abbiheartstaylor:

how can i help?

here you can find donation links, petitions, how to educate yourself, etc.

if you can afford to donate:
official george floyd memorial fund here
minnesota freedom fund here
stephen lawrence charitable trust here
the NAACP legal defense fund here
black lives matter here

petitions you can sign:
justice for george floyd here,here&here
get the officers charged here
reclaim the block — minneapolis here
justice for breonna taylor here,here&here
justice for ahmaud arbery here,here&here
pass the georgia hate crime bill here
**if you are international and aren’t able to sign, here are some zip codes to use:
90015 — los angeles, california 
10001 — new york city, new york 
75001 — dallas, texas 

text or call:
text “JUSTICE” 688366
text “FLOYD” to 55156

get in contact with the district attorney and minneapolis mayor. leave a message demanding that 4 officers including derek chauvin (badge #1087) and tou thao (badge #7162) be arrested for the murder of george floyd. 
minneapolis mayor’s office, jacob frey: (612) 673-2100
minneapolis district attorney, mike freeman: (612) 348-5550 OR [email protected]
minneapolis PD emails: [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
you can find the email template here

breonna taylor was murdered in her sleep by policemen (jonathan mattingly, brett hankison and myles cosgrove) who raided the wrong house and shot her 8 times. call the louisville mayor’s office and police department to demand that the police be fired and charged.
louisville mayor’s office, greg fischer: (502) 574-2003
louisville metro police department: (502) 574-7111

undercover cop, jacob pedersen of the st. paul PD was seen smashing windows as the catalyst to many of the riots that occurred in minneapolis. email the st. paul PD and report his actions.
st. paul PD email: [email protected]
proof of smashing windows here
proof it was pedersen here

want to learn more?
i strongly recommend the book “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race” by reni eddo-lodge. you can find an extract here.

list of resources:
black lives matter google doc here
black lives matter carrd here
elle osili-wood on twitter here

truncatedgrip:

Help My Brazilian Friend Get A Laptop For School, organized by Amy Seinstra

so i know theres. PLENTY of dono/aid posts going around on tumblr but. my friend @cuzunderthesea really needs a laptop for school which he can’t afford (see gofundme link), and any donations or signal boosts are a massive help ♥️

nightlyswordswoman:

Texas Police Shot A Black Baby

Once again, police officers decided to use excessive force in a situation that didn’t have to end so terribly.

A robbery suspect was being pursued by the police. They jumped into Daisha Smalls’ car, with her baby, Legend Smalls in the backseat. The suspect was told to drop their pistol and put their hands up. They didn’t comply.

And INSTEAD of doing ANYTHING ELSE to defuse the situation, despite Daisha Smalls refusing to leave the car because HER BABY WAS IN THE BACKSEAT, something she screamed at the top of her lungs to tell the police, they fired shots into her vehicle.

One shot hit Legend in the right side of his head. Doctors had to remove a part of his skull to relieve the swelling, but they couldn’t remove all the fragments. He remains in the ICU to this day. This incident happened on March 3.

The negligence is disgusting and honestly? The fact that the officer that shot this poor baby was just put on ‘administrative leave’ is terrible. The title of this post is true but even if the baby wasn’t black, this would still be so utterly inexcusable. If the police want more respect from the communities they claim to protect, something needs to change about how they respond to situations like these.

A gofundme was set up for Legend though! Even if you can’t donate, reblogging this would be helpful too :)

https://gofund.me/1ab7f102

Help Legend Daishaun Smalls in his recovery!, organized by Quellan Lancaster

waveridden:

calmholland:

Here is a compilation of places to donate (IF you can, simply reblogging and sharing this can help) and petition to sign. I found these websites and organizations on twitter.

DONATIONS

• THE MINNESOTA  FREEDOM FUND: Donate to this to collect funds to pay jail bonds for the protesters who get arrested.
• BLACK LIVES MATTER: An organization fighting for the BLM movement. Donate if you can. 
• BLACK VISIONS MN: an organization that is led by Black, Queer and Trans people. Donate if you can.
• NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Fights for the overall equality fight. Donate if you can.

