Philly Anti-Racism, Mutual Aid & Protest Resources
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For our list of INTERNATIONAL ANTI RACISM RESOURCES, click here.
FOOD & HEALTH
- Local Community Fridges & Locations
- Firefly Action Medical Philadelphia: “We are trained street medics, nurses, EMT’s, wilderness first responders, artists, herbalists, trauma counselors and people interested in the health and well being of our communities. Members of this collective have been involved with providing medical support at free health clinics, direct actions, activist camps, street protests, and disaster relief mobilizations.”
- Philadelphia Consortium: unarmed, professional crisis response. Can assist in giving medication, emergency transport, de-escalation, etc. Specializing in mental health & substance abuse - the first of its kind in Philly. Six centers across the city.
- Radiance Medical Group: South Philly based. Contact via email if needing medical attention during civil unrest. Specifically offered services to anyone in need from October’s West Philly protests.
- Protest First Aid Kit How-To
SOCIAL MEDIA. SAFETY & SURVEILLANCE
- OFFICIAL NO GUN ZONE PHILLY ™ “RAISING AWARENESS TO THE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY GUN VIOLENCE and other social Ills that plague the URBAN communities of PHILADELPHIA, PA 🚫🔫” www.instagram.com/nogunzone
- Citizen App - a public neighborhood watch, on a map, in real time. To our understanding doesn’t send to external locations, like the police, or tip lines - though it does retrieve information from them.
- Digital Activism: Article
- Forms of Activism that have arisen during the pandemic: Article
- City Council Cam
- Safety During Protests
- Safety During Civil Unrest
- Mapping Police Violence
PROTESTS & TIPS (Events ran by trusted organizations)
- PHILLY PROTESTS (consistent list of protests, frequently updated)
- Non-weapon defense for direct violence is filling a squirt gun with 75% ammonia, sprayed into the face or eyes of an attacker.
- TEAR GAS REMEDY: use saline solution. Let the liquid leak into the eyeball for relief. Mullein tincture (alcohol or solvent should be simmered out) is also extremely helpful for application to the nostrils or taken in drops down the throat to soothe respiratory tract after tear gas. Avoid using vinegar, lime or oil in any solution mixtures. DO NOT USE MILK AS A TEAR GAS REMEDY. More anti tear gas recipes here: Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Tear Gas.
CONTACTS for those arrested or impacted:
Write in sharpie on your arm before arrival to a protest.
- Up Against The Law Legal Collective: 484-758-0338
- Philly Bail Fund: 267-961-3391 or https://www.phillybailfund.org/
- Amistad Law: https://www.instagram.com/amistadlaw or https://amistadlaw.org/
COVID-19 & Protest Rapid Response Fund
Video: How to Break Zip Tie Handcuffs
READS & REPARATIONS
Ongoing Fight to End Police Violence Against Black Americans: Article
How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America by Manning Marable: a Novel
Thoughts from Organizers: “All lives will matter when black lives matter”
Becoming an Anti-Racist White Ally: How a White Affinity Group Can Help
By Ali Michael and Mary C. Conger with contributions from Susan Bickerstaff, Katherine Crawford- Garrett, and Ellie Fitts Fulmer, University of Pennsylvania
Why Looting is Not the Biggest Problem: West Philadelphia
“I’m more concerned about the root problem behind the fragility of many neighborhoods across the city: poverty imposed by systems of power.”
Thread: 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship
You Can’t Have Capitalism Without Racism — Looking Back at Malcolm X (1925-1965)
Resources for Supporting Black Communities in Philadelphia: a List
Black Owned Etsy Shops to Support
LOCAL RACIAL JUSTICE & ABOLITION ORGANIZATIONS
Refuse Facism Philly
https://m.facebook.com/refusefascismphilly/
LILAC Philly
https://m.facebook.com/pg/LILACPhilly/about/?ref=content_filter&mt_nav=0
Philly Showing Up for Racial Justice
https://m.facebook.com/PhillySURJ/
Reclaim Philadelphia
https://m.facebook.com/ReclaimPhiladelphia/
Black Lives Matter Philly
https://m.facebook.com/blacklivesmatterphilly/
Philly for REAL Justice
https://m.facebook.com/PhillyforREALjustice/
Black & Brown Workers Co Op
https://m.facebook.com/BBworkers/
Thread of Bail Adjacent Orgs to Donate At
https://mobile.twitter.com/phillybailfund/status/1266913293488316417
Vamos Juntos
Philly Bail Out
https://www.phillybailout.com/
Philly Boricuas
https://m.facebook.com/PhillyBoricuas/
Philly We Rise
https://m.facebook.com/pg/phillywerise/posts/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=0
Philly Children's Movement
phillychildrensmovement.org
Insta: @phillychildrensmovment
FB same name
Email phillychilsrensmarch@gmail.com
Thread: List of More Philly Locations to Donate
The Youth Art & Self Empowerment Project
YASP is building a youth-led movement to end the practice of trying and incarcerating young people as adults, by expressing themselves creatively & developing leadership skills.
Philly Socialists (PSL) was removed from this list after disrespecting protestors’ wishes to not have their identities shown in photo or video online.
LEGAL MATTERS & PETITIONS
UPDATES…
Gov Wolf has released a new “anti-gun violence order” that centers around weaponry “reform,” though it does not apply to police. The only instance where officers are mentioned is further police organizing to collect data on civilians & “combat gun violence.” At first when the order was signed, no details were released. Now you can see some information at the link:
https://www.governor.pa.gov/executive-order-2019-06-reducing-gun-violence/
Here is a petition to sign regarding impeachment of Gov Wolf for using quarantine to pass controversial proceedings:
Petition: End the War Against Black Philadelphians NOW! TARGET: MAYOR KENNEY & CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARREL CLARKE
NO to Philadelphia Police Department Budget Increase, Immediately Cease the Criminalization of Black Resistance, Immediately & Permanently Remove All Symbols of State Violence, End the Military Occupation of the Black Community, Self Defense Protection for Black Philadelphia, End All Carceral Systems, Fund Communities Not Cops, Immediate Permanent Release of (Mumia Abu Jamal, Major Tillery, Arthur Cetawayo Johnson, Russell "Maroon" Shoatz, Omar Askia, Joseph "Jo-Jo" Bowen, and) all Black Political Prisoners & more…
List of Philly #BLM, #DefundPolice & #SavePhillyArtsAndCulture Petitions to Sign
Contacts for legislative staff in Philadelphia to demand the city defunds police instead of increasing their budget & cutting city services, from Philly We Rise:
Philadelphia: Stop Trying Young People Directly as Adults Petition
National unrest due to police violence & unabashed attacks on peaceful protests (right of assembly) inspired by demanding justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade & many more has occurred in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. In response, Donald Trump has threatened to militarize our cities unconstitutionally & state invalid domestic terrorism claims against protestors.
Here is a petition, including resources, to sign for Ceasing these Claims, Defunding the Police, & Rebuking War Threats:
FORMS OF ACTIVISM GRAPHICS
Enjoy these slides to spark thought about what it means to participate in activism, across the scale. What is best suited to you? How can you help, or what do you need?
From researchgate.net
From thwink.org
From slideplayer.com | Transcript: Different forms od Activism...Volunteering, letter writing, petitions, speeches, direct lobbying - ex: to congress/senators, litigation (creating a legal cause/suing someone/etc), consumer boycotts, selective purchasing, economic sanctions, demonstrations/protests, create or attend a conference, create a video or commercial, civil disobedience.
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From deepaiyer.com
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