Equity Initiative

If you have a resource you’d like to see listed here, please email details to us at greetings@paradicepalase.com. We appreciate it!

You can find our dedicated resource page & Call For Peace regarding the Israel-Hamas war HERE.

How we ally

We offer a Essentials Membership trial for artists identifying as BIPOC.

We seek to prioritize queer and/or non-white, especially Black and Brown, creatives when seeking those to collaborate with and showcase through our social media, network, and arts programming.

How you can ally

Deloris, BIPOC creatives available for paid hire, BIPOC companies to donate design services

Bid Black, a resource to support Black cinematographers, directors, and editors

A guide to Allyship by Amélie Lamont, contributions by Presley Pizzo

Creative Ecosystems by Annika Hansteen-Izora

What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri

I want to be an ally but I don’t know what to do by Giselle Buchanan

How to financially help BLM with no money/without leaving your house

75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice by Corinne Shutack

Dismantle Collective - White Allyship 101

Black Lives Matter Online Support Safety Guide

Scholarships for Black & African American Students by Zina Kumok

Police Brutality Center organization aiming to provide help and support to victims of police brutality

A Checklist for White Allies - downloadable PDF!

Create an action plan!

Commit to seeking out and buying from non-white owned businesses, large or small, and look for ways you can replace your daily consumables with those sold by non-white folks/businesses, especially Black owned.

Create a yearly budget for yourself to donate money towards social justice spaces, organizations and funds. Cut out a few subscriptions you can live without and sign up for a few Withfriends or Patreon accounts that support artists and orgs out there doing the work.

If your funds are tight, see if you can carve out time and volunteer a few hours a week or month at an organization that’s making a difference. Money = more hired help, your body = more free help.

SPEAK UP when you see racism in action. Don’t just default to canceling each other out either - we all make mistakes and fail sometimes. EDUCATE each other. Encourage people to learn, to WANT to learn, to WANT to grow, and always try to be and do better.

If you’re an artist, consider holding, at a minimum, a yearly art auction with yourself or a group of friends to donate to causes you care about.

Watch at least one social justice oriented documentary a month.

Carve out reading time in your day or week. Create an organized reading list to keep you on track. Ask your friends & peers for recommendations! Read articles if you don’t have time for books. Save articles in a bookmark folder as you find them and read one from your list each day. Don't forget to share them! Listen to podcasts about social justice reform if you don’t have time or prefer consuming info audibly.

Make it easy by having the information come to you. Follow accounts & email lists that keep you informed, in check, and up to date on issues. Flood your social media with content produced by Black & POC people. Bookmark and often check websites outside of mass media news outlets that keep you informed about local and federal legislation.

Keep sharing social justice content on social media.

If you have a tendency to get distracted or find it hard to create new habits, skip your new trendy workout class (you’re beautiful the way you are anyway) and join an activist group to help keep the conversation going and keep yourself accountable. If you can't commit long term, attend a social justice workshop whenever you can. Get a friend to go with you!