The Haven
Resources and Information
The Haven is a safe place for literature, information, art , and resources to live and thrive. My hope is to provide those with a desire to begin having difficult conversations with resources to increase their knowledge while simultaneously opening their minds and hearts to their neighbors who share different life experiences and perspectives.
We can all learn so much from each other. The Haven is a place to begin. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but I hope it serves as a foundation for education and for healing.
Websites
Support and Aid for Palestine
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World Central Kitchen
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Palestinian Red Crescent
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UNRWA
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Doctors Without Borders
Voting
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Secretary of State offices for each state
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Fair Fight Action
Mental Health
** Disclaimer: The list contains recommendations for 988 and The Trevor Project. I strongly urge you to read the linked articles.
Child Abuse Survivor Advocacy
LGBTQIA+
Disability Advocacy and Resources
Indigenous Peoples
Support and Aid for Ukraine
Asian American and Pacific Islander
Hispanic and Latino
Banned Books and History
Organizations
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State
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Fair Fight Action
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Mab Gwalia
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Moms Demand Action
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Southern Poverty Law Center
Books
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Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy by Rachel Ricketts
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
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So You Want to Talk About Race? by Ijeoma Oluo
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White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
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What If I Say the Wrong Thing?: 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People by Vernā Myers
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Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
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How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
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Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
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All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
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Maus by Art Spiegelman
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UnClobber: Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality by Colby Martin
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All About Love by bell hooks
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The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
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God is a Black Woman by Dr. Christena Cleveland
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Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
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Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
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Biased by Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi
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The Holocaust Industry by Norman G. Finkelstein
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Gaza: An Inquest Into Its Martyrdom by Norman G. Finkelstein
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Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Norman G. Finkelstein
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On Zionist Literature by Ghassan Kanafani
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Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani
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Something about Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
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A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
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Black AF History: The Un-whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
Cinema & Television
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
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Green Book (2018)
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To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
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12 Years a Slave (2013)
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Something the Lord Made (2004)
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West Wing
Season 2 Episode 2, "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Part II"
Season 2 Episode 3, "The Midterms"
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Schitt's Creek, Season 4 Episode 9, "Olive Branch"
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Designing Women
Season 2 Episode 4, "Killing All the Right People"
Season 2 Episode 20, "How Great Thou Art"
Season 3 Episode 2, "The Candidate"
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Lakota Nation vs. the United States (2022)
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Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets (2023)
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20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
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God & Country (2024)
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Barbie (2023)
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Schindler's List (1993)
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On the Basis of Sex (2018)
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Wicked (2024)
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The Six Triple Eight (2024)
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The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
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Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Music
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"A Million Dreams"
Cast of The Greatest Showman
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"This is Me"
Cast of The Greatest Showman
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"You Can't Stop the Beat"
Cast of Hairspray
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"Love Will Find a Way"
Cast of The Lion KIng 2: Simba's Pride
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"We are One"
Cast of The Lion KIng 2: Simba's Pride
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"Do You Hear the People Sing?"
Cast of Les Misérables
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"Seasons of Love"
Cast of Rent
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"Defying Gravity"
Cast of Wicked
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"For Good"
Cast of Wicked
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"Invincible"
Pat Benatar
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"Where is the Love?"
Black Eyed Peas
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"Changes"
David Bowie
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"Oh My Soul"
Casting Crowns
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"In Your Love"
Tyler Childers
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"Breakaway"
Kelly Clarkson
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"Me"
Kelly Clarkson
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"Stronger"
Kelly Clarkson
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"The Climb"
Miley Cyrus
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"Rainbowland"
Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton
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"Holy Water"
Noah Davis
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"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Fall Out Boy
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"What's Going On?"
Marvin Gaye
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"I Am What I Am"
Gloria Gaynor
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"I Will Survive"
Gloria Gaynor
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"Good Day"
Flamy Grant
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"Titanium"
David Guetta & Sia
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"We Didn't Start the Fire"
Billy Joel
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"Lift Every Voice and Sing"
Lyrics: James Weldon Johnson
Music: J. Rosamond Johnson
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"Don't Stop Believin'"
Journey
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"Love Can Build a Bridge"
The Judds
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"Get Back Up Again"
Anna Kendrick
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"Rainbow Connection"
Kermit
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"Born This Way"
Lady Gaga
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"Hold My Hand"
Lady Gaga
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"True Colors"
Cyndi Lauper
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"Head Above Water"
Avril Lavigne
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"Bleed the Same"
Mandisa, Toby Mac, Gawvi
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"Overcomer"
Mandisa
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"Undivided"
Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard
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"God Help the Outcasts"
Heidi Mollenhauer
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"Rainbow"
Kasey Musgraves
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"Labour"
Paris Paloma
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"9 to 5"
Dolly Parton
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"Light of a Clear Blue Morning"
Dolly Parton
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"World on Fire"
Dolly Parton
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"Fight Song"
Rachel Platten
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"Girls"
Rachel Platten
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"Sign 'O' the Times"
Prince
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"Through it All"
Charile Puth
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"Don't Stop Me Now"
Queen
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"I Want to Break Free"
Queen
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"Somebody to Love"
Queen
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"We Are the Champions"
Queen
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"I Know Where I've Been"
Queen Latifah
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"I'm Coming Out"
Diana Ross
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"Holy Smoke"
Mandi Sagal
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"Reflection"
Lea Salonga
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"We Are Family"
Sister Sledge
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"Who We Love"
Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran
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"The Best"
Tina Turner
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"Jesus Was a Drag Queen"
Melody Walker
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"Hills and Valleys"
Tauren Wells
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"The Village"
Wrabel