Stand in solidarity, not silence. Here are ways you can help.
Petitions That Have Still Not Met Their Goals
Disbarment of George E. Barnhill
Criminal Charges for Travis & Greg McMichael in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery
Reopen the case of Sandra Bland
Organizations No Longer In Need of Donations & Requesting People Donate Instead to Organizations Supporting Liberation + Racial Justice
The Northstar Health Collective
NYC Bail Fund
Minnesota Organizations to Donate To
This fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist our family in the days to come as we continue to seek justice for George. A portion of these funds will also go to the Estate of George Floyd for the benefit and care of his children and their educational fund.
Black Visions Collective (BLVC) believes in a future where all Black people have autonomy, safety is community-led, and we are in right relationship within our ecosystems.
We have called on the Minneapolis City Council to become these visionary leaders by pledging to defund the Minneapolis Police Department and invest in the resources that really keep us safe and healthy, especially in Black communities, Indigenous communities and communities of color. We have called on them to commit to the following by Saturday, May 30th at 8am:
Black Lives Matter Official Ways to Help
A hub outlined by the official Black Lives Matter organization providing suggestions for how to help through donations, signing petitions, making calls, sending emails, information for protestors, and maps of protests.
Where to Donate
Local grassroots organizations led by people of color are doing year round organizing on the issues their communities care about like justice reform, immigration, environmental justice, education, and housing. They engage in the important local elections for district attorney, sheriff, and judges that determine whether racist police are charged, whether cash bail is upheld, and whether immigrant families are torn apart. These groups are positioned to capture the energy and urgency of the moment and turn it into real political power and structural change. We've built a portfolio so you can invest in many of the most effective organizations with a single gift.
Split a donation between 70+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers
Split a donation to all the bail funds, mutual aid funds, and activist organizations listed on this page, or allocate specific amounts to individual groups. Then be sure to share this page once you're done.
BLM Official Suggested Places to Donate
A hub outlined by the official Black Lives Matter organization providing suggestions for places to donate without money, by streaming, to the victims, to the protesters, to black-owned businesses, to organizations, and other important places.
Communities United Against Police Brutality
Communities United Against Police BrutalityTM is a Twin-Cities based organization that was created to deal with police brutality on an ongoing basis. We work on the day-to-day abuses as well as taking on the more extreme cases. Our overriding goal is to create a climate of resistance to abuse of authority by police organizations and to empower local people with a structure that can take on police brutality and actually bring it to an end. We provide support for survivors of police brutality and families of victims so they can reclaim their dignity and join the struggle to end police brutality.
No New Jails NYC formed in September 2018, shortly after the Mayor launched the formal land-use approval process for the jail expansion plan. A direct continuation of the grassroots efforts to close Rikers immediately, No New Jails NYC also draws on the success of previous of jail construction fights in NYC.
Committee to Protect Journalists
Since May 26, more than 300 press freedom violations are reported nationwide by journalists covering demonstrations against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, according to data collected by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, of which CPJ is a founding partner. CPJ calls on local authorities across the country to instruct police not to target journalists and to exempt media from curfew restrictions. CPJ's board of directors writes a rare letter, calling on local authorities to let journalists do their jobs safely and to hold attackers to account.
7000+ medical trainees demanding an end to police violence against our Black colleagues, patients, & families. Use your power to protect Black lives and end police violence.
The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. We achieve this through award-winning journalism, partnerships with other news outlets and public forums. In all of our work we strive to educate and enlarge the audience of people who care about the state of criminal justice.
Center For Racial Justice in Education
ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
Support Orgs Fighting Against Racism & Police Brutality via ActBlue
Split a donation to all groups listed on this page, or allocate specific amounts to individual groups.
- Black Lives Matter Global Network
- Reclaim the Block
- National Bail Out
- Black Visions Collective
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- The National Police Accountability Project
- Color of Change Education Fund
- Unicorn Riot
- Campaign Zero
- Advancement Project
- The Marshall Project
The Innocence Project, founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
He was out for a jog when he was chased down, shot, and killed by two white supremacists. We must demand the justice he deserves. Click below to get started or call 770.800.0689 to demand justice for Ahmaud right away.
