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Breonna Taylor was sleeping in her own home on March 13 when cops stormed into her apartment and shot her at least 8 times. Almost 3 months later, none of the cops involved have been charged. Here's how you can help bring her killers to justice. (THREAD) #BirthdayForBreonna
Today would've been Breonna Taylor's 27th birthday. A grassroots group of women—artists, coders, social media experts, and influencers, led by @battymamzelle—are marking the occasion with digital celebrations of her life and demands for justice: the #BirthdayForBreonna campaign.
The #BirthdayForBreonna campaign is a celebration—and a call to action, led by writer @battymamzelle: “It’s terrifying to feel like if it happened to me, no one would care enough to do anything about it.” glmr.co/0wo2pKP
The actions that @battymamzelle and a network of women have created to mark Breonna Taylor’s birthday are simple, direct, and impactful. Here's everything you need to know about how to channel your heartbreak and rage into art ➡️ glmr.co/SgtPNXI #BirthdayForBreonna
#1: Share beauty. Flood your social timelines images of Breonna Taylor and original art. If you’re an artist, you can add your own contributions. Use the hashtags #SayHerName and #BirthdayForBreonna. Don’t forget to tag the artists! glmr.co/my3f4Bx
#2: Sign the petition calling for charges against the officers, for damages to be paid to Taylor’s family, for a special prosecutor to be appointed for Taylor’s case, and for Congress to push for legislation banning no-knock warrants glmr.co/xLvOmff #BirthdayForBreonna
#3: Give generously, if you can, to the Louisville bail fund, to the Taylor family's GoFundMe, or to another of the many organizations fighting for systemic change. #BirthdayForBreonna
GoFundMe ➡️ glmr.co/5z5LdOG
Louisville Bail Fund ➡️ glmr.co/5AuY2vI
#4: Take action. Send a #BirthdayForBreonna card to the Louisville mayor as well as the governor and attorney general of Kentucky demanding that Breonna’s killers be charged. glmr.co/mLM8BRJ
#5: Know the history. Breonna Taylor rests in power with Aiyana Stanley-Jones, Tanisha Anderson, Atatiana Jefferson, Charleena Lyles, Sandra Bland, and other Black women whose killings seldom dominate the news. #BirthdayForBreonna glmr.co/dqtnyR1
For anyone wondering how to be useful in the face of giant systems of inequality that are older than our own country—the #BirthdayForBreonna campaign is your chance. “I just wanted to do something,” @battymamzelle, the campaign creator, says. glmr.co/q5wjqgL
Breonna's story is an outrage, even among the many stories of horrific violence perpetrated against Black Americans by police and civilians. Let's make her birthday an outrage of colors and art, of mourning and rage, of action and hope. #BirthdayForBreonna glmr.co/q5wjqgL
FYI: It's on you to get more educated—not your Black friends, acquaintances, or coworkers. glmr.co/0028sYY
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