Anti-Racism Resources

August 28, 2020 is the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at the 1963 March on Washington. SCGC stands in solidarity with the racial justice movement in support of Black lives. It is crucial for all of our members to actively support the racial justice movement for all people of color, by actively supporting, protecting, and uplifting our community of color members in the fight for civil rights, beginning with efforts such as education, advocacy, and direct action. To assist your anti-racism work, we have compiled a (non-exhaustive) list of resources that may be helpful in your journey of unlearning and dismantling systemic racism within our professional networks and beyond. We owe it to our members of color, colleagues, patients, families, and communities at large to help create lasting change that fosters respect, equity and justice. Black Lives Matter.  

• March on Washington

  • March on Washington 2020 Livestream

  • The March On Washington: 1963 Marchers Reflect on the 2020 Movement

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech

• Applying Racial and Social Justice in Your Genetic Counseling Practice:

  • NSGC's Justice Equity Inclusion Diversity Resources:

  • "Patient centered prenatal genetic counseling module" by Project Inclusive (1 hr CEU)

  • An Anti-Racism Toolkit for the Genetics Educator

• History:

  • The 1619 Project

  • https://www.100yearhoodie.com/why

  • Zinn Education Project 

  • California's Little-Known Genocide

• Podcasts, Articles, Books, Films:

  • Podcasts: Seeing White, United States of Anxiety, Nice White Parents, Code Switch, Race Forward, See Something, In Those Genes

  • Articles: The Case for Reparations, America's Racial Contract is Killing Us, My Life as An Undocumented Immigrant, NY Times Race and Ethnicity Newsletter, The Racial Wealth Gap, The Injustice of This Moment Is Not an 'Abberation', The Bias of 'Professionalism' Standards

  • Books: White Rage, The New Jim Crow, The History of White People, An Indigenous People's History of the United States, These Truths: A History of the United States, How to Be an Antiracist, Their Eyes Were Watching God, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Americanah, So You Want to Talk About Race

  • Films:

    • 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

    • Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent online

    • I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Hulu

    • Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton)  — Available to rent online

    • Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Prime Video

    • The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Prime Video

    • When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix

• Get Involved, Donate:

  • The Great Unlearn

  • Take action regarding specific Black victims of police brutality

  • Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter LA

  • Black-owned businesses in LA, LA Times list of Black-owned businesses,  https://blackownedinla.com/, Black-owned businesses in Orange County, Black-owned businesses in San Diego

  • Equal Justice Initiative

  • ACLU

  • NAACP, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

  • Marsha P Johnson Institute

  • Movement 4 Black Lives

  • The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

  • LA LGBT Center

  • Asian-Americans Advancing Justice LA

  • Central American Resource Center

  • RAICES: The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services

  • Seeding Sovereignty

  • COVID-19 Emergency Drive (local)

  • Families Belong Together

  • Council on American-Islamic Relations

  • Lakota People's Law Project

  • Anti-Defamation League

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Resources

SCGC was founded to serve as a platform for the voices of genetic counselors in Southern California, one of the largest concentrations of genetic counselors in one of the most diverse regions of the nation.  Recent events have compounded and brought to light longstanding inequalities in healthcare, education, and beyond. We join NSGC in solidarity with the Black community against racism in all forms. To our members, colleagues, and the patients and families we serve, SCGC stands with you as we listen, reflect, and move forward together to seek positive cultural and systemic change.

As we all work towards a better future, we hope the following resources are helpful in supporting and educating our community:

NSGC Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) Homepage

NSGC Implicit Bias Online Course - 6 Modules

Join the conversation on Twitter:

@minoritygeneticcounselors

@BlackInGenetics

#ABGClistens

#GCChat

We are actively having discussions about how to better incorporate DEI into SCGC and we want to hear from you. Drop us a line at info@socalgc.org.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

We hope our SCGC members (as well as their family, friends, and colleagues) are remaining safe and healthy during these challenging times. In light of COVID-19 developments, SCGC is continuing to monitor updates to the Stay at Home order and to overall public health and safety. We will update our site with any additional updates regarding the Annual Education Conference. In an effort to support our members and community, we wanted to share the following resources related to the COVID-19 pandemic:

NSGC COVID-19 Information and Support Discussion Forum

Western States Regional Genetics Network Telehealth Resources CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19) We are all in this together!

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