Breonna Taylor was an award-winning EMT and first responder in Lousiville, KY, who loved helping her patients and her community. “She was an essential worker. She had to go to work,” her mother, Tamika Palmer said of her dedication to standing on the frontlines of this pandemic. “She didn’t have a problem with that.”
Breonna survived the frontlines of a pandemic that disproportionately kills Black people, only to have her life stolen by police. Learn more about how you can support and take action to get justice for Breonna Taylor.
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
The mission of the ACCE Institute is to improve the lives of California's traditionally underserved residents, including communities of color, low-income and working families, and the undocumented population, by carrying out work that fosters deep, indigenous leadership development, policy creation, robust civic participation, and broad community empowerment.
Bail/Legal Fee Funds to Donate To
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Each day, tens of thousands of LGBTQ people are held in jail or immigration detention because they cannot afford bail—for immigration status or charges like sleeping in public.
With your help, the Freedom Fund posts bail to secure their release and safety.
In tandem, we raise awareness of the epidemic of LGBTQ over-incarceration. We strive towards a critical mass against mass detention.
Funds donated to Campaign Zero support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide.
The Bail Project™ National Revolving Bail Fund is a critical tool to prevent incarceration and combat racial and economic disparities in the bail system.
People’s City Council Freedom Fund
As the mayor and city council have sought to increase the LAPD's budget during a pandemic, and as police around the country continue to kill innocent people of color, we have taken to the street to protest the funding of state sanctioned murder. This fund will go towards:
Legal support, bail, fines, and court fees for arrested protesters
-Medical bills and transportation for injured protesters
-Medical supplies and PPE for Community Medics
-Direct monetary support to Black Lives Matter Los Angeles
-Supplies and support for protesters and organizers (megaphones, pamphlets, PPE, etc.)
-Direct monetary support to National Lawyers Guild and other groups assisting protesters with legal support
While we are living in a moment unlike any we have seen before, LDF will continue to work to protect the most vulnerable in our society. During this time, the fight to defend our civil and human rights has never been more critical. Donate today to help us win landmark legal battles, protect voters across the nation, and advance the cause of racial justice, equality, and an inclusive society.
Emerge America
Emerge is changing the face of politics to create an inclusive democracy. We are the nation's premier organization that recruits, trains and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office.
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Organizations Dedicated to Achieving Voting Equality and Diversity
Emerge America
Emerge is changing the face of politics to create an inclusive democracy. We are the nation's premier organization that recruits, trains and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office.
The German Marshall Fund on Achieving Political Inclusion
Political inclusion is essential in order to sustain and strengthen our democracies.In this light, it is always an honor and inspiration for me and for the GMF team to convene and connect the powerful, rising diverse generation of political leaders who come together from both sides of the Atlantic through GMF’s leadership programs.
A nonpartisan organization, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public. Visit their page "Standing in Solidarity with the Black Community" for ways you can help achieve real change in the direction of voting equality and diversity with actionable steps you can take.
Black Voters Matter goal is to increase power in their communities. Effective voting allows a community to determine its own destiny. They aim to effect this change through voter registration, policy advocacy, organizational development & training, and independent expenditures.
Legislation to Pass
The Blueprint for Law Enforcement Reform Policies via Black O.P.T.S.
The Blueprint, posted to the new Black Opportunities movement’s website www.blackopportunities.com is a policy platform to reform failed statutes and regulations to
begin the long march of reform to a more civil and just society. Black Lives Matter is a global movement that successfully focused attention on state-sanctioned violence and anti-Black racism. The new Black Opportunities movement offers the next step on the path to Black liberation by providing educational and empowerment opportunities while preparing and training Black people to protect their own communities.
Policy Solutions via Campaign Zero
Police usually investigate and decide what, if any, consequences their fellow officers should face in cases of police misconduct. Under this system, fewer than 1 in every 12 complaints of police misconduct nationwide results in some kind of disciplinary action against the officer(s) responsible. Communities need an urgent way to ensure police officers are held accountable for police violence.
