Revelations Zine’s List of Charities and Resources
Hello, everyone! As stated earlier this week, we’ve decided to make the zine free upon publication and instead, encourage everyone to offer their support to various charities and initiatives. Here are our picks. Revelations of the Goddess Zine’s Choice of Charities and Resources
BLM
Black Lives Matter - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund - https://www.naacpldf.org/
Southern Poverty Law Center - https://www.splcenter.org/.
Each organization listed is, and has always been, dedicated to protecting the lives of marginalized groups, with a focus on Black and Brown populations (BLM is mainly concerned with Black people, obviously). Each group also provides resources to LGBT+ populations and takes part in activities that extend or protect their rights as citizens and human beings.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund - https://covid19responsefund.org/en/. This is the official COVID-19 response fund organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Funds go to researching the virus and the development of a vaccine.
First Nations Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund - https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/. First Nations groups have been hit the hardest by COVID-19, but are the least visible. Though they have been rightfully showered with donations, there is no way to tell how long that will last as we’re still very early into the year and there’s no definite end to the effects of the pandemic here in the US. The funds are distributed between multiple native communities (including Alaskan and Hawaiian).
Center for Disaster Philanthropy - https://disasterphilanthropy.org/funds/cdp-recovery-funds/. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy was the initial fund this zine was dedicated to and we still highly recommend donating to it. Recovery efforts are still active for the 2019 hurricane season, and there is now a COVID-19 fund, a fund dedicated to protecting civil rights in the US (https://disasterphilanthropy.org/blog/about-cdp/a-statement-in-response-to-these-times/), and many others.
Other Organizations of Interest
George Floyd Fund - https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd. The official GoFundMe for George Floyd, organized by his brother Philonise Floyd. The funds go to the family of George Floyd, including George’s estate and the education of his children.
Gianna Floyd Fund – https://www.gofundme.com/f/gianna-floyd-daughter-of-george-floyd-fund. The official GoFundMe for George Floyd’s daughter, Gianna Floyd. This GoFundMe is organized by the legal counsel Gianna’s mother, Roxie. The money will go to providing mental counseling and grief support for Gianna; lodging and travel for all court proceedings; and assisting Roxie with continuing to provide for Gianna’s education and well-being.
Justice for Breonna Taylor – https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor.The official GoFundMe for Breonna Taylor. This GoFundMe is organized by Breonna’s aunt, Bianca Austin. All funds go to supporting Breonna’s family.
Community Bail Fund - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd. This conveniently pulls together bail funds across 38 states, saving people time from having to search and donate to them individually. Extremely important as many protesters are people who do not have the means to pay bail.
The Navajo Nation Department of Health COVID-19 Fund - https://www.nndoh.org/donate.html. The Navajo Nation is one of the groups hit hardest by COVID-19, but the least visible even prior to the protests. Though they have already met their goal, there’s no telling how long COVID-19 may persist especially while our top elected officials remain cruel and irresponsible. They also take supplies, if you have any.
Resources
5calls – https://5calls.org/. Can also be downloaded as a phone app. 5calls provides those interested in contacting their elected officials directly with pre-written scripts. This is extremely useful for those who have never contacted an elected official before, suffer from social anxiety, or are just bad at talking on the phone. The website also provides phone numbers for your Senate and House representatives; we recommend calling ALL of the numbers listed. It is more effective than just calling all of them.
Zoe Amira’s “Help BLM with no money and without protesting” Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM. If you are unable or do not want to be on the front lines, but do not have the cash on hand to donate directly and have petition burn-out, this video is a godsend. Carefully follow the instructions to maximize the amount of revenue generated from the video. You do not have to physically watch the video; simply having it on in the background while you go about your day is fine, but I do recommend at least listening to it.
If you see any advertisements asking for your support of Trump or any other bigoted, complicit authority, please let Zoe Amira know. She will update the video to remove these advertisements.
Stand with Breonna Taylor - https://go.theactionpac.com/sign/stand-with-breonna?akid=s179256..DhUKd-. Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police when they stormed her home and shot her eight times. She and her boyfriend were both asleep. Breonna was an EMT and a COVID-19 frontline workers.
COVID 311 - https://risefree.org/covid-19-help/. COVID 311 is a portal for college students seeking COVID-19 help. College students are another vulnerable group, as they usually do not have the means to pay for testing and treatment, and they were one of the groups exempt from the stimulus checks.This is a small fraction of the most relevant initiatives. If you live in the US, we urge you, if possible, to reach out to your city council representatives and demand that they take a stance if they have not done so already, and prepare to vote this November if you can. If you live outside of the US, we’re extremely thankful for your support. Stay safe and take care of yourselves.
