Black Lives Matter

ISSUE #108

I'll be clear: Black lives matter. Abolish the police. All cops are bastards. Amplify black voices.

This week's is a playlist of black artists who deserve to be recognized, based on this thread by Moses Sumney.

A friend found this comprehensive and indispensable guide to activism that includes everything from legal aid to bail funds to petitions that still need to be signed. It is routinely updated. Protest if you are able, donate what you can, and sign everything relevant to stopping the evil in power at once.

Some resources for the fight:
Sign:
Master list of petitions to sign.
Petition to defund the police.
Companies to hold accountable.

Donate:
List of bail funds and legal help by city.
National revolving bail fund.
Atlanta Solidarity Fund.
Sister Song (reproductive justice for women of color).
Athens Freedom Fund.
Chicago Community Bond Fund.
@OnTheGroundChi (providing supplies, PPE, masks, and first aid for protestors).
Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project.
Los Angeles People's City Council Freedom Fund.

Help from home:
Safely communicate with Signal and Telegram.
Listen to police and send updates to protect protesters with Broadcastify.
Monitor military movements with traffic cameras.

Stay informed:
Where to protest in Atlanta.
Atlanta Jail Support.
Know your protesting rights.
Stay safe using protest tactics.
Printable posters to put up in your neighborhood.
Abolish the police.

If you need my help with anything, be it supplies or support of any kind, you can reply to this email and I will see it. Take care of each other—we are fighting an occupying army with little more than our spirit and our commitment. Don't lose heart and don't let up.