Anti-Racism, Equity, and Accessibility Resources

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Our Commitment to Anti-Racism, Equity, and Accessibility

We are here to listen and learn.

At Creative Collective we have a commitment to amplifying the voices of marginalized and oppressed communities. As a white-led organization, it is our responsibility as allies to serve the communities around us by offering our platforms as a space to boost important ideas, events, and information.

Here are a list of resources for those who would like to learn more about Anti-Racism, Equity, and Accessibility.*

We are working from a place of a growth and welcome all feedback, so if there is anything you feel is missing or if you are an organization dedicated to these causes and would like to be included, please reach out to us.

* This page is geared towards allies. All social links are Instagram.

A Note on Intersectionality

“We do not live single issue lives.”

— AUDRE LORDE (SHE/HER/HERS)

Intersectionality refers to the overlap between a person’s experiences, acknowledging that people are no one thing, but a combination of their identity alongside social and economic aspects. Some of these aspects include race, ability, gender, privilege, socioeconomic status, and education – but there are many more.

We would be remiss in making a list of Anti-Racism, Equity, and Accessibility resources without mentioning the broad intersections between these communities, because every individual has their own unique experiences. Follow the key to access resources that touch upon multiple aspects.

Intersectionality Key

• ♿ Accessibility/Disability Justice
• ✊🏿 Anti-Racism –Black-Centered
• ✊🏽 Anti-Racism – POC/Latinx Centered
• 🌸 Anti-Racism – Asian Centered
• ⚖ Equity Focused
• 🌈 Queer/LGBTQ+ Inclusive
• 🌳 Land Reparations/Indigenous Solidarity
• ✡️ Jewish Resources

Editor’s Note: We are working from a place of a growth and welcome all feedback on this section or any others.

Anti-Racism Resources

“The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it — and then dismantle it. ”

— IBRAM X. KENDI (HE/HIM/HIS)

Support and Follow:

• Amplify Latinx ✊🏽⚖
• Black Lives Matter Boston ♿✊🏿✊🏽🌳⚖
• Black and Pink MA ✊🏿✊🏽⚖♿🌈
• Centerboard ✊🏿✊🏽♿⚖
• Dunamis Boston ♿🌈⚖✊🏿✊🏽
• North Shore CDC ✊🏿✊🏽⚖
• North Shore Juneteenth Association ✊🏿✊🏽⚖
• Prevent the Cycle ✊🏿✊🏽⚖
• Raw Art Works ✊🏿✊🏽⚖
• Elevated Thought ✊🏿✊🏽⚖
• Boston University Center for Antiracist Research ✊🏿✊🏽⚖
• The Loveland Foundation ✊🏿✊🏽♿⚖
• SURJ Boston ✊🏿✊🏽⚖
• Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts (SEACMA) 🌸⚖
• Quincy Asian Resources 🌸⚖
• Asian American Resource Workshop 🌸⚖
• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American Commission 🌸⚖

Learn More:

• #NotJustOneDay – Anti-Racism Educators, Activists, and Organizations To Follow And Support All Year – Creative North Shore
• Black Owned Non Profit and Business Resources – North Shore Juneteenth Association
• Black History Month Library – MedSci
• Dear White Women – Rachel Cargle
• 7 Anti-Racist Books Recommended by Educators and Activists – NY Magazine
• Beyond the Hashtag: How to Take Anti-Racist Action in Your Life – Teen Vogue
• For Our White Friends Desiring To Be Allies – Sojourners
• The Anti-Racist Starter Pack: 40 TV Series, Documentaries, Movies, TED Talks, and Books to Add to Your List – Parade
• Why You Need to Stop Saying “All Lives Matter” – Bazaar

Equity and Inclusivity Resources

“When we identify where our privilege intersects with somebody else’s oppression, we’ll find our opportunities to make real change.”

— IJEOMA OLUO (SHE/HER/HERS)

LGBTQ+ RESOURCES

Support and Follow:

• Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network 🌈⚖✊🏿✊🏽♿🌳
• For the Gworls – Black Owned – 🌈⚖✊🏿♿
• Keshet – Jewish Owned – 🌈⚖✡️
• North Shore Pride 🌈⚖♿
• The Okra Project – Black Owned 🌈⚖✊🏿♿
• PFLAG 🌈⚖
• Queer Lynn Scene 🌈⚖✊🏿✊🏽
• The Rainbow Times 🌈⚖
• The Trevor Project 🌈⚖✊🏿✊🏽♿

Learn More:

• North Shore Pride’s Resource Page
• Better Allies Email List
• Pronouns, Orientations, and Identities: Knowing what to say, what not to say, and how to correct yourself in real time – Creative North Shore
• Support Pride by Supporting Small Business: Queer/LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses North of Boston – Creative North Shore
• How to be a Good LGTBQ+ Ally: An Introduction – North Shore Pride
• 24 LGBTQ Books to Help You Better Understand the Queer Community – Woman’s Day
• 50+ Resources For LGBTQIA Allies – Buffer
• Mapping Your Sexuality Zine – Rewriting the Rules
• Guide to Being a Straight Ally – Straight for Equality

LAND REPARATIONS AND INDIGENOUS SOLIDARITY RESOURCES

Support and Follow:

• Native American Disability Law Center 🌳⚖♿
• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 🌳⚖
• Native Land – @nativelandnet 🌳⚖
• Land in Common 🌳⚖
• Muskrat Magazine – @muskratmagazine 🌳⚖
• American Indian College Fund – @instacollegefund 🌳⚖
• Association on American Indian Affairs 🌳⚖

Learn More:

• A Map of Native Land – NativeLand.CA
• 6 Actions Toward Allyship with Local Native Americans – Green Foothills
• 10 Ways To Be A Genuine Ally To Indigenous Communities – Amnesty International
• 100 Ways to Support—Not Appropriate From—Native People – Vice
• White Allies, Let’s Be Honest About Decolonization – Yes Magazine
• Land Reparations & Indigenous Solidarity Toolkit – Resource Generation
• Indigenous Principles Of Just Transition – Indigenous Environmental Network
• 108 Indigenous writers to read – CBC
• Indigenous Ally Toolkit – Montreal Indigenous Community Network

JEWISH RESOURCES

Support and Follow:

• Keshet 🌈⚖✡️
• Jewish Family and Children’s Service ♿✡️⚖
• Gateways: Access to Jewish Special Education ♿✡️⚖
• Combined Jewish Philanthropies ✡️
• JOIN for Justice ✡️
• Jewish Boston ✡️

Learn More:

• Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• What is Antisemitism? – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Accessibility and Disability Justice Resources

““Nothing about us, without us.””

— ANONYMOUSImage Courtesy of Northeast Arc

Support and Follow

• Autistic Self-Advocacy Network ♿⚖
• Boston Center for Independent Living ♿⚖
• Carroll Center for the Blind ♿
• Center for Public Representation ♿⚖
• CommunicationFIRST ♿⚖
• Disability Justice Culture Club ♿⚖✊🏿✊🏽🌈🌳
• Disability Resource Center ♿⚖
• Easterseals ♿⚖✊🏿✊🏽
• Foundation for Divergent Minds ♿⚖✊🏿✊🏽🌈
• Health Justice Commons ♿⚖✊🏿✊🏽🌈
• Lydia X. Z Brown ♿⚖✊🏿✊🏽🌈
• Northeast Arc ♿⚖
• Sins Invalid ♿⚖✊🏿✊🏽🌈🌳

Learn More:

• Accessibility Isn’t A Fad—it’s The New Standard – The Carroll Center for the Blind
• The Chaos Within – Empathy in Accessibility with Caitlin Gebhard
• North Shore Pride Community Forum: Disability Awareness
• Rest for Resistance
• 8 Ways To Be An Ally To The Disability Community – Buzzfeed
• Introducing The Radical Disability Allyship Issue – The Invisible Disability Project

We are working from a place of a growth and welcome all feedback, so if there is anything you feel is missing or if you are an organization dedicated to these causes and would like to be included, please email our editor at joeyphoenix@creativecollectivema.com