Resources for Our Camp Family
- TukTuk
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min read
It is my responsibility to use this tiny platform to provide support for our camp family. It is also my responsibility to do absolutely everything in my power as a citizen of Los Angeles, as a mom, as a woman, as a business owner, as a youth development leader, and as a white person. I hope these resources find you safe. Thank you to our friends over at Brave Trails for compiling many of these resources.
For parents:
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup: https://www.prettygooddesign.org/blog/Blog%20Post%20Title%20One-5new4?fbclid=IwAR3R5UTFk8QkQ5oV86u4Y…
Jennifer Harvey's Raising White Kids: Bringing Up Children In A Racially Unjust America. and her NPR interview from 5/31/20 https://www.npr.org/2020/05/31/866426170/raising-white-kids-author-on-how-white-parents-can-talk-about-race
For Staff and Directors:
Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not
For everyone:
These were just the readings that were on the top of my mind - PLEASE add to the list.
Read Timothy Snyder's On Tyranny https://www.timothysnyder.org/books/on-tyranny-tr
Read Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/220290/between-the-world-and-me-by-ta-nehisi-coates/
Read Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812984965 also his Q+A from June 1 https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/bryan-stevenson-on-the-frustration-behind-the-george-floyd-protests
Read Former President Obama's latest response https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067
Join Brave Trail's Instagram Movement:
"Camp Brave Trails starting a #CampsForCamps movement to raise funds for Know Your Rights Camp, a camp dedicated to educating and bettering the lives of black and brown children. As camps, we have always been leaders in inclusion and creating safe spaces for kids. I know many of us are going through very hard times right now. If you can give or share, it would be a powerful message and gesture of support to our black campers, families, staff members, and colleagues."
Can you match our $100 donation to Know Your Rights Camp? Or donate any amount? If a donation is not possible, please share.
Donation Link: https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/who-we-are
For Healing:
From @chelseakaywright
