Resources & Education
Community Issues & Resources
-
Here are some of the organizations and decentralized causes that support decolonization, reparations, revitalizing culture and languages, and fighting for Indigenous sovereignty.
https://www.duwamishtribe.org/ - The Duwamish people are the original people of Seattle. This link gives education and has links for donating and supporting.
https://landback.org/ - A decentralized grassroots organization to “get Indigenous Lands back into Indigenous hands.”
https://www.missingandmurderedindigenouswomenwashington.org/ - A disproportional amount of indigenous women and two-spirit/queer people are missing or murdered without any justice or investigation.
https://mthg.org/ - The Quileute Tribe is seeking to relocate important buildings in the community due to the threat of the climate crisis.
https://www.navajowaterproject.org/ - Water rights are human rights. This organization helps bring clean water access to the Navajo Nation.
https://www.realrentduwamish.org/ - Support the Duwamish to become federally recognized and support the culture’s revival.
https://tulaliplushootseed.com/ - A school in the Greater Seattle area working toward the restorations of the Lushootseed language spoken all throughout the Puget Sound.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Me3v2fdjIPBQVkzALHhge2K8q4bCBe7cCBvVAZ11UQc/preview?pru=AAABfXik-Lo*MMeCSrjNQk_TJA1Bpqgsrw&pli=1#heading=h.ca8yt0gt432d - Re-Thinking “Thanksgiving” Toolkit from the Indigenous Solidarity Network.
-
Here are links for education, organizations, causes, Black businesses, resources for POC, and Black joy and independence.
https://blacklivesseattle.org/ - Black Lives Matter Chapter in Seattle.
https://www.feedthepeopleseattle.com/ - A Black-lead community kitchen.
https://naacp.org/resources/reparations - Overview of the importance and justification of reparations for Black people.
https://www.naamnw.org/ - Northwest African American Museum’s mission is to spread knowledge, joy, and history of Black people.
https://www.seattlekingcountynaacp.org/ - The local NAACP chapter in King County.
https://www.uwkc.org/what-we-do/committed-to-racial-equity/black-community-building-collective/ - An article that highlights 15 Black-lead organizations in King County working to build community.
Mental Health
https://www.blackinbusinesswa.com/therapist-counselors - A list of local black therapists in and around the Puget Sound.
https://peprahcounseling.com/resources - Kelvin Peprah is a local therapist who provides a Black Men’s Support Group.
https://www.peacebypiececounseling.com/ - Kiarra Hehn is an Afro-Indigenous therapist that specializes in complex and generational trauma.
https://www.quantasginntherapy.com/ - Quantas Ginn is a local couples and sex therapist offering supervision and consultations.
Crisis resources for Young BIPOC can text “STEVE” to 741-741
-
People are inherently social creatures who have used cooperation to better each other throughout our shared history. We all have skills and goods that we can use to support each other to build strong, sufficient communities. We have a collective responsibility to each other.
https://linktr.ee/barterup - A bartering group based out of TN that is spearheading this generational change for mutual aid and bartering.
https://buynothingproject.org/ - Buy Nothing Project are small local groups based on location that give away or ask for items for free.
https://gdoc.pub/doc/e/2PACX-1vRMxV09kdojzMdyOfapJUOB6Ko2_1iAfIm8ELeIgma21wIt5HoTqP1QXadF01eZc0ySrPW6VtU_veyp - South End Guides to mutual aid toolkit.
https://www.solid-ground.org/what-we-love-about-mutual-aid/#resources - A list of groups in the Seattle area collected by Solid Ground.
Social Services
https://www.achdo.org/delridgefarmersmarket - The African Community Housing and Development group have created a farmers market for BIPOC venders to sell their wares to the community for free, the market also offers groceries to those families in need, and to bring the community together.
https://nhwa.org/ - Social services that provide housing, health, education and economic opportunity.
https://nwjustice.org/home - “Provides free legal assistance to address fundamental human needs such as housing, family safety, income security, health care, education and more.”
https://www.rewa.org/ - A nonprofit that provides services to refugees and immigrant families.
https://www.seattlefoodcommittee.org/find-a-food-bank/ - Food banks in Seattle.
https://youngwomenempowered.org/ - A non-profit that supports young women in achieving their goals.
