Get involved.
Signing petitions, donating, and protesting are all ways to become more involved in your community and fight against racial injustice. In this checklist, there are some compiled resources to educate yourself on the issue, donate to bail funds, organizations, etc., and sign petitions. While simply finishing a checklist won't end hundreds of years of racial injustice, it's a way to start becoming engaged in our community and gain access to resources. It's important to always seek out information and ways to help. Encourage your family and friends to use this checklist as a way to keep track and updated on ways to help accelerate the Black Lives Matter movement. Most importantly, keep in mind that we must not let the Black Lives Matter movement become a moment; to create sustained change, we must take action.
BLM Checklist
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- Donate if you can. Organizations such as Color of Change, Black Alliance for Just Immigration, The Movement for Black Lives, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., etc. accept donations.
- Sign petitions. This is the easiest way to contribute to the movement from home. The link pendingpetition.carrd.co/ contains some petitions that are still in need of signatures.
- Take part in peaceful protests. By protesting, we put pressure on government officials to make a change in our society. However, make sure to follow proper guidelines in staying safe and cautious.
- Call and email local government officials. You can make a difference in your community by putting pressure on your local government to introduce new bills and policies.
- Vote. It is imperative that we all vote for government officials that are dedicated to putting an end to hundreds of years of systemic racial injustice.
- Educate yourself. We cannot afford to remain neutral in situations like these. It is important that we stay educated and continue to contribute to this movement through spreading our knowledge to others. Remember, it is not enough to be not racist; we must be ANTI-racist. We must start tough conversations like these among family members and peers in order to expel racist rhetoric. Resources like mappingpoliceviolence.org allow you to research statistics and the relevance of the issue of police brutality.