
OTHER WAYS TO MAKE A CHANGE
Art is one way of protest and activism. There are many other ways to fight against systemic issues and challenge social norms.
If you are looking for other ways to help, check out the list below.
• Know your protesters’ rights via ACLU
• Protester Safety: what to bring and what to do if you get arrested
Bail Funds:
Double-check to make sure funds are still accepting donations, many are diverting attention to other fundraisers.
• Emergency Release Fund for Trans People In NYC
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A list of bail funds for protesters in cities across the country
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Split a donation to dozens of community bail funds at once with this page
Initiatives:
Minority-owned Businesses:
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Minority-owned businesses hit hard from protests in Minneapolis fund
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New York’s black-owned restaurants that could use our support right now
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Thread of small black businesses destroyed by protests with GoFundMe links
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Black-owned business relief fund for various cities that have been affected by the protests
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Buy Black Atlanta: help brown & black businesses damaged by the protests
Petitions:
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Sign the Tallahassee Dream Defenders’ Petition for Tony McDade
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Text “JUSTICE” to 668366 to sign MoveOn’s petition for George Floyd or sign here
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Sign Color of Change’s Petition for George Floyd
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Text “ENOUGH” to 55156 or sign this petition to demand justice for Breonna Taylor
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Hand’s Up Act to punish police for shooting unarmed citizens
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Sign the Movement for Black Lives’ petition to push elected officials to fight against the militarization in communities of color
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Use this template to contact your representative and push them to consider changing police training to decrease police brutality
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Email NYC Mayor de Blasio here