ACC SoCal Diversity Resources

As a follow-up to the ACC Global Statement on the Death of George Floyd and the ACC Foundation’s I.D.E.A.L. initiative (Inform, Discuss, Equip, Act, Lead), ACC-SoCal is highlighting the below resources and upcoming targeted programs so that together we can work to learn, understand, and take action in order to have an impact now.

Please visit this page for updates and look out for emails from ACC-SoCal with additional programming details.

Focus on Understanding –

• ACC Global & SHRM two-part webcast series on Workplace Diversity and Inclusion, available via the shrm.org website through December 2020:
  
  • A New Understanding of Workplace Diversity and Inclusion
  • Understanding the Journey to Equity and Inclusion: What the Data Tells Us
• Systemic Racism Explained
• Dr. Robin DiAngelo discusses "White Fragility"
• DiversityInc book recommendations
• More Ways to Understand
  
  • Fear of Black Men in Public Spaces 
  • The Shooting of Black Americans Started Long Before the Looting
  • 2020 Has Been Difficult for the Black Community 
  • My White Friend Asked Me on Facebook to Describe White Privilege.  I Decided to be Honest. 
  • What Racism Looks Like:  An Infographic

Take Action –

• Learn More About Your Biases  
• Helping You Make the Pitch: The Business Case for Diversity (Reports and Data compiled by McKinsey & Company)  
• Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against Racism
• Confronting Racism at Work
• 8 Everyday Ways to Fight Racism
• Elevator - Racism.  It Stops with Me
• How to Tell Someone You Love They're Being Racist  
• On the issue of Diversity & Origination Credit
• Talk to Your Children About Identity, Difference, Racism, and Protests 
  
  • How to Talk to Your Kids About Identity and Difference
  • Talk to Children Wellness
  • CNN/Sesame Street Racism Town Hall

Donate to Support Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships for BIPOC Law Students -

We urge ACC-SoCal members to help us reach a goal of raising up to $5,000 in support of BIPOC law students. If you would like your donation to be counted toward this goal, please report your donation amount to socal@accglobal.com.

• • The John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles Law Student Relief Fund #LANGSTON4STUDENTS  https://secure.givelively.org/donate/john-m-langston-bar-association-of-los-angeles-inc/langston4students
  • Black Women’s Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Foundation – https://www.bwlfoundation.org/donate/
  • Thurgood Marshall Bar Association - https://www.thurgoodmarshallbarassociation.org/Donate
  • Mexican American Bar Foundation – https://www.themabf.org/
  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice - https://secure.donationpay.org/aajc/
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association - https://www.napabalawfoundation.org/