We as adults have to work harder to fix this world that we, for too long, have left broken for our kids. We as a company and we as a community have a lot to learn, and we will be working closely with our team members to listen, learn, and act to ensure no voice is ever silent.
This is an open letter shared with our employees. We stand with Black Lives Matter.
Below are the current resources that we are exploring at the moment. This is an ongoing conversation and we are listening and learning. We invite you to share any additional resources that you have found inspiring.
President Barack Obama shares “some basic lessons to draw from past efforts that are worth remembering” in order to bring about effective, lasting change. How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change.
FILMS
BOOKS
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CONVERSATIONS & TOOLS
- Racial Equity Tools: All the tools, research, tips, and curricula for people who want to educate themselves and to help those working toward racial justice—in systems, organizations, communities, and our culture at large.
- The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture launched an online portal called Talking About Race that’s designed to help steer conversations about racism, racial identity, and the way these forces shape every aspect of society.
- Conversation Roadblocks and how to surmount them, Catalyst
- Race and Ethnicity conversation guide, Living Room Conversations
- Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters, Daring discussions toolkit
CURRICULUM
FAMILY RESOURCES
ORGANIZATIONS
- EmbraceRace.org – Support a movement of racial justice advocates for all children.
- The American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity (AAAED) is a professional organization supporting affirmative action, equal opportunity, diversity and other human resources programs.
- Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation – For over 30 years, GLAAD has been at the forefront of cultural change, accelerating acceptance for the LGBTQ community.
- It Gets Better Project – The It Gets Better Project’s mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world that it gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to make it better for them.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Position Statement on Racism
- American Occupational Association Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- AOTA Statement on Justice and Systemic Racism
- American Physical Therapy Association President’s Message on Racism and Systemic Inequality
- Black Lives Matter so CalABA is Taking Action
