The Colours of Resistance Archive is a collection of analysis and tools for liberatory organizing and movement-building.

Category: Anti-racist Organizing

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Moving Beyond a Politics of Solidarity Towards a Practice of Decolonization

North America’s state and corporate wealth is largely based on the subsidies provided by the theft of Indigenous lands and resources. Colonial conquest was designed to ensure forced displacement of Indigenous peoples from their territories, the destruction of autonomy and … Continue reading

Anti-Oppression Organizing Tools

Principles of Anti-Oppression Power and privilege play out in our group dynamics and we must continually struggle with how we challenge power and privilege in our practice. We can only identify how power and privilege play out when we are … Continue reading

Ten Things to Remember: Anti-Racist Strategies for White Student Radicals

After many years as a white student radical (in high school and then college), I’m reconsidering my experience. I made a lot of mistakes and was blind in many ways, particularly as a white person. What follows are some lessons … Continue reading

25 ways to tokenize or alienate a non-white person around you (or, 25 examples of the racism we witness on a regular basis)

1. walk up to that black girl you barely know in the co-op and say “what do you think of the new (insert hip-hop artist here) album.” 2. ask one of the only arabs in your community to write the … Continue reading

Shinin’ the Lite on White, Part One: White Privilege

Introduction Tonight is the first of three sessions entitled, “Shinin’ the Lite on White.” This one is on white privilege. The second will be on white privilege behavior, and the third will be on white culture, or the culture of … Continue reading

Racist Activism 101 [or “How to be a Completely Clueless and Aggravating White Activist”, or again “How to Get on Nadine’s Personal Shit List”]

[This article was originally written for the Concordia Student Union Handbook.] DISCLAIMER: This is far, far FAR from being an exhaustive checklist. Sure, this is my opinion and mine only, but run it by your comrades of colour [I’m sure … Continue reading

Tools for White Guys who are Working for Social Change and other people socialized in a society based on domination

1. Practice noticing who’s in the room at meetings – how many gender privileged men (biological men), how many women, how many transgendered people, how many white people, how many people of color, is it majority heterosexual, are there out … Continue reading

Reflections and Thoughts on White Anti-Racist Organizing from radicals of color and white anti-racists

1. maria poblet, housing rights organizer in the immigrant latino community white people need to organize white people. most white radicals choose to focus their work on organizing third world communities, educating white activists, or activism with middle class people. … Continue reading

What I Wish I Knew: My Own Goals for Anti-Racist Practice

These are some principles that I’ve developed for myself so that I can stay focused on actually doing anti-racist work, rather than thinking and talking about it a whole lot. These all come straight from lessons I’ve learned from my … Continue reading

Tim Wise on a Nation Divided

Anti–Racist activist Tim Wise speaks on the system of institionalized white supremacy, how it works, and how it must not be a part of any movement for a democratic society. The full question period of Wise’s talk can be heard … Continue reading

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