Movement. She unpacks oppression and the state of violence in America. This is an inspirational read for those interested in activism, Black feminism, and intersectionality.
The End of Policing
by Alex S. Vitale
by Alex S. Vitale
“Abolish the police? What would that even look like?” Alex Vitale’s The End of Policing provides a pretty comprehensive answer to that question. Vitale systematically lays out how the police consistently exacerbate the problems they’re supposedly meant to ameliorate (drug use, homelessness, school security, and so on), in addition to providing concrete alternatives to the endless expansion of the American police state.
Organizations seeking donations
Reclaim the Block
A coalition to demand that Minneapolis divest from policing and invest in long-term alternatives.
Black Visions Collective
Transformative justice organization for developing Black leadership in Minnesota.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
The NAACP’s legal organization fighting social justice.
Minnesota Freedom Fund
An organization that pays criminal bails and immigration bond for those who can’t afford to as we seek to end discriminatory, coercive, and oppressive jailing.
Black Lives Matter Global Network
