BLMresources

Anti-Racism & Protest Resources

This page is in development and will be added to and updated.

Black-Owned Bookstores from which to Purchase your Anti-Racism Books

Hint: don’t buy from Amazon

Shoppeblack: Black Owned Online Bookstores The You Should Know

African American Literature Book Club: Black Owned Bookstores in the United States

Afrotech: 10 Black-Owned Online Bookstores to Support While at Home

Mahogany Books

Pre-existing Resources

Ways You Can Help
This includes links to existing petitions, ways to text or call your legislators/politicians, links to ways to donate (including by streaming), additional resources, and information for protesters

Nat’l Resource List #GeorgeFloyd+ compiled by @botanicaldyke
This Google document contains links to community bail funds, memorial funds, political education resources, organizations to put on your radar as well as general advice/tips for people attending protests or using social media as an organizing tool.

“75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice” by Corinne Shutack (Medium)

“Anti-racism resources for white people” compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein
This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to circulate this document on social media and with your friends, family, and colleagues.

Justice in June LESSON PLAN by Autumn Gupta
Choose how much time you have each day (10/25/45 minutes) to become more informed as step one to becoming an active ally to the black community. On this document are links to the learning resources and a schedule of what to do each day.

5 series on Netflix to educate yourself about black oppression by @unity.celeste

Building a Police-Free Future Zine by MPD150

The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why by Alex Vitale

Antiracist Allyship Starter Pack, Compiled by Tatum Dorrell, Matt Herndom, Jourdan Dorell

Defund12 - Autogenerated emails to council members of several cities to defund police departments
"Email government officials and council members to reallocate egregious police budgets towards education, social services, and dismantling racial inequality."

Anti-Racism Resources compiled by Rachel Ricketts (consider becoming a Patreon to compensate her for her work)

Anti-Racist Theater Resources
Compiled by Emmie Finckel and Lily Haje

Protesting Protocols

If you plan on attending the protests, here's a list of things all participants can do to be as effective and as safe as possible. Below it is an additional list for white protestors.

-wear all black (makes it hard to identify individuals)
-bring water
-bring any first aid supplies
-bring milk if you have it (it is used to help alleviate the pain of tear gas)
-bring snacks
-bring extra clothes / black clothes especially (to share or to use as medical wrappings)
-bring keys/ID/Medical info/medical insurance card and keep it TUCKED somewhere safe.
-remove anything that could be grabbed (necklaces. Tie back hair. Etc.)
-bring A MASK (preferably something generic and unidentifiable)
-bring sunglasses (for increased anonymity)
-bring sunscreen
-bring extra masks if you have any to spare
-bring an extra phone charger
-use a sharpie to write on your arm:

“ACLU: (212)549-2500”
an emergency contact of your choice
The # of a buddy. We look after each other.

-TURN OFF FACE ID/TOUCH ID. Go to settings “Face ID/Touch ID & passcode.” For Face ID, reset Face ID, it deletes the face recognition info. For Touch ID, there’s a button that simply deactivates the use of touch. (Officers don’t need a warrant to use these methods of entry into your phone, they DO need one to obtain a passcode.)

-turn off “significant locations” in location settings. Go to Privacy>location services>scroll to the bottom to “system services”> at the bottom, toggle “significant locations” off. (It could point officers or others right to your house if they get a hold of it.)
-put your phone into low power mode or airplane mode to conserve battery.

-Know that officers will be planted in the crowds wearing coordinated armbands to identify each other. Be vigilant!

-Remember, we act peacefully. No fighting with officers. No property damage. No spray paint.

White Folks Guide to Protesting

1. FOLLOW CALLS ONLY. Do not initiate or lead calls. Your job is to follow and add your voice when it is called for.

2. DO NOT TAKE SELFIES. Ask to take pictures or videos of individuals. You are there to witness only. Film the police as much as possible. Your goal is documentation to ensure that the true narrative is told.

3. BE HELPFUL. Hand out water and snacks. Make sure protest leaders are hydrated and fed. This is exhausting work, help keep their energy up.

4. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. If a black person tells you to do something, you do it immediately without question. You respect the authority and the decisions of the black protestors at all times.

5. STAY IN THE BACK UNTIL YOU ARE CALLED FORWARD. If you hear “White people to the front” or “Allies to the front” step forward and link arms with other white people to form a human shield.

6. WHEN YOU ARE AT THE FRONT, YOU ARE SILENT. Your job is to be a body. You are there to support only. The only voices on the police line should be black voices.

7. REMAIN CALM AT ALL TIMES. This is difficult. You will be emotional and your system will be flooded with adrenaline. Remember this is life and death for the protestors. Save your emotions for home. DO NOT AGITATE.

This is not a game. Joining a protest is a serious decision. Make sure you are there for the right reason. Support the safety of black protestors at all times.