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Guide to Allyship

A project created by amélie lamont and by amélie. studio, this website is an open source starter guide to help you become a more thoughtful and effective ally. Check out the guide at https://guidetoallyship.com/

TO BE AN ALLY IS TO…

  1. Take on the struggle as your own.
  2. Transfer the benefits of your privilege to those who lack it.
  3. Amplify voices of the oppressed before your own.
  4. Acknowledge that even though you feel pain, the conversation is not about you.
  5. Stand up, even when you feel scared.
  6. Own your mistakes and de-center yourself.
  7. Understand that your education is up to you and no one else.

 

BLM | #Talk about Trayvon Toolkit (Spanish)

Read the entire Toolkit in Spanish here

Materiales Digital de la Campaña para Organizadores y Activistas Negro y de Color en el Quinto Aniversario de la Muerte de Trayvon Martin

La campaña digital de #TrayvonMeEnseñó explica el comienzo del movimiento Black Lives Matter (Vidas Negra Importan) y cómo el asesinato extrajudicial de Trayvon y el compromiso de su familia de poner fin a la violencia armada y fortalecer las comunidades motivó a una generación de organizadores y activistas a tomar acción por las vidas de la comunidad negra. Cinco años más tarde, las mismas condiciones que resultaron en la muerte de Trayvon se han exacerbado bajo la administración de Trump. La anti-negritud es omnipresente e implícita, y los niños y adultos negros siguen siendo sometidos a juicio por nuestros propios asesinatos.
Las percepciones de los negros y la negritud en América, y en el mundo, han resultado en una ausencia de reconocimiento de las contribuciones culturales únicas de los negros. Además, perpetúan los prejuicios, la policía letal, la legislación racista y la violencia interpersonal. La muerte de Trayvon Martin provocó un movimiento. #TrayvonMeEnseñó nos permite captar cómo él y el movimiento cambio todas nuestras vidas.

BLM | #Talk about Trayvon Toolkit

Read the entire Toolkit here

Five years ago today, a teenage boy went out for a snack but never made it home to his loving family. A grown man took it upon himself to patrol his neighborhood and to shoot dead an unarmed, unassuming boy. Not only did a mother have to bury her young son, but she now watches his killer walk the streets free— free to brag about killing Trayvon, and free to commit more acts of violence.

We need to #TalkAboutTrayvon because, five years later, there are still no consequences when adults wave their guns around at Black and Brown kids. Police continue to mistreat, terrorize, and even  murder boys and girls of color, and then  walk free. We need to #TalkAboutTrayvon, share pictures of his sweet face, and remind each other what we continue to lose when we uphold a system that won’t punish people who kill Black children and adults. We are not only losing wonderful people—we are losing our humanity.

White communities are used to consciously and unconsciously maintaining the racist policies and practices that led to Trayvon’s death—and, as white people, we must speak out against those policies and practices. When we remain silent and on the sidelines, we are complicit in maintaining these unjust systems. Our work is to get more white people who support us to take action toward racial justice—and to change the hearts and minds of those white people who are not yet with us.

When we #TalkAboutTrayvon, we tell grieving parents that we see them and acknowledge their pain. When we #TalkAboutTrayvon, we tell Black children that we are not afraid of them—we are only afraid they won’t get the bright future they deserve.

NUIFC | Report on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Urban American Indian Nonprofit Sector

The National Urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC)  initiated this report intending to learn about the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic directly from urban AI/AN organizations and the communities they serve. In March 2020, NUIFC launched a national survey targeting our network of members, partners, and grantees (totaling well over 40 organizations). The survey provided a direct line of communication with NUIFC, where organizational and community leaders would be able to report on the issues they were experiencing “on the ground.” Once tabulated and collated, the data collected by this national survey was used to inform this brief, and its recommendations for actionable, outcome-oriented strategies.

SEARC | Solidarity Resource Hub

Inspired by the important work Southeast Asian American, Asian American, and Pacific Islander leaders are spearheading to move our communities in support of Black leadership, we are proud to launch a Solidarity Resource Hub that highlights their impactful work and ways we can all get involved.

“As a national civil rights organization, SEARAC stands together with the Black community in pursuit of social equity,” said Quyen Dinh, executive director of SEARAC. “Our own paths to equity are only possible through the historic civil rights forged by Black struggle and leaders, and it is with deep gratitude that many of our SEAA leaders and young people are following in the leadership of Black leaders, continuing the important legacy of fighting for a socially, politically, and economically just society where all our communities can thrive.”

Included in this hub are difficult conversations that SEAA and AAPI leaders are holding across the country to address anti-Blackness in our communities and educate about structural racism. There are also anti-racism toolkits, trainings, and protest and advocacy tips to connect our community with solidarity support resources and in-language materials.

Table of Contents

  1. Articles
  2. Organizational statements
  3. SEAA-led community conversations
  4. Protesting tips
  5. Take action
  6. Lessons from history

View the resources at https://www.searac.org/seaa-resources-for-solidarity-with-blm/

SEAD | SEA Solidarity Resource Hub

It’s time to get comfortable with discomfort. A time to uplift Black voices. Time to physically rebuild and internally reconstruct mindsets.

With the death of George Floyd as a result of unjust police brutality and the destruction of Minneapolis at the hands of white suprematists, SEAD will continue to center Justice for George Floyd. We understand conversations and activism are difficult to navigate at first. We’re here to help guide you through those moments.

We will provide helpful resources to discuss anti-Black racism within your circles. We are also working collectively with our community to share communal aid and events for SEA solidarity with Black Lives Matter.

This list will be updated on a regular basis. Visit their resources for SEA solidarity at https://www.theseadproject.org/resources/sea-solidarity/

 

AAFC | Asian American Feminist Anti-Bodies Zine

Visit the Asian American Feminist Collective website to view or download these zines. This page also features resources regarding COVID-19 Mutual Aid, domestic violence resources, and various reading lists.

Care in the Time of Coronavirus (March 2020)

CPA | Know Your Rights: What Workers Need to Know in the Midst of COVID-19

The Chinese Progressive Association has over 45 years of working in San Francisco’s Chinese immigrant communities, educating workers about their worker rights and organizing with them to recover stolen wages. During this current moment, CPA would like to share some resources regarding unemployment benefits, information on advocacy and policy campaigns, and your rights if you are still working.

華人進步會於三藩市的華裔移民社區工作超過45年,致力向打工仔宣傳勞工權益,以及透過組織社區來爭回被盜騙的工資。以下是一些有關失業金、各項政策倡議運動、以及勞工權益的資訊。

Find links for these resources here