In wake of our community and national response to the ongoing murder of Black Americans by police, conNECKtedTOO –> TINYisPOWERFUL has decided to gather resources for those seeking information on anti-racist and anti-police information. It is our responsibility to not only keep educating ourselves, but share tools for others to do the same. Whether you are taking part in demonstrations or expanding your reading list to Black authors or abolitionist texts, you are supported.
Below are links with information on where to donate, reading material, film suggestions, safety during protests, as well as black-owned and Charleston-owned businesses to support. We will be updating this list as new resources are found, so if you have any to submit, please let us know at conNECKtedTOO@gmail.com.
Protesting
- COVID-19 Safety Precautions during Protests
- Guidelines for Safe Protesting
- Riot Medicine by Hakan Geijer — includes teargas & pepper spray treatment, wound management, organizing prep & tactics
- Documenting Protests and Police Abuse
- Tool for anonymizing photos taken at protests to protect the identity of protesters
Activism and Support
- #blacklivesmatter Live Resource Google Doc — Automatically updated every 5 minutes, contains contacts, donation links, organizations, bailout funds, petitions, and protesting tips. It’s also bookmarked accordingly.
Organizations
Health
- Mental Health Resources Support Black People Right Now
- Self Care and Burnout Prevention for Activists
- Liberate App — Meditations and affirmations for Black, Indigenous, and POC community, available for both iOS and Android devices
- Mental Health Resources for Young People of Color
Allyship and Education
Police Abolition
- The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale — E-book is currently free
- Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis — Free PDF
- Communities United for Police Reform — is “an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, bringing together a movement of community members, lawyers, researchers and activists to work for change.”
- Campaign Zero — calls on “local, state, and federal lawmakers to take immediate action to adopt data-driven policy solutions to end this violence and hold police accountable.”
- Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Police Violence — Livestreamed Town Hall featuring Barack Obama
Non-Black Allyship
- Accountability and Action for Black Lives — Also available in Spanish, includes contact info for demanding action in response to police brutality, email scripts, petitions, and more
- 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
- Detailed List of Articles, Books, Films/Documentaries, Podcasts, and Accounts meant to educate and inform non-black allies
Reading, Watching, Listening, Learning Materials
- Anti-Racist Book Study — an ongoing collaboration between conNECKtedTOO –> TINYisPOWERFUL and a group of educators OPEN TO ALL
- Anti-Racist Reading List by Brea Baker — Includes James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Assata Shakur, Audre Lorde, and more (Note: consider buying these books from black-owned book stores rather than Amazon)
- Black Matters by Keith S. Wilson — Poem
- Black and Asian-American Feminist Reading List
- Free PDFs of Books Written by Black Women
- Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur — Free PDF
- Margaret Mead & James Baldwin – A Rap on Race (1971)
- Gwylene and Jean-Marie have books that can be borrowed, contact conNECKtedTOO@gmail.com to inquire
- Looking at Racial Trauma in Film
- Additional learning materials shared by Social Impact Studios
Donating
If you have little/no ability to donate:
- Stream Zoe Amira’s YoutTube Video — This video is full of music from black artists and 100% of the ad revenue is donated to protester bail funds, family funerals, and advocacy groups for black lives
If you can donate:
- Donate to George Floyd’s Family — The only official fund that goes to his family
- Donate to Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother
- Donate for Justice for Breonna Taylor — Police who killed her are still not being held accountable
- Donate to Justice for David McAtee
- For more, view this Extensive List of GoFundMe links, bailout funds, organizations, and other support — for families harmed by police violence and protesters
- Charleston Protester Fund — Organized by allies to get funding to organizers who are bailing out protesters and purchasing protest supplies
- Charleston Bail Fund — Organized by Latisha Bradley, Executive Assistant for Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA) SC
- Columbia Bail Fund (CashApp: $sodacitybail, Venmo: sodacitybail, 803-602-4589)
- 77 Black-Owned Businesses to Support Right Now
Black-owned Businesses in Charleston
- TINY Businesses in conNECKtedTOO network
- Dellz — Black woman-owned, located downtown and available for Online Ordering
- Martha Lou’s Kitchen — Black woman-owned, located downtown and available for takeout
- Motherland Essentials and Ayo Naturals — Black-owned local soap and body products
- List of Charleston Black-owned Businesses – Restaurants, makers, health/beauty services, collectives, and more complied by Charleston City Paper
- A Map of Black-Owned Restaurants in the Charleston Area
- #BlackFoodFridays
