BLACK LIVES MATTER

MASS THREAD

This document will include several things:

  • Petitions:

The several petitions that you can sign in order to demand justice for victims of police violence through the charge and incarceration of racist police officers in United States law enforcement.

  • Donation funds:

If you possess the means to do so, there will be links to donation funds and organizations that help fight for the justice of police brutality victims.

  • Documentaries / informational films:

The several movies, limited series, & documentaries made with the intent to shed light and educate on the flaws of the justice & law enforcement systems of the United States. They will be listed along with descriptions for those who wish to educate themselves further on why we fight for what we are fighting for.

  • Take action:

The numbers you can call to get in contact with the governor, mayor, and attorney general of Minneapolis/Minnesota, along with others.

  • Tips for those are/will be protesting:

Links from people on Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms who have provided information on how to stay safe during protests and what to do in the cases of being shot, dealing with tear gas, and more.

  • Effective ways to be an ally:

The threads on social media to inform you on how to effectively advocate for black lives.

PETITIONS:

If you do not live in the United States and need U.S. zip codes:

Los Angeles, CA: 90015

New York, NY: 10001

Dallas, TX: 75001

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/justice-george-floyd-0

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/raise-degree-remove-bail-derek-chauvin-murderer-george-floyd

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/arrest-other-three

https://www.change.org/p/minneapolis-district-attorney-raise-the-degree?recruiter=1098599238&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=960efe90-a206-11ea-8907-8fc7af712ec3

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd?recruiter=895898514&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=6a4669c0-a74d-11e8-a554-dd9015f4e479

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd-2?recruiter=946041940&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=c0927e60-51b4-11e9-84c7-2bbc9913ddf5

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justicia-para-george-floyd-justiciaparageorgefloyd

https://www.change.org/p/federal-bureau-of-investigation-justice-for-george-floyd

https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis/?source=dm_sms_optin_5-26-20

https://www.change.org/p/change-org-the-minneapolis-police-officers-to-be-charged-for-murder-after-killing-innocent-black-man?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22409600_en-US%3Av3&recruiter=1094364768&recruited_by_id=79651240-a056-11ea-bc84-37125e1797ed&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi

https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/justiceforbre-police-officers-who-killed-breonna-taylor-must-be-fired?bucket=&source=twitter-share-button&utm_campaign=&utm_source=twitter&share=e57b02c1-bd0f-497f-8365-f51d6114576f

https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforbre-breonna-taylor-officers-fired?source=coc_main_website

https://www.change.org/p/federal-bureau-of-investigation-disbarment-of-george-e-barnhill

https://www.change.org/p/human-rights-campaign-justice-for-ahmuad-aubrey-2

https://www.change.org/p/governor-brian-kemp-justice-for-ahmaud-arbery

https://secure.everyaction.com/eR7GA7oz70GL8doBq19LrA2

https://www.change.org/p/department-of-justice-mandatory-life-sentence-for-police-brutality

https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-regis-korchinski-paquet?recruiter=1095151341&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=dcb97460-a0f3-11ea-9b45-3f1c8172e87a

https://www.change.org/p/black-lives-matter-activists-justice-for-tony-mcdade?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22454311_en-US%3Av8&recruiter=841987381&recruited_by_id=46116510-deed-11e7-bf73-651bf5fc812f&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial

https://www.change.org/p/prefeitura-do-rio-de-janeiro-justice-for-jo%C4%81o-pedro?recruiter=1007505219&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=tap_basic_share

https://www.change.org/p/julius-jones-is-innocent-don-t-let-him-be-executed-by-the-state-of-oklahoma?recruiter=1094475756&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=8f486ef0-a078-11ea-8e7f-d5aa545940b3

https://www.change.org/p/govia-thameslink-justice-for-belly-mujinga-justiceforbellymujinga?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=ffad40c0-a0c4-11ea-ac15-4118e05249bd

https://www.change.org/p/alabama-governor-kay-ivey-willie-simmons-has-served-38-years-for-a-9-robbery?recruiter=962817259&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=bb52c480-7a65-11e9-859f-09a81b26ec6f

https://www.change.org/p/us-senate-hands-up-act

https://www.change.org/p/national-action-against-police-brutality-and-murder

https://www.change.org/p/illinois-governor-correcting-a-wrongful-conviction-kyjuanzi-harris

https://www.change.org/p/florida-police-department-justice-for-alejandro-vargas-martinez

https://www.change.org/p/gouvernement-fran%C3%A7ais-refus-de-la-loi-visant-%C3%A0-emp%C3%AAcher-la-diffusion-des-images-de-violences-polici%C3%A8res?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22450892_fr-FR%3Av5&recruiter=792266977&recruited_by_id=86f08ea0-9f58-11e7-961e-cda0813a4e4f&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi

https://www.change.org/p/white-house-justice-for-sean?recruiter=69572427&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=a4411689-1113-4cc7-b38b-2457ccedf381

