In consideration of the events that have taken place over the last few weeks, we will be stopping our usual content schedule, to stand with every black member of our community and beyond. As a travel platform and community that aims to connect you to cultures worldwide, so many of the cultural scenes we cover at Trippin are birthed from black culture.
"What can we do better to create long lasting change? How can we encourage sustainable behaviours that are inclusive? How can we create awareness of racism within travel itself?"
We cannot and will not ignore the injustices constantly happening to the black community at the hands of institutionalised and systemic racism.
In reflecting on our role in this, we ask ourselves and our community, what can we do better to create long lasting change? How can we encourage sustainable behaviours that are inclusive? How can we create awareness of racism within travel itself?
Our role is to listen, share and set an example on how we can truly make a positive impact. Here are some resources which you can draw on to educate yourself, take action and stand with us regardless of geographic location.
Donations:
Books:
The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley & Malcolm X
Natives - Akala
Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
This Book is Anti-Racist - Tiffany Jewel
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race - Renni Eddo-Lodge
I will Not Be Erased - Gal-dem
Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin
Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Angela Y. Davis
So You Want to Talk About Race - Ijeoma Oluo
How To Be an Anti-Racist - Ibram Kendi
Educational material:
'75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice'
'Ruth Wilson Gilmore on COVID-19, Decarceration, and Abolition'
'Black Trans Men Face a Constant Threat of Police Violence'
'#SayHerName: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women'
'Towards the Horizon of Abolition: A Conversation with Mariame Kaba'
'The Pandemic is The Right Time to Defund the Police'
'The Problem with Research on Racial Bias and Police Shootings'
Stay tuned for more resources this week.