Solid Ground is committed to addressing institutional racism in our organization and in our community. This work is integral to our mission and we deeply examine the ways institutional racism impacts our organization and our clients.
Over half of the people we serve are people of color. Many of the barriers they face are a direct result of institutional racism: housing discrimination, benefits denied to immigrants, predatory lending, etc.
We challenge racism internally first by naming it and talking about it with our staff. We educate ourselves about what institutional racism is and how we can work to undo it. We strive to increase the representation of people of color on our staff and Board. We critically evaluate the cultural competency of our services and assess the impact of our efforts to improve them.
We also work to educate the broader community through events and by promoting anti-racism work with other area nonprofit organizations.
- Solid Ground's Anti-Racism Accountability Standards
- Anti-Racism Initiative brochure
- The Crosspoint: The Net's biggest collection of links in the field of of Human Rights, Anti-Racism, Refugees, Women's rights, Anti-fascism, Shoah, etc.
- RacismReview: Thoughts on racism, culture, society, politics. This blog is intended to provide a credible and reliable source of information for journalists, students and members of the general public seeking solid evidence-based research and analysis of “race,” racism, ethnicity and immigration issues, especially as they undergird and shape U.S. society within a global setting.
Phone: 206.694.6798
TTY: 7.1.1
Email: antiracism@solid-ground.org
FAX: 206.694.6777
Address: ARI
Solid Ground
1501 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6708