PLACES TO DONATE
GANDHI MAHAL
An Indian/Bangladeshi restaurant burned down in the Minneapolis riots fed protestors with rice, daal, and naan until it was too damaged to continue. Owner Ruhel Islam responded to the damage saying, “Let my building burn, Justice needs to be served, put those officers in jail.”
https://www.facebook.com/donate/624114434980787
WITH NO MONEY
https://youtu.be/bCgLa25fDHM
VICTIMS' FUND
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#victims
PROTESTORS' FUND
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#bail
BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#business
ORGANIZATIONS
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#org
BLM FUND
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
BLACK TRANS WOMEN FUND
https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
An Indian/Bangladeshi restaurant burned down in the Minneapolis riots fed protestors with rice, daal, and naan until it was too damaged to continue. Owner Ruhel Islam responded to the damage saying, “Let my building burn, Justice needs to be served, put those officers in jail.”
https://www.facebook.com/donate/624114434980787
WITH NO MONEY
https://youtu.be/bCgLa25fDHM
VICTIMS' FUND
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#victims
PROTESTORS' FUND
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#bail
BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#business
ORGANIZATIONS
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#org
BLM FUND
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
BLACK TRANS WOMEN FUND
https://www.gofundme.com/f/homeless-black-trans-women-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet
PETITIONS TO SIGN
ZIPCODES TO USE
90015 - Los Angeles, California
10001 - New York City, New York
75001 - Dallas, Texas
DO NOT DONATE TO CHANGE.ORG OR SIGN WHITE HOUSE PETITIONS.
ALL PETITIONS
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions
90015 - Los Angeles, California
10001 - New York City, New York
75001 - Dallas, Texas
DO NOT DONATE TO CHANGE.ORG OR SIGN WHITE HOUSE PETITIONS.
ALL PETITIONS
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions
PLACES TO CALL/TEXT/EMAIL/PROTEST
TEXT
Text “JUSTICE” To 668366
Text “FLOYD” To 55156
Text “ENOUGH” To 55156
CALL
Get in contact with the District Attorney and Minneapolis Mayor. Leave a message for them DEMANDING that 4 officers including Derek Chauvin (Badge #1087) and Tou Thao (Badge #7162) be arrested for the Murder of George Floyd. (Info Below)
Minneapolis Mayor’s Office, Jacob Frey. (612) 673-2100
Minneapolis District Attorney, Mike Freeman. (612) 348-5550 or email: [email protected]
PRE-WRITTEN EMAILS
https://boost.avoice.info/
https://boost.avoice.info/louisville
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-the-hopkins-private-police?source=direct_link
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demanding-legislation-to-support-black-communities-in-va?source=direct_link&
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z6P7fwyAgRYFD4YXu22YIIfCUSLDKxyyNzp2cU0eMkI/mobilebasic
MAP OF PROTESTS
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=9.101946528762207%2C-54.84878109999997&z=2&mid=1W3fsF5-Mz3_KaBgVt2pU8BDY5GkawUN_
Text “JUSTICE” To 668366
Text “FLOYD” To 55156
Text “ENOUGH” To 55156
CALL
Get in contact with the District Attorney and Minneapolis Mayor. Leave a message for them DEMANDING that 4 officers including Derek Chauvin (Badge #1087) and Tou Thao (Badge #7162) be arrested for the Murder of George Floyd. (Info Below)
Minneapolis Mayor’s Office, Jacob Frey. (612) 673-2100
Minneapolis District Attorney, Mike Freeman. (612) 348-5550 or email: [email protected]
PRE-WRITTEN EMAILS
https://boost.avoice.info/
https://boost.avoice.info/louisville
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-the-hopkins-private-police?source=direct_link
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demanding-legislation-to-support-black-communities-in-va?source=direct_link&
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z6P7fwyAgRYFD4YXu22YIIfCUSLDKxyyNzp2cU0eMkI/mobilebasic
MAP OF PROTESTS
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=9.101946528762207%2C-54.84878109999997&z=2&mid=1W3fsF5-Mz3_KaBgVt2pU8BDY5GkawUN_
RECOMMENDED SOCIAL MEDIA@southasiansmh
@southasians4blacklives @equalitylabs @browngirlmag @brownhistory @browngirltherapy @aafc.nyc @browngirlgang @perfectchai @desifinesse |
RECOMMENDED READINGhttps://medium.com/@dviyer/south-asians-and-black-lives-b30adaba6a42
https://thenewpress.com/books/we-too-sing-america https://www.saada.org/item/20101210-148 https://theprint.in/opinion/south-asians-in-the-us-must-support-blacklivesmatter-but-first-undo-your-own-anti-blackness/432754/ https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2020/06/02/a-message-to-the-southeast-asian-community-about-black-lives-matter-441315/ https://blackdesisecrethistory.org/ https://saalt.org/policy-change/racial-justice/ “The Karma of Brown Folk” by Vijay Prashad “We Too Sing America” by Deepa Iyer Chapter “Ferguson Is Everywhere” https://drive.google.com/file/d/13HguFWN1NM6jdCCWpQHX-wlB0PqYW9lB/view?usp=sharing) https://queersouthasian.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/qsannblacklivesmatterguide1.pdf |
STOP USING ANTI-BLACK LANGUAGE
- use of the N word
- use of passive tense to whitewash and reduce the impact of anti-Black behavior
- use of color symbolism (examples: black sheep, blackmail, blacklist, etc.)
- color symbolism references the idea of purity that is associated with color. Oftentimes, black is associated with evil, white is innocent and pure.
- use African countries rather than Africa
- use "chattel slavery," referring to human beings being treated as property, rather than "slavery"
- use "enslaved people" or "people who were forced into slavery" rather than "slave," using people-first language
- use "transatlantic slave trade" rather than "slave trade," as there have been many slave trades throughout history
- use "freedom fighter" rather than "rebel" or "fugitive"