Anti-Racism Resources
In service of participating in deconstructing systemic oppression, I am actively educating myself about the history of "whiteness" and how racism, especially in the United States, impacts me, my relationships, and the systems we live in. Following are some books, classes, and resources I have already or am currently engaging with.
Social Justice Resources
The Living Agreements workshop brings the agreements from the Embodied Social Justice course into a contemplative booklet form:
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Reading:
Resources & Programs:
Videos & Audios:
- Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
- My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
- The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- Witnessing Whiteness by Shelly Tochluk
- Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline Gumbs'
- Tune into Leadership Blog by Greg Thomas and and Jewel Kinch-Thomas. Check out the blog article, "Resolving the Racism Dilemma"
- The “Science of Social Justice”: An Interdisciplinary Theoretical Framework Grounded in Neuroscience, Education, and Anthropology towards Healing Intergenerational Trauma by Dr. Sará King
- Decolonizing Nonviolent Communication by Meenadchi
Resources & Programs:
- Freedom Lodge Healing Courses: Historical Trauma Master Class for Indigenous Population / Somatic Archaeology(c) Training for Non-Indigenous
- Embodied Social Justice Certificate, a program by Rev. angel Kyodo williams
- YWCA St. Louis - Witnessing Whiteness book study program
- Tune into Leadership / the Jazz Leadership Project: Cultural Insights for Collaborative Leadership
- Dr. Angel Acosta
- Dr. Sará King - Mind Heart Consulting
- The Embodiment Institute: " (TEI) is a training institute, research entity, and culture change engine that strategically develops people and organizations to be agents of transformation in families, social movements and the environment."
- Shelly Tochluk
- Pocket Project
- Collective Trauma Summit
- Dr. Kamilah Majied
Videos & Audios:
- Barack Obama & Bruce Springsteen "Renegades: Born in the USA" (spotify)
- "Undoing Racism: Archetypal Energies, Race Relations, And Decolonizing The Anti-Black Racist Mind", with Dr. Carroy (Cuf) Ferguson and panelists, Humanity Rising Day 204 (youtube)
- Dave Chappelle's "8:46" on George Floyd's Murder (youtube)
- How America Invented Race | The History of White People in America, by World Channel formerly PBS World (youtube)
- The Art of Cultural Conversation, with Greg Thomas and Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller