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On Monday 22nd June, from 11 am onwards, we will hold 6 talks on our Facebook page regarding the Black Lives Matter Movement, providing cultural and historical context to the current racial issues in the US and the UK as well as providing resources on how to educate ourselves. Our speakers range from student activists, to professors at Warwick who specialise in the history of racism in the US and UK. |
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Charities and Funds to Donate to
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Donate to Black Lives Matter to support their "ongoing fight to end state-sanctioned violence, liberate Black people, and end white supremacy forever."
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Donate to The Bail Project to support their mission to "pay bail for people in need, reuniting families and restoring the presumption of innocence."
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Donate to The Liberty Fund to support their mission of "reducing the number of New Yorkers subjected to unnecessary pretrial detention while simultaneously providing much needed social services to this population. "
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Donate to Campaign Zero to "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."
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Donate to Stand Up To Racism to allow them "to do more in the face of the rise in racism - from online events to socially distanced demonstrations and media campaigns"
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Petitions to Sign
Other Resources
If you want to learn more, there are lots of resources you can use. Here are a selection of resources you may wish to start with:
- This Document contains a compilation of many different resources of various media types to learn more about the issues and how to combat them
- Find out about more ways you can help here
- This Instagram post by das.penman contains "resources and suggestions for White UK residents"
- If you'd like to take part in a protest, this article on "How to Protest Safely During a Pandemic" is worth a read