06/01/2020
to the families and loved ones of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and many more, to black people angry and hurting across the nation, we stand with you.
“It is not enough to be not racist, you must actively be anti-racist” -Angela Davis
For the love of blues, we ask that you donate this week what you might have paid for entrance at Beat the Blues (or more!) to one of the following organizations:
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, a legal organization fighting for racial justice across America. [https://www.naacpldf.org/]
Reclaim the Block, a Minneapolis group advocating for investments in violence prevention, housing, resources for youth, emergency mental health response teams, and more.
[https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home]
George Floyd’s memorial fund: [https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd]
Bay Area Anti-Repression Bail Fund, an organization providing support and bail money to Bay Area protestors. [https://antirepressionbayarea.com/]
If you are new to anti-racism work and you are feeling lost or hopeless, we recommend these lists of concrete actions you can take to support racial justice:
[https://obsidiantea.com/2020/05/31/feeling-helpless-about-police-brutality-things-you-can-do/]
[https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234]
[https://medium.com/awaken-blog/20-allyship-actions-for-asians-to-show-up-for-the-black-community-right-now-464e5689cf3e]
If you are planning on attending actions or marches, you are welcome to use the Beat the Blues Regulars group to organize buddies or groups.
