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Educational resources

Here are some resources you can check out to understand more about why Black Lives Matter is important and how to confront your own biases and privileges.

• Anti-Racism resources for white people: sent by Paige in the GroupMe

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic 

• Learn more about Black Lives Matter through checking out their website

• https://blacklivesmatter.com/ 

• A book about different social justice issues and how to begin to understand the social justice issues in the United States

• Is Everyone Really Equal?: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education (Multicultural Education Series) 

• A video addressing oppression throughout history

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOPGpE-sXh0 

• If you are interested in assessing your own implicit biases

• https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html 

• An overview of white privilege

• https://nationalseedproject.org/images/documents/Knapsack_plus_Notes-Peggy_McIntosh.pdf 

• Contains an expanded reading and resource list (books, articles, podcasts)

• http://theglitterguide.com/2020/05/30/resource-guide-for-anti-racism-being-an-educated-ally-for-poc/ 

How to be an Ally

Some of you may feel lost or like you don’t know how to help our black community. Here are some ways to be an ally to the black community.

• Guidelines for being Strong White Allies

• https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/kivel3.pdf

• Becoming a Black Community Ally

• https://www.suu.edu/diversity/allyship-guides/black-ally.html

• Six Ways to be a Better Ally

• https://newint.org/features/2018/03/15/be-a-better-ally

• How you can be a Better Ally to the Black Lives Matter Movement

• https://www.greatbigstory.com/guides/how-to-become-a-better-black-lives-matter-ally

How to be Safe at a Protest

 We know there are protests popping up in major cities and we want you guys to be safe if you attend them. Please check out these links for safety tips if you choose to attend protests. We want you to stay safe and informed while fighting for black lives matter!

• General safety guide

• https://right-to-protest.org/protect-your-protest/

• A visual

•  https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0jzCdg_vR/?igshid=1abfua1xcpel7

• Minimizing exposure to COVID-19:

• https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a32723435/protest-safely-during-pandemic/

• More Resources

• https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#protesters

• Your rights at a protest

• https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights/#i-want-to-take-pictures-or-shoot-video-at-a-protest

Ways to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement if You Cannot go to a Protest

COVID-19 is still very real and some of you may not want to go because of the pandemic, jobs, or personal reasons.  Here are some ways to help without physically going to a protest.

• 12 ways to be an activist without attending a protest

https://advice.shinetext.com/articles/12-ways-you-can-be-an-activist-without-going-to-a-protest/

• Bail funds in different states:
• Views for a Vision: Watch to donate Watch this video without skipping ads to help donate!

• https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/george-floyd-protests-bail-funds-police-brutality-black-lives-matter-1008259/

• List of different black owned businesses you can support

• https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/a32729106/black-owned-businesses/
• List of black owned businesses in Bloomington, IN https://bloomington.in.gov/inclusion/black-history-month
• This website lets you put in your location then generates a list of black owned businesses near you  https://www.bobrewards.club/indianapolis

• Link to a thread of petitions you can sign https://twitter.com/versacetaehyung/status/1268256815420190724?s=20 

Ways to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement if You Cannot go to a Protest

COVID-19 is still very real and some of you may not want to go because of the pandemic, jobs, or personal reasons.  Here are some ways to help without physically going to a protest.

• Organizations to donate to:

• Reclaim the Block
• NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Black Lives Matter
• Black Visions Collective
• Color of Change
• The ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota
• Okra Project
• The Loveland Foundation

• Huge resource document: has nationwide charities, free legal help, mutual aid funds, and tips! Credit: botanicaldyke (instagram)

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CjZMORRVuv-I-qo4B0YfmOTqIOa3GUS207t5iuLZmyA/mobilebasic 

• Also, doing a quick google search on how to support black communities, businesses, protests, and more will come up with hundreds of results on how to support from home!

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