In Unity There Is Strength
statement of Solidarity
The USM Women’s Forum embraces the full humanity and dignity of all peoples learning, living, and working at our Institutions of Higher Learning and in our communities. We abhor the racist and sexist practices that infuse every institution in the United States. We strongly condemn the senseless killings of Black and Brown people and the daily racist-sexist confrontations happening across our country which divide us. We join millions in demanding justice for the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, and many others.
As such, the USM Women’s Forum Executive Council dedicates our time and energies to address these racist and sexist injustices across the USM campuses and in our communities. We are committed to creating a strategic plan that includes:
We stand in solidarity with Black and Brown communities for racial justice.
As such, the USM Women’s Forum Executive Council dedicates our time and energies to address these racist and sexist injustices across the USM campuses and in our communities. We are committed to creating a strategic plan that includes:
- Amplifying the voices of underrepresented populations
- Providing resources for support and action
- Facilitating conversations around race, racism, and sexism
- Advocating for policy change to mitigate the debilitating effects of racism and sexism
We stand in solidarity with Black and Brown communities for racial justice.
Resources for solidarity
How to Be an Ally
Bishop, Anne. Becoming an Ally: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression in People. London: Zed Books, 2002.
Gassam, Janice. “How To Be An Ally During Times Of Tragedy.” Forbes, May 8, 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/05/08/how-to-be-an-ally-during-times-of-tragedy/.
Research/Donate to grassroots organizations, such as Equal Justice Initiative or The National Urban League
Trauma
Dastagir, Alia E. “George Floyd Video Adds to Trauma: ‘When Is the Last Time You Saw a White Person Killed Online?’” USA Today, May 28, 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/28/george-floyd-ahmaud-arbery-covid-emotional-toll-hits-black-families/5270216002/.
Resources for Parents
Celano, Marianne, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard, and Jennifer Zivoin. Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice. Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2018.
Dastagir, Alia E. “George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What Do We Tell Our Children?” USA Today, May 31, 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/31/how-talk-kids-racism-racial-violence-police-brutality/5288065002/.
Holmes, Margaret M. A Terrible Thing Happened. Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2000.
Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give. New York, NY: Balzer + Bray, 2017.
Further Resources
Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. New York: New Press, 2010.
Kendi, Ibram X. Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. New York: Nation Books, 2016.
Kendi, Story by Ibram X. “A House Still Divided.” The Atlantic Monthly, October 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/10/a-house-still-divided/568348/
Rothstein, Richard. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2018.
Wise, Tim J. White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son. Brooklyn, NY: Soft Skull Press, 2008.
Bishop, Anne. Becoming an Ally: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression in People. London: Zed Books, 2002.
Gassam, Janice. “How To Be An Ally During Times Of Tragedy.” Forbes, May 8, 2020. https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/05/08/how-to-be-an-ally-during-times-of-tragedy/.
Research/Donate to grassroots organizations, such as Equal Justice Initiative or The National Urban League
Trauma
Dastagir, Alia E. “George Floyd Video Adds to Trauma: ‘When Is the Last Time You Saw a White Person Killed Online?’” USA Today, May 28, 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/28/george-floyd-ahmaud-arbery-covid-emotional-toll-hits-black-families/5270216002/.
Resources for Parents
Celano, Marianne, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard, and Jennifer Zivoin. Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice. Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2018.
Dastagir, Alia E. “George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What Do We Tell Our Children?” USA Today, May 31, 2020. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/05/31/how-talk-kids-racism-racial-violence-police-brutality/5288065002/.
Holmes, Margaret M. A Terrible Thing Happened. Washington, DC: Magination Press, 2000.
Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give. New York, NY: Balzer + Bray, 2017.
Further Resources
Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. New York: New Press, 2010.
Kendi, Ibram X. Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. New York: Nation Books, 2016.
Kendi, Story by Ibram X. “A House Still Divided.” The Atlantic Monthly, October 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/10/a-house-still-divided/568348/
Rothstein, Richard. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2018.
Wise, Tim J. White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son. Brooklyn, NY: Soft Skull Press, 2008.