privilege

Solutions Privilege: How privilege shapes the expectations of solutions, and why it’s bad for our work addressing systemic injustice

This article examines the phenomenon of “solutions privilege,” which Le defines as “the privilege of expecting easy and instant solutions that would align with one’s worldview and not challenge one’s privilege.” For more read here.

New equity v. equality v. justice image and definitions

Here is a PDF of an equity v. equality v. justice image series for you to use. Check out our blog for more information on why we created yet another image series.

Charting responses to white supremacy

This chart, created by Tobin Miller Shearer, provides a context for how to respond to questions often asked by white liberal communities regarding system-wide white supremacy: http://tobinmillershearer.blogspot.com/2017/11/charting-responses-to-white-supremacy.html

Addressing anti-blackness in communities of color

Vu Le, of Nonprofit AF, addresses the reality of anti-Blackness in non-Black communities of color and why dismantling it is necessary for true racial justice: https://nonprofitaf.com/2019/03/%EF%BB%BFpeople-of-color-we-need-to-address-our-own-anti-blackness-and-how-we-may-be-perpetuating-injustice/?fbclid=IwAR0UUawsE07SXcIBR3x8CdP9ebde111UE38grLxffYyuMaEKaaLJi1KqAMY

Talking about white supremacy

This article by Ryan Honeyman identifies some steps for white people to disrupt white supremacy.

White Fragility 101. Podcast with WFLT.

In this With Friends Like These podcast, host Ana Marie Cox interviews Robin DiAngelo about the concept of white fragility, how it shows up in our everyday lives, and how to work through it all.

What’s behind white fragility? A podcast with CYG.

In this podcast, Rachel Cargle and Robin DiAngelo discuss the impact of and social impetus behind white fragility.

Trapdoors Activity

In an activity offered by Training for Change, participants are guided through an activity that opens up a discussion about institutional barriers and how individual may interact with those barriers. Click here for facilitation notes.

Interactive maps of indigenous dispossession of land

There are two great resources that are constantly updated and both worth keeping up with.

1. This interactive map built by Claudio Saunt shows the dispossession of indigenous land from the late 1700’s to the late 1800’s. If you click on different parts of the map, a pop up will give you information and links to relevant treaties, laws, and executive orders that legalized the dispossession. Explore more here.

2. Another interactive map that shows relevant treaties, languages spoken, and territories. Explore more of this map here.

The Green Movement Is Talking About Racism? It’s About Time

Brentin Mock connects the dots between the history of environmentalism and its legacy of racism by discussing some lesser known history. Read here.

Toolkit on Implementing the President’s Memo on Diversity & Inclusion in Public Lands & Waters

We built this toolkit to help you implement the Presidential Memorandum issued on January 12th, 2017. The memo is available online here. The toolkit is attached.

Environmental Justice and Environmentalism: The Social Justice Challenge to the Environmental Movement

This collection of essays explores the complex relationship between environmentalism and environmental justice. The contributors approach how the goals of both environmentalism and environmental justice can be achieved. Among the fields represented are anthropology, environmental studies, natural resource sciences, philosophy, public policy, rhetoric, and sociology. Read here.