Racial Justice Resources Page
We know there is hard work to be done to achieve Racial Justice. Here are a few resources we've found helpful in this work.
This compilation will continue to get updated, and we invite you to contribute to our collective dialogue, learning, and action.
Please contact Andrea Aguilera, AIA Seattle’s Senior Programs Coordinator, if you would like to add to this list.
Direct Action:
Black lives matter. Consider taking action by donating, protesting, petitioning, calling and emailing representatives, providing mutual aid support, providing shelter, offering your skills, and/or getting involved with organizations. As information and needs are changing rapidly, consider doing research to inform your action.
Organizations Empowering Black Communities
- Black Lives Matter
- Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network
- Black-led Arts Organizations in Washington State
- Africatown + Africatown Community Land Trust
- Black Visions Collective
- Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)
Asian Violence Resources
- Report incidents of violence, harassment, discrimination
- Additional reading, resources, statistics, and ways to support the Asian community
Architecture & Design / Race:
Member & Firm-Specific Resources
- AIA Seattle’s Diversity Roundtable
- AIA Seattle’s Diversity Scholarship
- Pro Bono Service Guidelines and Resources | AIA
- Guides for Equitable Practice | AIA
- Future Forward | AIA
- Whitney Young Award | AIA
- JUST | International Living Futures Institute
- Creating a Culture of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for your Architectural Practice
Get Engaged
- Anti-Racism Design Resources & Action
- Design Justice for Black Lives | Colloqate
- Design as Protest
- Redesigners in Action Webinar Series | Creative Reaction Lab
Design Organizations Empowering Black Communities
- National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) + NOMA NW
- Hip Hop Architecture
- Beyond the Built Environment
- Black Design Collective
- Designing Justice + Designing Spaces
- BlackSpace
Readings
- BSA’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Reading List
- SPACE/RACE Reading List
- Avoiding Microagressions in Classrooms and Online | College Educated
- The History of Racial Discrimination in Housing
- 15 Pioneering Black Architects Who Shaped America
Anti-Racist Education:
- Social Justice and Anti-Racism in Policing
- Racial Justice Resources for Educators and School Districts
- Racism is Built into U.S. Cities. Here’s how Architects can Fight Back
- Anti-Racism Resources
- Racial Equity Tools
- Structural Racism in America | Urban Institute