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-joe-hogsett-justice-for-sean-reed

https://www.change.org/p/united-states-supreme-court-justice-for-kendrick-johnson?recruiter=892242914&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_abi&recruited_by_id=84be3200-9821-11e8-a114-db091f4ac2f9

https://www.change.org/p/gregg-abbott-justice-for-jennifer-jeffley?recruiter=736095629&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=55882470-5536-11e7-b0cf-63dec38d1973

https://www.change.org/p/st-joseph-county-prosecutor-ken-cotter-outside-investigation-im-the-officer-involved-shooting-of-eric-jack-logan?recruiter=736095629&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=55882470-5536-11e7-b0cf-63dec38d1973

https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforfloyd_george_floyd_minneapolis 

http://chng.it/MfpX82wfp7 https://www.naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying

https://www.change.org/p/tabor-city-police-department-justice-for-cameron-green?recruiter=310248473&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=tap_basic_share&recruited_by_id=1a5f3680-0a7f-11e5-9428-65a5eaa83346

https://www.change.org/p/change-org-justice-for-christopher-josey?recruiter=1100213607&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=tap_basic_share

DONATIONS:

REMEMBER: THIS SECTION IS ONLY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE. We are still in the middle of a pandemic and economic crisis and nobody is expecting anyone to donate if they do not possess the means to do so.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU CANNOT DONATE:

https://twitter.com/traderjosephina/status/1266461236012646410

HOW TO DONATE INTERNATIONALLY:

https://twitter.com/gay_swords/status/1266452964719439874?s=21

DO NOT DONATE TO SHAUN KING!!

https://www.thedailybeast.com/shaun-king-keeps-raising-money-and-questions-about-where-it-goes-3

BLACK LIVES MATTER FUND:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019

FUNDS FOR VICTIMS:

GEORGE FLOYD MEMORIAL FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

GEORGE FLOYD’S SISTER’S FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/george-floyd-bigfloyd

OFFICIAL FUND FOR GIANNA FLOYD:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/gianna-floyd-daughter-of-george-floyd-fund

AHMAUD ARBERY FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud

BREONNA TAYLOR FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor

REGIS KORCHINSKI FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-regis

JAMEE JOHNSON FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/eumzn-justice-for-jamee?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

DESTINY HARRISON FUNERAL FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/destiny-harrison-funeral

ERIC ROSALIA FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/eric-rosalia?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link-tip&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

BELLY MUJINGA FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rip-belly-mujinga

DION JOHNSON FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-dion-johnson

AARON JAMES FUND:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rest-in-peace-aaron-quotajquot-sutton?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

FUNDS FOR PROTESTERS:

BAIL FUND GOOGLE DOC:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fb2cioBcCO47L_oGPsjdGVWDAc3RTHU2tIpDtekWKs0/mobilebasic

BAIL FOR MESSIAH YOUNG AND TANIYAH PILGRIM:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/messiah-young-and-taniyah-pilgrim-bail-money?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

COLUMBUS BAIL:

https://www.paypal.me/columbusfreedomfund

LOUISVILLE BAIL:

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/

CHICAGO BAIL:

https://chicagobond.org/donate/

PHILADELPHIA BAIL:

https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/PhiladelphiaCommunityBailfund/general

RICHMOND BAIL:

https://rvabailfund.org/donate

BROOKLYN BAIL:

https://brooklynbailfund.org/donation-form

HUMANITIES BEHIND BARS FUND:

http://www.humanitiesbehindbars.org/home/donate/

UNICORN RIOT FUND:

https://unicornriot.ninja/donate/

ATLANTA SOLIDARITY FUND:

https://actionnetwork.org/groups/atlanta-solidarity-fund

CHARLOTTE BAIL FUND:

https://venmo.com/ResistanceIsBeautiful

CASHAPP: $WereStillHere

MINNESOTA FREEDOM FUND:

https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate

LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER:

https://www.legalrightscenter.org/donate.html

NORTHSTAR HEALTH COLLECTIVE:

https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/donate

BLACK VISIONS COLLECTIVE:

https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2

COMMUNITIES UNITED AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY:

https://www.cuapb.org/

RECLAIM THE BLOCK:

https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2

WOMEN FOR POLITICAL CHANGE:

https://secure.everyaction.com/Ae9sGVyY8kKkuxJWTuBPuQ2

MINNESOTA HEALING JUSTICE NETWORK:

https://www.minnesotahealingjusticenetwork.com/fund

NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD MINNESOTA:

https://www.nlg.org/donate/

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CAMP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND:

https://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/legal

MORE FUNDS:

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION:

https://action.aclu.org/give/now

NAACP:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1

THE LOVELAND FOUNDATION:

https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NzU4MzM=

BYP100:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/byp100-1

TAKE ACTION:

TIPS/RESOURCES FOR PROTESTERS:

