How to act in solidarity with people demanding justice

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Donate to and support these local Minneapolis-area organizations: Black Visions Collective: Supporting Black activists on the ground; Minnesota Freedom Fund: Bail fund for activists; Reclaim the Block: Community fund; Northstar Health Collective: Medical donations; Unicorn Riot: On-the-ground independent & radical media coverage; George Floyd Family/Memorial Fund.

Pursue your own anti-racist education with these resources: Anti-Racism Resources for White People, White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh, and Qualified Immunity: Explained.

Ask your representative to co-sponsor the Omar-Pressley resolution. Reps. Ilhan Omar (MN-5) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives condemning police violence. Call your representative and demand that they co-sponsor the resolution and speak out publicly about the need for the House to pass it without delay. 

Only one of the officers involved in the murder of George Floyd has been arrested and charged. Call County Attorney Michael Freeman at (844) 278-2934 and demand that the other three officers are arrested and charged, and that protestors are released now. (See this tweet from Color of Change)

Use the Winning Justice Prosecutor Project from Color of Change to make calls to keep pressure on the two District Attorneys to take responsibility for the large role they played in delaying justice for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Make calls now.

Help the Black Visions Collective hold their local electeds accountable by signing their petition to demand the Minneapolis City Council pledge to be visionary leaders for Minneapolis and divest from the Minneapolis Police Department. Sign on here.