PoD Racial Justice Resource List

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Written By Allan Chochinov

Below is a shortlist of select content including links to design initiatives, mutual aid funds, volunteer opportunities, educational media, and more. As we continue to update this page, we hope that it may help support our community’s ongoing practice of unlearning racism and engagement in social justice. Please reach out to productsofdesign@sva.edu if you see a way that we can improve this resource.

Design Initiatives

Printed Matter Open Call “for free pdfs of anti-racist posters, pamphlets, signs, flyers, organizing material, handouts and zines  that provide information about the ongoing fight for racial equality and the movement to protect black lives. Have you designed printed material that you would like circulated freely to those committed to anti-racist organizing?” Submit your pdfs here.

Creative Reaction Lab’s Redesigners in Action webinar series “presents a series of topics around equity, inclusion, and justice in design.”

Where are the Black Designers “is an initiative which aims to give a platform to creatives of color. By connecting designers, educators, and creative leaders we hope to start a dialogue about change in and out of the design industry.” Watch recorded talks from last year’s virtual conference here.

SELECTED Mutual Aid & COMMUNITY SUPPORT 

Emergency Release Fund - The Emergency Release Fund is a bail fund working to ensure that no trans person at risk in New York City jails remains in detention before trial. If ​cash bail is set for a trans person in New York City and no bars to release are in place, ​bail will be paid by the Emergency Release Fund.

The Laundromat Project - based in Harlem, The Laundromat Project advances and supports multiracial, multigenerational, and multidisciplinary artists and neighbors committed to societal change by supporting their artmaking, community building, and leadership development.

Talking to Others About Anti-Racism

How to Talk to Your Parents About Racism (including translations to multiple languages)
SURJ Toolkit: Calling People in Around "Violence"
A Prison Abolition FAQ via MPD150

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