Here's a helpful framework I've used when I want evaluate what anti-oppression or liberatory actions I'm taking, or want to do more, or be more effective. Choose one oppression you feel most riled about, or spread a few interests across the four categories below. Your action:

I want to spend my money in ways that further the work I put into human rights, not obstruct it. I'm a tiny player in a huge system...but there are a lot of us. Here are a couple of apps we can use to make conscionable choices. Your action:

I have a friend in Seattle who created an organization that is working to get people out of Gaza. So far, she and her group Donkeysaddle Projects have evacuated over 100 individuals and set them up with critical basic needs like housing or medical care for at least several months. Your action:

Have you or your friends ever said to each other, "I'm just not sure what to do"? Gather them up and donate your labor together. It doesn't have to take more effort than having people over for dinner or going to see a movie together. Many nonprofits or mutual aid organizations support people most impacted by systemic oppression, but you'll also be able to find groups that work to shift the system itself. Your action…

Last month month's action was Direct Solidarity, one of two ways longtime author and activist Paul Kivel recommends for people who identify as white to take action against oppression. The other is educating and mobilizing your own people.

Your action…

Last month month's action was Direct Solidarity, one of two ways longtime author and activist Paul Kivel recommends for people who identify as white to take action against oppression. The other is educating and mobilizing your own people.

Your action…

When I'm at the food bank, I'm not in charge. I punch holes in plastic bags, listen to people's stories, bag apples, discuss the oddity of English words, and do what I'm told. My goal: not being in charge, not being in a position of power, not influencing. It's a momentary and deliberate reversal of the relationship of power I'm normally positioned in as an educated, white American woman.

Your action…

First things first: let's leverage everything we have to reach a ceasefire. Signing a petition, joining a march, emailing a representative: these may seem rote, worn, or ineffective...yet momentum is building, globally. Please contribute your heart, time, and attention.

Your action…

This one's simple.

Your action:

Find out who provides supports to BIPOC with cancer in your community and donate to them….

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) is a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial and economic justice. Each month, SURJ hosts a one-hour virtual Abolitionist Action Hour where participants…

On a recent episode of Ear Hustle (one of my favorite podcasts), I learned what it’s like for people in prison to get books, and what kind of books they want. So I did a little research and learned this is something we can definitely help with.

Here’s your action:

An easy and impactful anti-racist action is redistribution. The concept is simple: people who have benefitted from white affirmative action, wealth accumulation, and labor of disadvantaged peoples share their wealth with those who have been historically excluded from those benefits.

Here’s your action:

When I travel—by plane to another country, on a road trip through other states, or simply to nearby mountains for a hike, I pay attention to who the original people were who cultivated, protected and lived on the land I’m enjoying. In recognition of the extreme exploitation and loss they’ve suffered, I pay them a use fee.

Here’s your action:

ARD—Anti-Racism Daily—is a resource I’ve featured before. Each evening during Black History Month, they do the amazing service of highlighting significant moments in our history influenced by the contributions of Black people.

Here’s your action:

I know, this may not seem like a concrete action with an immediate impact on systemic racism. Yet, white supremacy culture is effective because it renders ‘whiteness’ invisible. Seeing whiteness, in ourselves and in our world, is the basis for profound impact.