JASCO supports Black Lives Matter
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JASCO Applied Sciences takes a knee in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
“JASCO’s leadership and global team uphold the respect of human dignity and the value of every person as our guiding principle. We stand in full support of a communal push for humankind to reject all forms of discrimination and prevarication of one individual or group over any other.”
As many of us pause and ponder how we, ourselves, can shape and support this long-overdue movement, we’d like to share these helpful and thought-provoking resources:
Learn
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Speak Truth to Power: Forum on Anti-Black Racism (Zoom recording) hosted by Halifax’s Dalhousie University
A 1.5-hr forum that “aims to hold space, provide avenues of learning and growth, and to urge all of us to take action”. Both interesting and enlightening.
How To Be An Antiracist (Book) by Ibram X. Kendi
Dr. Kendi, a renowned scholar of race and discriminatory policy in the US, turns the lens on himself, admitting that he was a lifelong racist. With an engaging combination of ethics, history, law, and science, he gives a way forward for people and society to move from being “not racist” to being “antiracist”.
Q&A with Ibram X. Kendi (CBC Radio episode) on Out in the Open
An interview with the author of How To Be An Antiracist, including his takes on Justin Trudeau’s blackface and racism in Canada. Aired in November 2019.
How to support Black Lives Matter, wherever you are (Article) by TimeOut
A list of ways you can show solidarity with the movement, anywhere in the world.
How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter (Article) in the New York Times
Article on how, in the last two weeks, support for BLM has increased nearly as much as it did in the preceding two years.
Educate: Books and Resources for Children
Viola Desmond: A Hero for Us All by Sarah Howden
Misty Copeland: Ballet Star by Sarah Howden
These early reading books, part of a Fearless Girls series, are guaranteed to spark conversations with the little ones, as they did for one of our JASCO moms.
Antiracist Baby (Board Book) by Ibram X. Kendi
10 TED talks about race in America
TED talks for starting meaningful discussions in the classroom or at home.
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Show Support
Social media graphics from blacklivesmatter.com
Downloadable graphics to add to your social media profiles to show support, including a profile picture frame.
Apparel and merchandise from blacklivesmatter.com
Show support and fund the movement with official gear, including tees, hoodies, and face masks. There are even fitted tees for women, which this writer (a JASCO mom) is awaiting in the mail.
Image from store.blacklivesmatter.com