Law Enforcement Action Partnership (L.E.A.P.)
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership’s mission is to unite and mobilize the voice of law enforcement in support of drug policy and criminal justice reforms that will make communities safer by focusing law enforcement resources on the greatest threats to public safety, promoting alternatives to arrest and incarceration, addressing the root causes of crime, and working toward healing police-community relations.
Petitions to Sign
BLM Official Suggested Petitions to Sign
A hub outlined by the official Black Lives Matter organization with guidelines and suggestions for petitions you can sign to promote proactive initiatives within the anti-racism movement.
#JusticeforFloyd: This petition demands the officers who killed George Floyd are charged with murder.
Justice for George Floyd via change.org or text “FLOYD” to 55156 to “JUSTICE” to 668366 to sign *Do Not Donate to Change.org after signing the petition*
The official Black Lives Matter organization recommendations for petitions to sign relating to COVID-19 impact on the African American community.
To Charge the Minneapolis Police Officers with Murder
Justice for Breonna Taylor via Change.org
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery via Change.org
Who You Can Call, Email, & Send Letters To
Sample Script For Calling for George
From Dawn Alexander
While spending the day looking for a petition to sign and numbers to call to get justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Aubrey I found some sites have numbers that may not work or disconnect you. I suggest people find out the names of the Police Commissioners and Attorney Generals in Louisville, Minneapolis & Georgia. Google their offices and find direct lines. I googled Keith Ellison, Attorney General involved in the murder of George Floyd, after the original number I had was disconnected automatically. I was able to leave a message with a live person.
Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
Tel: (651) 296-3353 (Twin Cities Calling Area) or (800) 657-3787 (Outside the Twin Cities)
(800) 627-3529 (Minnesota Relay)
Calls are answered Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. They often experience lower call volumes between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 and 4:30 p.m., so calling during these times may reduce the chance of any wait time.
Hello, My name is ______________ I want to leave a message for Keith Ellison in regards to the case of George Floyd.
I am calling for the arrests of the remaining 3 officers in the murder of George Floyd. I want Attorney General Keith Ellison to know that these arrests would send a clear message that he is indeed looking for justice in this case. For these remaining officers to still be free despite their involvement in violent crime caught on film while protesters are being arrested for speaking out is an outrage.
Please do better to fight these injustices for our communities.
Thank you.
A Call to the Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison - Justice for George Floyd
BLM Official Suggested Calls To Make/Texts to Send
A hub outlined by the official Black Lives Matter organization with guidelines and suggestions for who you can call, email, and send letters to in your govt. to promote proactive initiatives within the anti-racism movement.
Minneapolis County Attorney Mike Freeman at 612-348-5550
Call Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison at 651-296-3353.
Call Minnesota Governor Walz at 651-201-3400
Jail Support National Lawyers Guild in Minnesota: Call 612-444-2654
Call DA Mike Freeman in Minnesota (612-348-5550) and demand prosecution to:
- Derek Chauvin (Badge #7162)
- Tou Thoa (Badge #7162)
Text FLOYD to 55-156
Text JUSTICE to 66-8336
Text ENOUGH to 55-165
Leave a voicemail for Lousiville Mayor and demand justice for Breonna Taylor at (502) 574-2003
Send a letter to the mayor of Minneapolis
Send a letter to the governor of Minnesota
Adopt a #PeoplesBudget Toolkit
A toolkit for people to use when contacting government officials with scripts for calling, emailing, and sending letters to members of the governments in the cities where action needs to be taken to bring justice to those who have been murdered by police officers.
Educational Resources
We work to help leaders change their world—and the world needs changing. The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the loss of far too many Black lives to list, have left our nation anguished and outraged. While now is a time for grief and anger, it is also a time for resolve. Find resources here to learn what you can do to create a more just and equitable world.
