slnnohan:

so how many black people have to say it before you listen?

stop making blm into something you incorporate into your fandoms. if you can’t sympathize w real people, then just say so. if you want that clout off of black pain, then just say so. what are you really saying when you make blm aus?

this a joke to you? is the rioting fun for you?

are you having fun because you managed to repackage your discomfort into something easy to fictionalize?

and you’re making memes and jokes about the real life deaths of people? that’s what their lives were to you?

you show you really don’t give a fuck. you just want those likes and reblogs. this is a trend to you and you don’t want to confront how uncomfortable everything makes you.

aarianas:

Today, Breonna Taylor would have turned 27. In honor of her, please consider donating to the gofundme her family has set up, and help those in her community who are fighting for her by donating to Louisville Community Bail Fund . Also, please sign petitions: including the petition set up by the Action PAC (it is aiming for 1 million signatures), the petition that’s been going around social media (it is aiming for 4.5 million signatures), the MoveOn petition (it is aiming for 600,000 signatures), and the ColorofChange petition (it has reached it’s goal of 750,000 signatures, but you can still sign). All of these petitions urge the Kentucky government to hire a special prosecutor to investigate the three police officers responsible for her death, to investigate the Louisville police department, to ensure the LMPD pays her family, and to get Congress to discuss the constitutionality of no-knock warrants. Additionally, visit the website set up by the political committee her family contacted, where you can make calls to key officials.

I got this from a Google Doc but I think it’s hard to access because of how many people who has requested it but here is the tweet with the links to every petition you need to sign (not just ones concerning Breonna) and other place to donate. There are templates provided on that document to help you write an email or make a call to certain officials. I provided links to their emails/websites, in case that’s easier to make use of than making phone calls.

• Louisville Metro PD : (502) 574-7111
• Twitter
• Louisville Mayor Office: (502) 574-2003
• Twitter
• Governor Beshear’s Office: (502) 564 2611
• District Attorney Tom Wine: (502) 595 2300
• Attorney General Daniel Cameron: (502) 696-5300
• Senator Rand Paul: (202) 224-4343 / (270) 782 8303
• Representative John Yarmuth: (202) 225 5401
• Kentucky Senators General Hotline: 1-800-372-7181

Also consider looking at these:

• Ways To Help
• Black Lives Will Always Matter
• BLM Links

With the FBI opening the case again, let’s ensure that the 3 officers involved in the murder  face jail time, and that the demands in these petitions are met.

rinkitay:

PETITIONS TO SIGN‼️

if you can’t take direct action but still want to support the black lives matter movement, here are some petitions to help you do so:

• Justice for George Floyd
• Color of Change: #JusticeforBre: Police officers who killed Breonna Taylor must be FIRED
• Justice for Breonna Taylor
• Julius Jones is innocent. Don’t let him be executed by the state of Oklahoma.
• Hands Up Act
• Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
• Justice for Tony McDade
• Justice for Belly Mujinga
• Willie Simmons has served 38 years for a $9 robbery.
• Abolish Prison Labor in the USA
• We Demand Justice for Sheku Bayoh, We Demand to Know the TRUTH.
• Wis. Teen Face Life in Prison for Killing Man Who Allegedly Raped Her and Sold Her for Sex
• NATIONAL ACTION AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY! PROSECUTE POLICE WHO MURDERED UNARMED INDIVIDUALS!
• Justice for Amari Boone
• Justice for Tamir Rice
• Justice for Crystal Mason
• Justice for Amiya Braxton
• Justice for Sean
• Justice for Rashad Cunningham
• Justice for Elijah Nichols
• Justice for Andile Mchunu (Bobo)
• Dismiss the charges on Marchae Jones and charge the one who shot her and her unborn baby
• Justice for Emerald Black
• Justice for Shukri Abdi

lesbiangracehanson:

since i’m from the uk + probably have quite a few followers from the uk, i thought i’d gather some ways we can support black people in the uk atm (this is not comprehensive, just things i have come across, will probably add to + encourage others to add to!):

• donate to black minds matter uk who are currently crowdfunding to offer free therapy sessions with black practitioners to as many black individuals + families as possible atm - donate here + their website with more info on is here 
• donate to uk black lives matter here
• donate to this fund in memory of belly mujinga, a railway worker who was spat at whilst at work + later died of coronavirus. the money is going towards supporting her family, including her 11 year old daughter
• donate to uk black pride here 
• donate to this crowdfund which is raising money to support black-owned publishers committed to inclusive publishing - the crowdfund ends in 8 days (10th june)

WRITE TO YOUR MP! u can use this website as an easy way to find your local mp + send them a message - remember to include your address so they know you’re one of their constituents. a couple of things you could include in your message to them:

• demand the immediate suspension of uk sales of teargas, riot shields + rubber bullets to the US - see this article for more info about this
• ask them to respond to the DELAYED release of the report into BAME covid deaths + demand the government do more to tackle the death rate - you can read the report here 

abbiheartstaylor:

how can i help?

here you can find donation links, petitions, how to educate yourself, etc.

if you can afford to donate:
official george floyd memorial fund here
minnesota freedom fund here
stephen lawrence charitable trust here
the NAACP legal defense fund here
black lives matter here

petitions you can sign:
justice for george floyd here, here & here
get the officers charged here
reclaim the block — minneapolis here
justice for breonna taylor here, here & here
justice for ahmaud arbery here, here & here
pass the georgia hate crime bill here
**if you are international and aren’t able to sign, here are some zip codes to use:
90015 — los angeles, california 
10001 — new york city, new york 
75001 — dallas, texas 

text or call:
text “JUSTICE” 688366
text “FLOYD” to 55156

get in contact with the district attorney and minneapolis mayor. leave a message demanding that 4 officers including derek chauvin (badge #1087) and tou thao (badge #7162) be arrested for the murder of george floyd. 
minneapolis mayor’s office, jacob frey: (612) 673-2100
minneapolis district attorney, mike freeman: (612) 348-5550 OR citizeninfo@hennepin.us
minneapolis PD emails: police@minneapolismn.gov
minneapolis311@minneapolismn.gov
policereview@minneapolismn.gov
you can find the email template here

breonna taylor was murdered in her sleep by policemen (jonathan mattingly, brett hankison and myles cosgrove) who raided the wrong house and shot her 8 times. call the louisville mayor’s office and police department to demand that the police be fired and charged.
louisville mayor’s office, greg fischer: (502) 574-2003
louisville metro police department: (502) 574-7111

undercover cop, jacob pedersen of the st. paul PD was seen smashing windows as the catalyst to many of the riots that occurred in minneapolis. email the st. paul PD and report his actions.
st. paul PD email: policeinfo@ci.stpaul.mn.us
proof of smashing windows here
proof it was pedersen here

want to learn more?
i strongly recommend the book “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race” by reni eddo-lodge. you can find an extract here.

list of resources:
black lives matter google doc here
black lives matter carrd here
elle osili-wood on twitter here

oberynmartell:

here is a google doc of resources to support george floyd, ahmaud arbery, roy stoddart, and the many, many, many other wrongfully murdered black people in the united states — as well as the black lives matter movement in general

please share this link or post to anyone and everyone

utenas:

utenas:

utenas:

for people who are unaware of why the riots in minneapolis started happening, here’s the facts:

• it wasn’t george floyd’s protesters who started reacting violently; it was the cops.
• the protest was peaceful until the cops showed up in riot gear, and started using water cannons, followed up by tear gas and rubber bullets. i got videos from friends who were there, of people screaming and running away from the cops shooting the water cannons, rubber bullets and throwing tear gas at them. they were even shooting at the protesters dragging people away to get medical attention.
• speaking of medical attention, dispatch refused to provide any medical attention to the protesters. people literally had to drive their bleeding friends to the hospital because they refused to send ambulances.
• cops are using non-lethal weapons in a lethal way. they shot rubber bullets into people’s heads and injured them. there’s dozens of photos of protesters with bleeding head wounds from the rubber bullets.
• multiple people used police scanners and heard that there were undercover cops pretending to be violent protesters who were throwing rocks and whatnot at the police, with dozens of eyewitness accounts confirming that information.
• the person who instigated all the chaos last night (it was a fire at an autozone) with the looting and burning buildings is highly suspected to be an undercover cop pretending to be a protester, because the video of him keeps getting taken down. protesters tried to stop him but couldn’t because he had a hammer and they were scared for their safety.
  
