Thread: A lot of people are asking me where to give $ in this moment (I direct criminal justice giving at Open Philanthropy). I've compiled a list of recs for police accountability, including shrinking their budgets; decarceration; and transforming systems. /1
Sharing with gratitude to the movement leaders who advised on this list and whose courage and relentless devotion to this work absolutely inspires me. These are groups I know do good impactful work. In no particular order: /2
The Movement for Black Lives is a coalition of over 100 groups with a national leadership team of experienced organizers and leaders. They are regranting dollars to groups around the country. secure.actblue.com/donate/movemen… /3
.@ColorOfChange is a nationwide digital organizing group centering the needs and interests of black people. They run sophisticated campaigns and do strong police, prosecutor, corporate, and general accountability work. secure.actblue.com/contribute/pag… /4
Showing up for Racial Justice is a group focused on educating and organizing white people, especially working class white people, to do effective racial justice work showingupforracialjustice.org/donate.html @ShowUp4RJ /5
The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls organizes and trains women around the country to take leadership in their communities and eliminate excessive criminal justice system interventions. nationalcouncil.us/donation /6
The Highlander Center is a catalyst for grassroots organizing in the South. They are a superb org with deep roots in Southern civil rights organizing, and they regrant funds! donatenow.networkforgood.org/1417777 @HighlanderCtr /7
The Fund for Black Newspapers is raising and distributing money to historic black newspapers that are often the only trusted source of news for black readers. localmedia.org/journalism-fun… /8
.@RealJusticePAC runs smart campaigns to elect good DAs (aka prosecutors). You want police indicted? You need a good DA. You want to drop protestor charges and and stop the poverty to prison system? You need a good DA! Check out @chesaboudin. realjusticepac.org /9
.@citizenactionny is a grassroots organizing group with strength in upstate NY that’s fighting like hell to elect a reform DA in Albany (Matt Toporowski). secure.actblue.com/donate/standup… /10
.@MILiberation is a grassroots organizing group organizing in Detroit to end mass incarceration. They are fighting to elect Victoria Harris, an outstanding candidate for DA in Detroit. secure.actblue.com/donate/miliber… /11
.@JusticeLANow is a coalition of groups in Los Angeles that just won a big oversight measure and won the cancellation of a multi-billion dollar jail contract. They’re now fighting to reduce the multi-billion dollar police budget. justicelanow.org /12
The Bread and Roses Fund partners with an array of effective groups in Philadelphia who are running a strong campaign to reduce the bloated police budget and other reform efforts. breadrosesfund.org/donate/ /13
Voice of the Experienced in Louisiana organizes formerly incarcerated people and impacted communities for wide ranging criminal justice reforms. A powerful formerly incarcerated led org! vote-nola.org/donate.html @FIPVOTENOLA /14
.@BlackVisionsMN is leading superbly in Minneapolis. Donate directly (secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUag…) or give to a fund set up for a bunch of groups. headwatersfoundation.org/give/transform… /15
.@SOULInChicago is a key leadership group in Chicago. soulinchicago.org/donate/. Also consider crossroadsfund.org/donate, which allocates to multiple groups. /15
BLM chapters in Chicago, Louisville, and Los Angeles are strong. Check them out and donate! @BLMLouisville @BLMChi @BLMLA /16
Life Comes From It is a fund that grants to resource restorative, peacemaking, and transformative justice programs and collaborations. Funding decisions are made by practitioners. If we want to grow out of this, we need these practices to thrive! lifecomesfromit.org /17
Project Nia works to end incarceration of kids and adults by promoting restorative and transformative practices. They do training, leadership development, and programs. project-nia.org /18
Essie Justice Group trains and mobilizes women with incarcerated loved ones. donate.essiejusticegroup.org/essiejusticegr… @essie4justice /19
Bail funds matter, but are getting a lot of money now. Here’s a good resource to find them in the future:
Equity and Transformation organizes informal economy Black workers in Chicago, with a focus on formerly incarcerated people. They do strong violence interruption work too, and are very much in motion now. eatchicago.org
Mutual Aid and Restorative Justice is connecting people to support each other through COVID and through the intense emotional challenges of this time with a focus on people impacted by violence, trauma, and incarceration. mutualaidrestorativejustice.org
The Texas Organizing Project is a powerful membership organization in Texas that, among other things, advocates to cut bloated law enforcement budgets and holds prosecutors accountable. @TXOrgProject
