IIDA NC EDI Mission Statement

The IIDA NC EDI Committee is devoted to IIDA’s Commitment for the sustained, intentional, and organized dismantling of racism in all of its forms and instances. Our EDI Committee strives to nourish, train and uplift all those that add to the culture of the IIDA through progressive values that are correctly acknowledging the need for justice for all in our industry and in our communities.

Why is EDI Important?

We are all humans with unique prospective and different life experiences. It is important for us first to recognize the value of differences, combating discrimination, and promote inclusiveness. EDI fosters higher degrees of engagement, productivity, and innovation that contribute to increased revenue and deeper connections among us.

Contact:

VP of EDI
edi@iidanc.org

Equity Initiative Resources

About The Initiative

We believe that Interior Design plays a key role in protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and design has the power to heal and bring people together. However, we must all collectively take action in order to make real progress. Therefore, IIDA Northern California Chapter is launching a series of Equity Initiatives to fight against systemic racism in our society and inequity in the interior design field. Please join us in our effort and programs, which will include a conversation series, community outreach, and mentorship programs. 

A Letter From Cheryl Durst

The Current

A bi-weekly resource list of how you can make a positive change in your community through education, engagement, activation, and allyship.

The Current is brought to you by Tovah Cook, an accomplished Brand Creative Leader who seeks justice in her daily work. Tovah is the author of Black Binder, A Notebook for Activist and Accomplices. It is a collection of curated prompts designed to propel anti-racist questions into actions and solutions for black activists and their accomplices. Tovah also has a background in architecture and graphic design. She currently is a Designer at a self-driving company storytelling new empathetic perspectives within the trucking space.

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• White Dominant Culture & Something Different & Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture by SURJ
• Sources: Cultural trauma and epigenetic inheritance, “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome”, DeGruy, & “Health Impacts of Racism”, The Conversation
• Social Justice Spectrum – Theories of Practice, Be Bold Services
• Equity in Action Toolkit, Be Bold Services

• The Cycle of Socialization, Bobbie Harro Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, Routledge 2000    
• Design & Environmental Justice Infographic,  LA American Institute of Architects
• “Tools for Systems Thinkers”, DIsruptive Design, Medium, 2017 
• Six Conditions of Systems Change , FSG

Books

• White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
• How to be An Anti Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
• The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
• Race and Modern Architecture by Irene Cheng, Charles L. Davis II, Mabel O. Wlison

Films

• Selma
• I Am Not Your Negro
• 13th
• The Hate U Give
• When They See Us
• Just Mercy
• Fruitvale Station

Podcasts

• About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Architecture is Political with Melissa Daniel
• Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberle Crenshaw
• Code Switch from NPR
• 1619 from The New York Times
• Pod Save the People with DeRay Mckesson
• The Diversity Gap

Videos

• How to Deconstruct Racism One Headline at a Time
• Black Americans Have Seen Their Principles Completely Delegitimatized | The Daily Social Distancing Show – Trevor Noah
• W.Kamau Bell on Black Lives Matter and the Importance of Showing Your Work
• Black Americans in the Workplace | The Daily Social Distancing Show – Trevor Noah
• We Cannot Stay Silent About George Floyd | Patriot Act Digital Exclusive | Netflix – Hasan Minhaj

Articles

• 15 ARCHITECTS ON BEING BLACK IN ARCHITECTURE
• Imani Day: Building a Centralized Equity Framework into Architecture
• Here’s Why the Design Industry Lacks Diversity and How it Will Change
• Design As Protest: Harvard GSD: “Design as Protest: How can designers stand for, fight for, and build an anti-racist future?” (6/22/2020)
• 100 Things White People Can do for Racial Justice

Organizations

@campaignzero
@mvmnt4blklives
@blklivesmatter
@colorofchange
@NAACP
@reclaimtheblock
@attnwhitepeople
@soyouwanttotalkabout

Bay Area Specific Orgs

@eastoaklandcollective
@peoplesbreakfastoakland
@youthrightscamp

Design Specific

@beyondthebuilt
@designasprotest
@justcitylab
@designingjustice
@blackspaceorg
@blackfolksindesign
@deptofplaces
@crxlab
@nomanational
@determinedbydesign

Individuals

@mspackyetti
@kendrick38
@osopepatrisse
@deray
@aliciagarza
@rachel.cargle
@ibramxk
@tamikadmallory