Thread by @CriticalRace

For the "What can I do?" crowd.
Organizing is a skillset and hard work, but it's also not mystical or out of reach. After a year of mainstream media covering protests, defund the police, support/donate to grassroots orgs, volunteer w mutual aid, you can start there...

Protests work-don't let anybody tell you otherwise. "Killings by Police Declined after Black Lives Matter Protests."
scientificamerican.com/article/killin…

There are defund the police campaigns in jurisdictions everywhere. Find your local campaigns (internet is your friend), look at which groups are organizing protests, who is showing up at city hall. These campaigns are tied to local budget fights.
defundthepolice.org

Donate to grassroots organizing groups. Without organizing to build mass movements, nothing changes. For ex, redistribute resources by splitting a donation to all (Black trans liberation/survival) orgs listed OR allocate specific $ to individual groups.
secure.actblue.com/donate/blacktr…

Not everything that is called mutual aid is mutual aid, some of it is just charity. Find orgs and community members you trust, particularly Black, brown, and people of color organizing these projects. @but_im_kim_tran's suggestions are helpful too.

https://twitter.com/but_im_kim_tran/status/1382101134773395458?s=20

@prisonculture's questions to ask when outraged about injustice:
1. What resources exist so I can better educate myself?
2. Who's already doing work around this injustice?
3. Do I have the capacity to offer concrete support & help to them?
4. How can I be constructive?

This thread provides really helpful info and resources to get involved with collective change work! Thanks @micahherskind!

https://twitter.com/micahherskind/status/1382120654720405504