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Resources for Anti-Racism By NOLS
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he national movement protesting systemic racism and police brutality has demonstrated the urgency to address deeply rooted problems that activists have been calling out for decades; to engage with difficult history and an uncertain future; and to act with compassion, empathy, and willingness to change. Naming these needs is far from doing the difficult work to address them. We at NOLS know that it’s difficult, because we recognize that when it comes to dismantling systemic racism, we’re beginners. Whatever skill areas we might have developed in 55 years as a school, in this area we’re at the start of a steep learning curve. As educators, it’s our responsibility to make sure we create learning environments in which students and staff feel safe and have equal access to learning. Doing this demands that we engage in dialogue around dismantling systemic racism, examine our practices, and own up to what We’re at the start of a steep learning curve. Hannah Price we don’t know. Even though it makes us uncomfortable. Even though we’re going • The Trouble with Wilderness; or, • The Psychological Experiences of to stumble—and stumble again. But as any Getting Back to the Wrong Nature Students of Color (Academic paper) good teacher will tell you, discomfort is (Essay) • What We Mean When We Say ‘Race critical to growth. It’s how we learn. And • Why Diversity Matters: The Importis a Social Construct’ (Article) it’s what leads to change. ance of Racial and Ethnic Equality • Racial Microaggressions (Chart) If you’re someone who, like us, is lookin Conservation (Academic article) ing to the leadership of those who have White Privilege and White Culture • Wilderness, Race, and African invested years in anti-racism advocacy, • From White Racist to White AntiAmericans: An Environmental especially in the outdoors, following is a Racist: The Lifelong Journey (Essay) History from Slavery to Jim Crow selection of resources that can provide a • Seeing White (Radio show) (Academic paper) starting point. • What White Children Need to Know We know it’s only a start. We know we History & Culture About Race (Academic article) have a lot to learn and do. And we hope you’ll • 13th (Documentary) • What ‘White Privilege’ Really Means keep learning with us, too. • 1619 (Podcast) (Op-ed) • The New Jim Crow (Book) Resources For Anti-Racism • What Riding My Bike Has Taught • Thick: And Other Essays (Book) Environmental History and Activism Me About White Privilege (Personal • I Said I Wasn’t Outdoorsy...But I Lied Teaching Tools narrative) (Personal narrative) • Black-Owned Independent Book• White Culture (Chart) stores by State • The State of Diversity in EnvironPeruse the NOLS Blog for stories about mentalism (Report on diversity in the • Microaggressions (Presentation) skills, first aid, leadership, risk management, environmental movement) and much more.
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