engaging
We share these resources to assist you in supporting the continued movement for Civil Rights and an Anti-Racist society. These are only a few of the many organizations doing important community-organizing work nationwide, and we will continue to add to this list. Scroll down for a list of places to volunteer, donate, and follow on social media
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter demands acknowledgment and accountability for the devaluation and dehumanization of Black life at the hands of the police. Add your name to the petition to nationally defund the police and to shift investments to sustainable and life-affirming resources for Black lives: https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/
Black Visions Collective
Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the collective is working to defund the local police department and remove police officers, known as School Resource Officers, from schools across the city. To learn more: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
The Anti-Police Terror Project
In light of the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has had on Black communities in California and across the United States, The Anti-Police Terror Project and Community Ready Corps has issued a set of demands to the Californian cities of Sacramento and Oakland called The Black New Deal, amplify and share their message: http://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/black-new-deal
Anti-Racism Resources for White People
This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues. http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES
Black Lives Matter Leaders on social media:
Patrisse Cullors: @osopepatrisse
Opal Tometi: @opalayo
Alicia Garza: @aliciagarza
Places to Donate !
[BLM donation resources courtesy of @kara_case4, @ioneiydaydreams , @botanicaldyke]
Official George Floyd Memorial Fund
National Police Accountability Project
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 (BLM)
Minnesota Freedom Fund Bail Operation
Northstar Health Collective Medical Supply Fund
Labor organizers focusing on BIPOC and immigrant workers.
Justice for Kenneth Walker (for his legal representation supporting Breonna Taylor)
Help a front line nurse and baby get proper care
COVID19 testing, advocacy & education
Homeless Black Trans Women Fund
Sybrina Fulton's Campaign (Trayvon Martin’s mother is running for office in FL)
Know Your Rights Camp their Legal Defense Initiative will pay for legal assistance for people protesting in MPLS + Kaepernick’s charity is funding the project
Support small online Black owned businesses - Twitter thread of places to support
Another list of Black owned businesses - Assembled by Sophia Conti