
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

