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Race/Racism/Structural Violence

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Grande Lum talks about Race Relations and Democracy and How to Strengthen Both
Grande Lum talks about the race, democracy, the Community Relations Service, the Rebuild Congress Initiative, and now his work at Stanford Law School as Director of the Gould Center for Conflict Resolution.

BI Article
The "Two Taproot (or Fuses) Theory" of Social Unrest
Civil rights mediators from the Community Relations Service discuss why racial violence happens--and what needs to be done to prevent it.

BI Article
Is Intersectionality Dangerous or Benign? Colin Rule Weighs In.
Colin Rule says that intersectionality means that all oppressed people should support each other in their mutual efforts to realize their basic human rights to live in peace and have self determination, and hence is good.

Colleague Activities
Dismantling Structural Racism and Injustice
An AfP webinar discussing the ways structural racism contributes to the current state of affairs in our country and how we can move toward justice, peace, and reconciliation.

Colleague Activities
More In Common Report: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Highly Regarded as a "Leader, Brave, and Activist"
Presenting a survey showing that Americans' views of MLK Day" found most Americans value and respect Dr. King and they think that racial equality has improved since the 1960's.

Colleague Activities
Winter 2023 Issue of the National Civic Review
With articles on addressing aging, racism, and creating thriving workplaces and communities.

Colleague Activities
Five Calls-to Action from the 2022 Facing Race Conference
Calls included: 1) don't be afraid of backlash--it means we're winning. 2) reconnect, 3) expose white nationalism for the threat it is, 4) Stop internal implosions, and 5) Look and move forward.

Colleague Activities
Bridging Divides & Cultivating Solidarity to Counter Strategic Racism, with Ian Haney López
A podcast exploring how engaging across our racial and class divides and cultivating solidarity can help bring us together to care for and nurture our democracy.

Colleague Activities
A Practical Guide to Planning Collaborative Initiatives to Advance Racial Equity
Ideas and illustrations on ways to help people understand the history of current racial harms, advancing racial equity, and starting healing based on actual programs at the local and state levels.

Colleague Activities
Rethinking Systems Design for Racial Justice & Equity
Recordings of a Spring 2022 symposium held by the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution and the Divided Community Project, with the Harvard Negotiation Program, and the Stanford Center for Conflict Resolution