Collective on Anti-Racism
1. Anti-racism 101
The foundation of COAR, read on to learn more about the term anti-racism.
Everyone has heard of racism but far less are acquainted with the term anti-racism. What does it mean? Where does it come from (and where is it going)? What does it look like? These are all questions for which the answers vary between people, places and time. Here we have gathered a few resources that have characterised COAR’s understanding of anti-racism and we encourage you to understand the term in your own time and context, perhaps even using lived experiences and stories to inform your knowledge.
Articles:
"Critical Race Theory – what isn’t it?" By Luke Pearson and Nat Cromb
"Who identifies as a person of colour in Australia?" By Luke Pearson for It's Not A Race
Book:
"How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi
Podcasts:
Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi
Yo, Is This Racist? by Andrew Ti, Tawny Newsome
It’s a really chill podcast series co-hosted by two comedians who discuss listener questions on racism in a low-key manner. It’s very funny and cathartic
Videos:
Colonialism: Crash Course Geography #39
Describes the types of colonialism including settler colonialism
Websites:
Australian High School Anti-Racism Kit
Academic Articles:
"“It’s Not in Your Head”: Gaslighting, ‘Splaining, Victim Blaming, and Other Harmful Reactions to Microaggressions" by Johnson, V. E., Nadal, K. L., Sissoko, D. R. G., & King, R. (2021)
"Decolonization is not a metaphor" by Eve Tuck & K. Wayne Yang, 2012
"Decolonizing Antiracism" Bonita Lawrence and Enakshi Dua, 2005
"Decolonizing Resistance, Challenging Colonial States" by Nandita Sharma and Cynthia Wright, 2008
A response to “Decolonizing Antiracism” - “Decolonizing Resistance, Challenging Colonial States”