so direct action is not an option available to you. what can you do right now instead?
Be mindful of the content youâre putting on your social media accounts. Stop retweeting/reposting violent images and videos of black people dying. Know that content like this, even with trigger warnings included, can be very emotionally disturbing/distressing and yes, even traumatic, for black people navigating the internet right now.
Report any images and videos you see where protestorsâ faces are visible/unblurred, particularly in content surrounding the lootings. Donât retweet or repost these images and videos. This can be a death sentence.Â
DONATE, PARTICULARLY TO MINNESOTA-BASED BLACK YOUTH MOVEMENTS / MUTUAL AID FUNDS WHO ARE DOING WORK ON THE GROUND. FOLLOW/BOOST IF YOU CANâT.
⢠The Minnesota Freedom Fund, a mutual aid group fighting back against the unjust MN bail system, is taking donations. (Twitter)
⢠The Black Visions Collective, a Minnesota-based freedom fighter organization creating campaigns for justice, is taking donations. (Twitter)
⢠Reclaim the Block, a coalition to demand that Minneapolis divest from policing, is taking donations. (Twitter)
⢠Crowdfunding for black trans people in need thread.Â
⢠Comprehensive Minnesota bail fund/support document for May and June.