#BLACKLIVESMATTER
“#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes”
“The call for Black lives to matter is a rallying cry for ALL Black lives striving for liberation.”
Ways you can help:
Sign petitions:
On the website for Color of Change:
https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis
On Change.org, a petition titled “Justice for George Floyd”:
“Raise the Degree” change.org:
On the website wecantbreathenational.org:
https://www.wecantbreathenational.org/
The NAACP:
https://naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/
Donate :
To the victims:
Official George Floyd Memorial Fund:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
Run With Maud:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
Justice for Jamee:
Official found for Eric Rosalia:
To the protesters:
Tampa Bay Community Support Fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/tampa-bay-community-support-fund
Split donation to 37 Bail Funds:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd
National Bail Fund Network:
https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory
Black Lives Matter Frontline Fund:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/blm-frontline-fundminneapolis
Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim support:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/messiah-young-and-taniyah-pilgrim-bail-money
Spread awareness :
Share information with your friends
Post petitions and donations links on social media
When You’re Done: Educate Yourself. This Doesn’t Go Away Once The Topic Isn’t, “Trending.”
Helpful links:
https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co
https://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com
Resources and tools regarding racism and anti/blackness:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1bUJrgX8vspyy7YttiEC2vD0DawrpPYiZs94V0ov7qZQ/htmlview
Books you can read:
- How To Be Antiracist By Ibram X. Kendi
- White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son By Tim Wise
- We’re different, we’re the same
https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co
Find a list of petitions and donations on this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ra1crnSHFzgznux5BBPuFkd-7vCo7YAPCeIWZr3Ryjg/mobilebasic