WAYS to ​ATTEND​, ​LEARN​, and ​CONNECT​ with the antiracism movement

ATTEND​ local events

COVID-19 has resulted in the postponement or cancellation of all in-person events. We will be using this time
to LEARN about anti-racism. Please stay safe and practice healthy social distancing by limiting your shopping
and spending more time at home.

LEARN​ ​more about racial inequality

Read here about the escalation of Anti-Asian harassment in reaction to Covid-19. We encourage everyone to
recognize racism wherever it occurs and be prepared to offer support to targets of harassment.
https://n.pr/39OPRiz

The Zinn Education Project has several excellent opportunities to learn about People’s history during
pandemics at
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101431245776&ca=cf829dfa-2280-49b6-ad0a-e3c8a32
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The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) is a space committed to understanding and dismantling racist policies.
You can find more about M4BL’s national policy demands for responding to COVID-19 here:
https://m4bl.org/covid-19-platform/

Learn more about how migrant farmworkers are at high-risk for being exposed to COVID-19 at
https://portside.org/2020-03-27/migrant-farmworkers-feed-america-and-theyre-high-risk-coronavirus-outbre
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CONNECT​ ​with local organizations

Neither BCU nor NAACP is meeting in April or May due to COVID-19 safety precautions.

Blount County United (BCU) works to support anti-racism in Blount county. You can connect with them by
contacting Robert McClelland at ​ramaloha@hotmail.com​ or ​Rev. Dr. Willa Estell at​ ​we41602@aol.com​.​You can
also contact the BCU education committee to develop a program for your church or civic group at
BCUEdCmte@gmail.com​.

Join the Alcoa/Blount branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
during their monthly meeting. The mission of the NAACP is to secure the political, educational, social, and
economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and
well-being of all persons.

Both BCU and NAACP typically meet on the 4th Saturday of the month at St. Paul AME Zion Church, Maryville.
NAACP meets at 11:45 and BCU meets at 1:00. ​Neither group is meeting in April or May due to COVID-19
safety precautions.

To receive monthly updates from SURJ, join our email list by contacting us at ​blountcountySURJ@gmail.com​.
You can also visit our Facebook page by going to ​https://www.facebook.com/blountcountysurj/​. A digit

A publication of Blount County Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) April 2020
version of this publication is under the “Take Action” tab of our website:
https://blountcountysurj.weebly.com/​.

A publication of Blount County Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) April 2020