I want to do what I can, and I hope I am corrected if I get it wrong.
But I would rather do and say something than continue to watch injustice unfold.
Below are some websites + links, organizations + donations, social media posts + videos, books + articles that I have found helpful.
Thank you to all those who have inspired and educated me; who have shared and paved the path forward.
Let’s stay informed and educate one another – please feel free to share your own with me.
I’m with you and learning along the way.
interesting facts i am learning + hope to integrate
*Reference the articles and posts listed below these bullet points for further details and action steps.
•BIPOC communities have less access to healthy food and health/preventative care, meaning a higher risk of disease and mortality. Let’s pay attention to where we spend our dollars [i.e. Google which corporations support organizations that perpetuate socioeconomic injustice like our current president, harmful ecological practices, homophobia, Big Pharma, etc] and support black owned businesses.
•This will be an ongoing learning and un-learning process — let’s remember that so we don’t go all in now only to burn out later. Keep reading, listening, donating when you can, and checking in.
•All businesses [myself included] need to make social responsibility in the form of ecological, racial, and economic justice as part of their platforms — including ways in which we can support/integrate BIPOC communities/employers and contribute to the health of the planet at large [see the first bullet point]. Let’s do our best to bring it up when we see otherwise.
•Start with the youth: set an example, have conversations, hire BIPOC teachers and include diversity trainings in schools [not to mention all training programs — especially for adult teachers and coaches].
•Create offerings/programs/products that can be physically and financially accessible to marginalized communities so there are equal opportunities to participate in, whatever it is you or your company offers. I was myself inspired to create a diversity scholarship/sliding scale.
•Hold each other accountable — call it out when we see it, study our Selves and the system, and move forward with more awareness.
vote
US Vote Foundation [for absentee ballots & expat voters]
organizations to support
ACLU Nationwide
NAACP LDF
Color of Change
George Floyd Memorial Fund
Black Visions Collective
Reclaim the Block
Campaign Zero
Unicorn Riot
Black Visions Collective
Feeding Black Futures
The Loveland Foundation
Equal Justice Initiative
Middle Collegiate Church
podcasts
Armchair Expert | Heather C. McGhee
Ten Percent Happier: “You Can’t Meditate This Away” (Race, Rage, and the Responsibilities of Meditators) | Sebene Selassie
Ten Percent Happier: An Uncomfortable (But Meaningful) Conversation About Race | Lama Rod Owens
Good Ancestor Podcast with host Layla F. Saad
NPR Code Switch
informative posts + videos
@barackobama
@laylafsaad
@thethirlby
@pretty_little_face
@diveinwell
@courtneyahndesign
@thedailyshow
@wastefreemarie | how to respond to common racist statements
@thisisyolandarenteria
@sashayogawellness IG BLM story highlight
Public Address on Revolution | Rachel Cargle
Systemic Racism Explained
11 Anti-Racist Accounts That Are Worth Following
Racism has a cost for everyone TED Talk by Heather C. McGhee
Google search “black-owned restaurant/business/etc” in your neighborhood
books + articles to read
Jack Kornfield’s post “Moral Action and the Dharma”
A Timeline of Events That Led to the 2020 ‘Fed Up’-rising
Anti-racism Resources
Why You Need To Stop Saying “All Lives Matter”
White People, If You’re Angry About George Floyd You Should Stay That Way
Me & White Supremacy: How To Check Your White Privilege
The Color of Coronavirus: COVID-19 Deaths by Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
America’s History of Slavery Began Long Before Jamestown
Racial Justice Research Document
Goop’s reading list
Important Information Regarding Your Whiteness Software Update
teachers, healers + leaders
@glowmaven | doula, yogi, founder of @MamaGlow
@deidrademensyoga | Iyengar yoga teacher
@maryamajayi | energy healer, founder of @in.dagba @diveinwell
@naaya.wellness | aiming to root BIPOC in their well-being
@millanasnow | energy healer and founder of @wellnessofficial
@nicolecardoza | yoga teacher, ED @yogafoster
@lightwatkins | author, meditation teacher
@shamandurek | shaman, healer, author
@valerie.a.verdier | Modo Yoga NYC teacher
@keisaparrish | performing artist, dance/yoga/fitness teacher
@sebeneselassie | meditation teacher @tenpercenthappier
@iamrachelricketts | racial justice educator, spiritual activist, author
@celsious_social | amazing eco-conscious laundromat/café in Brooklyn
@lamaradowens | teacher, author, activist, founder of @bhumisparsha
@heathercmcghee | designs & promotes solutions to inequality
@bunnacafe | delicious Ethiopian cafe & art community in Brooklyn
@rachel.cargle | intellectual teaching, storytelling & critical discourse
@joelakamag | storyteller, writer, speaker
@prestonsmiles | freedom coach, international speaker & author
@truebeautybrooklyn | a favorite Brooklyn esthetician; podcast
@sophia_roe | NYC chef & wellfare advocate
Urban Asanas in Brooklyn, NY | yoga studio/holistic wellness space
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