Resources
Anti-Racism Resources to Get Involved
Please find the following links and resources gathered by leadership, the EDI Committee, and the EDI leadership team. These resources are external, some of which A.C.T. has directly engaged with and others, have been references and resources used by staff. The list is ever-changing and ever-growing.
We welcome feedback and additional resources. To contact A.C.T.'s EDI Committee, please email edi@act-sf.org
Anti-Racist Resources
Anti-Racism Daily - Newsletter
Anti-Black Racism - Allyship Resources
Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Futures for Theatre for Young Audiences
Anti-Racism Resources for White People
Anti-Racist Theatre - HowlRound
Anti-Racist Theatre - Nicole Brewer
Dismantling Racism Booklist for White Readers
How to Be an Anti-Racist Theatremaker
Little Miss Flint Clean Water Fund
Micropedia of Microaggressions
Milestones in Black History (from Ella)
Resources for Anti-Racist Action
We Acknowledge the Land
As part of our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at A.C.T., we are in the process of building a meaningful relationship with the local Indigenous community. As part of this we begin by honoring the lands upon which we do our work. We are proud to offer deep gratitude to the tribal band of Ramaytush Ohlone (pronounced rah-my-toosh o-lone-ee) peoples and their lands that cover Northern California and down the Pacific coastline.
Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 1700s, the Ramaytush Ohlone numbered approximately 1500 persons, and made their life on the sacred lands. Only a few families survived and still remain. Those descendants make up the membership of the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (ARO) today. We honor the Ohlone as a people, their resilience, and all they have done and continue to do in maintaining sacred and ancestral lands, ceremony, and communities to this day. A.C.T. donates to the Shuumi Land Tax to support the rematriation of these Indigenous lands.
Indigenous Community Resources
Find out whose ancestral homeland you are on: native-land.ca
Pay Your Yunakin Land Tax (San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara)
Pay Your Shuumi Land Tax (East Bay)
The Association of Ramaytush Ohlone
A.C.T. and its facilities reside on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land. With respect, we acknowledge that they have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.
As of 2023, A.C.T. does and will donate annually to the Ohlone people to support rematriating the land of the Bay Area.
Support SF Bay Area Black-Owned Businesses
Bay Area Black-Owned Restaurants and Pop-Ups
Black-Owned Business for Kids and Families in the Bay Area
Guide to Black-Owned Eateries around the Bay Area
Inclusive List of Black-Owned Businesses in the Bay Area
Resources to Support Black-owned Businesses around the Bay Area
SF Bay Area Harm Reduction
Larkin Street Youth Services - A.C.T. Partner
Urban Alchemy - A.C.T. Partner
General Resources
7 Virtual Mental Health Resources Supporting Black People Right Now
A Guide to Addiction and Recovery for African Americans
AAPI LGBTQIA+ Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Addiction & Mental Health Resources for Latinx Students
Addiction & Mental Health Resources for All
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among African Americans
Black Underrepresentation in Addiction Treatment
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
Educating Children
10 Diverse Children's Books to Add to Your Library
Sesame Street "I Love My Hair"
Addressing Trauma Related to Curriculum Violence
Discussing Racialized Violence with Children
How to Teach Your Kids to be an Anti-Racist
Middle Eastern, North African, and Southwest Asian Resources
Iranian American Women Foundation
Intentional Language
5 Inclusive Communication Tools
Micropedia of Microaggressions
A.C.T.'s Cultural Competency subcommittee developed a living document, an Inclusive & Intentional Language Guide for internal sharing and use and reference. Language changes every day and we seek to be more intentional as internal and external culture shifts take place.
Take Action
Change.org (Black Lives Matter petitions)
Donate, petition, protest, volunteer, and make policy change to support those in your community who have been the targets of systemic oppression. Do what you can, where you can.
Resources for Staff, Faculty, Employees, Artists, and Students at A.C.T.
- A.C.T. staff, faculty, employees, artists, and students can join any EDI Subcommittee based on the EDI Strategic Plan. (Cultural Competency, Investing in Our People, Employee Led Groups, Artistic Programs & Our Community, and Intentionality & Accountability).
- A.C.T. staff, faculty, employees, artists, and students are able to access free Concern counseling for emotional, legal, and financial counseling.
- A.C.T. staff, faculty, employees, artists and students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color are invited to attend a bi-monthly BIPOC Affinity Space, facilitated by guest Julie Kuwabara.
- A.C.T. staff, faculty, employees, artists and students who identify as LGBTQIA+ are invited to attend a regular Queer Affinity Space, facilitated by Reyna Brown.
- A.C.T. staff, faculty, employees, artists, and students who identify as white are invited to attend a monthly white people against racism working group, facilitated by Natalie Greene and Sarah Sugg.
- A.C.T. staff, faculty, employees, artists, and students of all identities are welcome to participate in the Anti-Racist Book Club, who meet monthly to discuss books and media.
The Anti-Racist Book Club has read the following books. All books have been purchased from Marcus Books in Oakland, CA.
NON-FICTION
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
An African-American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz
Aint I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah Jones
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change and Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women the Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
For more information on the work A.C.T. does internally, please contact