Black Lives Matter.
What you can do to demand justice:
Contact Representatives
US
Call the Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota - Jacob Frey (612-673-2100)
Demand immediate termination of the officers that were complicit in the killing of George Floyd.
Call the District Attorney - Mike Freeman (612-673-3074)
Text
ENOUGH to 55156
JUSTICE to 668366
Non US
Reach out to your local American Ambassadors & government officials and demand justice.
VOTE
Register to vote
For American citizens, voting season has just begun. This is your opportunity to make a change. Register to vote, show up. Don’t let your voice go unheard.
For Non-American citizens, voting is still essential. This is a worldwide issue.
Donate
Official Donation Sites:
FLOYD FAMILY
Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, has started a GoFundMe to assist his family in their time of grief and need. DONATE HERE
AUSTIN, TEXAS
This fundraiser plans to post bail for protestors arrested in Austin. Their current goal is $20,000. DONATE HERE
400+1 is an Austin-based organization that is currently using funds to support the legal needs of those on the ground. DONATE HERE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
The Atlanta Solidarity Fund provides resources for arrested protestors. DONATE HERE
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
The Baltimore Action Legal Team is currently requesting donations to post bail for arrested children. DONATE HERE
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
Take Action Chapel Hill provides support for protesters and activists facing criminal charges. DONATE HERE
Charlotte Uprising accepts donations for bail on Cash App ($WereStillHere) and Venmo (@ResistanceIsBeautiful).
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
The Chicago Community Bond Fund posts bail for protesters. It is currently requesting that donations go toward other Chicago-based organizations.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
The Columbus Freedom Fund is currently posting bail for arrested protesters. DONATE HERE
DALLAS, TEXAS
Faith in Texas is overseeing the Luke 4:18 Bail Fund, which uses funds to support bailouts in collaboration with local faith communities, formerly incarcerated people, and families affected by the justice system. DONATE HERE
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
The Detroit Justice Center, which is coordinating with the National Lawyers Guild of Michigan for legal support, is overseeing the bail fund for arrested protesters. DONATE HERE
FLORIDA
Gainsville fka IWOC organized a statewide GoFundMe that will post bail for arrested protesters. DONATE HERE
HAWAII
The Hawaii Community Bail Fund is providing resources for arrested protestors. DONATE HERE
HOUSTON, TEXAS
In partnership with The Bail Project and Pure Justice, the Restoring Justice organization is coordinating donations to post bail for protesters. DONATE HERE
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
The Minnesota Freedom Fund, a grassroots organization currently working with the National Lawyers Guild and the Legal Rights Center, will use donations to bail out arrested protesters and to supply those on the field. As of right now, this organization is no longer requesting donations after exceeding its target amount.
Reclaim the Block, a grassroots organization based in Minneapolis, will use funds to address community needs. DONATE HERE
Black Visions Collective, which is based in Minnesota, focuses its work on transformative justice in the state. DONATE HERE
North Star Health Collective is a group of street medics, radical health organizers, and community health trainers based in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and will use funds for gear and medical supplies on the field. DONATE HERE
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
The Vegas Freedom Fund fights mass incarceration by using donations to post bail. DONATE HERE
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
This GoFundMe is raising money for legal support and bail fees for protesters, medical bills and transportation costs for injured protesters, medical supplies for on-the-ground medics, monetary support for Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, and more. DONATE HERE
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Organizers in Louisville, Kentucky–the city that Breonna Taylor lived in–have created a community bail fund for protestors. DONATE HERE
MASSACHUSETTS
The Massachusetts Bail Fund directs donations to legal assistance for those arrested statewide. DONATE HERE
NATIONAL
The Bail Project works to post bail for those who can't afford it. DONATE HERE
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Free Them All for Public Health is using donations to bail out protesters. As of right now, it is no longer requesting donations after exceeding its target.
The Brooklyn Community Bail Fund will use donations to pay bail for demonstrators. After exceeding its target amount, it is currently asking for donations to be poured in elsewhere.
The Trans Emergency Release Fund will use funds to bail out those within the LGBTQ+ community. DONATE HERE
COVID Bail Out NYC posts bail for medically vulnerable individuals. After exceeding its target amount, it is requesting for donations to be given elsewhere.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
The Anti Police Terror Project is currently using funds to bail out Black and Brown protesters. DONATE HERE
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
The Philadelphia Bail Fund is currently using donations for bail assistance. DONATE HERE
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
A GoFundMe has been created for the family of Dion Johnson, a 28-year-old Black man shot and killed by a police officer while sleeping in his car this past Memorial Day. DONATE HERE
Various local organizations are coordinating the Black People's Justice Fund to assist with bail fees. DONATE HERE
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
The Tallahassee Community Action Committee is partnering with Dream Defenders Gainesville to post bail for arrested protesters. DONATE HERE
This GoFundMe is for the family of Tony McDade, a Black transgender person killed by a police officer in late May. DONATE HERE
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Food Not Bombs is using donations to bailout any arrested protesters. DONATE HERE
Donation information taken from Harpers Bazar. To see original article.
Sign PETITIONS
Justice for George Floyd:
Sign petition here
Petitions for Black Lives Matter:
Sign petition here
Arrest the three other officers at the scene of George Floyd’s murder:
Sign petition here
‘We Can’t Breathe’ Petition
Sign petition here
Petitions for NAACP:
Sign petition here
Justice for Belly Mujinga
Sign petition here
Justice for Breonna Taylor
Sign petition here
There are many more. Just google: Petition for black lives
Educate yourself
Books
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Buy here
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Buy here
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by X Malcolm
Buy here
Black Feminist Thoughts by Patricia Hill Collins
Buy here
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Buy here
Another Day in the Death of America by Gary Younge
Buy here
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Buy here
Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Renni Eddo-Lodge
Buy here
Some websites with more book suggestions:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/82461._BlackLivesMatter_Reading_List. (529 Books to read)
https://www.theconsciouskid.org/black-books-matter-childrens-books-celebrating-black-boys/ (Children’s Books celebrating Black Boys)
Films & TV Shows
13th (Netflix)
American Son (Netflix)
See you Yesterday (Netflix)
Selma
Dear White People (Netflix)
When They See Us (Netflix)
The Hate U Give (Hulu)
If Beale Street Could Talk (Hulu)
I Am not Your Negro
Blackish
Follow
Local BLM activists
Black businesses
Black book stores
Find a list on @heroica.co on Instagram.
Action points
Double-check information you are sharing
Do not share images of people’s faces unless you have permission
Be mindful of your wellbeing
Check on your Black friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances
Take action in conversations, don’t let hateful speech go unaddressed
Create a long term strategy for how will be an active part of change
Pledge to continue educating yourself forever
Write about this, create infographics & make the access to information easier for others
Teach your family and your children about this
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