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All Ways Up in Solidarity and Resources for our Community

Dear AWU Community,

First and foremost, Black Lives Matter. We value our Black scholars, Black staff, and Black colleagues and friends that make up our diverse All Ways Up community. We stand in solidarity with you and everyone who is fed up with the unjust treatment of Black and brown people at the hands of those who take an oath to protect and serve.

As our community grapples with feelings of outrage, grief and anguish, we want to support you and stand with you against racial, economic and social injustice. Below are a number of resources that we hope will help us all during this extremely difficult time. Let's join together to use the rage we are feeling to effect change that rebuilds a world that is more just and equitable.

President Obama joined Congressman John Lewis, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson, writer and survivor of police brutality Leon Ford, Jr., and youth leader LeQuan Muhammad, in a conversation moderated by activist and author Darnell Moore, to discuss the mental toll racism takes on people of color. Click here to view the video.

MENTAL HEALTH AND SELF-CARE:

FIND THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND TRAUMA SUPPORT YOU NEED

A list of ways to process your emotions and protect your mental health.

Find a therapist for yourself or for your loved ones, explore toolkits, and more.

Chicago-based Brave Space Alliance fills a gap in the organizing of and services to trans and gender-nonconforming people.

The Loveland Therapy Fund provides funding for Black women and girls to receive therapy support.

SURVIVING AND RESISTING HATE: A TOOLKIT FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR

This tip sheet from the #ICRaceLab provides helpful advice for managing stress, practicing self-care, and recovering from trauma.

GET INFORMED:

LEARN ABOUT POLICE VIOLENCE AND ANTI-RACISM IN AMERICA

If you’re looking for additional ways to drive change, below you’ll find resources to learn about police violence and anti-racism, as well as actions you can take to encourage reform. Ending systemic racism in policing will require broad participation, so we are spotlighting a number of organizations calling for a range of reforms, all of which have been working on these complex issues at the local and national level for years.

The recommended reforms in this report, which are intended to create accountability and build better relationships between law enforcement and communities of color, stem from President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. You can read the Task Force’s 2015 report here.

A reflection on the current state of police reform with recommendations for progress.

This detailed report delves into police administrative data to show disparities in the use of force. You can watch the director of the Center, Phillip Atiba Goff, deliver a TED talk on fighting racism and improving policing here.

Learn how police accountability works, and the four mechanisms—community-based, political, civil, and criminal—for holding law enforcement accountable.

An online portal to help families, individuals, and communities talk about racism and commit to being antiracist.

TAKE ACTION:

TAKE STEPS AND LEND SUPPORT TO ENCOURAGE REFORM

Learn how you can take action around the issue of police use of force in your city.

Sign this petition calling for the end of police violence against Black people.

Support Breonna Taylor’s family through this fund organized by her aunt, Bianca Austin.

Support George Floyd’s family through this fund designed to cover expenses as well as care for his children and their education.

Help support bail for protestors in your community.

STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO EFFECT CHANGE:

CONNECT WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS ON THE FRONT LINES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

BLACK LIVES MATTER

Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc. is a global organization whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. Visit the BLM website to support the work, sign up for updates, and access helpful toolkits and resources. For local information, connect with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles.

SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) is a national network that educates, organizes, and mobilizes white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability. Check out the SURJ Resources page for a number of resources on critical thinking and political education.

26 WAYS TO BE IN THE STRUGGLE BEYOND THE STREETS

This list is designed to celebrate all the ways that our communities can engage in liberation, written by and for those who can't be in the streets. The document provides a list of concrete ways to participate in the movement and support liberation every day. Read it here.

CONTINUE TO LEARN AND TEACH:

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