Stand together for the eradication of all racism on the individual, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic levels. Let us amplify narratives of solidarity, heal and connect.

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Advocacy

ACLU- American Civil Liberties Union

https://www.aclu.org/

NAACP

https://www.naacp.org/

Black Lives Matter

www.blacklivesmatter.com

PETITIONS

https://www.change.org/

Campaign Zero

https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision

California Art Therapy Advocacy Initiative

Arttherapyca.org

Hate is a Virus

https://hateisavirus.org

Asian American Feminist Collective

https://www.asianamfeminism.org

Stop AAPI Hate 

https://stopaapihate.org/actnow/

Asian Americans Advancing Justice

https://www.standagainsthatred.org

Legal

Chosen Family Law Center

https://chosenfamilylawcenter.org

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) - The Voice of the Asian Pacific American Legal Community- https://www.napaba.org/page/HateCrimeResources

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund 

https://www.aaldef.org

NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund

www.naacpldf.org

Voting

Register to Vote in California

Let Me Vote: A Guide to Voting for People with Criminal Convictions

When We All Vote

Black Voters Matter

Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights' "And Still I Vote"

California State Assembly

https://www.assembly.ca.gov/

Donations

Color of Change

https://colorofchange.org

Mental Health

BIPOC Mental Health Month (July)  

https://www.mhanational.org/BIPOC-mental-health-month

https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Bebe-Moore-Campbell-National-Minority-Mental-Health-Awareness-Month

The Trevor Project

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/

The Loveland Foundation 

https://thelovelandfoundation.org

Black Art Therapist Network

https://www.blackarttherapistnetwork.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Art Therapy Today

Mental Health Resources

Mental Health Advocates to Follow

Asian Mental Health Collective

https://www.asianmhc.org

Mental Health America

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/asian-americanpacific-islander-communities-and-mental-health

Asian American Psychological Association

https://aapaonline.org

Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers

https://www.apctc.org

National Alliance on Mental Illness

https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Identity-and-Cultural-Dimensions/Asian-American-and-Pacific-Islander

Each Mind Matters

https://www.eachmindmatters.org/mental-health/diverse-communities/api/

Education

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month, Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/

Juneteenth Is Now A National Holiday. How Did It Come to Pass?

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/juneteenth-is-now-a-national-holiday-how-did-it-come-to-pass

7 Gender Justice Activists to Know this Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2020/05/15/7-gender-justice-activists-to-know-this-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/

PBS’ Asian Americans

https://www.pbs.org/weta/asian-americans/watch/

#AsianAMCOVID Stories

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuH1M1754dgDjrdZJytzLw-GAJL2HYC0c

Self Evident: Asian American Stories

https://selfevidentshow.com 

The Cross-Cultural Solidarity History Project

https://crossculturalsolidarity.com/black-asian-solidarity/

What is a hate crime? US Department of Justice

https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/learn-about-hate-crimes

Being Anti-racist

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist

AATA Post: 

Breaking the Chains of Racial Trauma Blog Series

Talking About Race- National Museum of African American History and Culture

https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist?fbclid=IwAR12ipBkVIeph4jf5Ec4UlGcDUIOeOaSj9fjVfgnTA-Zcf6AufJ_zG94-xU

Resources

For Justice, In Solidarity: A Response From Two Emerging Art Therapists to the Rise of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Violence, By Elisha-Rio P. Apilado, BFA, RBT and Zachary D. Van Den Berg, BFA AATA Blog March 22, 2021

HTTPS://ARTTHERAPY.ORG/BLOG-FOR-JUSTICE-IN-SOLIDARITY-A-RESPONSE-TO-THE-RISE-OF-AANHPI-VIOLENCE/

Anguish and Action

https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/

Anti-Asian Violence Resources

https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/?fbclid=IwAR23rQgPUI0f11Mml5W-tQyYdOp11iT5FH8kEOq8sGzMvEWyfHzIDUETkuQ

Don’t Call the Police

https://dontcallthepolice.com

How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism- Teaching Tolerance

https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/how-to-respond-to-coronavirus-racism

How to Talk to Children About Racism PDF

Anti-Racism Resources (composed by Black Lives Matter) -articles, books, podcasts, videos, films, social media to follow

bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

New Era of Public Safety: An Advocacy Toolkit for Fair, Safe, and Effective Policing

https://civilrights.org/edfund/resource/new-era-of-public-safety-a-guide-to-fair-safe-and-effective-community-policing/

10 Steps To Non-optical Allyship

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3WUychA7b/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Welcoming Schools- Human Rights Campaign

Antiracism Resources for Parents and Kids

Art

My Emotions Were Raw: The People Creating Art to Remember George Floyd.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/george-floyd-mural-social-justice-art/index.html

Building a Movement Through Art- Rolling Stone Magazine