Hi all,
Following up on our last email, we have included gasp's list of resources.
Best, The CRAM Team
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FROM: Erika Gentile erika.gentile@mail.mcgill.ca SENT: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 1:11 PM TO: Grad grad@psych.mcgill.ca; Postdoc postdoc@psych.mcgill.ca SUBJECT: Resources amid recent events
Hi all,
On behalf of GASP, I wanted to shed some more light on everything that has been going on over the past week. The tragic sequence of events that have recently unfolded represents a larger, more systemic problem with a long history and can feel discouraging, heartbreaking, and frustrating, among other things. It is sad to say that in 2020 the color line still divides us, but it is never too late to change that.
So how can we do that? How can we use our voice to fight inequality? In agreement with many, _knowledge is power _and therefore, it all starts by educating ourselves on current affairs.
With all the information available on the web and social media, it can be overwhelming to navigate. With the generous help of the other GASP exec members, we compiled a list of important resources to share with you all that may help you better understand what is going on and what you can do to help others as well as yourselves (see below).
Again, these are just a few resources that many have been educating themselves with and we know there are so many more. If you have anything you would like for us to share, you can always email me (erika.gentile@mail.mcgill.ca) and I will gladly send it around as we strongly believe that it is important that we show our solidarity during this and use this platform to help create positive change.
Stay safe and well,
Erika
(o.b.o. of GASP)
RESOURCES
PETITIONS AND DONATIONS
* _@bailproject_ [1]_,_ a national jail fund that fights racial and economic inequalities in the jail system * _@blackvisionscollective_ [2]_,_ a social justice organization and legal fund based in Minneapolis–St. Paul * North Star Health Collective provides health care and other resources to activists and organizers on the ground: _https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org__%E2%81%A3_ [3] * _@NAACP_ [4] Legal Defense Fund, the country’s first human and civil rights law firm * @ [5]_aclu_nationwide_ [5] provides a broad range of legal services for civil rights issues * _@Colorofchange_ [6]_,_ the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. * _Campaign Zero_, an organization outlining guides and resources about civil and human rights legislation: _http://joincampaignzero.org/_ [7] * Petitions (might ask your name, email, ZIP, phone or a comment):
* https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2005_email_blm_defund
* http://lil.ms/4rdr/6qncrl [8] * http://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/#petition [9]
* http://www.runwithmaud.com/#petition [10] * http://www.standwithbre.com/#petition [11]
* http://bit.ly//FundCommunity
* More resources can be found here (includes sample email and template on contacting authorities): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xa9Av-NfuFsWBHlsMvPiqJHdNedZgnCRW56qAS-7... [12]
TWITTER THREADS
* Social psych articles about understanding racism: https://twitter.com/JinXunGoh/status/1267596925395755009 [13] * On protesting safely: https://twitter.com/dglaucomflecken/status/1266895164481482752?s=21&fbcl... [14]
RESOURCES TO READ
* White Fragility – Robin DiAngelo * Me and White Supremacy – Layla F. Saad * Women, Race, & Class – Angela Y. Davis * So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo * The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander * How to be an antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi * I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness. Austin Channing Brown * The Great Unlearn – Rachel Cargle * Healing in the Face of Cultural Trauma (self-care tool kit): https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2016/07/07-20-16-... [15]
FILMS TO WATCH
* When They See Us * 13th * I Am Not Your Negro * To Kill a Mockingbird * Cry Freedom * Mississippi Burning * Invictus * Selma * Dear White People
PODCASTS
* Code Switch – NPR * 1619 – The New York Times * Pod Save the People – Crooked Media
Links: ------ [1] https://www.instagram.com/bailproject/ [2] https://www.instagram.com/blackvisionscollective/ [3] about:blank [4] https://www.instagram.com/NAACP/ [5] https://www.instagram.com/aclu_nationwide/ [6] https://www.instagram.com/Colorofchange/ [7] http://joincampaignzero.org/ [8] http://lil.ms/4rdr/6qncrl [9] http://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/#petition [10] http://www.runwithmaud.com/#petition [11] http://www.standwithbre.com/#petition [12] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xa9Av-NfuFsWBHlsMvPiqJHdNedZgnCRW56qAS-7... [13] https://twitter.com/JinXunGoh/status/1267596925395755009 [14] https://twitter.com/dglaucomflecken/status/1266895164481482752?s=21&fbcl... [15] https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/newshour/app/uploads/2016/07/07-20-16-...