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In light of current events and the recent deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and many others, we want to stress that we stand in solidarity with Black communities and are strong advocates of the Black Lives Matter movement. We hear you and stand with you. We also recognize and acknowledge that Greek communities are historically racist and discriminatory institutions, and that many within our community have benefitted from this system. With this in mind, we are committed to educating ourselves and engaging those around us in difficult conversations. It is important to applaud, join, and amplify the voices of those speaking out against racism, police brutality, and other forms of oppression.

While posting statements and voicing support on social media is important, words are not enough. Condemning racism is not enough. We need to be actively anti-racist. We have compiled some resources to help us in that effort.

AXO Daily Digest

Members of the MIT community can click HERE and add themselves to the mailing list to subscribe to daily digest of information that can be used for education and taking action. If you are not part of the MIT community but would still like to view the digests, click HERE. Many of the following resources have been featured in the digests.

Donate

Black Lives Matter
George Floyd Memorial Fund
The Loveland Foundation
Campaign Zero
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Community Bail Funds
The ACLU
Color of Change
Reclaim the Block
Communities Against Police Brutality
Equal Justice Initiative
Fair Fight
Brennan Center for Justice
The Committee to Protect Journalists
Southern Poverty Law Center

Books to Read

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
Hood Feminism: Notes From The Women That The Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

Other Resources

AXO Google Drive
blacklivesmatters.carrd.co