"There is no anti-racist certification class. It’s a set of socioeconomic traps and cultural values that are fired up every time we interact with the world. It is a thing you have to keep scooping out of the boat of your life to keep from drowning in it. I know it’s hard work, but it’s the price you pay for owning everything." - Scott Woods
Author Photo Credit: Brick Cave Media | Excerpted from Words of Change: Anti-Racism by permission of Sasquatch Books. Copyright 2020 By Kenyra Rankin. All rights reserved.
Reflect
- What systems of governance in the bookselling world are you a part of and what and who do these serve?
- Have you read their governance policies? Are they anti-racist?
- Are those in charge of governance modeling diversity?
Act
Trade organizations like the American Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance have begun the process of developing anti-racist governance practices. Those policies can serve as models that may be applied to your own business, as well as any local associations you belong to. Small business alliances, Main Street economic development associations, local Chambers of Commerce are all confronting these issues. Be a voice for implementing anti-racist governance practices in your local business alliances.
Dig Deeper
Explore other links on the Challenge Resource Page. See how other Challenge participants are doing, and let them know how you are doing on the Challenge Bulletin Board
SIBA thanks its generous sponsors, who have made the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge possible:
Many of the quotes used in the Challenge are excerpted from Words of Change: Anti-Racism by permission of Sasquatch Books. Copyright 2020 By Kenyra Rankin. All rights reserved.
Although SIBA has modified when appropriate for a bookseller audience, the majority of prompts and resources come directly from the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge created by Food Solutions New England (FSNE), a regional collaborative network organized to support the emergence and continued viability of a New England food system that is a resilient driver of healthy food for all, racial equity, sustainable farming and fishing, and thriving communities. We are so grateful for their extraordinary work creating this program and making it available to other organizations.
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