Resources
Below is a continually updated list of resources to help out, be well informed, and be an ally. If you choose to protest, please be advised to do it in a manner that promotes safety for yourself and others around you.
Donations:
- Black Lives Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
- Know Your Rights Camp (Legal Defense Initiative will pay for legal assistance for people protesting in MPLS): https://secure.eifoundation.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6082&mfc_pref=T&6082.donation=form1&s_src=kyrcmain&utm_source=kyrcmain
- Reclaim the Block (Minneapolis): https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2
- Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/
- Black Visions Collective’s fund: https://www.payit2.com/fundraiser/98548
- Northstar Health Collective (providing assistance to those injured while protesting): https://northstarhealth.wordpress.com/donate/
- Bukit Bail Fund (Pittsburgh): https://www.bukitbailfund.org
- Philly Bail Out: https://www.phillybailout.com/donate.html
- LGBTQ Freedom Fund: https://lgbtqfund.org
- National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory
- George Floyd Official Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
- Justice for Breonna Taylor: https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://org2.salsalabs.com/o/6857/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=15780&_ga=2.35717155.2063942164.1590824273-1161863773.1590824273
- The Marshall Project: https://www.themarshallproject.org/donate
- National Police Accountability Project: https://www.nlg-npap.org/donate/
Petitions:
- “Tell Minneapolis City Council to Defund the Police”: https://secure.everyaction.com/eR7GA7oz70GL8doBq19LrA2
- “Justice for George Floyd”: https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd
- “#JusticeForFloyd: Demand the officers who killed George Floyd are charged with murder”: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis
- “Ban the use of inhumane rubber bullets”: https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-ban-the-use-of-inhumane-rubber-bullets
- “Reopen Kendrick Johnson’s Case #J4Kendrick”: https://www.change.org/p/united-states-supreme-court-justice-for-kendrick-johnson?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_20065167_en-US%3Av4&recruiter=1108286952&recruited_by_id=5be1ac10-a68c-11ea-a240-2799493cd5bb&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_message
- “Pardon Black Women Imprisoned for Voting”: https://www.change.org/p/greg-abbott-pardon-black-woman-imprisoned-for-voting?recruiter=297453237&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=share_petition
- “CMU: Confront Racist Policing in our Community”: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/cmu-confront-racist-policing-in-our-community/
- In addition to this petition, the link above provides a lot of information on the history of racist policing practices in Pittsburgh
Mental Health Resources:
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255); En Español 1-888-628-9454
- Crisis Text Line: Text “HELLO” to 741741
- Anxiety Social Net: www.anxietysocialnet.com
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America: www.adaa.org
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: www.dbsalliance.org
- “The Safe Place” App is: available on all Android, Apple Devices, as well as Google Play.
- Minority mental health app geared specifically towards the black community
- Ourselves Black: https://ourselvesblack.com/home
- Black-owned and run website that provides information about mental health promotion and positive coping as well as resources related to mental illness and treatment
- TRANS LIFELINE: 877-565-8860
- The first transgender suicide hotline in the U.S.
- Sunshine Behavioral Health: https://www.sunshinebehavioralhealth.com/mental-health-issues-facing-the-black-community/
- Information about Black Mental Health
- Free and low-cost resources for Black individuals seeking mental health care
Write to Your Government Officials:
- Not My Generation’s email writing campaign: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-a-fairer-policing-system-now?source=email&
- “email your Senators and Representatives in support of the following legislation” (amend the National Defense Authorization Act, the End Qualified Immunity Act, the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act. More info in link)
- Copy/paste letters to Pittsburgh officials expressing the need to defund the police department and reallocate funds to education, social services, etc.
- Letter to the Mayor: https://defund12.org/pittsburgh-mayor
- Letter to the Councilmembers and Cheifs/Assistants of Staff: https://defund12.org/pittsburgh
- Following either of these links will also bring up information on how to write to officials in other cities and states in the U.S.
Protest Safety:
- ACLU’s guide to protesters’ rights: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights/
- Amnesty International’s guide to protest safety: https://www.amnestyusa.org/pdfs/SafeyDuringProtest_F.pdf
- Guide on how to dress safely at a protest where police violence might occur: http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/city/how-to-gear-up/216551-what-to-wear-protest
- Guide on what to do if you’re arrested at a protest: http://occupypeace.blogspot.com/2011/10/arrested-at-protest-how-to-plan-for-it.html\
- Guides on documenting a protest:
- Guide on how to stay safe during a protest during the pandemic: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o1VSvdRvQYr-5puhJHfQx7vh3mza64P02Mbs1yE6oPQ/edit#heading=h.gu2nzabl2wr3
- Pro-bono legal representation for protest arrests:
- Pittsburgh: email lisa@lisamiddleman.com
- Philadelphia: call 215-968-1899
- Use Whatsapp or the Signal app for encrypted, safe communication
Anti-Racism Literature/Informative resources
- Websites
- Unlearning Racism: Resources for teaching anti-racism: https://www.thoughtco.com/teaching-anti-racism-4149582
- White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy
- Master list of allied organizations and events: www.ally.wiki
- Direct links for articles to read, videos to watch, and more: goodgoodgood.co/anti-racism-resources
- Mapping Police Violence (an interactive map and several infographics displaying data on police violence in 2019): https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/
- Books
- “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander
- “A More Beautiful and Terrible History” by Jeanne Theoharis
- “They Can’t Kill Us All” by Wesley Lowery
- “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou
- “How to Be an Anti-Racist” by Ibram X. Kendi
- “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas
- TV/Movies
- Da 5 Bloods (Netflix)
- 13th (Netflix)
- Whose Streets? (Hulu)
- 16 Shots (Showtime, YouTube, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video)
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco (Amazon Prime Video, )
- LA 92 (Netflix, Hulu)
- When They See Us (Netflix)
Social Media Pages
- Antiracist Research & Policy Center
- Instagram: @antiracismctr
- Twitter: @AntiracismCtr
- Audre Lorde Project
- Instagram: @audrelordeproject
- Twitter: @audrelorde
- Black Women’s Blueprint
- Instagram: @blackwomensblueprint
- Twitter: @BlackWomensBP
- City of Asylum
- Instagram: @cityofasylum
- Twitter: @cityofasylum
- Color of Change
- Instagram: @colorofchange
- Twitter: @ColorOfChange
- Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
- Instagram: @eji_org
- Twitter: @eji_org
- Families Belong Together
- Instagram: @fams2gether
- Twitter: @fams2gether
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- Instagram: @civilrightsorg
- Twitter: @civilrightsorg
- Muslim Girl
- Instagram:@muslimgirl
- Twitter: @muslimgirl
- MPower Change
- Instagram: @mpowerchange
- Twitter: @MPower_Change
- NAACP
- Instagram: @naacp
- Twitter: @NAACP
- Showing Up For Racial Justice — Pittsburgh Chapter
- Twitter: @endwhitesilence
- SisterSong
- Instagram: sistersong_woc
- Twitter: @SisterSong_WOC
- United We Dream
- Instagram:@unitedwedream
- Twitter: @UNITEDWEDREAM
- Snapchat: @unitedwedream
