Syrian artist Aziz Alasmar paints a mural of George Floyd on the remains of a collapsed building in Binnish, a town in Syria’s Idlib province. Mohamad Jamalo
— Rev. William Barber – “If we take time to listen to this nation’s wounds, they tell us where to look for hope. The hope is in the mourning and the screams, which make us want to rush from this place. There is a sense in which right now we must refuse to be comforted too quickly. Only if these screams and tears and protests shake the very conscience of this nation – and until there is real political and judicial repentance – can we hope for a better society on the other side of this.”
For more than a week, I’d been musing about sending out Trevor Noah’s “George Floyd and the Dominos of Racial Injustice,” (by now you’ve likely seen it), and then I saw his panel on “Defunding the Police,” so that’s the second link below. The third link caught my eye, especially because friends locally are currently reaching out to our local police chiefs for civil/civic conversation.
- Trevor Noah’s “George Floyd and the Dominos of Racial Injustice”
- Trevor Noah presents a panel of 6 to discuss Defunding the Police
- Lucas Johnson appeals to police of good conscience (Bio listed at the end of the piece)
Jane Elliott’s 45 Second Exercise
Book Discussions
- White Fragility
- White Fragility – Viewing and Discussion
- How to be an Anti-Racist
- Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
- Why White People Are Called Caucasian
- Implicit Bias: How it Effects Us and How We Push Through – Viewing and Discussion
- White Lies We Tell Our Children – Viewing and Discussion
- How Structural Racism Works – Viewing and Discussion
- How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion – Viewing and Discussion
- Recognizing Privilege – Viewing and Discussion
- The Power of Privilege – Viewing and Discussion
- Deconstructing White Privilege – Viewing and Discussion
- How to Talk About Race – Viewing and Discussion
- A framework for civil discourse about race and racism – Viewing and Discussion
- A Conversation on Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott
- Jane Elliott on Her “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes Exercise” and Fighting Racism
- Have someone give a talk on how racist policies created the wealth gap
Here is a list of some great organizations to get involved with:
- Black Lives Matter
- Color of Change
- Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
- Campaign Zero (to end police violence)
- Showing Up for Racial Justice
- “75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice”
- Join the Week of Action In Defense of for Black Lives
Please also write directly to your local legislators. To find who your legislators are, visit: https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator