Allyship Check-In No 22

I started this “series” of blog posts in 2020 to share more resources to help with each of our own anti-racist journeys. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the fact that many of the resources I’m linking down below come from the hard work of those on the Anti-Racist Daily team (the ARD) , to which I subscribe for daily email updates. Many of the readings, actions and donation links come from what I learn from their articles. As such, I have become a monthly Patreon donor, because you need to pay BIPOC people for the work they do in helping dismantle racism, not just take what you can for free. I hope you consider subscribing and supporting them, too, especially if you are a white reader.

Like I mentioned before, while a lot of these resources are tied and focused to the Black Lives Matter movement, I have started to incorporate other resources about more global events, as well.

Please keep the comments kind and constructive–though, please never hesitate to call me out if I’ve misstepped, if you are comfortable doing that emotional labor you shouldn’t have to do in the first place. I appreciate your assistance in helping me learn and continue to grow into the actual ally I want to be.

Last caveat: I listed a bunch of resources, because I hope you will click on the links and listen to the BIPOC voices who are speaking up, instead of hearing my take. I’m using this as a space to amplify their voices–not add my own commentary to the mix.

• Prison Injustice
  • Omicron Has Arrived. Many Prisons and Jails Are Not Ready by Beth Schwartzapfel and Keri Blakinger for The Marshall Project
• Capitalism
  • Capitalism Sucks, But Don’t Be Shamed For Your Hustle by Ijeoma Oluo in her newsletter, Beyond the Book
  • Millennials Didn’t Kill the Economy. The Economy Killed Millennials by Derek Thompson for The Atlantic
  • What Is Necropolitics? The Political Calculation of Life and Death by Namrata Verghese for Teen Vogue
• White Supremacy
  • One year after the insurrection, racial justice advocates warn that white supremacy remains entrenched in the US by Alexandra Martinez for Prism
• COVID-19
  • CDC’s decision to slash quarantine time in half concerns already overwhelmed health care professionals by Alexandra Martinez for Prism
  • Students Walk Out Over Covid in New York, Michigan, Oakland, Boston by Lexi McMenamin for Teen Vogue
• Education
  • Teachers and students fight for remote learning and better safety precautions at school by Alexandra Martinez for Prism
• Women’s Rights
  • Lawmakers in both parties to launch new push on Violence Against Women Act by Aris Folley for The Hill
• Fatphobia
  • Free Your Mind by Ijeoma Oluo in her newsletter, Beyond the Book
• Politics
  • Politics is a huge stressor for some young people. That’s a big problem. by Rebecca Ruiz for Mashable

• Watch this press conference of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with his discussion on voting rights and the filibuster dangerously poignant to today’s politics
• Learn more about me too’s mission in this quick introduction video.
• Listen to this interview with “organizers Kelly Hayes and Bree Newsome Bass discuss long COVID, voting rights and getting organized” on Truthout.
• Watch Dove’s “As Early as Five” short video to promote the end of race-based hair discrimination

• Clean water against contamination
• Vaccine access for all
• Appointing a Black woman to the Supreme Court

• Subscribe to Ijeoma Oluo’s newsletter, Behind the Book
• Support the ACLU’s Systemic Equality Plan
• Take the pledge to March On for Voting Rights
• Explore M4BL’s “Visions for Black Lives” Policy Platform and see what you can do to support making this vision a reality
• Students from HBCUs! You can sign up for metoo X HBCU’s “Essentials for Survivor Justice” series for free.
• Learn from and share me too’s Toolkit for Survivors during COVID-19.
• Sign up for the ARD’s 28 Days of Black History series!
• Look up your state and see what you can do to help support the rights of transgender athletes in schools.
• Take action to support the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021

• Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) is “dedicated to fighting for social, economic, and environmental justice in Hawaiʻi”
• Abortion Within Reach, which shares funds to various organizations and efforts to protect the right to access safe abortions
• The ARD: the Anti-Racist Daily newsletter that has taught me so much and I hope you consider supporting their work, too!
• LMJ Scholarship is “is a diversity pipeline program that seeks to nurture the academic and professional careers of outstanding law students”