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A "Silent Parade" makes its way through the Marinwood area of San Rafael, Calif. Saturday March 16, 2019 to draw attention to racial injustice and the need to change the name of the Dixie School District. (Jeremy Portje/ Marin Independent Journal)
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‘Silent March’ supporting Dixie name change evokes Civil Rights Movement
The event, which was to replicate a 1917 silent march on Fifth Avenue in New York City organized by civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois, was to give support to changing the name of the Dixie School District. (Marin Independent Journal)
Noura Bendali: The Muslim Dane fighting against Islamophobia
After her child was bullied, Noura Bendali is attempting to fight Islamophobia in Denmark by entering politics. (Al Jazeera)
New Zealand's leader issues "global call" to fight racism
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the problem of white nationalism is not unique to any one nation, and called on leaders around the world "to weed it out where it exists and make sure that we never create an environment where it can flourish." (CBS News)
I teach children about anger and peace. It gets harder after each mass shooting.
Linda Ryden is the peace teacher at Lafayette Elementary in Washington, D.C. "I dream of my students growing up and making the world a safer, kinder and, yes, more peaceful place." (Washington Post Opinions)
Muslims embraced us Jews when we were slain at worship. Now we must support them.
When my son asked me, “Why do people hate us? Why do people hate Jews?” I was able to point to evidence to the contrary. Let us now do the same for our Muslim brothers and sisters. (Washington Post Opinions)
Tens of thousands march in anti-racism rally in Milan
Tens of thousands of people marched in Italy's financial capital against policies by the populist government in Rome that they say promote racism. (ABC News)
Jacinda Ardern Has Rewritten the Script for How a Nation Grieves After a Terrorist Attack
Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, has staged a revolution. In the wake of a shooting that killed fifty people, in two mosques, in the city of Christchurch, Ardern has quietly upended every expectation about the way Western states and their leaders respond to terrorist attacks. (The New Yorker)
Academic Robin DiAngelo: 'We have to stop thinking about racism as someone who says the N-word'
Her book, White Fragility, has been a US bestseller and provoked an uncomfortable conversation on what it means to be white. She explains why she won’t give liberals an easy ride. (The Guardian)
Photos: Mourning in New Zealand
Days after the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history, residents of Christchurch gathered at memorial sites that grew outside mosques and churches, bringing flowers, candles, and messages of sorrow and love. (The Atlantic)
Confronting racism is not about the needs and feelings of white people
Ijeoma Uluo, the author of So You Wanna Talk About Race, observes that too often whites at discussions on race decide for themselves what will be discussed, what they will hear, what they will learn. And it is their space, she says. All spaces are. (The Guardian)
Flagstaff Responds To Hate Crime At Jewish Community Center With Love
People in Flagstaff have responded to a recent hate crime with heart. When swastikas were found painted on a Jewish community center’s windows in late March, the community covered its fence with hearts made of tinfoil. (Fronteras)
Opinion: Working with police to rebuild community trust
Portland's No Hate Zone has hosted a monthly dinner they call "Breaking Bread Breaking Barriers" over the past three years. The dinner focuses on bringing communities of color and police together to share a meal and discuss the issues that have divided them. (Oregon Live)
Fifth Annual Interfaith Breakfast Feeds Every Faith in Bowling Green
Not In Our Town-Bowling Green co-sponsored the fifth annual Interfaith Breakfast, held on April 2, 2019. This year’s theme was Building Peace Where There’s No Peace. (Sentinel-Tribune)
Houston punks unite against fascism
You may not have been paying attention but many in the Houston punk community have been busy when it comes to fighting for what they believe, including raising alarm bells over fascism in the local scene. (Houston Chronicle)
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