BLM Official Suggested Educational Resources
A hub outlined by the official Black Lives Matter organization with suggestions for educational resources to use to learn more about the anti-racism movement and provide tools for engaging in the conversation in a productive manner.
Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition - thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet.
What You Can Read, View, and Listen to Learn More About:
The history of racism and police brutality, how to approach having conversations with your peers and members of your community about the topic of racism, educate yourself on raising a future generation of anti-racists, and more.
Reading:
When They Call You A Terrorist: a black lives matter memoir
So You Want To Talk About Race
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration
The Fire This Time: a new generation speaks about race
How to be an Ally - Dear White Women
A Spotify Ally's Guide for Anti-Racism
The Essential Guide to Allyship
Leading During Triggering Events
Talking about Race, Racism and Racialized Violence with Kids
“How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids”
Peggy McIntosh | White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Harvard Business Review | Toward a Racially Just Workplace
Anti-Black Discrimation & Racism in the Labour Market
Why You Need to Stop Saying "All Lives Matter"
NBn Science, Technology and Society | David Peter Stroh, “Systems Thinking For Social Change”Amnesty International | How to Tell Someone You Love They're Being Racist
Pretty Good | Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice
26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets
The Rap Report: To George Floyd a.k.a. Big Floyd of the legendary Screwed Up Click
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?
How To Stop Police Violence Twitter Thread
Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror
Social Exclusion: The Decisions and Dynamics That Drive Racism
Viewing:
TED Talk | Color blind or color brave? | Mellody Hobson
What is Systemic Racism? 8 Part Video Series | Race Forward
Safiya Noble | Challenging the Algorithms of Oppression
Listening:
NPR | Talking Race With Young Children
Media/Public Figures to Follow/Support
Official IG for the #BlackLivesMatter Global Network. BLM is a call to action & response to anti-Black racism. Join the movement.
actionnetwork.org/forms/2005_email_blm_defund
Founded 1909, the NAACP is the nation's first and largest grassroots–based civil rights organization. Over 2,000 volunteer-run branches nationwide.
support.naacp.org/onlineactions/HTLjqYG940WATTV_Y_SUUQ2
SURJ is a national network of groups & individuals organizing white people for racial justice.
#Endwhitesilence action form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqGvGwjwPQtHfu4_PBnOeqMzT65Glp1_NNw10-OkiPgGQ7WQ/viewform?link_id=0&can_id=b5fc47acd616df3fdec8a26e86789536&source=email-endwhitesilence-action-planning-follow-up-and-next-steps&email_referrer=email_818989&email_subject=endwhitesilence-action-planning-follow-up-and-next-steps
We design campaigns powerful enough to end practices that unfairly hold Black people back, & champion solutions that move us all forward.
A coalition to demand that Minneapolis divest from policing and invest in long-term alternatives.
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the nation’s oldest & largest civil rights coalition, building an America as good as its ideals.
policing.civilrights.org/toolkit
A social and wellness club designed to celebrate people of color, online and IRL. Join us 🙌🏾
https://m4bl.org/week-of-action/
With all actions, there are a variety of risks and roles. All roles are important, and this moment is no different. In the last three months, 100,000 people in the United States have died of COVID-19, and Black people are dying disproportionately. As we move into collective and community action, we have to learn the risks involved, and how to keep ourselves and our communities safe. There is no one right way to take action. Do what you can from where you can. Power building takes many shapes. Thanks for joining us.
The Movement For Black Lives, and organizers mobilizing across the country, invite take part in a week of action June 1st to 7th in defense of Black lives. This is an opportunity to uplift and fight alongside those turning up in the streets and online. By Friday, after a week of taking action together, we will have flexed our collective muscle and built power nationwide.
Unicorn Riot is a decentralized, educational 501(c)(3) non-profit media organization of artists and journalists. Our work is dedicated to exposing root causes of dynamic social and environmental issues through amplifying stories and exploring sustainable alternatives in today’s globalized world.
