As we process these horrific acts of racism, systemic inequality, and the hopelessness of the current political climate, we reflect on the part Green Bee Botanicals can play. Allyship and anti-racism is active, daily work — racism and white supremacy is everyone’s problem, and we acknowledge our role. So we want to start by sharing three powerful quotes that have given us perspective:
- “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” – Angela Davis
- “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” – Martin Luther King
- “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” – Desmond Tutu
We’ve seen so many resources thrown around on the internet it can feel overwhelming. So we’ve compiled a few good ones here, organized under loose categories.
First, If You Do Just One Thing
This is our singular call to action for ourselves and for you:
Share, follow, and/or become a patron of Rachel Cargle’s The Great Unlearn at:
https://www.patreon.com/thegreatunlearn/posts
Rachel is a brilliant activist and academic who has created a self-guided monthly syllabus for you and me to unlearn the racism woven into our society and be a better ally. Please share this widely.
Educate Yourself & Your Friends
A Guide to White Privilege (infographic)
A Timeline of Events that Led Up to the 2020 ‘Fed-Up’-rising
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
What’s My Complicity? Talking White Fragility with Robin DiAngelo
Closing the Wealth Gap: Financial Literacy in the Black Community
Support Black-owned Businesses
Beauty
200 Black-Owned Indie Beauty Businesses to Buy From Right Now
Cannabis
Black Female Owned Dispensaries and Delivery Services in the Bay Area
7 Black-Owned Cannabis Brands to Support This 4/20
6 Black-Owned Dispensaries in California
10 Black-Owned Cannabis Brands You Can Support
12 Black-owned cannabis companies to gift
BIPOC and Minority-owned Cannabis Brands to Support
Go Green But Buy Black: 10 Black-Owned Cannabis Companies
Protest, Donate & Amplify
By donating to organizations such as @blackvisionscollective, @reclaimtheblock, @NAACP and @lastprisonerproject.
By assisting protesters through organizations such as the National Bail Fund Network and @bailproject.
By uplifting equity organizations in the cannabis industry such as @equityorg, @thesocialimpactcenter, and @cannaclusive.
By educating ourselves via organizations and resources such as @innocenceproject, @npap_nlg, @campaignzero, and @aclu_nationwide.
Participate in Criminal Justice Reform
Report: The War on Marijuana in Black and White
Life for Weed: The Injustice of Cannabis Convictions (video)
Marijuana Record Expungement Movement Growing Rapidly, Report Shows
Continue to Educate Yourself
Here are a few dozen more great Anti-racism Resources, including videos, podcasts, TV shows, films, books, organizations and more compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein in May 2020.
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