05/31/2020
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
Our hearts are with their families and friends as they mourn the senseless deaths of their loved ones. Today we remember them, along with every other Black life lost to police brutality, racial injustice, and white supremacy.
To our Sisters of color, friends and family, Alpha Xi Delta sees you and your Sisters are here for you.
We cannot stay silent. Alpha Xi Delta does not stand for racism, xenophobia, police brutality, and any other form of social injustice that impacts communities of color. Alpha Xi Delta members pledged themselves to our values and to live in courage, graciousness and peace.
- Have the courage to speak up.
- Have the grace to listen and educate yourself.
- Pray for peace and be a person who works to bring peace to the world.
We are urging our members to condemn acts of bigotry, violence and hatred. Whether that is at the dinner table, on your campus or in your workplace, use your voice to speak out against acts of racism and to promote inclusion and diversity.
When we know better, we do better. Alpha Xi Delta would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge that within our 127 years of existence, we have not always been inclusive to people of color, different religions, sexual orientations and abilities. For this, we are sorry and acknowledge the pain we have caused. Alpha Xi Delta is committed to working toward creating additional and better resources for our members that address diversity, inclusivity, social justice, advocacy, equality and more. We now know better.
For now, we want to share resources for our Sisters who are looking to educate themselves and start taking action now. Please know the resources listed below are not exhaustive. We encourage you to reach out to your local Black Lives Matter chapter and/or your local ACLU to learn more about what you can do in your community. You can also find additional organizations sorted by state here:
http://www.racialequityresourceguide.org/…/sectionFilter/Ra…
To educate yourself and take action:
• https://medium.com/…/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-ju…
•https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/kivel3.pdf
• https://act.colorofchange.org/…/justiceforfloyd_george_flo…/
• https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-georg…
• https://www.aclu-mn.org/en/call-for-justice-for-George-Floyd
• https://www.naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/
Where to donate:
• https://www.thecut.com/…/george-floyd-protests-how-to-help-…
Reading suggestions:
• https://www.elle.com/…/g3…/black-history-books-reading-list/
• https://www.buzzfeednews.com/…/george-floyd-amy-cooper-anti…
For Sisters who are parents:
• https://www.parenttoolkit.com/…/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-r…
• https://www.prettygooddesign.org/
Mental health and self-care resources for Black women:
• https://www.popsugar.com/…/health-wellness-fitness-brands-f…
• https://www.blackgirlsbreathing.com/
• https://www.dearblackwomenproject.com/resources
Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity has partnered with AllOne Health to provide Talk One-2-One, a confidential counseling service provider, for its collegiate members to speak confidentially and free of charge. The phone number is 1-800-756-3124 and is open 24/7.
And finally, we want to hear from you.
• What are you doing to speak out?
• We are always looking for more women of color to write and contribute to our blog, The Quill and our social media. We want to share your stories, amplify your voice, educate fellow Sisters and encourage change. Email us at [email protected].
