How to support the Black Lives Matter movement – Funds and organisations who need your help

The recent deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police brutality have called attention to the deadly effects of racism and state violence around the world. In light of this, protesters have been arrested and met with hostility by the police force and Trump administration.

In order to support the vital campaigns seeking justice for Floyd, Taylor and countless others, please engage with the resources below and donate what you can to any of the following organisations.

Educational reading

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10-sqmyDKIN1FK_RKOd7Anzm4E0jlnUnz

https://twitter.com/mireillecharper/status/1266335563197501440

https://newrepublic.com/article/157875/pandemic-right-time-defund-police

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234

https://twitter.com/traderjosephina/status/1266461236012646410

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/01/gary-younge-farewell-to-america

https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/1073/Morrison_recitatifessay.doc.pdf

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-surveillance-digital-privacy/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/opinion/george-floyd-protests.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

https://medium.com/@westernstatescenter/authoritarian-state-or-inclusive-democracy-21-things-we-can-do-right-now-ab8786c74bd9

https://twitter.com/gendervamp/status/1267187714052349953

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html

Petitions

https://www.change.org/p/manchester-police-justice-for-shukri-abdi

https://www.change.org/p/boris-johnson-justice-for-julian-cole

https://supportgrenfell.co.uk/

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2005_email_blm_defund

https://www.change.org/p/black-lives-matter-activists-justice-for-tony-mcdade?use_react=false

https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=ffad40c0-a0c4-11ea-ac15-4118e05249bd

In the UK – email your local MP to ask them to support further investigation into Belly Mijunga’s death:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/104yD-J54nAukfU04QYAMjHJtWOFhCxNs53yaxzwK3Us/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home

https://www.change.org/p/minneapolis-district-attorney-raise-the-degree

https://www.change.org/p/gavin-williamson-mp-teach-british-children-about-the-realities-of-british-imperialism-and-colonialism

If you can’t attend a protest, see how you can contribute from home:

https://beyondthehashtag.co.uk/

Donation funds US

Donate to the family of Jacob Blake:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforjacobblake

Donate to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund:

https://supportwomenshealth.salsalabs.org/mkefreedomfund/index.html

Donate to Black Lives Matter:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019

Donate to Black Visions Collective:

https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/

Donate to the Movement for Black Lives:

https://m4bl.org/join-our-movement/

Donate to Campaign Zero to support policy solutions to end police brutality in America:

https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

Donate to The Bail Project:

https://bailproject.org

Donate to George Floyd Memorial Fund:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Donate to Reclaim the Block:

https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2

Donate to bail funds across the US:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

Donate to the Brooklyn Bail Fund to assist protesters in Brooklyn:

https://brooklynbailfund.org/donate

Donate to the Southern Poverty Law Centre:

https://www.splcenter.org/

Donate to the #SayHerName campaign:

https://aapf.org/support

Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund to help protesters arrested demonstrating against the police killing of Breonna Taylor:

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/

Donate to the Ahmaud Arbery memorial fund:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud?pc=tw_social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bcgfm_tw_fund_i-run-with-maud

Donate to the Northstar Health Collective mutual aid fund:

https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/about-us-1

Donate to the Emergency Release Fund:

https://emergencyreleasefund.com/about/

Donate to Unicorn Riot to help provide accurate on the ground coverage:

https://unicornriot.ninja/donate/

Donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund to assist protesters in Minnesota:

https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate

Regularly updated list of bail funds to support as protests spread:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZIvDZpHqvNZkf8dGFXVjfk-Wq0Y9FTG410NJbH_8K8M/edit?usp=sharing

 

Donation funds UK:

Donate to Black Minds Matter UK:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-minds-matter-uk?

Donate to the family of Julian Cole:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-julian-cole-amp-his-family

Donate to Stop Hate UK:

https://www.stophateuk.org/fundraising/

Donate to Belly Mujinga’s family:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rip-belly-mujinga

Donate to Show Racism the Red Card:

https://www.theredcard.org/fundraise

Donate to the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Foundation:

https://www.stephenlawrence.org.uk

Donate to Hope Not Hate:

https://www.hopenothate.org.uk/

Expanded list of UK charities that work with Black and POC communities:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15gBiGqIB5ViNtfl__jlER0qNNRkxX8R0GGuryMu2k4A/edit?usp=sharing