this google doc includes a list of petitions to sign, resources to help educate yourself and others, organizations to donate to, and contacts of law officials to get in touch with to express your support for the george floyd and black lives matter movements. this includes ways to help even if you don’t live in america. please read it and support the movement.
use your voice. use every platform you have, no matter how big or how small. nothing will change if you just sit there and watch. if you think you’re the exception, you’re not. remaining indifferent will only support the oppressor. do something.
write to your legal representatives. express your support for legislation that would bring justice to the unarmed civilians who’ve been murdered by law enforcement officers. demand for justice.
call 612-324-4499 ㅡ this is a hotline that will coach you on how to get connected with the people who can arrest the officers that murdered george floyd.
create serious conversation. stop demeaning people who disagree with your philosophies on how to overcome. it is useless and no better than the practices of the oppressor to silence. we need to listen to each other with respect and really consider how we can combine our perspectives to create practical change.
please feel free to add any links or resources or information that you think will be helpful and also reblog to spread awareness. the systems we are fighting against were literally created to oppress marginalized communities and therefore will not go down without a fight. we need to collectively stand up and do something about it.
This is the official petition that will be brought directly to the U.S. government if it gets 100,000 signatures by June 28, 2020. Confirmation email after signing will come around 10 minutes afterwards. You don’t have to live in the U.S. or be of age to sign so PLEASE sign
what are songs that make u guys ache… they don’t even need to be very sad songs, really. just songs that make your heart hurt in its place in your chest
teachers who still have a profound love for their jobs are my heroes.
science teachers with eager hand gestures and rambles and eyes of wonder at the same old experiments they already know. english teachers who seem to get off on dreamy tangents when the class is discussing their favorite classic authors or epic poems. history teachers who have fun and love explaining things to you in new ways and hearing your thoughts. foreign language teachers who will gladly stop and explain the root of a random word or the history of an idiom or a culture fact just to see how your mind opens up a little from it. art teachers who are enamored by your work and never let you feel like a failure and seem like they are in a whole different universe when theyre creating. teachers who go off the book because they want to talk about something they deem more important to learn than the curriculum. teachers who make a point to seem approachable and make their class a sanctuary for any student. teachers who are enthusiastically involved in any activities or clubs they run. teachers who never make fun of your questions or tell you to figure something out on your own. teachers who acknowledge that youre only human and know thats a beautiful thing. teachers who get excited when they see that you finally understand something because they knew you could do it and they can see how proud you are of yourself. god, i just love teachers who love teaching.
