Resources

Resources for Co-Liberation

Empathy is a key communication and conflict resolution skill. Brené Brown's 3 minute video is one of our favorite resources to understand difference between empathy and sympathy.

Black Lives Matter

Amplify RJ's Restorative Justice reading list on abolition, anti-racism, and decolonization
BlackFeminisms Reading Resources by and about Black women - by Dr. Melissa C. Brown
BlackPast - References on African American history and the history of 1+ billion people of African ancestry around the world.
13th - Film by Ava DuVernay – free on YouTube courtesy of Netflix
EJI: Equal Justice Initiative - racial justice museum and memorial

Ally is a verb

Resources for white allyship - Dismantle Collective
Teaching & Learning tools - Teaching Tolerance
Racial Literacy - works by Dr. Stevenson, Brandeis University
Racialized Trauma - Resmaa Menakem
A Different Asian-American Timeline - ChangeLab
The Ten Stages of Genocide - Genocide Watch
Inclusive Language Guide (2023) - Oxfam

Indigeneity and Decolonization

Learn what and whose Native Land you are occupying HERE.
Read 'Leading with Tradition: Native American Community in the Portland Metropolitan Area' HERE.
Learn more about the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde HERE.
Learn more about the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs HERE.
Donate to the MRG Chúush Fund: Water for Warm Springs HERE.
Donate to the Warm Springs Community Action Team HERE.

Recommended Reading List on land return, decolonization, solidarity, and more - Sogorea Te' Land Trust
The Stories We Tell: Land Acknowledgement & Indigenous Sovereignty - Center for Story-Based Strategy
How to Talk about Native Nations - Native Governance Center
Native American Experience Reading List - First Nations Development
Tribal Treaty Areas - The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
Land Back Manifesto - LandBack
Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit - Resource Generation
Indigenous Resistance Homework (pdf) - Catalyst Project

Toolkits & Guides

Palestine Action Toolkit - Palestinian Feminist Collective
Oppressive Language List (what to not say and what to say!): from the Prevention, Advocacy and Resource Center at Brandeis University
Disability Language Guide - written by Labib Rahman and Reviewed by the Stanford Disability Initiative Board
LGBTQ Justice - Multnomah County Resource List

News Sources

Small Victories
Women's Media Center
YES! Magazine
Reasons to Be Cheerful
Terrain.org