Resources to Fight Racism

(Last updated: Jan 15, 6:47 p.m.)

Hello,

As we continue the fight, with the help of the Instagram community, I've gathered some helpful materials to help you with the following:

1. Educate

2. Understand

3. Act

Now, for the educational portion, I've divided the resources into the following categories:

1. Black-owned businesses (Toronto & GTA) #buyblack

2. 15percentpledge's Holiday Black-owned Businesses Gift-Guide (mostly US)

3. Support Black-owned Businesses, 181 Places to Start Online (mostly US) 2. Black-owned restaurants, marchés, & épiceries (Montreal)

3. Black-owned restaurants, supermarkets, epiceries (Ottawa & Gatineau)

4. BIPOC in food: Chefs, Cooks + Their Businesses

5. Black-owned businesses in Decor, Interior, Cleaning Supplies, Textiles, Ceramics, Furniture & Upholstery

6. See the work of Black photographers

7. Resources for Photographers and Beyond on Anti-Racism

8. Listen to Black musicians

9. Listen to Black podcast

10. Read & watch Black books, movies, & documentaries

11. Black-led LGBTQ+ organizations

12. Virtual Protesting

13. A Google Drive with content on Black History Month Library

14. Anti-racism content for the visually impaired

15. Anti-racism content for white people

16. How to Take Action as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

17. Letters for Black Lives (a guide on how to talk to your family, friends, colleagues; +19 translation available) (Canada)

18. Black Activists to Follow (Instagram)

19. Transgender Law Centre

20. How to convert Sephora’s Beauty Insider points to donation

21. Understanding Racial Microagressions and Their Effects

22. Understanding why Racism is a Public Health Crisis ( COVID-19 Toronto Specifics)

23. How to be a Conscious Cannabis Consumer

24. What to do When You're Exposed to Tear Gas

25. How to support black-owned businesses in the design industry

26. The 1992 Yonge St. Uprising (Toronto)

27. Books about race for kids

28. 67 Black Owned Wineries (Including Toronto)

29. How to Protest Safely: COVID, Facial Recognition, Phone Tracking, Social Media & More

30. Black-owned restaurants, businesses, & entrepreneurs (Vancouver)

31. Indigenous-owned & Black-owned bookstores (Canada + US)

32. Black artists (emphasis on MUAs, MUEs, digital artists)

33. Helpful search terms for your google search bar (very helpful to get started)

34. Racism in the Influencer Marketing Industry

35. Network of Free Creative Services for BIPOC and BLM Efforts.

36. How to respond to common racist statements

37. Cineplex's (made free) Movies that tell Black stories - Understanding Black Stories

38. Diversity problem in the design industry.

39. Work with Black architects

40. A guide to supporting grieving Black communities

41. How to protest safely during COVID-19

42. Things happening in the world that the media doesn't cover.

43. What is environmental racism?

44. Black tattoo artists in Canada

45. Black tattoo artists in Montreal

46. How to respond to racial gaslighting

47. Canadian Black & Indigenous Resources & Organizations

48. Toronto-based LGBT+ Resources for Black Folx

49. Photography & it's racial bias

50. Anti-Blackness & Colorism

51. Black people in the Entertainment Industry (Director, Screenwriters, Producers, Casting Directors, MUAs, etc.)

52. Understanding Redlining

53. "Black" and "African-American", A Guide on What To Say

For the understanding portion, I'm going to leave that up to y'all.

For the action portion, here's a list of all the social organization and funds you can contact or donate:

1. Social Justice Organizations:

- Black Lives Matter Toronto

- Not Another Black Life (Toronto)

- Stolen From Africa (Canada)

- Black Health Alliance

- Freedom School Toronto

- Harriet Tubman Community Organization (Toronto)

- Montreal-based Racial Justice Organizations (Montreal)

2. Community Organizations for Black Mental Health & Well-being

- The Most Nurtured (Canada)

- The Well Collective (Toronto)

- Hope & Hustle Heights (Toronto)

- Black Mental Health Visibility (Toronto)

- Black Women in Motion (Toronto)

- Unchained Athletics (Canada)

- Lifted by Purpose (Toronto)

- Black-owned Sexual Wellness Business to Support

- Support/Apply for a customized gender essentials package by Trans* Toolkit Collective

3. Community Organizations for Racialized Individuals in the Justice System

- The Forgiveness Project

- New Leaf Yoga Foundation (Canadian)

- Think 2wice (Toronto)

- Zero Gun Violence Movement (Toronto)

- Community for Zero Violence

4. Donate:

- Do Not Donate to Shaun King (here's why)

- Donate to Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund

- Donate to FoodShare Toronto

- Donate to COVID-Black Emergency Support Fund (Toronto)

- Donate to Black Lives Matter (Toronto)

- Donate to Black Business and Professional Association (Toronto)

- Donate to Across Boundaries (Toronto)

- Donate with No Money

- Donate by Streaming Playlist

- International Donation Places

- Donate to the Victims

- Donate to the Protestors

- Donate to Black-owned Businesses

- Donate to other Important Places

- Donate to Mutual Aids Funds

- Donate to Mutual Aid for Black Sex Workers and Sex Workers of Colour (with matching)

5. U.S. friends, please don't forget to VOTE.

6. Here are some helpful templates to take actions:

- Template For Holding Your Employer Accountable For Racial Justice

- Letters for Black Lives - Template to Inform Your Family in Vietnamese

- Letters for Black Lives - Template to Inform Your Family in Chinese

- Hire Black Photographers - a Database of 300+ Black photographers

7. Petition / Pledges:

- Black Lives Matter Petitions

- 15PercentPledge - Calling Major Retailers to Pledge 15% of Shelf Space to Black-owned Businesses

- Justice for Breonna Taylor

- Threads of petitions (related to BLM) that still need signatures!

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I will be updating this list regularly. A big thank-you to all the original content creators and curators for all of the information above. Please note that I DID NOT create any of the content I shared with you above. This is a directory.

Title artwork by me.

#blacklivesmatter #antiracism #buyblack #supportblack