AMPLIFY: A Resource and Action Guide for Advancing Racial Justice

A Resource & Action Guide for Advancing Racial Justice

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AMPLIFY is made possible with support from the Hartford

The problem with

silence

Foundation for Public Giving.

Visit their website to learn about their work to advance racial justice.

is that it can’t speak up and say why it’s silent.

CATHY PARK HONG

AMPLIFY highlights the work and priorities of Connecticut organizations working to create sustainable change in advancing racial justice. Inside you’ll find resources for learning, action items to explore, and opportunities for connection with these organizations.

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A Resource & Action Guide for Advancing Racial Justice

Roca

Students for Educational Justice

Center for Leadership & Justice

A youth-led, intergenerational organizing body that drives efforts for racial and educational justice. students4edjustice.org

An organization doing powerful leadership building in Greater Hartford, particularly with community and faith-based groups. cljct.org

An organization with a proven track record in disrupting incarceration, poverty, and racism who recently extended their work into Hartford. rocainc.org

Call to action

Call to action

Read. Watch. Listen.

How to get involved with SEJ:

How to get involved with CLJ:

• Connect SEJ with students and teachers to join the fight for racial justice.

• Contact CLJ for training on how to engage your congregation or community organization in specific actions for justice.

Roca recommends a deep-dive into the work of Thomas Abt -- a Harvard scholar, crime researcher, and former Obamaadministration official specializing in evidence-informed approaches to reducing crime in urban areas:

• F OR EDUCATORS Schedule SEJ for a classroom visit or a political education workshop for your students.

• Seek out information on what it means to be antiracist, including the work of Ibram X. Kendi.

Read. Watch. Listen.

Movie and tv recommendations from SEJ for highlighting Black and Brown joy: • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

• Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences of Urban Violence -- and a Bold New Plan for Peace in the Streets

RE-Center

• Chewing Gum • Akeelah & the Bee

affirms that

Justice always we are all welcome.

MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY

A Hartford-based non-profit that works with schools, districts, and organizations around the country that are looking to systematize transformational change. re-center.org

Systems are just collective stories we all buy into.

When we

change

them, we write a better reality for us all.

BARATUNDE THURSTON

Call to action How to get involved with RE-Center • Read and share articles by RE-Center, including a piece about the danger of siloing equity work with one person.

• Grow conversations about re-centering race and equity using RE-Center’s tools.

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A Resource & Action Guide for Advancing Racial Justice

The Prosperity Foundation

Center for Latino Progress

Katal Center

ActUp Theater

A local organization creating a unique impact in CT’s Black communities in the areas of education, economics, and health. tpfct.org

Working to advance the community’s socioeconomic conditions, with emphasis on Hispanics, through education, training, supportive services, leadership development, and advocacy. CLP includes BiCi Co. and Transport Hartford Academy Programs, both working on sustainable, affordable, and healthy transportation. ctprf.org

A community organization that works in CT and NY to strengthen the people, policies, institutions, and movements that advance equity, health, and justice for everyone. katalcenter.org

ActUp Theater mobilizes the power of the arts to promote social justice activism within our communities. actuptheater.org

Call to action

• Sign up for email updates on their website.

How to get involved with CLP:

• Participate in their #freethemnow campaign.

Call to action How to get involved with the Prosperity Foundation: • Volunteer • Inquire about internships

Blue Hills Civic Association A catalyst to inspire Hartford to be vibrant with civically engaged residents and leaders, strong schools, and thriving economies. bluehillscivic.org Call to action

• Visit or volunteer at BiCi Co, the Center’s bike shop with programs for all ages.

Read. Watch. Listen.

CLP movie recommendation: • The 2021 remake of West Side Story.

Call to action How to get involved with Katal Center:

Call to action How to get involved ActUp Theater: • Stay in-the-know by signing up for their email newsletter.

• Join their Spring Masterclass series as they prepare for their upcoming production, “Our Sis, Cinderella.”

Read. Watch. Listen.

Plays recommended by ActUp Theater: • Fences • The Color Purple • A Raisin in the Sun

How to get involved with the BHCA: • Seek out volunteering and advocacy work.

• Attend BHCA’s upcoming events.

Read. Watch. Listen.

Recommendation from BHCA: • Videos and publications by Chike Akua, including ParentPower!: The keys to your child’s academic & social success

Immigrants are one of this country’s .

greatest assets

JULIÁN CASTRO

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