How to be Anti-Racist

How do I help?
'How do I help?' is such a difficult question to answer. Only you can know how to affect change in your daily life, and how big or small those changes might need to be.
One of the biggest things we think you can do is to truly listen and learn about what is going on, and then use this information to talk.
Talk to friends. Talk to family. Talk to colleagues.
You can help to make talking about race and racism become less taboo by doing it more often, with less ignorance.

C harities and petitions are further down this page (using these links will cause page to reload) and suggested books are here.

Here a few tips to get you started:
Donate
A great way to show solidarity! Below is a list of charities you can donate to which support progress towards a world without systemic racism:

https://www.facinghistory.org/about-us

https://www.sariweb.org.uk/

https://www.theredcard.org/

https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/

https://www.stophateuk.org/

https://www.runnymedetrust.org/

https://www.stephenlawrence.org.uk/

https://www.kickitout.org/

You can also donate to Black Lives Matter UK (BLMUK), a coalition of black activists and organisers from around the UK. The fundraiser is asking for donations in order to “support UKBLM’s work with black communities in the UK”.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/ukblm-fund

Support Lost for Words

We have also been asked by some very kind souls about donations towards the running of the Lost for Words. There is, of course, no obligation, but this project has been entirely funded by the two of us, so if you have found the website helpful and have a little to spare to say thank you, we would really appreciate it:
Petitions
Use your voice
Signing petitions is a quick and free way to use your voice. Bring government attention to issues that you support or actively refute. Here are a few that we have been sent and/or signed:

Suspend UK Export of Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets and Riot Shields to USA

The UK government must condemn Trump's response to George Floyd's murder #speakupBoris

Anti-Racism Education to be Compulsory in U.K Schools

Battle Racism by Updating GCSE Reading Lists

Include Afro Hair Education In The Hairdressing NVQ

Mandate regular anti-racist training for all teachers

Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum

Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums

Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history

Make Anti-Racism training mandatory in all UK workplaces

Require all police officers to take Anti-Racism education

Introduce Gender and Race equity for GCSE English Literature set texts

Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages

Find more race and equality petitions at: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality

Lost for Words Talking to Friends and Family about Race and Racism in the UK

How do I help?

How do I help?

Donate

Donate

Petitions

Petitions

Use your voice

Use your voice

Lost for Words

Talking to Friends and Family about Race and Racism in the UK