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Anti-racism Resources - June 2021

6/7/2021

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Ramsey County Library co-sponsors a number of events with community organizations with some funding from the Minnesota Arts Board through the Legacy Amendment.  Many presentations are videotaped but are not all on the same website – see
Ramsey County Library Website,   Ramsey County Library YouTube Video and NineNorth Cable.   Upcoming events can be found at Ramsey County Library Events.

Tuesday with a Scholar, cosponsored with Osher Life Long Leaning Institute, is a weekly program in which Twin Cities experts present a wide variety of topics.  Some recommendations follow...

  •  History of Socioeconomic Status or 'Class' in America - Prof. Duchess Harris, Macalester College
  • LGBTQ+ History in Minnesota - Robert Frame, Normandale Community College Mapping Prejudice in Minneapolis - Kirsten Delegard, Director of The Mapping Prejudice Project
  • Somalis in Minnesota – Past and Present - Ibrahim Hirsi, University of Minnesota – November 2019
 
The Ask Series was co-sponsored by Do Good Roseville.  Some recommendations from the series:
                      Ask an Indigenous Person
                     Ask a LGBTQIA Person
                    Ask a Muslim Woman Part-2
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The LWV Upper Mississippi River Region Inter-League Organization is a member of the Mississippi River Network (MRN), a coalition of 57 non-profits and businesses with a goal of protecting the land, water and people of the Mississippi River.  MRN is dedicated in supporting their River Citizen community in being actively anti-racist and creating an inclusive, safe, and equitable Mississippi River for all.  MRN’s Anti-Racism Hub , added to monthly, includes many resources related to environmental justice.  Some recommendations:

                     Unequal Impact: The Deep Links between Racism and Climate Change – article
                     How a climate plan in Minneapolis fostered racial divisions – article
                     Why Every Environmentalist Should Be Anti-Racist – article
 
Do you have an article, podcast or video you would like to share with members?   Email your suggestions to lwvabc@gmail.com.
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