Racial Justice Resources
Compiled by Path with Art Staff
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EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT ROLE TO PLAY
This list of resources featuring organizations dedicated to racial justice work, information about how you can help, and sources for individual learning and growth. This is an evolving document! If you have resources you would like to add to this list, please contact Makayla Esposito.
DONATE $
Bail funds provide cash bail for marginalized people charged with crimes who are unable to afford bail and find themselves incarcerated while awaiting routine court appearances. This allows people to get out of jail during their trial period and defend themselves from a position of freedom.
Local Bail Funds: NW Community Bail Fund, BLM Seattle Freedom Fund
National Bail Funds: The Bail Project, National Bailout
Support families of victims of police brutality and protesters across the country
Support Black-Owned Businesses. The Intentionalist is a great resource for supporting Seattle-area businesses and the diverse people behind them.
Funds donated to Campaign Zero 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.
How to create funding without donating funds
100% of the ad revenue from this video will be donated to associations that offer bail funds, help pay for family funerals, and advocacy groups. SHARE this video, leave the ads running, and let people know about this easy way to help.
USE YOUR VOICE
Sign Petitions
NAACP outlines explicit policy demands and makes it easy to email your elected officials
Justice for Breonna Taylor
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
Justice for George Floyd
Justice for Tony McDade
Make calls
Call your elected officials: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials/
Demand Justice for George Floyd by calling the office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison at 800.657.3787
Demand Justice for Ahmaud Arbery, learn more by calling 770.800.0689
Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor, learn more by calling 502.735.1784
Demand Justice for Tony McDade, text “Tony McDade” to 484848
Thinking about protesting? Safety information for protestors:
LEARN, GROW, AND TAKE ACTION
A resource for white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. It includes resources for white parents on how to raise anti-racist children, articles to read, videos to watch, podcasts to subscribe to, books to read, films and TV series to watch, organziations to follow, and additional resources.
Tools for Self-Reflection:
What is your role in a Social Change ecosystem?
Police violence predominantly affects people of color. In this powerful, data-driven talk, Sam Sinyangwe shares the evidence from police departments around the United States, and the statistics on how ten use-of-force policies lower rates of violence. By focusing on the facts of police violence, Sinyangwe points to solutions and a frame of reference for tackling other politically sensitive issues.
Understanding what it means to ‘Defund the Police’
Understanding White Supremacy as a public health issue: