Black Lives Matter: How You Can Help
There are many ways to support Black Lives Matter, and this article provides links to just some of the organisations and charities that are important to this cause at the moment.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but there is a lot of information out there which can feel overwhelming, so we’ve created this resource of things the Harpy team have seen, signed, and donated to.
Only donate if you are able to; the Covid-19 crisis has caused difficulties for many and we would never presume to understand anyone’s financial situation. This is why alongside donation opportunities we have also included petitions you can sign, for free.
Anti-racism is a lifelong commitment and we urge you - as well as ourselves - to do the work.
Petitions to sign
NB: With change.org, please remember to check your email and confirm it in order to sign the petition. Also, do not donate to change.org. The donations they ask for do not go to the causes but to change.org themselves. The petitions still make a difference, though.
Ways You Can Help (This link, from Black Lives Matter, contains a huge number of petitions. Please look at them! The link also has donation opportunities and education resources.)
Write to your MP (This is a link to a public Google doc with a template letter to use to write to your MP and ask them to take racism seriously. The doc also contains other, useful links to information, groups, donation pages, education resources and petitions.)
Condemn the violence against peaceful BLM protesters by the US police/military
Suspend UK export of tear gas, rubber bullets and riot shields to USA
Stop the illegal export of riot equipment to the United States from the UK
UK government to condemn Trump’s response to the BLM protests
Instate punishments for police officers who shoot unarmed civilians
Make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the British education course
Teach British children about the realities of British Imperialism and Colonialism
Amend the British School Curriculum to Teach About Racism and British History
Update the GCSE English Lit reading lists to include more black authors
A national period of remembrance for victims of slavery and racial injustice
Improve Maternal Mortality Rates and Health Care for Black Women in the U.K.
Places to donate
Memorial funds
Bail funds
UK-based organisations
US/Global organisations
LGBT-focussed organisations
Female-focussed organisations
Title image by Melx.
