Antiracist Starter Checklist

be an antiracist

• (editors note: this is a starting point and by no means an exhaustive list. If you check off all items, continue to seek knowledge and action against racist policies and encourage others to join you. Compiled by Nicole àBeckett, SameSide. For any additions or comments email info@onsameside.com)

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• ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM EXISTS IN AMERICA

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• Say out loud: "Black Lives Matter"

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• EDUCATE MYSELF ON THE HISTORY OF RACISM IN AMERICA

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• I read "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram Kendi

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• I read "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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• I watched 13th by Ava DuVernay (FREE)

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• SIGN UP FOR A POC-LED ORGANIZATION’S NEWSLETTER AND UPDATES

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• Color of Change

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• Movement for Black Lives

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• NAACP

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• Black Women for Wellness

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• Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

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• Reclaim Our Vote

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• SUPPORT CANDIDATES OF COLOR

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• I educated myself on the candidates of color in my area

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• I donated to a candidate of color

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• I volunteered for a candidate of color's campaign

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• UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF MY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

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• I watched the "Meet Your DA" video by ACLU

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• I know the questions I should ask about my DA (by #VoteQuadrant)

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• I familiarized myself with my District Attorney and where they stand on issues important to BIPOC communities.

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• USE MY ECONOMIC POWER

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• I shop at Black-owned businesses

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• UNDERSTAND HOW COVID-19 IS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING PEOPLE OF COLOR

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• I read "What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State?"

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• I read "The Future of Work Isn’t What People Think It Is"

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• I advocated for the Essential Workers Bill of Rights by sending an email to my congressperson

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• I signed the petition to demand insurance companies prioritize the health of Black people

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• I told my state officials that immigrants are essential and should be included in pandemic relief (CA only)

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• LEARN ABOUT INTERSECTIONALITY

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• I read "What is Intersectionality and What Does It Have To Do With Me?"

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• UNDERSTAND REPARATIONS

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• I read "What is Owed: It's Time for Reparations"

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• I advocated for H.R. 40 to start the work of reparations in America

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• FIGHT VOTER SUPPRESSION

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• I read about the history of voter suppression

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• I signed up to volunteer with Reclaim Our Vote to help fight voter suppression

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• USE MY INFLUENCE IN MY NETWORK TO BRING OTHERS INTO WORK OF ANTIRACISM

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• I hosted a virtual gathering to start a conversation around antiracism work

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