Many thanks to our generous donors and to the Peace Development Fund, our fiscal sponsor You can now donate to Racial Justice Rising online – just click the Donate button in the upper right of this page. All donations are tax-deductible. Join us at our free monthly programs in Greenfield All programs are at the First Congregational Church of Greenfield, 43 Silver Street, Greenfield MA 01301, almost always on the first Saturday morning of the month. (A big thank you to the First Congregational Church for your support!) Free snacks and childcare. For more info: email@massslaveryapology.org or www.massslaveryapology.org Couldn’t make it to our November program, 1676 & Beyond? Watch it now on Youtube! and here’s an article that was in the Greenfield Recorder. Upcoming programs: Saturday, December 5: To be announced. (The program originally scheduled for this date will be rescheduled.) Saturday, January 9: Our Stories of White Privilege, Then & Now – 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, February 6: A program on Decolonization with Strong Oak Saturday, March 5: A program on disparities in health care with Steve Martin Check out Mass Slavery Apology’s YouTube channel! Videos of our programs, and more. Currently available: – 1676 & Beyond: Tribes, Race, & Untold Histories, with David Tall Pine White & David Brule – One People, One Earth! with Brother NorthStar – Black Lives/Black History with Gloria De,Layne Matlock and Adam Matlock
Articles, websites, and other resources Black Lives – Black Kids Will Save America, by Ijeoma Oluo at The Establishment – I don’t trust white people, even the liberals, & science backs me up. Makini King talks about aversive racism at Those People – “Circle Unbroken,” Documentary About Gullah History & Culture, from Shadow & Act – Students Share What It’s Like To Be Black At Mizzou, by Taryn Finley & Mariah Stuart at Huffington Post Youth – Do Black Children’s Lives Matter if Nobody Writes About Them? by Daniel Jose Older at the Guardian – The Real Battle on Racism on College Campuses by Brian Cheung at Huffington Post Criminal Justice & Injustice – Kentucky Judge Dismisses All-White Jury, Citing Unfair Trial, by Joshua Brown at Photography Is Not A Crime Decolonization – Healing From Whiteness: An Exploration Into the Indigenous European Soul, by Tad Hargrave at Healing From Whiteness – Hawaii One Step Closer To Declaring Sovereignty, from Countercurrent News Geography – Racist Slurs Are Woven Deep Into the American Landscape, by Jennings Brown & Tal Resnick at Vocativ Indigenous/Native/First Peoples – Adidas Offers To Help High Schools Phase Out Native American Mascots, by Laura Wagner at NPR – Illegal Immigration? Ask Native Americans About That, from AJ+ Films Latino Lives – No Mas Bebes, a documentary about Latinas who were sterilized without knowing it, by Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez at wearemitu Racism & Antiracism – Healing Racism Institute of the Pioneer Valley, (western MA) antiracism training and more – A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates and Bryan Stevenson, an hour on race and society on Charlie Rose Thanksgiving – Some true history about Thanksgiving, from Indigenous America Unite – National Day of Mourning with the United American Indians of New England – Teaching Thanksgiving In A Socially Responsible Way, from Dr. Amanda Morris at Teaching Tolerance White Privilege/White Antiracism – How to tell the difference between solidarity and “ally theater,” by Mia McKenzie at BGD – White People Whitesplan Whitesplaining, a video by Francesca “Chescaleigh” Ramsey – Are All Jews White? The Woody Allen Story by Diane Tobin at Huffington Post
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Welcome new readers The members of Racial Justice Rising are ordinary people who are troubled by the persistent racism that plagues this country. Believing that the damage caused by racism must be repaired before our society can be whole, we work for just and respectful treatment for all. We share a vision of a multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and multi-faith community. Our mission is to work for racial justice and system change by:
While much of our work is focused in our local area, Franklin County, MA, we reach out to and are connected with the broader movements in our region and the nation. Thank you, readers who send us information for these newsletters! We welcome links to articles, videos, event listings, and other resources. Shen – We welcome your feedback! – Please share with others who might be interested.
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