DEI Resources

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External Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Resources

The following list of resources has been curated by our staff and board members as a tool to help inform and guide our work so that we can better serve our families in a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive way. This list is drawn from a variety of sources and is not intended to be a comprehensive list but a grounding place to start. 
 
We invite our community to join us in using these resources to learn and gain insight into differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion.
 
Do you have a resource that helped guide your own learning in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion? We invite you to share with us! Please send your suggested resource to info@bellevuelifespring.org.
 

Local Resources: Bellevue, Eastside, and Seattle

 

For Children and Students

  • Read: A Kids Book About A collection of kid’s books designed to start a conversation about life’s most important stuff.
  • Listen: List of eBooks for Talking to Kids about Race and Racism — King County Library System 
  • Play: We-You Things App — An interactive book and happy app designed to encourage kids (ages 3-7) to appreciate differences.
  • Tune in: National Museum of the American Indian, Student Webinars: Youth in Action: Conversations about Our Future: Hear from young Native activists and changemakers from across the Western Hemisphere working towards equity and social justice for Indigenous peoples. Topics vary each month. 
  • Read: Our World Is a Family: Our Community Can Change the World by Miry Whitehill — A picture book filled with child-friendly messages about hospitality, compassion, refugees, and immigration.
  • Read: Bird House by Blanca Gómez — This book tells the sweet story of a little girl and her abuela who save an injured bird. Read the book to find out what happens after the bird is released!
  • Read: The Last Cuentista by local eastside author, Donna Barba Higuera — This middle-grade novel won the Newbery and Pura Belpré Awards. It’s about a 12-year-old who becomes the sole keeper of stories from earth.

 

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