Episode Details

This week’s podcast was recorded on May 31, 2020. We won’t be discussing a new piece of media; we’re discussing a nation at war. Over the past week, we have watched as righteous protests rise in the wake of the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd—and the deaths of many other black people including Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade. In response, the white supremacist American state apparatus has activated violently. Today, we want to share with you some of what we’ve seen, resources that might help you take action, and ways to make sense of some of the conflicting narratives we’re being fed.

#blacklivesmatter RESOURCE LIST: PETITIONS, DONATE, CALL AND EMAIL TO DEMAND JUSTICE AND SHARE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR0zIYlxvOAQh6LDych9e3LCZ8nf2I43gPzEnfWCeYMAe1zB00tTv0PEHZs

ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT (but please do your own research):

• List of BLM suggested ways to support: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
  • Reclaim The Block
  • Northstar Health (street medic collective)
  • Black Visions
  • MN Freedom Fund
• Black-Led Orgs in Minnesota Leading Efforts Against Police Brutality, Paying Bail, Treating Protestors
• List of various relevant organizations: https://twitter.com/Party_Harderson/status/1267954497831104512?s=20
• Bail funds by city: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4-YS3vFn5CLL9QtJSU0xqmTh_h8XilXgOqGAjZISBI/preview?pru=AAABcpuvZgw*9qAq-y8AlfZOJsK6hO1N9A
   

LINKS FOR READINGS AND REFERENCE:

• Article: “Thousands of Complaints Do Little to Change Police Ways”
• Thinking of Protesting? Here’s Some Tips
  • How to Prep for Direct Action
• It’s Not Enough to Be An Ally. You Need to be Actively Anti-Racist
• A History of Racist Violence in the US
• Alternatives to Calling the Police
• 26 Ways to be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets
• Quick Ally Tips from Anita: https://twitter.com/anitasarkeesian/status/1266971731937259521?s=20
• Book recommendations by: Andrien Gbinigie
• Resources to support Black disabled folks by Alice Wong
• Book: How to Be Less Stupid About Race by Crystal M. Fleming
• Book: So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
• Book: How We Get Free: Black Feminism