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*If you would like to share resources that have been useful to you, particularly in Southern California, please email us at info@socalarttherapy.org
Advocacy
ACLU- American Civil Liberties Union
NAACP
https://www.naacp.org/
Black Lives Matter
PETITIONS
https://www.change.org/
Campaign Zero
https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision
California Art Therapy Advocacy Initiative
Hate is a Virus
Asian American Feminist Collective
https://www.asianamfeminism.org
Stop AAPI Hate
https://stopaapihate.org/actnow/
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
https://www.standagainsthatred.org
Legal
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
NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
Voting
Register to Vote in California
Let Me Vote: A Guide to Voting for People with Criminal Convictions
Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights' "And Still I Vote"
California State Assembly
https://www.assembly.ca.gov/
Donations
Color of Change
Mental Health
The Loveland Foundation
https://thelovelandfoundation.org
Black Art Therapist Network
https://www.blackarttherapistnetwork.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Art Therapy Today
Mental Health Advocates to Follow
Asian Mental Health Collective
Mental Health America
https://www.mhanational.org/issues/asian-americanpacific-islander-communities-and-mental-health
Asian American Psychological Association
Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers
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
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
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
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
Don’t Call the Police
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
New Era of Public Safety: An Advocacy Toolkit for Fair, Safe, and Effective 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