Resources
We believe that learning is essential to transformation.
So we have pulled together a working archive of some of our favorite readings, activities, media and tips & tools. As we learn about and gather more resources, we will upload them here. You can filter by subject and then resource type below (activities, media, readings, tips & tools).
Privilege 101: A quick and dirty guide
This article from Everyday Feminism outlines the basics of privilege and how it manifests. Read online here.
DownloadVerde Paper: Latino Perspectives on Conservation Leadership
After 18 months of research, La Tierra Madre reports out on some common themes in the Latino conservation community and provides insights on successful Latino engagement in conservation, either within Latino communities or between mainstream conservation efforts and Latino communities. Access here.
Transgender Legal Rights Toolkit on Campus
Developed by Lambda Legal and Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals, this is a toolkit for anyone to understand trans* rights on college campuses. It also provides a list of best practices for all college campuses.
Landscapes of Exclusion
This interview with scholar Carolyn Finney explains her research interests, African American experiences in the outdoors. Finney began to ask questions about land ownership and race in the US, which ultimately led her to research about the various ways that African Americans have been excluded from the mainstream environmental conversation, despite a rich history of deep connection with the environment. Read here.
A Path to Environmentalism
Black Girl Dangerous contributor, Jasmine Kumalah, succinctly and precisely discusses her own path to environmentalism, which includes understanding the complexity of human relationships to the environment and social hierarchies. Read here.
CivilSchools anti-bullying resources
CivilSchools is another organization we are really excited about; they offer comprehensive bullying prevention curriculum through the lens of anti-oppression work. You can get a free toolkit from them here and purchase the rest of the curriculum, if you’re so inclined. Access here.
Dude Grades: A Look at Sexism in Climbing Grades
A look at how men have dominated the rating system in climbing and how the impacts women or more accurately, people who do not have a “typical” male body (if there even is such a thing). Read here.
White Fragility
Robin DiAngelo discusses the concept white fragility, which refers to, “a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves.” DiAngelo’s work is often cited when explaining white reactions to issues surrounding race.
DownloadConcise history of black-white relations in the US
A short cartoon strip that describes the relationship between black-white relations in the US and how oppression is normalized. View here.
Download‘We need co-conspirators, not allies’: how white Americans can fight racism
In the wake of racial violence in 2015, activists call for white co-conspirators, not allies. Allyship implies a mutually beneficial benefit and support one another; however, one protestor argues that the black community is not obligated to support the white community. Instead, they urge both black and white communities to work towards a common goal: racial justice. Read here.