Goosefoot News, Arts & Events
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Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization: Checking Our Biases
Goosefoot recently held a Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion workshop led by Jeff Natter for our board and staff. Jeff focused on how we are all made of a patchwork of identities which, in different situations, can confer us with either power (by belonging to the majority or having a position of authority) or a sense of otherness (by feeling different, separate, or "lesser than").
Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization: Envisioning What We Want it To Be Like Again
Our Anti-Racism Task Force took a field trip to the Hibulb Cultural Center in early December to learn more about tribal peoples who were here long before colonial settlers took over this region, and how those cultures currently express their traditions and gifts. If you haven't been, we cannot recommend it enough.
Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization: The Coast Salish People (sduhubš)
A guest column by Kyle Walker, Project Manager, South Whidbey Historical Society
From time immemorial, the Coast Salish Snohomish People (sduhubš) and their ancestral homelands on South Whidbey (known by the Coast Salish people as Tscha-kole-chy) occupied three permanent villages, countless seasonal camps, and the bluffs and shorelines from Greenbank down to Clinton.
Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization: Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month—observed September 15 to October 15—honors the cultures and contributions of both Hispanic and Latine Americans. Their rich history of civil rights leadership and activism in Washington State began in 1968 on behalf of farm workers and more recently has focused on the detention and deportation of immigrants.
Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization: Local Action to Take Today
"They did not know beautiful plants grow from blackened soil." -Black Seed Farm GoFundMe We must call attention this month to a devastating arson event affecting members of the BIPOC community working on increasing access to local food. Black Seed Farms was in the process of installing a hydroponic growing system on their South Whidbey farm when $250,000 worth of donated equipment was destroyed on July 19. Just 12 hours earlier, their team had transported truckloads of heavy equipment to the site from Kent, with plans to get the system up and running as soon as possible.
Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization: Why are companies quitting?
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs have been around a long time, but the number of groups offering DEI workshops and trainings increased exponentially after the murder of George Floyd and in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. More recently, however, the news has been full of stories about corporations and organizations backing away from their commitment to DEI, siting costs or ineffectiveness. But is that true? Do we no longer need to work on DEI? (Spoilers: no.)
Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization: Architects of Abundance
Many of us were taught that before colonization, the indigenous peoples were hunter-gatherers who wandered a harmonious natural paradise. But in March, we got the opportunity to learn more about Indigenous food systems and land management practices.
Towards Becoming an Anti-Racist Organization: The Songs of Freedom
At our recent community reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail, we were captivated by The Singer Tina's performance of several iconic Civil Rights songs.
Monthly Readings & Resources from Goosefoot’s Anti-Racism Task Force: Should We Celebrate Black History Month?
February is Black History Month. Founded in 1926 as Black History Week, the idea was to provide resources and focus for American teachers to discuss often erased, overlooked, and forgotten history.
Monthly Readings & Resources from Goosefoot’s Anti-Racism Task Force: Revisiting an American Icon
If you haven’t done so in a while, consider revisiting what you know about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the upcoming national holiday that bears his name.