Social Justice

Below are a variety of resources, links, and information to increase your knowledge on race, privilege, and social justice.

PCHS Community Days Site

Click Here for a link to PCHS Community Days website to see a Pali student-made statement and video addressing anti-racism, and additional resources for teachers, parents, and families.

What Racism Looks Like

Racism occurs on all levels: systemic, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized. Institutional racism involves the policies, laws, and practices that provide different access to services and opportunities of society by race.

For children and families, it effects where they live, the quality of education they receive, income, types of food they have access to, exposure to pollutants, access to clean water, access to health care, and the types of interactions they have with law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

White Privilege

From National Museum of African American History & Culture: Talking About Race

Since white people in America hold most of the political, institutional, and economic power, they receive advantages that nonwhite groups do not. These benefits and advantages, of varying degrees, are known as white privilege.

“White privilege is like an invisible weightless knapsack of special provisions, maps, passports, code books, visas, clothes, tools, and blank checks.” - Peggy McIntosh

Anti-Racist Tools + Tips

Being a Better Ally

www.psychology.uga.edu/coping-racial-trauma

Look for opportunities to speak and act
If you are in a position of power, use it to address injustice and intolerance
Amplify voices that may be marginalized before speaking for them
Have conversations about racial trauma and racism - don't shy away or feel that it's taboo!
If you have privileges, reflect on them with an eye toward growth, not guilt
Support anti-racist organizations and businesses owned by people of color (POC)
Engage in action and support leaders who promote anti-racist ideals