The Meditation Place is committed to fostering a just society. To do this,the we encourage people to examine the many blind spots in our status quo view. Hence we offer these resources--Cliff Clusin, Director of The Meditation Place
ARTICLES
"Why is Covid-19 Killing so Many Black Americans" Andrea Collierhttps://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_covid_19_killing_black_americans?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=2df80dcf1d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_GG_Newsletter_June_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-2df80dcf1d-55772899
“White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” by Peggy McIntosh
https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf
“Waking up to Whiteness,” by Greg Snyder
https://www.lionsroar.com/waking-up-to-whiteness/
"The West has a role in re-imagining the U.S" by Ruxandra Guidi
https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.8/south-social-justice-the-west-has-a-role-in-reimagining-the-u-s
“The Right Speech of Race,” by Breeze Harper
https://www.lionsroar.com/the-right-speech-of-race-2/
“Dharma, Diversity, and Race,” by bell hooks
https://tricycle.org/magazine/waking-racism/
“The American Nightmare,” by Ibram X. Kendi
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-nightmare/612457/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share
BOOKS
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807047414/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_snJ8Eb2PD9D8V
The Inner Work of Racial Justice, by Rhonda V. Magee
https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Work-Racial-Justice-Transforming-ebook/dp/B07PLDQFYR
So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1580058825/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_1oJ8EbPZSRRFH
WEBSITES
Being Anti-Racist (National Museum of African American History and Culture)
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist
Tara Brach Anti-Racism Resources
https://www.tarabrach.com/racism/?mc_cid=c1ba4f14c6&mc_eid=b9d566ef2b
ARTICLES
"Why is Covid-19 Killing so Many Black Americans" Andrea Collierhttps://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_covid_19_killing_black_americans?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=2df80dcf1d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_GG_Newsletter_June_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-2df80dcf1d-55772899
“White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” by Peggy McIntosh
https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf
“Waking up to Whiteness,” by Greg Snyder
https://www.lionsroar.com/waking-up-to-whiteness/
"The West has a role in re-imagining the U.S" by Ruxandra Guidi
https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.8/south-social-justice-the-west-has-a-role-in-reimagining-the-u-s
“The Right Speech of Race,” by Breeze Harper
https://www.lionsroar.com/the-right-speech-of-race-2/
“Dharma, Diversity, and Race,” by bell hooks
https://tricycle.org/magazine/waking-racism/
“The American Nightmare,” by Ibram X. Kendi
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-nightmare/612457/?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share
BOOKS
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807047414/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_snJ8Eb2PD9D8V
The Inner Work of Racial Justice, by Rhonda V. Magee
https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Work-Racial-Justice-Transforming-ebook/dp/B07PLDQFYR
So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1580058825/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_1oJ8EbPZSRRFH
WEBSITES
Being Anti-Racist (National Museum of African American History and Culture)
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race/topics/being-antiracist
Tara Brach Anti-Racism Resources
https://www.tarabrach.com/racism/?mc_cid=c1ba4f14c6&mc_eid=b9d566ef2b