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Dominican Republic: The fight against racism must be respected and protected by the authorities
by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 26/3/25
“The authorities must act decisively in the face of the increasing threats against those defending the human rights of Haitian migrants, Dominicans of Haitian descent affected by statelessness and Afro-descendants. Failure to do so could result in physical violence and the permanent silencing of a part of Dominican civil society.”
France’s Anti-Racism Action Plan Ignores Institutional Racism
by AlmazTeffera 6/2/23 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
On January 30, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne launched the National Plan Combating Racism, Antisemitism and Discrimination Linked to Origin 2023-2026. While this new action plan on racism is welcome, it leaves huge gaps.
How social media is helping students of color speak out about racism on campus
Christian Pena 8/9/20 PBS NEWS
On social media, students are sharing their experiences at predominantly white institutions (PWIs), calling for the end of the implicit and explicit racial biases they face, and demanding accountability from administrators. To some, accountability means sparking discussions about race and the inequalities present in college. For others, it means that students who act in racist ways would face consequences such as suspension, having their Greek organization closed, or even expulsion from the institution.
To Address Systemic Racism, We Must Dismantle Housing Discrimination and Segregation
by Jennifer Bellamy 4/5/21 ACLU
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was a key part of Congress’ response to a report commissioned by President Johnson to investigate civil unrest in Black and Brown communities between 1965 and 1967. The Kerner Commission’s report warned Congress that “America is dividing into two societies, Black and White, separate and unequal.”
To End Systemic Racism, Ensure Systemic Equality
To begin to heal and move toward real racial justice, we must address not only the harms of the past four years, but also the harms tracing back to this country’s origins. Racism has played an active role in the creation of our systems of education, health care, ownership, and employment, and virtually every other facet of life since this nation’s founding.
What do we mean by racial justice?
by Matthew Hatcher 23/11/20 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
When it comes to human rights, racial justice work means going beyond preventing individual cases of racial discrimination and combating structural oppression. It involves working towards systemic change and solutions, by targeting the root causes of racial oppression as it intersects with patriarchy, colonialism and slavery as well as economic inequality.
Native American tribes land buybacks start a commercial approach to social justice
In part two of a two-part series, Special Correspondent Kira Kay reports on the Nez Perce tribe and its efforts to regain control of part of the 7.5 million acres of land granted to it by the U.S. government in the mid 19th century. Reclaiming that land, which was almost all taken after the tribe was violently driven away, has meant taking a more commercial approach to social justice.
Equitable Justice
About Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives The National Urban League knows that America has the potential to fulfill its promise of being the land of liberty and justice for all. However, significant work is still required to fully realize a truly equitable nation.
How Catholicism shaped Cesar Chavez’s social justice
by Mario T. Garcia 12/10/23 PBS
There is good reason for this. Chavez occupies a major place in U.S. history. As the leader of the farmworkers’ struggle for unionization and dignity beginning in the 1960s, Chavez accomplished what had never been done. He successfully organized farmworkers—mostly Mexicans and Filipinos—and achieved historic labor contracts with the big growers of California’s San Joaquin Valley. At the same time, Chavez inspired and encouraged the Chicano Movement’s civil rights struggles throughout the Southwest and Midwest.
A look at Pope Francis’ legacy and focus on social justice
by Stephanie Sy 21/4/25 PBS NEWS
Francis' 12-year papacy was a remarkable one, working in service to the church until the very day before he died. He sought to focus more explicitly on social justice, on climate change and addressing the most marginalized in society. But he was also criticized for actions that fell short of his public remarks, undercut commitments or went too far for some Catholics. Stephanie Sy reports.
Seeking environmental justice in California’s ‘diesel death zones’
https://www.ccaej.org/post/seeking-environmental-justice-in-california-s-diesel-death-zones
Before the trucks came, Mira Loma Village was a quiet, 100-home neighborhood of modest ranchers in the city of Jurupa Valley. It was seen as a respite for those seeking open land, big sky, and a break from the constant whir of Los Angeles, just a 50-minute drive west. Miles of equestrian trails thread the city, and in some neighborhoods built specifically for keeping horses, those trails even take the place of sidewalks. Starting in the 1990s, a 15-square-mile warehouse district was steadily built around the mostly low-income Hispanic community. Thousands of diesel delivery trucks followed. Now, enclosed by a tightening belt of traffic, Mira Loma residents live with ailments they’ve never had before, like chronic asthma, allergies, nosebleeds, and near-constant cold symptoms. Kids’ lungs aren’t developing like they should. Cancer is a constant worry.
Curtis Reliford Peace Activist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=34&v=hLMoIRIohgY&feature=emb_logo
Traveling activist and philanthropist Curtis Reliford came through Eugene, Oregon today. For 16 years Reliford has traveled the country, providing relief and aid to communities in need through his Follow Your Heart Action Network. He recently joined a Black Lives Matter march in Portland, and is impressed at the response George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers has received, in terms of inspiring justice reform. Currently he’s enroute to Hopi and Navajo Indian Reservations in Arizona/New Mexico to provide materials for protecting against and controlling the spread of COVID-19.
Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
Google Doc Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources
"This is a working document for scaffolding anti-racism resources. The goal is to facilitate growth for white folks to become allies, and eventually accomplices for anti-racist work. These resources have been ordered in an attempt to make them more accessible. We will continue to add resources."
Racism in Australia-William Hall
Racism in Australia-William Hall 10/28/2019
"They had NO language written down!" Reply: They didn't need writing, their knowledge was mnemonically recorded and indexed against the landscapes it referenced for sharing and passing down the generations via songs, dances, and ritual maps that were repeated at the song lines of the landscape were traversed in their travels. I do suggest that you read Lynne Kelly's works on the management of orally communicated traditional knowledge. In many of its aspects it is just as 'scientific' as our peer-reviewed academic literature is. To say what you did the way you said it reflects your ignorance of the Aboriginals, not the Aboriginals ignorance of the world."No buildings" Reply - not true, Aboriginals were quite capable to build shelters when and where they needed them. Given the harsh nature of the landscape they normally lived in, there were very few areas that could support a year-round population, so they moved to follow seasonal resources so there was no incentive to waste large amounts of time and effort building structures that would only occasionally be inhabited.
White Southerners Who Changed Their Views on Racism
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/oct/08/the-white-southerners-who-changed-their-views-on-racism The Guardian 10/08 2018
Paradoxically, Mississippi is probably the site of the most race dialogues in the country, at least per capita...Historian Susan Glisson, 50, was pivotal to Mississippi’s public reckoning when she helped create a forum at the University of Mississippi in 1997 during then president Bill Clinton’s national race initiative. That effort morphed into the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, which designed “Welcome Table” dialogues around Mississippi between people of different races and beliefs....“We don’t start talking about race,” says Glisson. “We start at the level of a human being to help people become self-reflective about who they are, their values. We build a bridge of trust.”
