What is an anti-racism triad?
A group of three people of similar racial background who meet regularly to help each other stay in motion around the long haul work of anti-racism practice and healing. This is intended to help minimize the harm that white-bodied people in particular, can cause to bodies of culture, especially when practicing and exploring anti-racism.
**Are you a body of culture or a black, Indigenous, or person of color? The majority of these resources below are intended for white-bodied folks who have a lot of work to do, but you can certainly adapt them to your needs for support and healing surrounding anti-racism.
Why meet in an anti-racism triad?
There’s work only you can do but you can’t do it alone.
This is long haul work. It needs to be steady and sustainable.
To give and receive supportive accountability.
Grow your capacity to engage constructively in conversation and action around racism through practice.
Journey
Build a routine that works for you to meet at least once a month and stay connected in between.
Commit to an agreed period of time as a triad (eg. 12 months, remainder of 2021, etc.) The time table might extend or be repeated, but clear endings are important and allow fresh starts. Relationships can continue after a triad journey ends!
Fabric will also be providing resources and large group support for triads throughout the upcoming year.
What do we do together?
You’ll create a culture and a routine for your group. Triads will look different as people engage in ways that are most helpful and sustainable to them for practicing anti-racism and healing in community. Here are some ideas:
Keep journals of racialized experiences you have, and take time to process those experiences when you meet.
Read My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem to help this work become more than just cognitive work. Racism shows up in our bodies as well as our minds and needs to heal in both places. Use the guide from Intertwine to help you go through this book together.
Discuss a podcast, a few chapters of a book, or movie you’ve all had time to spend time with prior to meeting.
Set goals for yourself on how you will engage in practicing anti-racism in the next year and let this group help hold you accountable. (Many of you took the IDI and might find ideas within that plan)
Reflect upon one of the 14 characteristics of white supremacy
Take an action together and then reflect on your experience.
Provide support, encouragement and challenge to each other in how you’re living out anti-racism in your homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces.
Do a body practice together from My Grandmother’s Hands.
What now?
Sign up for a triad! You are encouraged to think about two other people you would like to do this with and invite them (Fabric, or not! Anyone and everyone can do this). If you don't know of people, this form will help you find a triad to be a part of.
It is human scale connections that will help us navigate.