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Taking Action to Shape Our Future

The current Black Lives Matter movement confronts the many ways systemic racism in the U.S. negatively impacts people of color, from education and employment to housing and health care. Now is the time to take steps to dismantle longstanding white supremacy that has crippled our country and its citizens.

The recent loss of Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis further inspires us to honor his legacy by shaping the society in which we want to live. From his early days as a civil rights activist up through his 17 terms as Democratic representative for Georgia’s 5th congressional district, Rep. Lewis believed that we must take action, speak out, and be heard. As an advocate for LGBTQ rights, he not only was a defender of marriage equality long before it was fashionable, but he introduced the Equality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The fight for equality and justice continues. We can build on all that he did for this country by picking up from where he led us and continuing his momentum.

Resources to Create Change

There are some immediate ways to lean in to create lasting change (“26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets”), and we need to consistently engage by voting, being counted (Census 2020), and supporting leaders who prioritize an active anti-racist agenda over mere statements during a political moment.

There are other approaches to shaping a world that leaves no one out. We can have conversations with our children, who are the future of our society. (Check out these 21 anti-racism videos for kids.) We can take an action to challenge white supremacy and white privilege within our communities, families, circle of friends, or with colleagues, by standing up and saying, “That’s not OK.” We can challenge racist thoughts and ideas in government, in our social networks, AND, in ourselves. (Robin DiAngelo’s book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism is one great resource.)

LGBTQ rights and justice for people of color have long been linked, from the Stonewall riots to recent demonstrations protesting violence against trans people of color. Some great resources include pieces on How Black LGBT activists shaped Pride, How To Be Respectful and Supportive of Non-Binary People, 61 BIPOC Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resources, 26 AAPI Mental Health and Addiction Support Resources, and 44 Mental Health Resources for Black People.

Uniting Together

To achieve real and lasting change, we need to unite together and across any differences in skin color, gender/gender expression, sexualities, even across faith traditions. Our approaches will be different because we have different experiences, but this is our moment to work together to shape the world we want to live in.

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