PETITIONS

• Willie Simmons has spent 38 years in prison for a $9 robbery. He had two prior convictions similar to robbery that he served time for. He was prosecuted under the Alabama Habitual Offender law and was given a life sentence for his third strike - stealing 9 (NINE) dollars. Sign his petition. 
• Breonna Taylor was killed by police who were conducting an UNANNOUNCED drug raid, where they gave no request to enter. They bashed her door and entered, shooting her EIGHT times. They were in the WRONG HOUSE. 
• George Floyd was killed by a police officer who knelt on his neck and suffocated him to death, after George pleaded with the officer and told him he couldn’t breathe. The officer had pulled him from where he sat in his car on an alleged FORGERY. You can also text “FLOYD” to 55156
• ARREST THE OFFICERS WHO KILLED GEORGE FLOYD: The main police officer who murdered George is being kept in PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. You probably have heard he was arrested, but this is NOT TRUE. He was placed under PROTECTIVE custody because of the riots and “threats” on his life. 

If you know of ANY other organizations or petitions, PLEASE ADD TO THIS LIST. The fight for justice doesn’t end here, it will never end. Especially when the president of the United States calls white supremacists good people and protesters of a mans death THUGS. USE YOUR VOICE. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE. FUCK COPS. FUCK “BLUE LIVES”. ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER!

the minnesota freedom fund is asking folks to donate to other organizations instead. the specific ones they listed are black visions, linked above, and these two:

• northstar health collective, organized healthcare professionals working with anti-authoritarian groups
• reclaim the block, a collective that aims to redistribute funding away from police and towards more community-oriented projects in minneapolis

these are the links i send to my facebook friends who keep running their mouths about “the protests hurting the community”

• minnehaha food shelf& calvary church food shelfare both centered in the south minneapolis area where the riots started. the grocery stores in the area have been decimated, so food shelves and food insecurity charities need a lot of love right now.
• northside funders group is a philanthropic group in the twin cities that’s using all its funds right now for helping local businesses
• migizi is a native american media/history nonprofit whose office was destroyed in the riots
• we love lake street is devoting funds specifically towards rebuilding the lake street area in south minneapolis

some more groups that could use your help

• the healing justice foundation is a national nonprofit that’s specifically focusing on mental health resources for bipoc right now
• ctul is a nonprofit focused on low-wage workers and workers rights in minnesota
• mpd 150 is focused on policing and specifically trying to reroute the conversation from “we need to change police procedures” to “the police need structural reform”
• the spiral collective is providing funds for supplies, medic kits, and other things that protesters will need on the ground
• unicorn riot is a media collective that has had people on the ground filming every night in minneapolis

last but not least some more bail funds

• atlanta
• baltimore
• brooklyn
• columbus
• connecticut
• dallas
• denver
• detroit
• houston
• las vegas
• los angeles
• louisville
• massachusetts
• philadelphia
• pittsburgh
• seattle

happy trans day of visibility! posting some selfies because I’m a cute, valid trans non binary person who has worked really hard to be comfortable in their skin and live authentically.

support trans people! fight with us against transphobic people and policies. realize that not every trans person is able to, can afford, or wants to transition, both with hormones and surgery as well as the way they present. their transition is not for the spectacle of cis people or for cis people to finally approve of us when we “pass” or they’re attracted to us.

donate to trans organizations today and everyday. when you see trans people reaching out because they’re homeless or struggling to afford HRT, surgeries, rent, and a lot of times basic necessities, DONATE!! $1 still makes a difference if more people contribute.

If you can donate today, I recommend the black trans travel fund set up by Devin Michael Lowe. It provides safe transportation to black trans people, as we know this community, especially black trans women, is most at risk and has the highest rates of being assaulted and murdered.

Cashapp: $BlackTransTravelFund

Venmo: @BlackTransTravelFund

PayPal: [email protected]

gracette:

hello. a Black man in my city of Omaha, NE was shot and murdered by a white supremacist last night (5/30) during a protest.

his name was James Scurlock, he was 22.

our governor is mobilizing the National Guard today, when a vigil for James was scheduled to take place at my old high school. as such, i’m not sure how many will attend.

here is a link to James Scurlock’s family’s GoFundMe

please donate if you are able. RIP James Scurlock