EcoFarm is committed to engaging in the work to dismantle racism and we invite you to join us. Let's continually seek to educate ourselves and our communities and take action. Here is our statement of solidarity for Black Lives Matter and the beginning of a growing list of resources:
Source: https://guidetoallyship.com/
Toolkits & resources from collaborators in food system work:
Agricultural Justice Project Farmer Toolkit
Identifying and Countering White Supremacy Culture in Food Systems
Anti-Racism Resource List - Extensive directory of materials
National Young Farmers Coalition toolkit
A Troublemakers’ Guide: Principles for Racial Justice Activists In the Face of State Repression
Advancing Racial Justice in Organizations
AWAKE to WOKE to WORK: Building a Race Equity Culture
Equity and Access in Agriculture: Report of California’s Farmer Equity Act
Equitable Performance Metrics Any Organization Can Measure Now
Soul Fire Farm Action Steps & Policy Platform for Food Sovereignty
REFRAMING FOOD HUBS Food Hubs, Racial Equity, and Self-Determination in the Sout
Black-led farming orgs to support:
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives
National Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association
Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust
Southeastern African American Farmers' Organic Network
National Black Food & justice Alliance
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
How to Financially Support Black Farmers
Training opportunities:
http://www.soulfirefarm.org/food-sovereignty-education/undoing-racism-fa...
http://www.pisab.org/programs/
Rachel Ricketts Spiritual Activism Webinars
Assessments
Videos/Talks
Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses 'White Fragility'
Podcasts
Books
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
White Spaces Missing Faces: Why Women of Color Don't Trust White Women
Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression
Dispossession: Discrimination against African American Farmers in the Age of Civil Rights
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land
Articles
Op-ed: How Urban Agriculture Can Fight Racism in the Food System | Civil Eats
Want to See Food and Land Justice for Black Americans? Support These Groups. | Civil Eats
General Resources
Anti-racism resources for white people
Anti-racism Book Reading list by Ibram Xendi
Mental Health Resources for the Black Community
If you have a resource you would like to recommend to share here, please email deborah@eco-farm.org.
Thank you!
EcoFarm is taking numerous steps to be a better ally.