Black Lives Matter @UM
The Maastricht University D&I Office stands in solidarity with the Black community in the United States. We stand in solidarity with People of Colour all around the globe. And we stand in solidarity with People of Colour in the Netherlands, Maastricht and our own university community.
We need to talk about:
- Racist violence,
- Everyday discrimination on e.g. the street, in the classroom, at work, in the supermarket,
- Ethnic profiling by e.g. the police and tax authorities,
- Institutional racism
because it leads to fewer chances for People of Colour to safely live their lives and follow dreams, ambitions and talents.
On this page you will find lots of information about racism. Here is a non-exhaustive list of resources available online you can use to educate yourself on this topic.
- BLM Educate yourself (in English)
Racism: What can I do?
- Listen to the voices speaking out
- Learn from each other
- Dare to have difficult conversations
- Learn to be an ally and address discrimination
Read
- White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo
- White Innocence : Paradoxes of Colonialism and Race - Gloria Wekker
Witte Onschuld : Paradoxen van kolonialisme en ras - Gloria Wekker - Racism and anti-racism in Europe - Alana Lentin
- Refugees and access to vocational education and training across Europe: a case of protection of white privilege? -Chadderton C, Edmonds C
- The Ideologically Colonized Metropole: Dutch Racism and Racist Denial - Melissa F. Weiner
- A transformation of racist discourse? Colour-blind racism and biological racism in Dutch secondary schooling (1968-2017) - Maria Luce Sijpenhof
- Facing racism: discomfort, innocence, and the liberal peripheralisation of race in the Netherlands - Sinan Cankaya, Paul Mepschen
- White Privilege - M T Blakemore
- The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
Executive Board:
No one can win this battle alone; defeating racism and
discrimination is a challenge for our entire community.
Read the full message.
UM's statement on 'Zwarte Piet':
At UM the character of 'Zwarte Piet' is not welcome.
Read the full paragraph on Sinterklaas and Black Pete.
Watch
Read - children up to young adults
Many of these are also available in audio versions, and in read aloud story videos on youtube.
You can find more suggestions at the EduCulture website.
Children (up to 8)
- All are welcome – Alexandra Penfold
- This is how we do it – Matt Lamothe
- Same same, but different – Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
- Be Kind – Pat Zietlow Miller
- Global Babies – The Global Fund For Children
- The colors of us – Karen Katz
- Antiracist baby – Ibram X. Kendi
- The Proudest Blue - Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
- Seeds of Change – Jen Cullerton Johnson
- Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History - Vashti Harrison
- Lovely – Jess Hong
- Calling Dr. Zaza – Milo Freeman
- Not my idea – John Jimerson
- Let the children march - Monica Clark-Robinson
- Sulwe – Lupita Nyong’o
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Ada Twist, Scientist - Andrea Beaty
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Julian is a Mermaid - Jessica Love
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You Matter - Christian Robinson
Comics
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina, Stacy Robinson & John Jennings
- Incognegro by Mat Johnson & Warren Pleece
- Monster: A Graphic Novel by Walter Dean Myers, Guy A. Sims & Dawud Anyabwile
- New Kid by Jerry Craft
- Your Black Friend by Ben Passmore
- Hot Comb by Ebony Flowers
Ages 8-12
- Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song – Gary Golio
- Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom – Tim Tingle
- She Stood for Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland – Loki Mulholland and Angela Fairwell
- Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement – Carole Boston Weatherford
- Josephine – Patricia Hruby Powell
Young Adults literature
- The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas
- The Lines We Cross – Rand Abdel-Fattah
- Dear Martin – Nic Stone