Crossroads AntiRacism Organizing & Training

Crossroads was founded in 1986 to develop new directions in understanding and combating the root causes of institutional racism. We are an antiracist/anti-oppressive 501(c)(3) organization. Leadership includes the administrative staff team, Board of Directors, and the Core Organizer/Trainers Apprentices (COTA).Our working groups are majority People of Color and minority cisgender* men. In addition, they are multiracial groups that include African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Latina/os, and Whites. There are multiple other layers of diversity including sexual identity, faith/spirituality, age, income, and education. *cisgender ‐ A synonym for non‐transgender, referring to individuals who “have a match between the gender they were assigned at birth, their bodies, and their personal identity” (Schilt and Westbrook) and who “have only ever experienced their subconscious and physical sexes as being aligned” (Serano).