-
Gender and sexually diverse people have existed for all of history. Queerness is infinite and beyond the current framework definitions and boxes. A loud, powerful minority of people seek violence and the erasure of queer people. It can feel like a scary and helpless time. Community and resource building is an empowering way to combat this violence while creating positive connections.
https://www.lamberthouse.org/ - Is a center for the development of leadership, social, and life skills for LGBTQ+ youth.
https://genprideseattle.org/ - Organization for affordable housing project designed to be an affirming environment for LGBTQ+ seniors.
https://www.lavenderrightsproject.org/ - Organization that focuses on intersectional legal and social services for the Black gender divers community.
https://transfamilies.org/ - Support for trans and gender diverse children and their support systems.
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ - Transgender Law Center works to change policies and laws to support LGBTQ+ communities.
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ - Their mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ+ individuals. They offer crisis support, advocacy, research and education.
-
The rise of the internet has connected people on a global scale, yet so many seem to feel lonely and isolated more than ever. This is due to many factors, such as our free physical social spaces having been lost and moved online, having minimal time and energy outside of obligations, and having very few societal structures to support community. This, in combination with emphasizing productivity, deprioritizing social relationships, and anxiety from choice overload bias, has created a lonely life.
You might feel alone, but you are not. For those who want to dive into material on this subject, here are some books:
Marisa Franco, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make-and Keep-Friends
Hope Kelaher, Here to Make Friends: How to Make Friends as an Adult: Advice to Help You Expand Your Social Circle, Nurture Meaningful Relationships, and Build a Healthier, Happier Social Life
Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Adam Poswolsky, Friendship in the Age of Loneliness: An Optimist’s Guide to Connection
Aminatou Sow, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other close
Christie Tate, BFF: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found
-
Modern problems require modern solutions. I hope to build a useful database of resources around common concerns where people feel powerless and don’t have the knowledge to make empowered choices.
Knowledge is power.
https://dontcallthepolice.com/seattle/ - This website tried to create alternatives for when de-escalation and/or interventions can be used instead of issues such as: Housing, mental health crisis lines, Domestic violence, sexual assault, and youth support services.
https://askjan.org/ - Job Accommodation Network offers free guidance on job accommodations and disabilities.
https://www.unconsentingmedia.org/ - Sexual violence is highly normalized, and often depictions in media can re-traumatize and shame victims. This database helps empower people to make more informed choices on what they are consuming.
-
While fighting violence, poverty, and systems of oppression are extremely important, so are joy, expression, and creation. Building up can happen at the same time as dismantling the bad. In a society that values productivity, infinite growth, and money, creativity and the arts are revolutionary and joyful:
https://artisttrust.org/resources/king-county-artist-serving-organizations/ - Has a list of over 30 organizations, foundations, and groups all around King Country that center around a diverse range of arts.
https://www.cdforum.org/ - Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas empower black artists.
https://www.seattlecityoflit.org/ - A non-profit organization for literature in Seattle.
https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services - Public Libraries offer many programs and services as well as access to free books and education. The best way to support this service is by using it! Sign up for a library card and check it out.
Pat Allen, Art Is a Way of Knowing: A Guide to Self-Knowledge and Spiritual Fulfillment Through Creativity.
