Racial Justice
ASIAN AMERICANs
CSJE expresses support for Asians and Asian Americans who are experiencing racism and hate-related verbal and physical attacks related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This type of behavior is unacceptable and we reject racism and xenophobia in all forms.
Please join us & the Mandela Day of Social Justice Committee on 2/24/22 to learn more about this from speaker Simon Tam!
Please consult the following resources to learn more:
- Mental health impact of anti-Asian racism
- Discrimination amid the COVID-19 outbreak
- Combat Anti-Asian Racism
BLACK LIVES MATTER
CSJE stands with those protesting for justice and equality for black Americans. We encourage everyone to examine their own experiences, their implicit biases, and their potential role in being part of the solution. Please see our full statement Please see our full statement here.
Our goal is to provide education around issues of social justice; we would like to note the following resources around anti-racism, racial equity, racial trauma, and white privilege.
- ADL
- Being Antiracist from the National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Black Lives Matter
- Black Mental Health Resources
- Crowd-Sourced Anti-Racism Resources
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Facing History & Ourselves
- Racial Equity Tools
- Learning for Justice
- Whiteness & White Privilege
These are just a few of the many resources available online. We will continue to add to this list as more resources become available. (Updated 4/11/2021)
If you are a USI student, please refer to the following additional information & resources:
Maybe watching a movie or reading a book is more your style? Here is our must-read list of books related to racial inequality and our list of must-watch movies, as recommended by the CSJE Advisory Board.