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Anti-racist allies
Employee Assistance Program, Washington State
Fellow BRGs
​Health equity
Legislation tracked by BUILD
​Material collections
Racial and social justice
Racial healing
Restorative justice
​Understanding privilege
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Fellow BRGs

Disability Inclusion Network (DIN)

• accessibility-checklist
• accessibility-checklist-powerpoint
• accessibility-101-word-exercise
• accessibility-101-powerpoint-exercise​

 

State Employee Resources

• Executive Order 21-01
• Directive 16-11
• BRG Participation Policy
• BRG Participation Policy Frequently Asked Questions
• Safe Places WA
• Human Rights Commission
• Employee Assistance Program
• Collection of DEI resources. ​

Health Equity

Websites

• ​​89 Racial Equity Resources for Healthcare, Education, and Communities (Fast Online Masters)

 

Kwanzaa

• Official Kwanzaa Website
  
• What to know about Kwanzaa
• Kwanzaa celebrates African-American heritage. Here’s how it came to be—and what it means today. (nationalgeographic.com)
  
• The 7 principles of Kwanzaa—and why they matter (nationalgeographic.com)
  

Racial and Social Justice

• These Books Can Help You Explain Racism and Protest to Your Kids
• This List of Books, Films and Podcasts about Racism Is a Start, Not a Panacea
• Talking About Race - National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Your kids aren’t too young to talk about race: Resource roundup
• Racial Inequity Persists in America

Books

• Silent Racism: How Well-Meaning White People Perpetuate the Racial Divide Barbara Trepagnier
• White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
• White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

Videos

• Racism Has a Cost for Everyone
• How to Deconstruct Racism
• Accessible Video Calls

Websites

• The Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley: The Roots of Structural Racism Project

 

Racial Healing

Publications

• Resources for Black Healing
• Why People of Color Need Spaces without White People

Articles

• Forbes - What Black Americans Want Their White Friends to Know Right Now
• Bazaar - Why You Need to Stop Saying "All Lives Matter"
• Stop Killing Black People: A Community Conversation

Websites

• Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances are They’re Not
• Racial Trauma, Resilience, and Ally Resources
• Black Lives Matter Meditations by Dr. Candice Nicole (NEW)
• Working at the intersection: What Black women are up against
• The State of Black Women in Corporate America, a Leanin.org report
• Therapy For Black Kids

Videos

• Killer Mike Makes Emotional Speech about Protests
• Jane Elliott -Rock Newman-the Truth about Racism
• Dr. DiAngelo Discusses White Fragility
• How to Pursue Racial Equity within Your Workplace
• Systemic Racism Explained

 

Restorative Justice

Articles

• How schools are using restorative justice to remedy racial disparities in discipline

​Websites

• King County Restorative Justice Initiatives

Videos

• Why Do We Need Restorative Justice?
• Public Safety in Public Hands

 

Understanding Privilege

​Publications

• Understanding Race and Privilege – National Association of School Psychologists

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Websites

• From White Racist to White Anti-Racist
• Racism and Privilege Explained

​Anti-Racist Allies

Publications

• Becoming an Anti-Racist White Ally
• An Antiracist Reading List

Articles

• Colorado Sun - Training White people in Colorado to be “anti-racist” (not just “not racist”) is one step in the fight to correct historic wrongs
• BuzzFeed - An Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism
• The Number One Reason White Men Give For Not Getting Involved With Diversity and Inclusion

Websites

• 4 Steps That I and Other White People Can Take to Fight Racism
• 10 Suggestions for Combating Racism
• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
• Antiracist Allyship Starter Pack
• Brown Burnout: Why People of Color Are Burning Out on Corporate America
• First, Listen. Then, Learn: Antiracist Resources for White People
• John Oliver discusses the importance of Black hair, the ways it can be a target of discrimination, and some ideas to address that

Videos

• 13th
• Addressing Diversity, Equity and Engagement in Organizational Structures (Slide Deck)
• BuzzFeed - An Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism

Newsletter

• build_summer_newsletter_2023.pdf
• Adam Grant, PhD - June 2020 Newsletter
• ​BUILD - Summer Newsletter 2023​​​

Event Material Collections

Membership Mingle: Microaggressions, presented by Ayanna Colman - 11/12/2020

Native land database
The Racial Slur Database
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WA STATE DEI COUNCIL MATERIALS FROM WHITE ACCOUNTABILITY LISTENING SESSIONS - 07/01/20

dei_integrated_leadership_competencies_accessible_1-2020.pdf
dei-foundational-definitions-final-draft-w_citations_accessible_11-5-19.pdf
dei_competencies_wrkgrp_all_employees_final_draft_accessible_11-18-19.pdf
common-racist-attitudes-and-behaviors-of-many-whites.pdf
white_privilege_dr_peggy_mcintosh.pdf
unpacking_the_invisible_knapsack.pdf
intentions.pdf
engagement_guidelines.pdf
we_can’t_be_silent_basic.pptx

WA STATE DEI COUNCIL MATERIALS FROM WHITE ACCOUNTABILITY LISTENING SESSIONS - 07/07/20

​engagement_guidelines.pdf
dei-foundational-definitions-final-draft-w_citations_accessible_11-5-19.pdf
dei_integrated_leadership_competencies_accessible_1-2020.pdf
dei_competencies_wrkgrp_all_employees_final_draft_accessible_11-18-19.pdf
common_unproductive_reactions.pdf
common_fears.pdf
address_it.pdf
we_can’t_be_silent_mid_level.pdf
unpacking_the_invisible_knapsack.pdf
microaggressions.pdf
intentions.pdf

WA STATE DEI COUNCIL MATERIALS FROM WHITE ACCOUNTABILITY LISTENING SESSIONS - 07/14/20

​unpacking_the_invisible_knapsack.pdf
intentions.pdf
how_to_be_an_ally.pdf
engagement_guidelines.pdf
white_supremacy_culture.pdf
dei_competencies_wrkgrp_all_employees_final_draft_accessible_11-18-19.pdf
competencies-for-white-allies-and-change-agents.wascourse.pdf
common-racist-attitudes-and-behaviors-of-many-whites.pdf
checklist_for_change_agents.pdf
checklist_for_allies_and_accomplices.pdf
next_steps.pdf
we_can’t_be_silent_higher_level.pdf
dei-foundational-definitions-final-draft-w_citations_accessible_11-5-19.pdf
dei_integrated_leadership_competencies_accessible_1-2020.pdf

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