Resources for Justice and Peace
Structural and systemic racism, white supremacy: these are heavy, thick, ubiquitous, like the tule fog we have out here in California. Driving through tule fog is hard and demands persistent attention to keep moving forward. But sitting still on the roadway still is no option either.
If we are on a journey through that fog, we have help. Scholars, teachers, and activists working in together through networks such as #BlackLivesMatter and #educolor, have been working to create resources and update reading lists for educators to use both in their teaching, and perhaps more significantly, in our own journey toward anti-racism. Given that the majority of public school educators are white women, many of these resources are tailored toward that audience: a generous gift. We don’t need to wait for a workshop or call on our colleagues of color to facilitate our journey. We can just get started…
Here is a small selection of resources, many of which are themselves collections that are frequently updated and expanded. There’s always something new, and if you have recommended additions, please share them
For our teaching:
Teaching for Black Lives: A recent book from Rethinking Schools with perspectives, background information, curricular ideas and lesson plans.
- Black Lives Matter at School: A range of resources, including collections of Lesson Plans.
- DC Area Educators for Social Justice Resources: Teaching resources by grade level
- Marginal Syllabus: Marginal Syllabus, in partnership with NWP and NCTE, makes available articles about teaching and learning relevant to anti-racism, cultural responsive teaching, and social justice available for online reading, annotation, and discussion as well as organizing recordings of visits with the authors.
- Stamped: Racism, Anti-racism, and You: The book, for you and your students, with an excellent Educators Guide.
For our personal learning:
- Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracist Reading List: in the NYT.
- This List is Anti-Racist by Brain Lair books: Available on Bookshop, the online bookstore for independent bookstores
- Resources collected by Educolor: a list of books, movies, articles, and websites.
- Seeing White: a podcast. There are other podcasts as well listed on the Anti-racism Resources list.
- Your Kids Aren’t Too Young To Talk About Race: From the blog Pretty Good with a focus on young children, development stages, and parents.
- Anti-racism Resources: Google doc with links to resources, videos, podcasts, and also organizations.
- Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Racism: From Fractured Atlas, an organization for activist artists.
- 75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice: Blog post on Medium with a diverse mix of educational, political, and personal actions.
