Resources These Are Just a Couple Options That You Can Utilise If You Are Unsure of What You Can Do to Help the BLM Movement and Fight Injustice
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Curated by Thea Sayer Capital Orchestra Resources These are just a couple options that you can utilise if you are unsure of what you can do to help the BLM movement and fight injustice. Where to donatedonate: George Flyod Memorial Fund: (Official GoFundMe page to support the Floyd Family) https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd Belly Mujinga Memorial Fund: (Official GoFundMe page to support the Mujinga family) https://www.gofundme.com/f/rip-belly-mujinga Minnesota Freedom Fund: (Community-based nonprofit that pays criminal bail and immigration bonds for individuals who have been arrested while protesting police brutality) https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate Black Visions Collective: (A black, trans and queer-led organization that is committed to dismantling systems of oppression and violence, and shifting the public narrative to create transformation long-term change) https://www.blackvisionsmn.org Black Lives Matter Foundation: (A global movement whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities) https://blacklivesmatter.com/about/ Campaign Zero: (Online platform and organization that utilises research- based policy solutions to end police brutality in America) https://www.joincampaignzero.org Unicorn Riot: (Non-profit organization that is dedicated to exposing root causes of dynamic social and environmental issues) https://unicornriot.ninja Students in Support of National Lawyers Guild Inc: (Providing support toe the National Lawyers Guild who provide legal support to advance Human and Civil Rights) https://www.facebook.com/donate/1625263847640171/3164652506927455/ Until Freedom: (An intersectional social justice organisation rooted in leadership of diverse people of colour to address systemic and racial injustices) https://www.untilfreedom.com The United Families & Friends Campaign: (A coalition of those affected by deaths in police, prison and psychiatric custody in the UK) https://uffcampaign.org Resourcing Racial Justice: (UK wide-funding pool to support individuals and communities working towards racial justice) https://www.resourcingracialjustice.org The Majonzi COVID-19 Bereaverment Fund: (Supporting members of the BAME community who have lost loved ones to COVID-19) https://www.ubele.org/covid19-supporting-bame-communities https://www.ubele.org/covid19-supporting-bame-communities IF YOU CAN’T LEAVE YOUR HOUSE OR DON’T HAVE MUCH TO DONATE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM Partitions to sign: Demand the officers who killed George Floyd are charged with murder - https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis /?source=dm_sms_optin_5-26-20 Make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the British education course - https://www.change.org/p/gavin-williamson-make-white-privilege-and- systemic-racism-a-compulsory-part-of-the-british-education-course Battle racism by updating GCSE reading lists - https://www.change.org/p/department-of-education-battle-racism-by- updating-reading-lists-at-gcse?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22536040_en- GB%3Av10&recruited_by_id=453d65c0-a4bc-11ea-bec8- e56e052f4e8a&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_ca mpaign=psf_combo_share_initial Justice for Belly Mujinga - https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga? utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22128388_en- GB%3Av1&recruited_by_id=2b2b0700-a1c9-11ea-b32e- 29e86ebe33c3&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_ca mpaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial Multiple different petitions to sign: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions Black owned business to supportsupport in the UK: Fashion & Accessories: Wales Bonner - https://walesbonner.net Detola and Geek - https://www.detolaandgeek.com Daughter of a Bohemian - https://www.daughterofabohemian.com Nubian Skin - https://us.nubianskin.com Beauty & Haircare: MoMinderal Makeup - https://www.momineral.co.uk Afrocenchix - https://afrocenchix.com Sunu Kër - http://www.sunuker.co.uk Liha Beauty - https://lihabeauty.com Food & Drinks: Chikas snacks - https://chikas.co.uk The Wild Peanut - https://www.thewildpeanut.co.uk Yard Confectionary Chocolate - https://www.yardconfectionery.com Jamaican Valley - https://www.jamaicavalley.com Ebony Status - https://www.ebonystatus.com Cabby’s Rum - https://taxispirit.com/product/cabbys-rum/ Jamaican Patty Co. - http://jamaicapatty.co.uk Accounts to follow on social media: Black Lives Matter (@blklivesmatter) Gal-dem (@galdem) Color Of Change (@colorofchange) Check Your Privilege (@ckyourprivilege) Black Girl Fest (@blackgirlfest) Black Girl Fest (@blackgirlfest) The Show Must Be Paused (@theshowmustbepaused) No White Saviors (@nowhitesaviors) Fill In The Blanks (@fillintheblanksuk) Rachel Cargle (@rachel.cargle) Munroe Bergdorf (@munroebergdorf) Mona Chalabi (@monachalabi) Akala (@akalamusic) Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk) Tamika D. Mallory (@tamikadmallory) Candice Brathwaite (@candicebrathwaite) Informative WatchesWatches: 13TH (Documentary, Netflix) Dear White People (Series, Netflix) When They See Us (Series/Documentary, Netflix) American Son (Film, Netflix) 12 Years A Slave (Film, Netflix) Malcolm X (Film, Netflix) If Beale Street Could Talk (Film, Hulu) The Hate U Give (Film, Hulu) Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 (Documentary, available to rent) I Am Not Your Negro (Documentary, available to rent) Selma (Film, available to rent) The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Documentary, available to rent) Useful BooksBooks: (if possible, when buying, buy locally or from smaller business) So you want to talk about race – Ijeoma Oluo I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Agelou White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism – Robin Diangelo The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire – Akala The Blood Never Dried: A People’s History of the British Empire – John Newsinger Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging – Afua Hirsch Me and White Supremacy – Layla F Saad Black Feminist Thought – Patricia Hill Collins Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower – Dr. Brittney Cooper Black and British: A forgotten History – David Olusoga When We Ruled: The Ancient and Medieval History of Black Civilisations – Robin Walker, Fari Supiya How To Be An Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race – Bererly Daniel Tatum Other important readsreads: Dear White People, This is What We Want You to Do https://insidethekandidish.wordpress.com/2020/05/30/dear-white-people- this-is-what-we-want-you-to-do/ An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/george-floyd-amy- cooper-antiracist-books-reading-resources Me & White Supremacy: How To Check Your White Privilege https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2020/05/9830372/white-privilege- definition Bookmark this: What should we do with videos of police brutality? Bookmark this: What should we do with videos of police brutality? https://gal-dem.com/bookmark-this-what-should-we-do-with-videos-of- police-brutality/ Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/george-floyd- minneapolis.html White People, If You’re Angry About George Floyd You Should Stay That Way https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/in-the-news/white-privilege-racism-uk Informative PodcastsPodcasts: 1619 by the New York Times About Race Code Switch by NPR The Diversity Gap Intersectionality Matters! Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast Pod For The Cause FROM THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS Pod Save the People by Crooked Media Seeing White Other small things that can really help are acts like checking in with friends and family members to see how they’re coping. Try to engage in difficult conversations with people, being challenged is a good way to broaden your knowledge and understanding. Please keep safe, wear masks and gloves, if you’re attending any protests. Remember, these are just suggestions and anything thing you can do will help the cause. Educating ourselves is key to becoming anti-racist..