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Ending racism

Ending racism

Systems that marginalize people of color also confer privileges on white people—privileges that are hard for those who benefit to see or acknowledge. AFSC works with young people and adults across racial lines to promote understanding and healing and to challenge the systems that perpetuate racism.

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Monthly stories and resources from AFSC.

Anti-racism resources-

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Story
Addressing racism in the U.S. justice system: An analysis

After the spate of killings of unarmed black men in 2014, a working group of AFSC staff have gathered to assess what can be done to assure justice is achieved and to further examine how AFSC can best support solving this critical issue.

Person from Youth Undoing Institutional Racism presents at the front of a class
Resource
Help eradicate racism through learning and reflection
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Video
Framing your anti-racist organizing: 3 tips from the Tyree Scott Freedom School

White privilege-

Goens sisters
Blog Entry
On being good

AFSC’s Sharon Goens-Bradley says that the desire to be seen as “good” causes much of the harm in the world, and that the difficulty of hearing when we’ve caused harm can cover up opportunities to truly heal.

Lucy with her brothers in Iowa
Blog Entry
Schooled in disconnection: Waking up and struggling for racial justice
Community agreements created by the participants of the Dec. 27-28, 2013 Freedom
Blog Entry
A hollow power: Reclaiming our humanity by letting go
#BlackLivesMatter protest in Baltimore, MD by Susan Melklsethlan
Blog Entry
#BlackLivesMatter: Why we can't wait

Campaigns and projects-

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Video
Teaching nonviolence in New Orleans, "peace" by piece

Peer-to-peer learning is proving to be an effective way to promote nonviolence in New Orleans. Through Peace by Piece, a youth-led program of AFSC’s New Orleans program, interns and community partners train youth in conflict resolution and violence reduction using arts and activism.

Related issues-

Inclusion and equality

AFSC supports people working to heal divisions caused by exclusion, oppression, and marginalization.

Ending discrimination

Racism, xenophobia, religious discrimination, sexism, homophobia, ableism, ageism, and colonialism are all barriers to building a just and peaceful world. AFSC works with communities in the U.S. and around the world to foster diversity, inclusion, and equality.

Youth Undoing Institutional Racism

YUIR programs are a multi-city youth-led network mobilizing people of all ages to work against racist systems that oppress us all.