BAIL FUNDS & THE MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIBERATION
IF YOU CAN’T JOIN PROTESTERS IN THE STREETS:
• make calls to local officials, precincts to register disapproval • & demand releases
• donate to bail funds nationally (link here)
• donate to general relief funds
• engage uninformed family & friends
• remember to uplift Black voices without burdening them further
• read & sharpen your rhetoric on the differences between police reform, police abolition, etc.
The violence committed against Black people in this country since its inception has taken different forms, but it has never ceased. We find ourselves in a moment where evidence of state violence is more readily available to us thanks to technology, but that leaves us asking about all the violence that we do not see; the violence against marginalized people that fails to be reported or amplified on social media platforms, in our classrooms, and in our homes. In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless Black people before them, we are in the midst of a new wave of uprisings for justice and accountability.
While many of us can take to the front-lines and protest with our bodies, that is not the case for everyone nor is it the the only way we should protest. Uprisings require each of us to play different roles, casting a wide net of reinforcement to ensure that the movement covers its targets and reaches its goals. To that end, I’m sharing this list of national bail funds and legal resources here for anyone to support as they see fit.
I encourage you to donate, or find ways to volunteer your time and efforts by other means in your communities. If you are in Detroit, I recommend getting involved with organizations like the Detroit Justice Center, EMEAC, and BAMN. Otherwise, on a national scale, I recommend following the Movement for Black Lives.