Black liberation and equity is liberation and equality for all. This is a compendium of pledges, resources, and tools put together by The Blacksmiths that individuals and organizations can use to hold themselves accountable around issues of racial equity. Embedding racial equity into our lives and work is a continuous process in which we are constantly learning. Commit or recommit to this journey today.

 

STEP 1.

Sign The Blacksmiths Individual Pledge today. See our list of signees here.

 

STEP 2.

Ask your Organization to sign the Organizational Pledge today. See our list of signees here.

 

STEP 3.

Form a reading group in the next month. Set regular meetings, and collectively make your way through the Resource Toolkit for Racial Equity.

 

STEP 4.

For Organizations, commit to a series of concrete actions for your institution and begin creating a Racial Equity Action Plan before the end of the year.

 

STEP 5.

For organizations. Find an accountability partner for your organization that is going through a similar journey for this work (before the end of 2020). Here are examples of articles that illustrate the Accountability Partner model.

 

STEP 6.

For organizations, show that your institution is committed to racial equity by making your institution’s racial equity action plan public before June 2021.