updated April 2021
COLUMBUS SUCKS BECAUSE YOU SUCK
MONTHLY DIY CALENDAR
CSBYS
BLACK LIVES MATTER
WHERE TO DONATE
TONY MCDADE MEMORIAL FUND
Tony's mother's official GoFundMe.
Donate.
JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR
Breonna's family's official GoFundMe.
Donate.
GEORGE FLOYD MEMORIAL FUND
George's family's official GoFundMe.
Donate.
"I RUN WITH MAUD" JUSTICE FOR AHMAUD ARBERY
Ahmaud's family's official GoFundMe.
Donate.
BLACK VISIONS COLLECTIVE
"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."
RECLAIM THE BLOCK
"Support our work to make sure Minneapolis funds real investments in community safety!"
THE BAIL PROJECT
National bail fund organization.
Freedom should be free.
NATIONAL BAIL FUND
Donate.
MULTI-CITY BAIL FUND SPLIT DONATION
38 community bail funds in one donation. You can pick and choose which funds your donation is divided between.
LGBTQ FREEDOM FUND
National organization. "LGBTQ people are three times more likely to be jailed. We get them out."
NATIONAL BAIL FUND NETWORK
COVID-19 emergency response fund for community bail and bond.
DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY BAIL FUNDS
National Bail Fund Network by the Community Justice Exchange.
NATIONAL LIST OF BAIL FUNDS FOR PROTESTORS
In conjunction with the National Bail Fund Network.
NATIONAL RESOURCE LIST
Comprehensive guide of bail funds, reading lists, legal aid, much more. Organized by Twitter user @botanicaldyke.
BAIL FUNDS/LEGAL HELP BY CITY
National resource list.
NATIONAL RESISTANCE FUNDS SPREADSHEET
Donate via PayPal.
SUPPORT BLACK LIVES
"DONATE TO THESE ORGS TO SUPPORT BLACK TRANS PEOPLE"
"Black liberation will never be possible without uplifting and protecting Black transgender people and communities."
BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE
"We envision a world where Black mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy."
BLACK VIRTUAL THERAPIST DIRECTORY
Created by Black Emotional And Mental Health.
LOVELAND THERAPY FUND
National organization to help provide therapy to Black women and girls.
AFRO BIZ WORLD
America's Black-Owned Business & Black Entrepreneurs Directory.
Direct link: Drawing While Black Directory
WHAT YOU CAN DO
"WAYS YOU CAN HELP" BY BLACK LIVES MATTER
Educate, donate, sign petitions, support your communities. More at the link.
"26 WAYS TO BE IN THE STRUGGLE BEYOND THE STREET"
"By and for those in our communities who can’t be in the streets, we offer a list of concrete ways that we are in the movement, and that we are supporting liberation every day. We see you."
"WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN'T DONATE RIGHT NOW"
List organized by Twitter user @traderjosephina
WRITE TO JOSH WILLIAMS
Josh was arrested at age 18 at the Ferguson protests in 2014 and remains incarcerated. Send support or a parole board letter.
SIGN PETITIONS FOR JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
Petitions compiled by BLM and good folks on Twitter.
#BLACKLIVESMATTER MASTERDOC
Huge nearly 30 page document of petition links, donation targets, protester info, contact info and templates for calling officials.
EDUCATE YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITIES
BLACK HISTORY MONTH LIBRARY
Free Google Drive full of Black texts sorted by author and historical themes.
"RESOURCE GUIDE: PRISONS, POLICING, AND PUNISHMENT"
Readings, audio, and video organized by theme, depth, and length.
PRISONS, POLICE, & ABOLITION READING UNIT
Compiled by Because We've Read.
"THE WOMANIST READER"
Online library of works on Black feminism collected by Bilphena Yahwon.
"NO MORE PRISONS, SOCIETY HAS PROGRESSED PAST THE NEED FOR PRISONS"
Readings on mass incarceration, restorative justice, and several intersections of prison abolition work.
"BUILDING A POLICE-FREE FUTURE"
Brief FAQ primer zine by MPD-150 for understanding alternatives to police. Available in several formats.
"WE CHARGE GENOCIDE AGAIN! A CURRICULUM FOR OPERATION GHETTO STORM"
“The objective of the curriculum is to have teacher-students and student-teachers engage the realities of extrajudicial killings of Black people.”
BLACK REVOLUTIONARY TEXTS
Free Google Drive of books, essays, pdfs of classic revolutionary writing sorted by author and theme.
"WHY AREN'T WE ALL TALKING ABOUT BREONNA TAYLOR?"
“We’re not trying to compete with Floyd’s story, we’re trying to complete the story.” Use a discrete browser tab to skip paywall.
"YOU ARE ALREADY AN ABOLITIONIST"
Rethinking the idea that abolitionist thought is inherently radical.
Direct link: Police Alternatives
GENERAL RESOURCES FOR PROTESTERS
"A PRACTICAL WEB TUTORIAL TO BYSTANDER INTERVENTION AND DE-ESCALATION TACTICS"
Readings, audio, and video organized by theme, depth, and length.
IMAGE SCRUBBER
Tool for blurring/anonymizing protest photos. Removes date/time/location metadata.
"WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE ARRESTED"
Simplified guide by The Legal Aid Society
"IN DEFENSE OF LOOTING"
"The mystifying ideological claim that looting is violent and non-political is one that has been carefully produced by the ruling class because it is precisely the violent maintenance of property which is both the basis and end of their power."
SURVEILLANCE SELF-DEFENSE
Tips, tools, and how-tos for safer online communicstions by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
RESISTANCE RESOURCE HUB
City police budgets, legal help contacts.
RESOURCES FOR NON-BLACK ALLIES
BLACK LIVES MATTER: "A GUIDE TO ALLYSHIP"
Explains the effectiveness of riots, ACAB, the damaging effects of "All Lives Matter," how not to call the police, and much more.
"FOR OUR WHITE FRIENDS DESIRING TO BE ALLIES"
Straight-forward tips on decentering personal whiteness in actvism.
"WHITE WITNESS AND THE CONTEMPORARY LYNCHING"
Explains why sharing videos and images of violence against Black people on social media is not effective as "raising awareness."
"YOUR KIDS ARE NOT TOO YOUNG TO TALK ABOUT RACE"
"Resource roundup" for parents and kids. Includes readings for all age levels, podcasts, videos, and more.
SOCIAL JUSTICE RESOURCES FOR KIDS
Compiled by the Children's Community School in Philadelphia.
ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES FOR WHITE PEOPLE
Articles, books, podcasts, suggestions for who to follow online, parenting resources, etc.