Community Resources
GreenStar stands in solidarity with Black communities in Ithaca, surrounding cities, and all across the country calling for justice for the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others.
We know that these traumatic incidents are not isolated occurrences and cannot be simply blamed on the actions of a few. We must not tolerate a culture where such horrific acts are possible. We must all take action to dismantle systemic racism and create a more inclusive and equitable culture that welcomes, values, and empowers all people. If we are to effectively model our values as a cooperative, we are required to take action and speak up. Black lives matter.
Join us in our efforts to educate ourselves, learn from others, and amplify the voices that need to be heard.
Resources:
This is by no means a comprehensive list, but it is somewhere to begin.
Local Groups:
- Multicultural Resource Center: http://www.multiculturalresourcecenter.org/
- The Dorothy Cotton Institute: https://www.dorothycottoninstitute.org/#
- Southside Community Center: https://sspride.org/
- Alliance of Families for Justice: https://afj-ny.org/
- Black Lives Matter – Ithaca: https://www.facebook.com/Black-Lives-Matter-Ithaca-459262570936151/
- Tompkins County Showing Up for Racial Justice: https://tompkinscountysurj.com/resources/
You can follow “Tompkins County Showing Up for Racial Justice” on Facebook – If you’re not on facebook, here are some articles they’ve posted:- Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/george-floyd-minneapolis.html?fbclid=IwAR2xU8Vg8RD6vOCYizMvUTLIKAjVA6jJL7Rb_1WcmXLY7VsC1hcAQK7nfWA - 9 Reasons Why Acting in Solidarity for Racial Justice is Preferable to ‘Allyship’
https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/over-the-ally-9-ways-solidarity-is-an-act-of-radical-self-love/?fbclid=IwAR0qP1aXFw1tQ25EeYm_1WcECgjQ0fPvuFrtMu05ynJLjDmjRNUkCT-OAfs
- Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People.
Additional Resources:
- Campaign Zero:
https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision - Video on Implicit Bias:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoBvzI-YZf4 - How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change from Barack Obama:
https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067 - Anguish & Action from the Obama Foundation:
https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/ - Being Anti-Racist (from the National Museum of African American History & Culture):
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist - Anti-Racism Resources for White People: bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
This google doc includes articles to read, videos to watch, organizations to follow on social media, tools for white parents of white children, etc. It also includes other lists of resources.
A Statement from National Co+op Grocers
Click here to read a statement released by National Co+op Grocers (NCG), a national cooperative for locally owned food cooperatives of which GreenStar is a member of, on the murder of George Floyd and racial equality.