Mindful Consumerism: Applying Anti-Oppression Awareness to Year-End Spending

This conversation with Melia Dunn, Founder & Principal Consultant at Melia Dunn Consulting - inclusion, embraced (https://www.meliadunn.com/) will help us frame how to shop, give, and donate at year-end, allowing us to put our dollars where our hearts are.

Mindful Consumer Resources to dive further into awareness around anti-racism and your money:
• Shoppe Black: Your Trusted Source for all Things Black Business, Globally: https://shoppeblack.us/
• Faith and Money Network: Anti-racist personal finance: https://faithandmoneynetwork.org/whats-happening/anti-racist-personal-finance-5-ways-to-fight-racism-with-your-money-choices/
• Grow ensemble: Socially Responsible Companies and Brands to Model: https://growensemble.com/socially-responsible-companies/
• YouTube: Systemic Racism, explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ&t=6s
• Anti-Racism Daily ARD: Supporting nail salon workers: https://the-ard.com/2021/10/12/support-nail-salon-workers/
• Ethical sourcing of crystals/gemstones: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a34441511/ethical-crystals/
• 15% Pledge - how are they doing?: https://www.marketplace.org/2021/05/24/a-year-later-how-are-corporations-doing-on-promises-they-made-to-fight-for-racial-justice/
• Food and Agriculture Anti-Racism Resources: https://.com/2020/06/29/food-ag-anti-racism-resources-black-food-farm-businesses-to-support/
• Ta-nehisi Coates: A case for reparations: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
• The Next Egg: Investing retirement $ into just & vibrant communities: https://www.org/
• Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: https://www.azhcc.com/
• Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce: https://azasianchamber.com/
• Arizona Public Radio: ”Rez Rising” App Connects Users with Native-Owned Businesses: https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2020-01-22/rez-rising-app-connects-users-with-native-owned-businesses

Additional Resources shared by audience participants during the webinar:
• What is Redlining?: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/realestate/what-is-redlining.html
• National Council for Jewish Women: http://www.ncjwla.org/the-council-shop/
• Directory of Charities and Nonprofit Organizations: https://www.guidestar.org/NonprofitDirectory.aspx
• Neely’s Educational Materials & Supplies: https://shop.wesupplyeverythingexceptthechildren.com/
• MADE by Downtown Women’s Center: https://madebydwc.org/
• The Downtown Women’s Center (DWC): https://downtownwomenscenter.org/
• Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/
• The Color Of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein: https://www.epi.org/publication/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america/
• The Segregation Myth: Richard Rothstein Debunks an American Lie | NowThis: https://youtu.be/2roWLzrqOjQ
• Wallet Activism: How to Use Every Dollar You Spend, Earn, and Save As a Force for Change by Tanja Hester: https://tanjahester.com/wallet-activism/
• Certified B Corporations website: https://bcorporation.eu/