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Resources — where should I start?

• What does solidarity mean to you? – Colour Code (video)
• Names That Are Unfamiliar to You Aren’t “Hard,” They’re “Unpracticed” – N’Jameh Camara (article)
• I do not belong in the inbetween – Sam Pilkington (article)
• Confronting racism is not about the needs and feelings of white people – Ijeoma Oluo (article)

Further reading

These resources have been chosen to help further your understanding of race, racism and solidarity. We’ve divided them into different sections, or chapters, to help focus your learning. We suggest choosing a different focus area each week, then discussing in small groups with your friends, housemates, family or colleagues — and we welcome you to share your insights and conversations points with us via the Facebook page.

First Nations 

• Advice for pro-Indigenous white activists in Australia – Gary Foley and Robbie Thorpe (video clips)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Timeline of Resistance – Karrina Nolan, Original Power (PDF download)
• Nayuka Gorrie on why she wants a treaty – Nayuka Gorrie (video)

Understanding White Supremacy 

• Reverse racism – Aamer Rahman, Fear of a Brown Planet (video)
• Explainer: what is systemic racism and institutional racism? – Mary Frances O’Dowd (article)
• What We Mean When We Talk About ‘Ending White Supremacy’ – Nayuka Gorrie (article)

Families

• The moment of relief I felt was followed by guilt and yes, pity – Alice Pung (article)
  
• Raising my African-Australian son in the face of racism – Teah Mogae (video and article)
• The “Good Refugee”: why are only some asylum seekers worth fighting for? – Tim Lo Surdo (article)

The nonprofit sector and workplace more broadly

• White Supremacy Culture – Tema Okun (PDF download)
• White people assume niceness is the answer to racial inequality. It’s not – Robin DiAngelo (article)
• Understanding your privilege and the intersectionality of racism, sexism, homophobia and ableism – Intertwine (charter)
• Resignation as diversity work – Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran (article)

Intersectionality 

• What is Intersectionality? – Kimberlé Crenshaw (video)
• Explainer: what does ‘intersectionality’ mean? – Carolyn D’Cruz

Women and feminism

• White women were colonisers too. To move forward, we have to stop letting them off the hook – Ruby Hamad (article)
• Reclaiming Azza: a history of female resistance in Sudan – Iman Abbaro (article)
• When white women practice the politics of polite, the violence of nice – Real Talk: WOC & Allies (article)

Media and popular culture

• Summer Heights High was a turning point for me and I won’t be fooled again – Yen-Rong Wong (video and article)
• Comment: Does Australia have a right to boast about multiculturalism – Sushi Das (article)
• ScoMo: Diversity is ‘garam masala’ (and why this was a terrible comment) – SBS The Feed (video)
• Why I have mixed feelings about being nominated for Young New Zealander of the Year – Laura O’Connell Rapira (article)

Politics

• The religious discrimination bill should not allow the far right to have their way – Neha Madhok (article)

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