These are still challenging times. In addition to the global pandemic, we are aware of the many current acts of hate and violence, now also, aimed at Asians and Pacific Islanders in the US and around the world. Island Conservation is a global organization and our work is inextricably linked to the well-being of island communities, partners, and supporters. Our board, leadership, and staff remain focused on incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion into our perspectives, processes, policies, and actions. We continue to evaluate our own contributions to perpetuating unjust systems and the opportunities we have to change them. And we seek to find ways to support the Asian and Pacific Island communities as well as other communities and partners everywhere we work.

Below are some of the resources we found helpful in understanding the issues as well as empowering us to take action against hate and violence. The work to undo racism starts with each of us.

Resources and Ways to Support

Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Bystander Intervention Training

• Members of our internal DEI Steering Committee have taken this one-hour training, which does an excellent job of providing information and options on how to intervene in a situation where someone is being harassed or harmed.

PBS Educational Video Series: “Asian Americans”

• The five-episode series delves into the history of anti-Asian discrimination in the U.S., how we got here today, and where we can go from here.

Stop AAPI Hate: How to Report

• Stop AAPI Hate is one of the many sites to report harassment or acts of violence against Asians and Pacific Islanders.