ANTI-RACISM &
INCLUSION
For many people. learning about anti-racism can be a difficult and personal process. It can often be difficult to know where to start.
While we are all in different places in our journeys to be anti-racist, a good place to start—or check in with yourself—is by reading, watching, and learning. There have been several resources produced in recent years on this topic. Here are some to get you started.
These resources are not exhaustive. If you have any suggestions of additional resources, please let us know at communications@chf.bc.ca.
Books
A list of recommended (anti-racism and related) books to read.
- BlackLife: Post-BLM and the Struggle for Freedom, Rinaldo Walcott and Idil Abdillahi
- How to Be an Anti-Racist, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
- Invisible Boy: A Memoir of Self-Discovery, Harrison Mooney
- Me and White Supremacy, Layla Saaed
- Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present, Robyn Maynard
- Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Dr. Joy DeGruy
- Race, Work and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience, Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, David A. Thomas
- The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
- The Person You Mean to Be, Dolly Chugh
- White Fragility, Robin D’Angelo
Plus
- 25 books about being Black in Canada, CBC
- Anti-racist books for kids and teens, Al Donato, The Huffington Post
- 10 Best Political Books of 2020 by Black Women, Ibram X. Kendi, The Atlantic
Articles and Essays
Resources to support you in your anti-racist work.
- The Anti-Racist Starter Pack, by Brea Baker
- Addressing anti-Black racism: Black and African diaspora community recommendations [PDF], City of Vancouver 🇨🇦
- The Black History of Community Land Trusts, Northwest CLT Corporation
- But where are you really from? CBC 🇨🇦
- Canada’s civic vocabulary is broken. How can we fix it? A user’s guide to inclusion, by John Ralston Saul, Adrienne Clarkson, Charles Foran, and Scott Young,
The Globe and Mail 🇨🇦 - Communities Of Colour Contribute Massively To The Co-Operative Movement. Why Aren’t They Recognized For It? by Neha Chollangi, Future of Good 🇨🇦
- Cultivating Growth and Solidarity – An Anti-Racism Zine for Asian Youth (and Adults too!) [PDF], Growth and Solidarity (UVic) 🇨🇦
- Decolonizing Antiracism, by Bonita Lawrence and Enakshi Dua, Social Justice
- Examining Whiteness, by Cyndi Suarez, The Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ)
- The hidden victims of gaslighting, by Ria Wolstenholme, BBC
- Hey, you got a little racism stuck in your teeth, Vu Le, Nonprofit AF
- The intersectionality wars, by Jane Coaston, Vox
- Is Capitalism Racist? by Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker
- The Mantra of White Supremacy, by Ibram X. Kendi, The Atlantic
- The National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism Final Report [PDF], UBC 🇨🇦
- ‘Not Racist’ Is Not Enough: Putting In The Work To Be Anti-Racist, by Eric Deggans, NPR
- 100 Ways White People Can Make Life Less Frustrating For People of Color, by Kesiena Boom, Vice
- Organizations Cannot Afford to Stay Silent on Racial Injustice by Enrica N. Ruggs and Derek R. Avery, MITSloan Management Review
- “Peace Is a Verb, Not A Noun”: Why Modernizing Global Cooperation and Aid Must Start With Reframing Language” by
- The Pervasive Reality of Anti-Black Racism in Canada, by Nan DasGupta, Vinay Shandal, Daniel Shadd, Andrew Segal, Boston Consulting Group in conjunction with CivicAction 🇨🇦
- Racial Equity in Co-ops: 6 Key Challenges and How to Meet Them by Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Non Profit Quarterly (NPQ)
- Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life, by Derald Wing Sue Ph.D., Psychology Today
- 7 Ways We Know Systemic Racism Is Real, Ben and Jerry’s
- Social Equity & Regional Growth Study [PDF], Metro Vancouver Regional District 🇨🇦
- Ten Tips for Putting Intersectionality into Practice, Opportunity Agenda
- To understand BC’s Black history, connect past and present, from UBC’s Beyond. 🇨🇦
- ‘The worshipping of whiteness’: why racist symbols persist in America, by Alexandra Villarreal, The Guardian
- What diversity means to Emma, a CHF Canada Diversity Scholarship recipient, by Emma Yeats, CHF Canada 🇨🇦
- What is Anti-Oppressive Practice? Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (Ontario) 🇨🇦
- What Is White Privilege, Really? by Cory Collins, Learning for Justice
- What’s Wrong with Cultural Appropriation? These 9 Answers Reveal Its Harm, by Maisha Z. Johnson, Everyday Feminism
- Why Do Nonprofits Struggle with Diversity? by Kishshana Palmer, Bloomerang
- Who Said it Was Simple by Audre Lorde (a good resource to assist you in interpreting Lorde’s poem can be found here.)
