reading
Breaking bad philanthropic habits
This blog series by Justice Funders examines problematic aspects of philanthropy and discusses practices to better serve movements we support: http://justicefunders.org/category/breaking-bad-philanthropic-habits/
Talking about white supremacy
This article by Ryan Honeyman identifies some steps for white people to disrupt white supremacy.
Moving beyond territorial acknowledgement
Territorial acknowledgments have become fairly common in urban, progressive spaces in Canada. This article is about fully recognizing Indigenous homelands and is from the blog âpihtawikosisân.com – Law, language, life: A Plains Cree speaking Metis woman in Montreal.
https://apihtawikosisan.com/2016/09/beyond-territorial-acknowledgments/
From a “Green Farce” to a Green Future
In this report, Jorge Madrid of the Center for American Progress refutes false claims about the detrimental role of immigrants on the environment.
Race-Evasiveness Among Camp Workers
This is a brief paper by independent scholar Cole Perry which examines how summer camp workers discuss racism and racial justice.
The paper can be viewed here: http://www.academia.edu/31306865/Race-Evasiveness_Among_Camp_Workers
The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway
https://www.amazon.com/Mishomis-Book-Voice-Ojibway/dp/0816673829
Nature Behind Barbed Wire
This book documents the history of Japanese Americans’ relationship with the environment before, during, and after incarceration in the internment camps.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/nature-behind-barbed-wire-9780190842062?cc=us&lang=en&
American Indian History Timeline
This document, presented by the Indian Land Tenure Foundation, outlines a historical timeline of events, laws, legislation and policies affecting American Indians.
Black Walden: Slavery and Its Aftermath in Concord, Massachusetts
“Elise Lemire brings to life the former slaves of Walden Woods and the men and women who held them in bondage during the eighteenth century…Today Walden Woods is preserved as a place for visitors to commune with nature. Lemire, who grew up two miles from Walden Pond, reminds us that this was a black space before it was an internationally known green space. Black Walden preserves the legacy of the people who strove against all odds to overcome slavery and segregation.”
The book can be purchased here.
The 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz
This article describes the Native occupation of Alcatraz in 1969, a place that was once a military base and now managed by the National Park System.
Why POC need their own spaces
This article articulates why single identity spaces, specifically for people of color, are not only useful, but sorely needed.
“Seizing opportunities to diversify conservation”
An article in the journal, Conservation Letters, outlines the issues and possible solutions to diversifying the conservation movement.
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