Thread: I’m about to make a list of all the organizations that have currently made statements about racism and called for any action, however vague while @OTW_News has remained silent.

My point is not that these statements are good or sufficient-many are not! However, all have done more than the OTW currently has, and I want to show just how badly out of step their silence is.

I will only include groups that have specifically stood by black members of their own community, called for or committed to change that would involve the group or its members in group specific ways, or recognized the group’s own internal racism or complicity.

This list is not comprehensive. There's probably a lot more.

American Association of University Professors: Institutes of higher education have been part of the problem but can also be part of the solution and develop meaningful approaches to mitigating racism.

American Educational Research Association: Calls for suggestions for how the organization can have impacts on issues, and for members to take bold, evidence-based action to address issues.

American Library Association: calls on members to abolish prejudice within their libraries and communities

American Postal Workers Union: Reiterates union support of equality and members, calls on members to speak out against racism in society.

Apogee: “As a Black and POC-led organization...we are thinking critically about the complex alignments between our daily work of publishing and programming, and our greater mission to confront and challenge systems of white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, & capitalist exploitation.”

Bar associations-86 associations in 31 states have issued statements. I’m not going to go through each one, but you can: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/bar_services/resources/resourcepages/floydstatements/

BOA Editions:” We occupy a stance of active anti-racism and commit to using our platform, our resources, our position in the literary world, and the books we publish to remain and become better accomplices in the fight for justice and equity.”

Carve Magazine “We are committed to listening and being part of the change.”

Disney: stands for inclusion, and stands by its black employees, creators and storytellers

Copper Canyon Press: “safety & well-being of our colleagues...including the Black writers, editors, teachers, students, librarians, & booksellers among us—depends on a collective, unrelenting commitment to dismantling racist practices, including those perpetuated in publishing.”

Electronic Arts: Open conversation about where to focus efforts to fight bias and discrimination, Juneteenth company volunteering day, long term commitment to education and change.

F(r)iction: “Internally too, we must continue the process of constantly critiquing ourselves. Here and now, we commit to increasing accessibility to our journal and online content for writers and readers who are People of Color....”

Fan Studies Network North America: Will uplift marginalized voices, work to de-center whiteness and pledges to make fan studies welcoming and comfortable space for all.

General Motors: “GM will form an inclusion advisory board and commits to inclusion, condemns intolerance and stands up against injustice.”

Levitate Literary Magazine: reiterates founding goal to provide pipeline for artists of color, and anti-racist approach to education and publishing.

Lyft: working to create more inclusive experience and working even more to hire and promote black, latinx and female employees.

Marvel: stands for inclusion, and with black employees, creators and community.

McDonalds: company values diversity, plans to hold town half or employee suggestions, and invited employee input

Microsoft: Company must do more, and faster for diversity and inclusion in the company, is expanding connections with HBUs

Minneapolis Amalgamated Transit Union: condemns racial profiling, and states that its members have the right to refuse to transport police to protests and arrested demonstrators away, and calls using buses in that way a misused of public transportation

National Education Association: calls on members to examine and fix white supremacy within their schools

National Farmers Union: calls on members to reflect on our own privileges and prejudices, rethink our institutions, and demand structural change. Reiterates union’s long-standing commitment to fighting for equal opportunities for all.

National Nurses United: Condemned police violence and pledged to work for patient advocacy by partnering with communities of color.

Netflix: “We have a platform and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up”

New Jersey Education Association: recognizes responsibility of educators to anti-racism, lists some past actions taken towards it, and commitment to providing anti-racist training to staff and leaders, creating initiative devoted to anti-racist work in classrooms and union

NFL: Recognizes the power of their platform and is committed to continuing to address systemic issues with players, clubs and partners

(This is just embarassing, y'all. I'm using the NFL as an example of currently said more than the OTW)

Niantic Inc: half the proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest will be used to fund new projects from black gaming and AR creators, and will develop a Diversity and Inclusion training program

Nike: stepping up efforts to foster inclusive environment and attract more diverse workforce

Nintendo: Committed to fostering equity and diversity in all aspects of their business and work.

Off Assignment: “Yet, in the literary and travel writing spheres that Off Assignment inhabits, Black writers are drastically underrepresented. So—we also commit to consistently promote and actively solicit more Black voices in our community of writers, editors, and advisors.”

Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 8: Must root out white supremacy, and raise voices to call for it in their union and workplace

Paris Review: commitment “to being a part of the change: we will work with our writers, our readers, and our team to make publishing a more equitable, dynamic, and creative place.”

Perugia Press: Committed to thinking about what actions they can take as an organization to right against racism

Poetry Northwest: starting Anti-Racism Initiatives Annual report, committed to “reject and deconstruct systemic racism within our magazine.”

Reddit: doesn’t tolerate hate and has work to do to fight it on their platform

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America:“We must work for equity and diversity to make sure that underrepresented voices are heard, to increase inclusion in the genre of science fiction and fantasy, in the larger ecosystem of publishing, in our writing community, & in life.”

Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace: stands with other unions in commitment to eliminating racism from labor movement

Southeast review: calls on editors to use their “institutional power to combat anti-Blackness and racist violence”

Spotify: stands with black community, employees, artists and creators, will use the power of their platform to amplify black voices.

Target: signed on to letter committing to addressing structural inequalities

Walmart: laid out a plan with multiple action items to address racism

The Common: commitment to providing space for and promoting black and other marginalized writers

Tiktok: committed to fostering a space where everyone is heard

Uber: working to promote black owned restaurants and linking executives pay to measurable progress on diversity goals

Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: recognizes labor movement’s responsibility to address racism and that “unions need to integrate racial justice into every area of their organization”