Black Lives Matter: Resources for Graduate Assistants
We stand in solidarity
+ Resources for Black folx
6/24/20 Update
EVENTS FOR HEALING & RESTING
- Resources for Black healing & wellness
- Ancestors Dreams - Sat, June 27, 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT
- Sistas staying well resource list April 2020
- The Psychology of Radical Healing - What can psychology tell us about healing from racial and ethnic trauma?
- #SayOurNames - Radical healing for Black women and gender expansive folx
- Radical Healing in Times of Fear and Uncertainty - It’s natural to feel scared and isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Radical Self-Care in the Face of Mounting Racial Stress - Cultivating hope through acts of affirmation
- LGBTQ+ People of Color Healing from Hatred - How gaining critical consciousness heals us all
- Radical Existence in Times of Atrocities - Strategies to reclaim, affirm, and embrace our humanity
- Envisioning Collective Thriving During Ramadan - Reflections on healing for Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African people
- Black Women for Wellness
- 7 Virtual Mental Health Resources Supporting Black People Right Now
- ‘Nap Bishop’ Tricia Hersey Is Spreading the Gospel of Rest
- The Nap Ministry - An organization focused on the liberating power of naps
- Wellness Guide - Being well in the midst of a pandemic
- Springer Nature - A collection of books, journal articles, and magazine content that amplifies Black voices and the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement
+ Resources for non-Black folx
RESOURCES FOR READING & EDUCATING YOURSELF
- Opportunities for white people in the fight for racial justice
- White allyship 101: Resources to get to work
- Save the Tears: White Woman's Guide
- White Guyde To The Galaxy
- Beware of Burnout: Sustainable strategies for activism
- Practicing Anti-Racisms 101: a text-message course that donates to BLM causes
- Advice to White allies: insights from faculty of Color - An academic journal article
- Non-Black People Need to Start having Conversations about the Anti-Blackness in our Communities - A guide to starting anti-racist conversations with friends and family
- From Words To Action: Showing Up for Black Trans Women - In response to our sister, Muhlaysia Booker
- Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies - Adapted from Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Social Justice
- Allies, Don’t Fail Us Again
- 97 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- Allyship (& Accomplice): The What, Why, and How
- “Allyship fatigue” is an insult to Black folks who never get to rest
- Jen Fry's Resource List - A wide variety of resources including workbooks and study guides, books for kids, Native American literature, and more
- Springer Nature - A collection of books, journal articles, and magazine content that amplifies Black voices and the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement
+ RESOURCES & WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
PROTESTS
PETITIONS
OTHER RESOURCES
- Register to vote & participate in elections
- Learn about defunding, reforms, & abolishing
- Report the spread of disinformation related to BLM
- Resources & tool-kits compiled by BLM
- Voice your opinions: contacts for local officials & political figures
+ PLACES TO DONATE
- Split donations between bail funds
- To Black victims' families
- To Black owned businesses
- Split donations to groups & organizations fighting for racial justice
- Practicing Anti-Racisms 101: a text-message course that donates to BLM causes
- Donate to BLM directly
- My Black Receipt - Quantifying the "Buy Black" movement
+ HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
- Wellness Guide - Being well in the midst of a pandemic
YOGA / MEDITATION
- Alo Moves Online Yoga Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsksmxdgJtJp18iMYQpJg0A/videos
- Yoga Classes with Courtney (Livestreams on Tuesdays, Thursdays) http://cdutra3.wixsite.com/courtneydutrayoga/blank-page-4
- Sarah Beth Yoga https://www.youtube.com/user/SarahBethShow/videos
- Yoga with Adriene https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFKE7WVJfvaHW5q283SxchA
- Great Meditation: 10-minute Guided Meditation https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4vyryy6O4GlIXcXTIuZQQ/featured