Racially Just Utah

Racially Just Utah is an organization with a mission to ensure racial equity in Utah through policy, accountability, and education.

[Yvelette Stines @YveletteStines]

@likaluca "I tell my students, 'When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.'"- Toni Morrison

[Paul Gorski | Equity Literacy Institute @EquityLiteracy]

What's an interview question you'd ask people interviewing for a job in a school ito assess their understanding of how racism operates in schools? A question that gets at their commitment to anti-racism? A response that would land you at a hard "no" for hiring that person?

[Jen Dailey-Provost @jenforutah]

Unanimous support by the psychology Board to forward rule change, eliminating the allowable practice of conversion therapy in children, to DOPL for approval.

[The Hill @thehill]

#BREAKING: Trump expected to announce he won't force citizenship question onto 2020 census https://t.co/Oy9rK4rMyL

[Karen Kwan @SenKarenKwan]

I'm with @KarenMayneUT5. This needs to stop immediately

[ACLU @ACLU]

BREAKING: We just won due process rights back for asylum seekers.

A federal court just ruled the Trump administration cannot arbitrarily detain people exercising their legal right to seek asylum without a hearing.

[Bria Smith @briaasmithh]

haha i don’t wanna kill the mood but um..is anybody else uncomfortable with celebrating July 4th while knowing women & children are living in detention centers ???? just me, ok

[Stephanie Pitcher @steph_pitcher]

Another graduation in mental health court today and the results are inspiring ✨ Money toward people-focused, treatment-focused specialty courts is an investment in public safety, rehabilitation, and community reintegration #utleg #utpol #smartjustice

[Erin Jemison @ErinJems]

Please take a few minutes to complete this survey from the Utah Juvenile Justice Racial and Ethnic Disparities (RED) Subcommittee. Your input will contribute to a more inclusive dialogue around juvenile justice issues in our state. Thank you! #equity https://t.co/aqUSBxMMw2

[Denae Joseph @DenaeRandeen]

On the 7th anniversary of #DACA, remember that the program was supposed to be a short-term solution for a long-standing problem. The time for a pathway to citizenship is long overdue.

[Michael Clara @donMiguelSLC]

I predict this will prove to be a blessing (in abundance) to the west side of Salt Lake City. President @RuthVWatkins of @UUtah you have chosen wisely. We Thank You ! #utpol Jennifer Mayer-Glenn is UNP’s New Director! https://t.co/7LIsMwX45Y

[Learning for Justice @learnforjustice]

Robin DiAngelo, author of ‘White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism’, sat down with TT to discuss why working against one’s own fragility is a necessary part of white anti-racist work—and why good intentions don’t matter. https://t.co/mlzWwAMw8o

[Smart Justice Utah @SmartJusticeUT]

Even violent inmates get out. Here’s why Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee and others think they should have access to college courses in prison., via @sltrib https://t.co/o0JQRC0VvS #smartjustice

[FOX 13 News Utah @fox13]

In an emotional day for dozens of African genocide survivors who now call Utah home, people gathered to walk in solidarity, share their stories and light candles for hope.​ https://t.co/6TiLz3wrS1

[Paul Gorski | Equity Literacy Institute @EquityLiteracy]

I appreciate restorative justice in schools where it's about JUSTICE. But often restorative justice initiatives are purposely focused on restoring ORDER in the absence of JUSTICE. There's no restorative justice in a school where racial injustice lives.

[ABC4 News @abc4utah]

#UPDATE: NAACP Salt Lake Branch also calls for outside investigation after officer pulls gun on 10-year-old boy. https://t.co/PemkUrzRta