Plus
- Articles for boards and organizations via BCNPHA 🇨🇦
Videos and Films
These videos look at various aspects of racism and white privilege.
- Anti-Blackness, Imperfect Allyship & Being Antiracist Allen Alvarez, 2020
- The Banker Ladies Documentary, 2020
- Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice? (part one), Vernetta Walker and Robin Stacia, Non-Profit Quarterly
- Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice? (part two), Vernetta Walker and Robin Stacia, Non-Profit Quarterly
- But where are you really from? CBC, 2019
- Deconstructing White Privilege with Dr. Robin DiAngelo 2017
- From Structural Racism to Personal Practices: Embodying Anti-Oppression for Reconciliation, SFU Public Square, 2022 🇨🇦
- Geographies of Racial Capitalism with Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Antipode Foundation
- How Can We Win, David Jones Media
- Human Rights 101, BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner 🇨🇦
- Ise Lyfe, “My Best Friend,” Snap Judgment LIVE!
- Jason Reynolds: Honesty, Joy and Anti-Racism BookTube, 2020
- Jessica Gordon Nembhard: Cooperative Economics and Civil Rights,
The Laura Flanders Show, 2014 - Judas and the Black Messiah Interview Democracy Now, 2021
- Leading Change: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, BCNPHA, 2021 🇨🇦
- Model Minority Myth, Act2endracism Network
- Ninth Floor NFB, 2015 🇨🇦
- Perpetual Foreigner, Act2endracism Network
- Racial Equity in Co-ops: Where do we go from here? (event recording ), BC Co-operative Association, 2021
- Transformation On Our Own Terms Workshop Series, Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education
- Virtual town hall on anti-Black racism, City of Vancouver
- What Is Systemic Racism? – Housing Discrimination, Race Forward
- What is white privilege? with John Amaechi BBC, 2020
TED Talks
- Allegories on race and racism, Camara Jones, TEDxEmory, 2014
- Color Blind or Color Brave? Mellody Hobson, TED2014
- The difference between being “not racist” and antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi, TED 2020
- 50 years of racism — why silence isn’t the answer, James A. White Sr., TEDxColumbus
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race, Jay Smooth, TEDxHampshireCollege
- How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time, by Baratunde Thurston, TED 2019
- How to resolve racially stressful situations, Howard C. Stevenson, TEDMED 2017
- Let’s get to the root of racial injustice, Megan Ming Francis, TEDxRainier
- A storyteller’s approach to facilitating conversations on Racism, Lachelle King, TEDxOU, 2019
- 3 ways to speak English, Jamila Lyiscott, TEDSalon NY2014
Plus
- Anti-Racism Network Mini-Lessons, Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network 🇨🇦
Podcasts
Listen to these podcasts to deepen your knowledge of black history.
- Building inclusive co-op resources (Aasa Marshall, co-operatives first, 2022)
- Creating a Shift in Bias with Diversity Expert Delofante Atkins ( Authentic Living with Roxanne, 2019)
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement [Book Review] (Noir Histoir, 2020)
- Ida B. Wells-Barnett: No More Lynching (Humanity Archive S1:E1, 2020)
- Is This the Blueprint for Black Liberation? (Black History Year, 2020)
- The killing of Amadou Diallo (BBC Witness History, 2019)
- The Little Rock Nine (Black History Buff S2E2, 2020)
- Old School – Bed-Stuy (School Colors S1E1, 2020)
- Rioting in American History (Blackbelt S1 Bonus, 2020)
- The Spirit of the Million Man March (Historically Black – APM Reports, 2016)
- Understanding the Power of Inequality (Race Forward S2E9, 2020)
- What have we learned? (About Race #1704, 2017)
Other Resources
Other online resources about anti-racism and racial justice.
