MENV Anti-Racism Statement and Resource Guide

MENV stands in solidarity with those protesting racial injustices and historic oppression of the Black community. Silence is unacceptable. We are allies in the fight against systemic racism and white supremacy, today and everyday. Protection of the environment and racial justice must go hand in hand. 

We also emphatically acknowledge and hold space for the pain that Black people in America are feeling in this moment, for the harms they have long experienced, and the trauma that they continue to endure.  

Members of the MENV community are listening to learn, amplifying the voices of leaders of color, and taking steps to be actively anti-racist. As a group of educators and learners, we share some resources to both learn more and act in support of structural change. And we hope you will introduce us to other Black visionaries and leaders and new ways to deepen our allyship.


 

Ways to Better Understand this Moment 

  1. (Michael Harriot) 

  2. (Adam Serwer)

  3. (Ibram X. Kendi)   

  4. (Rachel Cargle) 

  5. (Trevor Noah)

  6. (Courtney Martin) (Note: This one is by & for white people)


 

Places to Donate

  5. GoFundMe

  9. Want to support local efforts? Use the to identify a racial justice organization in your area to support

  10. Short on funds?  Establish a

 

How to Get Involved

  1. Showing up for Racial Justice:  

  2. (they have lots of petitions to sign)

  3. 5 Ways White People Can Take Action ()

  4. Use the

 

Simple Acts

  1. Check on your friends, colleagues, and neighbors who may be having an especially tough time as racial violence and tensions rise.

  2. Expressly identify yourself as Anti-Racist & act accordingly; invite others to join you

  3. Counter the posts by your white friends and family that perpetuate myths about how white supremacy works (“all we need is love,” “my children are colorblind”)

  4. Listen to music and appreciate art by Black creatives

  5. Pay Black people for their wisdom, labor and activism

  6. Invest in and/or spend money at Black-owned businesses

    1. SBO (Support Black Owned) :

    2. Denver-area Black-owned businesses (a by 303)

  7. Learn about & transformative justice. 

  8. Subscribe to podcasts by Black creatives and/or that promote anti-racism
    (list of podcasts below)

  9. Diversify your social media feeds
    (list of accounts to follow below)

  10. Read… Read… Read…  and then discuss!

 

Resources for White People 

  1. (Peggy McIntosh) 

  2. (Paul Kivel)

  3. (Dismantle Collective)

  4. (Robin DiAngelo)

  5. Anti-Racist Allyship

  6. An Anti Racist (Ibram X. Kendi for the NYT)

  7. Anti-Racism

  8. (Aaron Rose) 

  9. Anti-Racism (Fight for Breonna)

  10. (Craig Elliott)

Note:  While many of these resources (especially 1-3) are aimed specifically at white people, they may also be useful to non-Black people of color. 

 

Resources for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) 

  1. Black Lives Matter

  2. BIPOC  

  3. Organizations and People

 

Resources for Parents or Others Interacting with Children

  1.  

  3. Podcast Episodes:

    1. Podcast

    2. Integrated Schools podcast, episode w/ Dr. Jennifer Harvey:

    3. Parenting Forward podcast, episode

  4. (Tiffany Jewell & Aurelia Durand) 

  5. (Jelani Memory)

  6. A list of for children & young adults

 

Books to Read by Authors of Color

  1. (Ijeoma Oluo)

  2. (Mahzarin R. Banaji)

  3. (Eduardo Bonilla-Silva)

  4. (Layla Saad)

  5. (Beverley Daniel Tatum)

  6. (Ibram X. Kendi)

  7. (James Forman Jr.)

  8. (Resmaa Menakem)

  9. (Grace Lee Boggs)

  10. (Khalil Gibran Muhammad)

  11. (Patricia Hill Collins)

  12. (Adrienne Maree Brown)

  13. by Dr. Brittney Cooper

  14. by Kiese Laymon

  15. by Maya Angelou

  16. by Bryan Stevenson

  17. by Janet Mock

  18. by Audre Lorde

  19. by Toni Morrison

  20. by James Baldwin

  21. by Michelle Alexander

  22. by Isabel Wilkerson

  23. by Zora Neale Hurston

  24. by Cherríe Moraga

  25. by Ira Katznelson

 

A Few Fantastic BlPOC TED & TEDx Talks, too

  1. (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

  2. (Mia Birdsong)

  3. (Dorothy Roberts)

  4. (Brittney Cooper) 

  5. (Adam Foss)

  6. (Kimberlé Crenshaw) 

  7. (Peggy McIntosh)

 

Podcasts

  1. (New York Times)

  2. ( Race Radio

  3. (NPR)

  4. (AAPF)

  5. (Race Forward)

  6. (The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)

  7. (Crooked Media)

  8. The Combahee River Collective Statement

 

Films & Television Series

Netflix

  1. (Ava DuVernay) 

  2. (Kenny Leon)

  3. (Stefon Bristol)

  4. (Ava DuVernay)

Available to Rent

  1. (Goran Hugo Olsson)

  2. (Stanley Nelson)

  3. (Chinonye Chukwu)

  4. (Justin Simien)

  5. (Ryan Coogler) 

  6. (James Baldwin)

  7. (Destin Daniel Cretton) 

  8. (Ava DuVernay)

  9. (Barry Jenkins) 

  10. (George Tillman Jr.) 

HBO

  1. (Peter Kunhardt)

 

Anti-Racist Social Media Accounts to Follow

  1. Antiracism Center:

  2. Audre Lorde Project: | |

  3. Black Women’s Blueprint: | |

  4. Bree Newsome |

  5. Check Your Privilege by Myisha T. Hill |

  6. Color Of Change: | |

  7. Colorlines: | |

  8. Ebony Janice |

  9. Ethel’s Club |

  10. Equality Labs |

  11. The Conscious Kid: | |

  12. Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): | |

  13. Families Belong Together: | |

  14. Kelly Hayes |

  15. The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: | |

  16. MPowerChange: | | 

  17. Muslim Girl: | |

  18. NAACP: | |

  19. National Domestic Workers Alliance: | |

  20. No White Saviors |

  21. Rachel Cargle |

  22. R29 Unbothered |

  23. Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): | |

  24. SisterSong: | |

  25. Strong Black Lead |

  26. Survived and Punished |