Narratives Around Intersecting Identities
-
Books
Laura Brown, Feminist Therapy
Kimberlé Crenshaw, On Intersectionality: Essential Writings
Angela Davis, Gina Dent, Erica Miners, and Beth Richie, Abolition. Feminism. Now
Angela Davis, Women, Culture & Politics
Angela Davis, Women, Race & Class
Rose Hackman, Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power
bell hooks, Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
bell hooks, Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
bell hooks, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mimi Marinucci, Feminism is Queer: The Intimate Connection between Queer and Feminist Theory
Kristin Neff, Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive
Barbra Sullivan, Psychotherapy Grounded in the Feminine Principle
Françoise Vergès, A Feminist Theory of Violence: A Decolonial Perspective
-
Books
Lucy Aphramor, Lindo Bacon, Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand About Weight
Lindo Bacon, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight
Jes Baker, Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living
Deidre Fay, Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body and Heart to Feel Secure in the World
Christy Harrison, Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating
Christy Harrison, The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses, and Find Your True Well-Being
Chrissy King, The Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom
Gabor Maté, When The Body Says No: The Hidden Cost of Stress
Sabrina String, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia
Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
Evelyn Tribole, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works
Other
https://asdah.org/health-at-every-size-haes-approach/ —HAES information
https://asdah.org/listing/ —HAES provider listings
https://www.fatfriendlydocs.com/usa/us_wa.html —Find a fat friendly provider in WA
-
Books
Meg-John Barker, Alex Iantaffi, Life is Not Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between
Julie Fennell, Please Scream Quietly: Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Relationships
Iris Gottlieb, Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide To Identity And Expression
Dara Hoffman-Fox, Zander Keig, You and Your Gender Indenity: A Guide to Discovery
bell hooks, The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
Sam Killermann, The Social Justice Advocate's Handbook: A Guide to Gender
Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer: A Memoir
Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts
Alok Vaid-Menon, Beyond the Gender Binary
Micah Rajunov, Scott Duane, Nonbinary Memoirs of Gender and Identity
-
Books
Carol Anderson, White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
Angela Davis, Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Angela Davis, Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution and Imprisonment
Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk
Jennifer L. Eberhardt, Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do
Reni Eddo-Lodge, Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Arlie Hochschild, Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
bell hooks, Killing Rage: Ending Racism
bell hooks, Black Looks: Race and Representation
Ibram Kendi, How to be an Antiracist
Toni Morrison: The Origins of Others
Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race
Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give
Kwame Ture, Charles Hamilton, Black Power: The Politics of Liberation
Donald Yacovone, Teaching White Supremacy: America’s Democratic Ordeal and the Forging of our National Identity
Other
13th — A documentary by Ava DuVernay showing how slavery didn’t end with the 13th Amendment and merely evolved into mass incarceration
-
Books
Aja Barber, Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism
Adrienne Maree Brown, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
Celeste Headlee, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
John Hausdoerffer, Brooke Parry Hecht, Melissa Nelson, Katherine Kassouf Cummings, What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be?
Roman Krnaric, The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking
Robin Wall Limmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Rose Luxemburg, Helen Scott, The Essential Rosa Luxemburg: Reform or Revolution and the Mass Strike
Cedric Robinson, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, Black Marxism, Revised and Updated Third Edition: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition
Kambiz Sakhai, Capitalism and Psychopathology: Alienation as Mental Illness
Rebecca Solnit, Thelma Young Lutunatabua, Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
-
Books
Elaine Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
KC Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 days of Compassionate Help
Edward Hallowell, John Ratey, Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder
Theresa Kestly, The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Play: Brain-Building Interventions for Emotional Well-Being (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
Gabor Mate, Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
Carol Stock Kranowitz, Lucy Jane Miller, The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
Lucy Jane Miller, Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
John Robinson, Look Me in the Eye
Ted Zeff, Elaine Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person’s Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World
-
Books
Jessica Fern, Eve Rickert, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
Janina Fisher, Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation
Lindsay Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Judith Lewis Herman, Trauma and Recovery
Renee Linklater, Lexis Mehl-Madrona, Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies
Gabor Mate, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
Gabor Mate, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in Toxic Culture
Karyl McBride, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending out Hearts and Bodies
Mercedes Okosi, The Complex PTSD Journal: A Guided Journal to Help You Heal, Grow, and Thrive
Arielle Schwartz, A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD: Compassionate Strategies to Begin Healing from Childhood Trauma
Susan Sontag, Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors
Pete Walker, Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma