Get Involved: Anti-Racism Resources
We don’t want to read (or pen) one more message about solidarity alone. We recognize that it isn’t enough to hide behind a social media post or the newest phrase for aspirational inclusion. The time is now to keep the foot on the pedal towards racial reparation, and commit to fighting for meaningful restorative justice in our communities.
In the absence of bold leadership in government and still, many institutions, we believe that artists lead the way for what is possible, asking the hard questions, turning the mirror, interrogating implicit bias, calling out injustice AND looking honestly at our part in it, personally and ancestrally.
We, as the leaders of Urbanity, pledge to find better ways to equitably share power, embrace and make visible all identities, demonstrate fiduciary and decision-making transparency, listen and step aside, and create meaningful opportunities for BIPOC artists to develop their practice and create work. Below are six steps Urbanity is taking to put these pledges into action:
Anti-racism resources
Read:
Watch:
Robin J. Diangelo: Why “I’m not racist” is only half the story
Ava Duvernay: 13th (Netflix)
Get Involved:
Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) Boston
SURJ BOSTON is a local chapter of Showing Up For Racial Justice, a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability.
YW Boston is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
Anti-racism organizations you can support
Since 2017, Black Visions Collective, has been putting into practice the lessons learned from organizations before us in order to shape a political home for Black people across Minnesota.
BLM - Boston’s mission is to organize and build Black power in Boston and across the country. BLM Boston centers work against racist policing and police violence, abolishing mass incarceration, economic disparities and factors that allow the school to prison pipeline to exist.
The mission of Violence in Boston is to improve the quality of life & life outcomes of individuals from disenfranchised communities by reducing the prevalence of violence and the impact of associated trauma.
Massachusetts jails are filled with people awaiting trial simply because they cannot afford bail. Bail leads to longer incarcerations times, lost jobs, lost housing, and devastated families. The Massachusetts Bail Fund provides up to $2,000 bail for low-income individuals.
Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) Boston
SURJ BOSTON is a local chapter of Showing Up For Racial Justice, a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability.
Equity in arts organizations you can support
Black Table Arts seeks to conjure and cultivate other worlds through black art by connecting creatives and cultivating volume in Black Life. Black Table Arts is a hub and home for black art. We are a blog community and arts organization.
A blog dedicated to uplifting the voices of Black theater artists.
Project STEP (String Training Education Program) recognizes that certain racial and ethnic minorities are vastly underrepresented in classical music. Project STEP's mission is to address this imbalance by identifying musically talented underrepresented students from Boston and surrounding communities, providing them with comprehensive music and string instrument instruction.