Are you, like me, a privileged white person looking for something you can do to make a difference? Are you, like me, a Karen, looking for a way to make amends for all the idiot Karens out there?
I won’t say “look no further”. In face, look further. Look much further. But here’s a place to start. There is a LOT to consume, and with that in mind, I recommend picking a few things you can honestly commit to doing, and then building from there. As for me, I will commit to donating money to BLM, every other book I read will be from an anti-racism reading list for at least the next year or 12 books (whichever comes last) and I will actively look for POC-owned businesses to support.
This is a small list to start – I will keep updating it as I find more.
Anti-racism resources
- Donate $$$
- https://www.thezoereport.com/p/10-black-lives-matter-organizations-you-can-donate-money-to-right-now-22948855
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/blmvan
- https://blacklivesmatter.ca/donate/
Vancouver Resources & businesses to support
A White Woman’s Guide
A White Guyde
Resources supporting BLM
Heartbreaking videos you need to watch
- How to teach your children how not to be murdered by the police:
https://www.facebook.com/rahmatallahi/videos/3091903507537223
- Trevor Noah’s moving message:
Thank you for this! Very helpful. Will post on Facebook!
Lots of great resources here Risa!
Here are a couple of podcast episodes that I recommend:
Nerdette podcast: Books to Read Right Now, What Can I Do? (2 episodes)
NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Limitations of an Anti-Racist Reading List (same guest as on Nerdette but a good discussion).
Support non-white businesses and creators:
https://www.nativenorthwestselect.ca/
N.K. Jemison’s fantasy novels (and read her About statement as well): http://nkjemisin.com/