Module 4: Building a Better World
I. Activist Organizations (US and Canada):
United States:
The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
Black Visions Collective
RAICES
NDN Collective
Sunrise Movement
Canada:
Black Lives Matter - Canada: https://blacklivesmatter.ca/
Idle No More: https://www.idlenomore.ca/ (Indigenous-led environmental and social justice movement)
RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs): https://raventrust.com/ (Raises legal defense funds for Indigenous Peoples in Canada)
Leadnow
II. Mutual Aid Networks:
Mutual Aid Hub: https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ (A directory of mutual aid networks in the US and beyond).
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/
Big Door Brigade
III. Restorative Justice and Community Building:
Restorative Justice:
The Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice: https://emu.edu/zehr-institute/
Restorative Justice on The Rise
Living Justice Press: https://www.livingjusticepress.org/
Centre for Restorative Justice (Canada)
Community Building:
Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute: https://resources.depaul.edu/abcd-institute/Pages/default.aspx (Focuses on building communities based on their strengths and assets).
The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
IV. Self-Care and Collective Care:
Self-Care:
The Body is Not An Apology: https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/ (Radical self-love and body positivity)
Articles on Self-Care for Activists: (Search for articles on reputable websites like YES! Magazine, The Progressive, etc.).
Collective Care:
Building Movement Project:
V. Books, Articles, Films, and Podcasts:
Books:
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown: (Already listed, but crucial here).
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown: (Already listed, but crucial here).
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem: (Addresses the impact of trauma on the body and offers practices for healing).
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs: (A classic text on social movements and community organizing).
Mutual Aid by Dean Spade.
Joyful Militancy by Nick Montgomery, Carla Bergman