Today& #39;s #ChildCare policies still bear the marks of centuries of racist laws. A thread.
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Based on a presentation originally created by @ParentVoicesCA, @CARRNetwork, @childcarelaw

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚫️" title="Schwarzer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzer Kreis">Slavery: Enslaved Black women are forced to care for & breastfeed White children. #ChildCarePolicy #RacistRoots /2

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚫️" title="Schwarzer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzer Kreis">The New Deal: Domestic workers (like child care providers) & farm workers are written out of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 because they are not White, while White “professional” workers gain labor rights. #ChildCarePolicy #RacistRoots /3

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚫️" title="Schwarzer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzer Kreis">1950s+: Black women are limited to jobs in domestic work & paid poverty wages by design. White people continue to write & benefit from racist laws that allow them to acquire more wealth. #ChildCarePolicy #RacistRoots /4

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚫️" title="Schwarzer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzer Kreis">1980s-90s: Reagan equates Black women w fraud & laziness using the & #39;welfare queen& #39; lie. Govt programs require families to prove they& #39;re & #39;deserving.& #39; Meanwhile, a White owning-class benefits from billions in corporate welfare $ in a & #39;trickle-down& #39; economy proven not to work. /5

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚫️" title="Schwarzer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzer Kreis">Today: Half of child care providers are forced to live at or near the federal poverty line. State & federal policies underfund child care, avoid protections for workers, & uphold the legacy of racism.
#ChildCarePolicy #RacistRoots /6

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚫️" title="Schwarzer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzer Kreis"> Today& #39;s #ChildCare policies still bear the marks of centuries of racist laws. No seed planted in racist soil can offer justice. #ChildCarePolicy #RacistRoots /7

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔵" title="Blauer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Blauer Kreis">We are uprooting racist child care policies & seeding NEW policies for #RacialEquity. Folks who have been pushed down are now leading the way. #ChildCarePolicy #RacistRoots /8

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔵" title="Blauer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Blauer Kreis">Here& #39;s what you can do:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">Support movements led by parents, families, & child care providers.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">Share your own stories & experiences whenever it feels safe & empowering.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">Create policies based on inclusion, not exclusion.

#ChildCarePolicy #RacistRoots /9

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚫️" title="Schwarzer Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Schwarzer Kreis">An Important Note: Racism is not the only & #39;ism& #39; at play in biased child care policies. The owning class benefits & keeps power through many forms of inequality: #Classism #Ageism #ReligiousOppression #Racism #Ableism #Adultism #Heterosexism #Misogyny #Xenophobia. /10

cc @CCPUCalifornia @SEIULocal99 @cdfca @Western_Center @First5CA @EndChildPovCA @domesticworkers @CADomesticWrker @SafetyNet4All @seiucalifornia @CHIRLA @UnitedWaysCA @DoloresHuertaFD @EqualRightsAdv