Black Lives Matter Austin
www.Facebook.com/BlackLivesMatterAustin
Contact: blacklivesmatteraustin@gmail.com
READ: 1. "The New Jim Crow" by Attorney Michelle Alexander; 2. "The Color of Law" by Richard Rothstein; 3. "Black Robes, White Justice" by Attorney and Retired Judge Bruce Wright; 4. "Black Labor, White Wealth" by Dr. Claude Anderson
STUDY: 1. Malcolm X Grassroots Movement's "Every 28 Hours" Report https://mxgm.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/we-charge-genocide-FINAL.pdf 2. African-American Policy Forum's "Black Girls Matter" and "Say Her Name" https://www.aapf.org/sayhername 3. Community Action Network's Dashboard's Annual Report of Austin, TX https://communityactionworks.org/about-us/annual-report/ 4. Travis County ReEntry Roundtable's Reentry Report of Austin-Travis County https://www.reentryroundtable.org/publications/
DONATE: This chapter is not accepting donations and is volunteer driven. You are encouraged to donate to official or verified 1. family fundraisers of those killed by police. If not, consider donating to: 2. Equal Justice Initiative of Montgomery, AL https://eji.org/ 3. NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund of Baltimore, MD https://www.naacpldf.org/ 4. National Bailout c/o Highland Research and Education Center of New Market, TN https://www.nationalbailout.org/
SHARE: 1.https://www.facebook.com/notes/black-lives-matter-austin/2020-texas-case-watch-with-action-steps/1456724464491531/ ; 2. https://www.facebook.com/notes/black-lives-matter-austin/ally-reading-materials/645250365638949/
FOLLOW: Hannah Drake https://writesomeshit.com/ 2. Kahron Spearman https://www.bgmediagp.com/kahron 3. Karl Evanzz https://mxmission.blogspot.com/
TRAININGS: Court Appointed Special Advocate Mentor Training for kids in foster care system https://nationalcasagal.org/advocate-for-children/be-a-casa-gal-volunteer/ 2. Communities in Schools Mentor Training for high or at-risk kids https://www.communitiesinschools.org/how-you-can-help/policy/ 3. Seedlings Foundation Mentor Training for kids of parents who are in prison https://www.seedlingmentors.org/
SUBSCRIBE: 1. Data for Black Lives https://d4bl.org/ 2. White Coats for Black Lives https://whitecoats4blacklives.org/ 3. Law for Black Lives http://www.law4blacklives.org/
SUPPORT: Education specific fundraisers of people killed by police such as the DJ Henry Dream Fund which provides aid for youths to participate in after school and summer programs https://djdreamfund.org/ and the Ron Settles Memorial Foundation which provides college scholarships https://www.ronsettlesmemorialfoundation.org/ .
REMEMBER: This chapter has a list of all Black people who were incarcerated in Texas where George Floyd was raised and all Black people who were incarcerated in Minnesota where George Floyd was killed. Do the necessary work and educate yourself on the racism of the criminal justice system and how it impacts Black people. Sponsor a Black person's post conviction writ, criminal appeal, trial, and pre-trial. Join a justice campaign and offer to volunteer. Attend a protest and invite others to participate. Make phone calls and sign petitions.