An important part of fair share and people care is doing the work to learn about the histories and struggles of those we’re working to be in solidarity with. Educating ourselves about what our privileges blind us from is a great way to come to the table ready to build bridges across differences and be able to better hear different lived experiences.
If you know of articles, documentaries, books or other educational materials written on any of the following issues that you would recommend, feel free to contact us with those suggestions.
Race, Colonialism and Neocolonialism
- “I, Racist”- an essay addressing issues arising when black people discuss racism with white people. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-metta/i-racist_b_7770652.html
- The Race and Class intersection. “How to Explain White Privilege to a Broke White Person” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-crosleycorcoran/explaining-white-privilege-to-a-broke-white-person_b_5269255.html
- “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” Classic must read for white people looking to understand whiteness. http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/lewisjulie/White%20Priviledge%20Unpacking%20the%20Invisible%20Knapsack.pdf
- “The Case for Reparations” – a long but very informative overview of black-white race relations in the united states that explores the depth of racial subjugation.http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/05/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
- Black and Latino Farmer Immersion Program: http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/welcome-to-black-and-latino-farmers-immersion
- Tangled Root and Bitter Fruit:What Ferguson can Teach the Food Movement. http://foodfirst.org/tangled-roots-and-bitter-fruit-what-ferguson-can-teach-the-food-movement/
- Q and A with Rue Mapp: Turning to Nature for Healing. An article about a program that uses connection to nature as a way to heal community trauma in the Black Community. http://baynature.org/2014/12/12/qa-rue-mapp-turning-nature-healing/
- The Black Permaculture Network http://blackpermaculturenetwork.org/
- “Reclaiming Abuelita Knowledge as a Brown EcoFeminista” on sustainability and cultural appropriation. http://www.autostraddle.com/reclaiming-abuelita-knowledge-as-a-brown-ecofeminista-213880/
- Indiginous Solidarity, Counter-culture, and Cultural Appropriation: http://unsettlingamerica.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/un-settling-settler-desires/
- “How the US Might Look if we Acknowledged Our Native American Roots.” A short piece on colonization and cultural appropriation. http://mic.com/articles/88017/how-the-u-s-might-look-if-we-recognized-our-native-american-roots
- “White Fragility” an academic look at the psychology of whiteness and stumbling blocks faced by white people when confronting internalized racism. https://www.academia.edu/7784054/White_Fragility
- “Responding to the Prison Industrial System with Permaculture and Resilience” http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-12-22/responding-to-the-prison-industrial-complex-with-permaculture-and-resilience
Class and Economic Structure
- Why growing your own food isn’t the magic bullet solution to poverty: http://poorasfolk.com/2013/07/20/why-grow-your-own-food-might-not-be-so-easy-for-poor-people-part-1/
- How suggestions for poor people experiencing food insecurity miss the point: http://www.xojane.com/issues/everything-you-think-you-know-about-poverty-is-wrong?utm_medium=facebook
- Vandana Shiva, “How economic growth has become Anti-Life” http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/01/how-economic-growth-has-become-anti-life
Gender and sexuality (feminism, trans issues, and queer issues)
- “A Pattern Language” for Gender issues in permaculture: http://permaculturenews.org/2014/02/18/pattern-language-women-permaculture
- Queerness, feminism and permaculture: http://www.permanentculturenow.com/permaculture-queerness-feminism/
- “Raise the Flag High: Queer Farming in Rural America” http://modernfarmer.com/2015/01/raise-flag-high-queer-farming-rural-america/
Ability
Allyship (general)
- Calling out and getting called out. http://organizingforpower.org//wp-content/uploads/2009/03/challengingmoments.pdf
- Questions to ask about power imbalances in our organizations and groups. http://www.toolsforchange.org/resources/org-handouts/to%20equalize%20power.pdf
- Identifying domination techniques: http://organizingforpower.org//wp-content/uploads/2009/03/forms-of-domination.pdf
