GCC2021 Partners

We are a humble organization built from the sweat, tears, and hard work of the community and visitors from around the world. The work is grassroots. We've relied on the generosity of community volunteers and neighborhood organizations to support our work over the past year. Your gift supports our long-term vision for the care of George Floyd's Memorial and join those who wish to support our vision for growth and sustainability: a permanent home for the growing collection of offerings, a full-time staff, and continuing to offer a community space for racial justice education while contributing to the economic growth of [...]

In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate coalition on March 19, 2020. The coalition tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the United States. Our approach recognizes that in order to effectively address anti-Asian racism we must work to end all forms of structural racism leveled at Black, Indigenous, [...]

"Making surprising friendships possible," is how the School for Conversion works to build beloved community in Durham, North Carolina. A popular education center in the tradition of the folks schools of the labor movement and the citizenship schools of the civil rights era, SFC's Walltown Aspiring Youth program creates small cohorts of youth to focus on personal, spiritual, and community development. The Ann Atwater Freedom Library hosts an archive of Durham-based community activist Ann Atwater's work and a collection of fiction and nonfiction focused on America's Black-led freedom struggle.  $30 provides a meal for a WAY Team meeting, where teens learn [...]