Courses
Learning about Co-ops iMOVe
The purpose of this self serve guidebook is to support anyone looking to create change to understand how the co-op model can help solve problems or challenges in community. It is also designed to be inclusive especially in relation to showcasing how marginalized and racialized communities have used the co-op model to create change in their communities.
Websites
- Cold Tea Collective
Stories for, by and about the next generation of the Asian diaspora. - Challenging Racist “British Columbia”: 150 Years and Counting
Documents how this recent cycle of anti-racist activism is part of a broader history of racialized communities challenging white supremacy since 1871 when BC joined Canada. - Right To Be (formerly Hollaback!)
A global, people-powered movement to end harassment in all its forms. - Hogan’s Alley Society
A non-profit organization committed to daylighting the presence of Black history in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia - Cultivating Growth and Solidarity UVic
A Mental Health Hub for Asian Communities in Canada - AntiHate.ca
Counters, monitors, and exposes hate movements, groups, and figures. Fully independent and nonpartisan. - #Elimin8Hate
Educating and empowering communities, government, media to eliminate hate/racism against Asian Canadians. - ACT 2 End Racism Asian Canadians Together
A national network of Asian Canadians brought together to raise awareness of racist and escalating attacks due to Covid19. - Canadian Race Relations FoundationCanada’s leading agency dedicated to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society.
- Healing in Colour
Supporting healing and liberation for BIPOC. We offer a directory of BIPOC therapists with anti-o values across what is currently known as Canada - project 1907
Aims to elevate Asian voices that are underrepresented & undervalued in political, social & cultural discourse. - “Talking about Race” – National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Faces of Racism Options Community Services Society
- Racial Equity Tools
Supports people working to achieve racial equity.
Legislation
Resource Guides
- Anti-Racist Resources Hogan’s Alley Society 🇨🇦
- Anti-Oppression: Anti-Racism, Simmons University Library
- AWAKE to WOKE to WORK: Building a Race Equity Culture, Equity in the Center, A Project of ProInspire
- Anti-Racism Toolkit Standford University
- Anti-Racism Resources Centre for Diversity and Innovation (Impact North Shore) 🇨🇦
- Black Co-op History Resource List, New Economy Coalition
- Learning Centre, BC Black History Race Awareness Society 🇨🇦
- Race Reporting Guide, Race Forward
- Racial Equity Tools
- Resources Toolkit Bakau Consulting 🇨🇦
- Responding to Hate Toolkit Toronto Metropolitan University 🇨🇦
- Resources in relation to Anti-Racism, Creative Equity Toolkit
Hate Crimes 🇨🇦
- Report Hate Crime Government of BC
- Racism Incident Reporting Centre project1907’s
- Hate Crimes in BC Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network
- Hate Speech Q&A BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
- Canadian Centre of Occupational Health and Safety
Other Resources
- CHF Canada Regional Diversity Grants 🇨🇦
- CHF Canada Diversity and Inclusion links 🇨🇦
- Anti-Racism Tools, Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network 🇨🇦
- A Day in a Life: How Racism Impacts Families of Color [Infographic] Living Cities
- Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in Schooling, Education, and Beyond Resource Guide The Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies, University of Toronto 🇨🇦
- A framework for action in response to moments of crisis and outrage by OF/BY/FOR ALL (Culture Hive UK)
- Human Rights in British Columbia (PDF) Government of BC 🇨🇦
- IDEAL Engage Anti-Racism Toolkit handout (pdf)
- Implicit Bias Module Series The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Ohio State University
- Raising Race Conscious Children
- The National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism University of British Columbia 🇨🇦
- “Toward a Racially Just Workplace” – Harvard Business Review
- Checking in with Our Humanity, a resource on embedding racial equity in your day-to-day work compiled by Living Cities
- Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education 🇨🇦, a co-operative development and education hub that shares knowledge and resources about co-operatives and the solidarity economy from a Black, Indigenous and Person of Colour (BIPOC) perspective.
- Lightworks Worker Co-op 🇨🇦 works with organizations to create an environment where differences are valued through a culture of care.