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#BlackLivesMatter 
This week has been painful. The trauma of black people is all over the internet right now so instead of feeling helpless I want to share a thread of what everyone can do to help.
1. Don't ignore racism. To do so is to be complicit.
This week has been painful. The trauma of black people is all over the internet right now so instead of feeling helpless I want to share a thread of what everyone can do to help.
1. Don't ignore racism. To do so is to be complicit.
2. Donate to the families of those killed including:
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
#JusticeforAhmaudArbery
https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
#JusticeforAhmaudArbery
https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
3. Donate to campaigns like
@MNFreedomFund to support those who have been jailed for protesting.
Protestors against black murders are thrown tear gas and protestors against lockdowns are allowed to carry guns and scream in the face of police hmmm
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/27/21271811/george-floyd-protests-minneapolis-lockdown-protests
@MNFreedomFund to support those who have been jailed for protesting.
Protestors against black murders are thrown tear gas and protestors against lockdowns are allowed to carry guns and scream in the face of police hmmm
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/27/21271811/george-floyd-protests-minneapolis-lockdown-protests
4. Educate yourself on systemic racism, how we are all implicated and how it allows police to murder BP in broad daylight...in 2020.
Some resources:
@13THFilm
@IMKC_podcast
Natives @akalamusic
Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race @renireni
Some resources:
@13THFilm @IMKC_podcast Natives @akalamusic Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race @renireni
5. Use your voice: Sign petitions, engage with your political representatives, don't vote for racists.
Extensive list of petitions below including one for #BreonnaTaylor https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit?usp=drivesdk
Extensive list of petitions below including one for #BreonnaTaylor https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit?usp=drivesdk
6. Don't repost graphic videos/images of violence - we don't need to see this to fight against racism. We don't need to subject people to more trauma in the name of "raising awareness".
And this one's for #AcademicTwitter. Academia has never been and will never be apolitical. If you champion diversity and equity in academia then you must confront inequalities more broadly.
#DiversityInSTEM #BlackLivesMatter
#DiversityInSTEM #BlackLivesMatter
