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Action-Resource Guides
ARPC action-resource guides are designed to curate critical analysis and resources in the form of accessible, actionable tools. From deep dive, multi-media toolkits such as our Pointing the Farm Bill Toward Racial Justice Toolkit, to event summary guides, such as the Abolition of Abortion Laws Resource guide, our action-resource materials are all grounded in ideas, scholarships, and recommendations developed collaboratively with grassroots communities and interdisciplinary teams of scholars.
Six Election Takeaways Through an Antiracist Lens
The days following the November 2024 election brought a barrage of political punditry including many "hot takes" that relied on racial and gendered narratives of blame and targeted racial justice communities and allies. Others provided oversimplified single-issue explanations. At ARPC, we've sifted through the data on the results, with the goal of providing antiracist analytical tools that are needed to strategize, organize, and mobilize for social justice. These are our top six takeaways.
Six Ways Racial Justice is on the Ballot.. and what you can do about it
For 150 years, Black and brown people in the US have fought for the freedom to vote, despite understanding that no elected official or single election will transform our society to one of full racial equity and justice. Why? Because racial justice is always on the ballot, because elections are terrains for struggle, and because voting can be a tool for creating the conditions for us to change ourselves. This is a guide to how and why race matters for six key issues in this election cycle, plus ways to support electoral equity including, but not limited to, voting.
Photo courtesy of the FSC/LAF Black farmer archives
Pointing the Farm Bill Toward Racial Justice
ARPC is thrilled to announce the release of our Pointing the Farm Bill toward Racial Justice toolkit. Created in partnership with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, and based on the analysis of many grassroots organizations and farmers at our 2023 Farm Bill Summit, the toolkit outlines opportunities for advancing racial justice and equity, along with climate justice, in the 2024 Farm Bill and beyond.
Abolition of Abortion Laws Resource Guide
The Abolition of Abortion Laws Resource Guide, produced as a result of our January 25 event with the Center on Health, Risk, and Society and the DC Abortion Fund, brings together speaker recordings, further readings, and ways to take action for students, scholars, and community members interested in reproductive justice at the intersections with racial justice and equity.
Affirmative Action Resources
Over the past two years, ARPC has worked to educate, inform, and empower the public as we enter the next stage in the struggle for educational access for everyone. These two social media toolkits can be used to spread awareness about the implications of the supreme courts decision on affirmative action.
Why Affirmative Action Matters 8 Myths about Affirmative Action
Slavery at AU
ARPC Fellow Mia Owens, who earned her master’s degree in Public History, left behind an important legacy at American University. She created a virtual subject guide, Influence of Slavery on American University — a rich resource that students and researchers can use to learn about the historical influences of slavery on the AU campus and throughout the metropolitan area.