What we can do as allies.
The world is out protesting for #blacklivesmatter, and I hope you are too. This is a time for me to use my platform to amplify other voices, so this week I’m directing you (“you” being my fellow white friends, current and future #blacklivesmatter allies!) to other important things to read, watch and do. I’ve mostly focused this list on local #yeg Edmonton resources (if you don’t live in Edmonton, I suggest you do some research to find similar resources for your own city, and then share them where you can).
READ & WATCH:
Edmonton Anti-Black Racism Tool Kit (written by Bashir Mohamed).
Watch this video of Edmonton’s Be the Change Digital Rally from this past Tuesday.
Read through some of the great resources at White Allyship 101: Resources to Get to Work (if you’re feeling overwhelmed, I suggest starting with Peggy McIntosh’s article White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Backpack)
ACTIONS:
Sign this petition to Invest in Community; Divest from Policing
Donate to Black Lives Matter Edmonton and Black Women United YEG
Subscribe to Black Lives Matter Edmonton newsletter
Follow @blackowned.yeg on Instagram and support these businesses!
Support, hire & share the work of black Edmonton activists, speakers and artists! For example: 2017-2019 Poet Laureate Ahmed Knowmadic, comedian Sterling Scott, actor Jesse Lipscombe, artist and urban beekeeper Amelia Altmiks, artists featured in 5 Artists 1 Love such as Jay Dontae, sculptor Raneece Buddan, InnerVerse Connect (owned by yoga teacher and dancer Charlene Smith), and so many more.
Listen.