Prof. Dir @AntiracismCtr. @TheAtlantic. @cbstv. #NationalBookAward. #1 NYT Bestselling Author. New #HowToBeAnAntiracist #Stamped #AntiracistBaby
activist #podsavethepeople cohost @nbcnews/@msnbc contributor @gucci changemaker @sephora equity advisor @kidnoble’s +1 4 life
NYT Bestselling Author #MeAndWhiteSupremacy Host @goodancestorpodcast Teacher & HBIC @goodancestoracademy
Offical IG for the #ShowUp movement. Desegregating the race convo since ‘18 when our #starbucks video woke ppl up @michellesaahene @thewildsister
building an intellectual legacy through teaching, storytelling & critical discourse. @thelovelandfoundation @thegreatunlearn @elizabethsofakron
We never said “no white people”. We just know you shouldn’t be the hero of the story • If you’re not uncomfortable, you’re not listening
Therapist Feelings, self-care and mental wellness Founder of @thelitsocial Author of Rivers Are Coming Book, courses, more!
Anti-racism Educator| Podcast Host | Author| Speaker @shinebrightertogether podcast She/her
Supporting Black-Owned Businesses
Los Angeles Black-Owned Restaurants List
LA Times Black-Owned Food Businesses List
@thebakerylady | Black-Owned Bookstores
@milkkarten | Restaurants in NYC
Black-Owned Businesses in Boston
Black-Owned Businesses Beauty and Fashion via Marie Claire
Support Black Owned Businesses
Joining/Attending Rallies & Protests
A guide to staying safe during protests
Boston: Boston Activist Calendar
Chicago: Chicago Activism Calendar on Twitter
Houston: Occupy Houston Protest Calendar
Los Angeles: March and Rally in Los Angeles Calendar
Miami: Occupy Miami Protest Calendar
New York City: Take Action NYC Events Calendar
Philadelphia: Occupy Philadelphia Protest Calendar
San Francisco: Indy Bay Protest Calendar (Bay Area)
Seattle: Seattle Activist Solidarity Calendar
Follow Your Local BLM Chapters on Social Media for Updates on Rallies Near You
Mental Health Resources
The Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s official list of crisis centers. Learn more about their network of crisis centers and what you can do to support them.
80 Mental Health Resources When You Can’t Afford Therapy
A round-up 80 of the very best affordable (or free) mental health resources. Keep this list handy for whenever you need support.
Rest For Resistance by QTPoC Mental Health
QTPoC Meditation for LGBTQ2SIA+ people of color.
National Alliance on Mental Illness Top Helpline Resources
Resources for those suffering from mental illness or in need of mental health support from the official National Alliance on Mental Illness Organization.
A space that honors the importance of choosing self-care over self-harm. Looking to learn more about self-care and mental health? Visit them online!
selfcareisforeveryone.com/pages/filmcontest
African American Mental Health Resources via the National Alliance on Mental Illness
African-American-Specific Resources for those suffering from mental health conditions and trauma or in need of mental health support from the official National Alliance on Mental Illness Organization.
Therapy Resources for People of Color
Therapy resources outlined by Gladys, a 26-year-old queer undocumented Kenyan woman living in Massachusetts. After a distasteful and violent experience with a white therapist gaslighting my reaction to the lynching of Ahmaud Arbery, and the subsequent dismissal and lack of accountability from her supervisor, she felt compelled to compile this list of therapists who specialize in supporting BIPOC and queer folks.
The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation: Break The Silence, Break The Cycle
The Boris Lawerence Henson Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2018 by Taraji P. Henson and led by Executive Director, Tracie Jade Jenkins. The foundation is named in honor of Ms. Henson’s father, Boris Lawrence Henson, who suffered with mental health challenges as a result of his tour of duty in the Vietnam War. We are committed to changing the perception of mental illness in the African-American community by encouraging those who suffer with this debilitating illness to get the help they need.
A resource hub for therapists and mental health resources that are inclusive of all people, genders, and sexual orientations.
Mental Health First Aid Mental Health Resources
An official list of mental health resources from the Mental Health First Aid organization including helplines, general mental health resources, suicide prevention resources and more.
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