How to protect from tear gas:

https://twitter.com/golbanator/status/1266890551334494208

Lawyers offering pro-bono:

https://twitter.com/roywoodjr/status/1266640230481833985

https://twitter.com/riyakatariax/status/1266856139536207872

Fund for Medical Supplies:

https://twitter.com/ebu_uj/status/1265860458545807361

Mental Health Resources:

https://twitter.com/mayarichardsun/status/1265676677549559809

Overall Thread for Those Who Cannot Protest:

https://twitter.com/lycheemoji/status/1266458221918781445

HOW TO BE AN ALLY:

Tips for white people and non-black people of color:

https://twitter.com/byersfilms/status/1265768645990526988

https://twitter.com/thumbaIina/status/1009112826890334208

https://twitter.com/vminfiItr/status/1266077563765567493

https://twitter.com/oliveyoongs/status/1266036537424179200

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvYyaaj0hX/

FILMS/SERIES:

Below is a list of several movies, documentaries, and limited series that you can watch if you further need to educate yourselves on being black in America. Those with an asterisk are films based on true events.

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO (2017): dir. Raoul Peck

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, "Remember This House." The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close friends: Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only 30 completed pages of this manuscript. Filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.

THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION (2015): dir. Stanley Nelson Jr.

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the rise of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and its impact on civil rights and American culture.

*BLACKkKLANSMAN (2018): dir. Spike Lee

Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.

LET THE FIRE BURN (2013): dir. Jason Osder

Filmmaker Jason Osder illustrates how prejudice, intolerance and fear can lead to unthinkable acts of violence.

13TH (2016): dir. Ava DuVernay

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation's prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.

*WHEN THEY SEE US (2019): dir. Ava DuVernay

In 1989 a jogger was assaulted and raped in New York's Central Park, and five young people were subsequently charged with the crime. The quintet, labeled the Central Park Five, maintained its innocence and spent years fighting the convictions, hoping to be exonerated. This limited series spans a quarter of a century, from when the teens are first questioned about the incident in the spring of 1989, going through their exoneration in 2002 and ultimately the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014. The cast is full of Emmy nominees and winners, including Michael K. Williams, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, and Blair Underwood. Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Ava DuVernay co-wrote and directed the four episodes.

FERGUSON: A REPORT FROM OCCUPIED TERRITORY (2015): dir. Orlando de Guzman

A first hand conversation with residents of St. Louis county and their experiences in actions during, leading up to, and following the riots.

DO NOT RESIST (2016): dir. Craig Atkinson

Filmed over two years in 11 states, this film examines the increasingly disturbing realities of the rapid militarization of police forces in the United States.

*FRUITVALE STATION (2013): dir. Ryan Coogler

Though he once spent time in San Quentin, 22-year-old black man Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan) is now trying hard to live a clean life and support his girlfriend (Melonie Diaz) and young daughter (Ariana Neal). Flashbacks reveal the last day in Oscar's life, in which he accompanied his family and friends to San Francisco to watch fireworks on New Year's Eve, and, on the way back home, became swept up in an altercation with police that ended in tragedy. Based on a true story.

*DETROIT (2017): dir. Kathryn Bigelow

In the summer of 1967, rioting and civil unrest started to tear apart the city of Detroit. Two days later, a report of gunshots prompted the Detroit Police Department, the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Army National Guard to search and seize an annex of the nearby Algiers Motel. Several policemen start to flout procedure by forcefully and viciously interrogating guests to get a confession. By the end of the night, three unarmed men are gunned down while several others are brutally beaten.

*12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013): dir. Steve McQueen

In the years before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael Fassbender), he also finds unexpected kindness from another, as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of his dignity. Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever.

*SELMA (2014): dir. Ava DuVernay

Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P JOHNSON (2017): dir. David France

Filmmakers re-examine the 1992 death of transgender legend Marsha P. Johnson, who was found floating in the Hudson River. Originally ruled a suicide, many in the community believe she was murdered.

*JUST MERCY (2019)

After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian, who is sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. In the years that follow, Stevenson encounters racism and legal and political maneuverings as he tirelessly fights for McMillian's life.

THE HATE U GIVE (2018): dir. George Tillman, Jr.

Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what's right.

BOYZ N THE HOOD (1991): dir. John Singleton

Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is sent to live with his father, Furious Styles (Larry Fishburne), in tough South Central Los Angeles. Although his hard-nosed father instills proper values and respect in him, and his devout girlfriend Brandi (Nia Long) teaches him about faith, Tre's friends Doughboy (Ice Cube) and Ricky (Morris Chestnut) don't have the same kind of support and are drawn into the neighborhood's booming drug and gang culture, with increasingly tragic results.

83 DAYS (2018): dir. Andrew Howell

The true story of George Stinney Junior, a 14 year old African American boy that was wrongly accused, convicted, and executed for a crime that he did not commit.