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Supporting Black and AAPI scholars

The first step that we can take to dismantle racist systems is to educate ourselves and have uncomfortable conversations about race.  At our weekly meetings, WiP takes direct actions that improve the equity and inclusion of the Department of Physics.

UA Campus Resources

 

CAPS: UA Counseling and Psych Services

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Student Wellness: Provides Life Management Counseling

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African American Student Affairs: Organization dedicated to support of black students on campus

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African American LGBTQ Resources

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Asian Pacific American Student Affairs: Promote student success for the diverse East Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi or South Asian American communities on campus

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Tucson Community Resources

 

BLM Tucson

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Tucson Second Chance

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Physics Community Resources

 

National Society of Black Physicists

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APS Resources for Minorities
 


 

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General Resources

 

Mental health issues facing the Black community - This organization wants to help to start a conversation about how racism affects the African American community's mental health, and help to reduce the shame and stigma sometimes associated with mental illness and mental health treatment

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Anti-Hate Safety Resources from the Asian American Federation

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Information about the Black Lives Matter movement

 

Ways You Can Help:

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NAACP Campaign, We are done dying

 

Ally Resource Guide, with ways to donate, petitions to sign, anti-racism sources, and more!
 

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Some places to Donate

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Support the AAPI Community Fund

 

George Floyd Memorial Fund

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Mass Liberation AZ: Justice for (disproportionately black/minority) incarcerated people in Arizona

 

Tucson Second Chance Community Bail Fund

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Bail Funds Across the Country

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NAACP


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Educate Yourself

 

All Facebook pages listed have posts with articles, statements from black people, and other information. They are easy and informative to browse.

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It is not up to black people to educate you. Take the initiative now! And, in four weeks, make sure you’re still learning. Keep growing!

 

This website is very comprehensive!

 

If you like documentaries: 10 Documentaries To Watch About Race Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things For You

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If you like articles: Dear White People, This is What We Want You to Do 

 

If you like lists of resources: Anti-racist allyship starter pack

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If you like books: The anti-racist reading list

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Steward Observatory Diversity Journal Club, Resources on Race

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VOTE

 

Register to vote

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Spend an hour today looking up local elections.

Four weeks from now, do the same thing!

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