A Site of Struggle - Selected Resources

At Northwestern University:

• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
  Provides mental health services and resources for students, including educational workshops and a BIPOC Support Circle. 
  https://www.northwestern.edu/counseling/index.html
• Campus Inclusion and Community (CIC)
  Cultivates inclusive learning environments through intentional engagement with difference. Offices include Multicultural Student Affairs, Student Enrichment Services, and Social Justice Education.
   https://www.northwestern.edu/inclusion/index.html
• Social Justice Education
  Offers opportunities to foster self-exploration, facilitate conversations, and support actions that create social change on campus. 
  https://www.northwestern.edu/socialjustice/index.html
• Social Justice Tours of Northwestern
  Explores the intersections of those who have worked for equity, justice, and liberation on the campus and beyond. 
  https://sites.northwestern.edu/socialjusticetours/about/
• Black Student Experience at Northwestern University Audio Tour
  Shares stories about the fight for racial equity led by Black students, and its legacy today. 
  https://sites.northwestern.edu/blackexperiencetour/
• Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
  Works to create and sustain a diverse, inclusive and welcoming environment for all Northwestern community members.
  https://www.northwestern.edu/diversity/index.html
• Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance.
  Fosters a culture of access, belonging, and accountability through resources and training. 
  https://www.northwestern.edu/civil-rights-office/

In Evanston

• Shorefront Legacy Center
  Collects, preserves, and educates people about Black History on Chicago’s suburban North Shore.
  http://www.shorefrontlegacy.org/
• YWCA Evanston/North Shore Equity Institute
  Offers opportunities for all to develop the knowledge and resources to move towards racial equity.
  https://www.ywca-ens.org/what-we-do/equity-institute/
• NAACP Evanston/North Shore Branch
  Works to secure the equality of rights, eliminate race-based discrimination, ensure health and well-being, and collaborate with partners who also strive for the civil rights of all.
  https://www.evanstonnaacp.org/
• City of Evanston's Youth and Young Adult Services
  Offers young people pathways to success, and a network of support to become confident, competent, resilient, and self-sustaining adults.
  https://www.cityofevanston.org/residents/youth-young-adult
• Evanston Fight For Black Lives
  Community space for conversation, calls to action, and resources, including Community Fridges and the West End garden.
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/evanstonfightforblacklives/
• Youth and Opportunity United (Y.O.U.)
  Youth development agency that provides services and leadership to meet the emerging needs of young people and their families.
  https://youthopportunity.org/
• Evanston Reparations
  Information on the reparations initiative in Evanston.
  https://www.cityofevanston.org/government/city-council/reparations

In Chicago

• Love and Project
  Supports those who identify as women and gender non-conforming persons of color who are criminalized or harmed by state and interpersonal violence.
  https://Loveprotect.org
• The Chicago Torture Justice Memorials
  Chicago Torture Justice Memorials aims to honor and seek justice for the survivors of Chicago police torture, their families, and the Black communities affected by the torture. Today, our mission is to fulfill the final piece of reparations legislation: a permanent public memorial for the Jon Burge torture survivors.
  https://chicagotorture.org
• A Long Walk Home
  National art organization based in Chicago that empowers young people to end violence against girls and women.
  https://ALongWalkHome.org