• the cops jammed cell phone towers and cut live streams to interrupt broadcasts and to prevent people from seeing what was really going on and who actually started the violence.
• the cops lied about protesters being armed and about throwing rocks and are literally trying to continue the violence happening and yet no one is holding them accountable for that.
• and during all this, the cop that murdered george floyd still hasn’t been arrested. he has had more than ten complaints filed against him and was involved in three other civilian shootings in the past. and yet he’s still out free along with his three other buddies involved, probably sitting on his couch while all this chaos is happening.

so don’t get it twisted. the cops just want to change the narrative to make it look like they’re the wounded and righteous party, when they’re the ones who started reacting violently in the first place and are still acting violently. so don’t you ever forget who started this tragedy and murdered someone, and who are continuing to react to the situation with violence. 

quick update

• news outlets have mainly been reporting on the burning buildings and looting instead of the people still peacefully protesting. mainly showing black people looting, and not the dozens of white people and others who looted places either. they also aren’t really showing everyone who’s cleaning up (especially all the black people cleaning up) or the protesters who have tried to stop the looting (especially the black people who’ve tried to prevent the looting). they’re painting a nasty narrative. so here’s a gofundme page for a black man who’s been trying to clean up with some helpers and give people water, food, etc during their cleanup.
• cops are still using tear gas, rubber bullets, pepper balls, etc against peaceful protesters. i watched a facebook friend go live last night and they were peacefully protesting and still got hit with tear gas. so don’t let the media and cops fool you into thinking that they’re only using those means with the looters or people acting violently. if you’re a protester, you’re a target. so to anyone out there protesting, please be careful.
• the governor called in and got the national guard involved with all the rioting and protests, which are starting to move away from minneapolis into the surrounding cities. he also held a press conference this morning, saying that he “recognizes our generations of pain and anguish, but order must be restored”. here’s an article about it.
• cops arrested a reporter and his crew live on cnn. they ended up releasing them. but the fact that they’re arresting reporters for doing their jobs and who are really trying to show what’s going on, should concern you. the fact they were arrested before the man who murdered george floyd is disturbing. here’s an article about it.
• if you don’t think the federal government or cops just want to resort to violence against the protesters, well, think again! last night, trump and the white house made this tweet (click view to see it once you get to the page) about the situation saying that military is on the governor’s side and they’ll resort to killing protesters for looting. here’s an article about it.
• and again, while all this is going on, the cops involved still haven’t been arrested for murdering george floyd, despite some of them having a prior history of doing not so stellar things during their careers as cops. in fact, the man that killed him (derek chauvin) has cops protecting him at his house. they’re protecting a murderer to protect their own, and have made their stances clear on the matter.

justice will not be served until all four cops are put away behind bars. they murdered an innocent black man senselessly, and deserve to rot in jail. don’t stop fighting until they’re locked away where they belong.

another quick update

• derek chauvin has finally been arrested for murder 

the-worm-man:

nflstreet:

didn’t even realize it was a bot because this interaction is so human

i know it’s also depressing but avatars of the end being like “if i run out of people to frighten because they’re all dead i’ll just start taking them from other entities’ domains” is so fucking funny like imagine the grim reaper shows up at your house and just starts eating all your food and when you’re like “but i need to eat too or i’ll die!” they just

avvocarlo:

avvocarlo:

if we’re mutuals it’s because I was sent back in time to kill you