Activist Resources

For information on Irene’s services related to Trauma-informed Individual, group and organizational support and coaching or Political Trauma Stress and Anti-racism workshops

Resources For Protesters, Activists and Community Aid

American Protest: Images From the Past 24 Hours The Atlantic 6.3.20

Things You Can Do Right Now to Support Protesters by Jeff at TherapyDen

Twin Cities Aid Map

Resources to Help the Minneapolis/Local Protesters

South Minneapolis Mutual Aid Autonomous Zone Coordination

Minneapolis Residents Food & Supplies (6.1.20)

Trevor Noah (video) On the Killing of George Floyd, the Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper “If you felt unease watching that Target being looted, try to imagine how it must feel for black Americans when they watch themselves being looted every single day. Police in America are looting black bodies.”

Pre- and Post- Action Support for Protesters

Protesting During the Pandemic? 6 Safety Questions Answered

Public health experts say the pandemic is exactly why protests must continue: Racism is a Public Health Issue

Care for Acute Trauma from Protesting

Mental Health Care and Self-Care Pre and Post Political Actions & Protests, i.e., rubber bullets, tear gas, police brutality trauma, self-care by Irene Greene

Report Minneapolis Police Department Police Brutality to the MN Department of Human Rights

An easy tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests. Use the tool here.

Mental Health Resources for BIPOC and non-BIPOC (Some are accepting donations and volunteers)

Twin Cities Mental Health Support

Mental Health and Energy Healing for BIPOC

Red Cross Disaster Health and Mental Health Volunteers

National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network Mental Health Fund

Therapy for Black Women and Girls and Therapy Fund for Black Women and Girls

Supporting Black LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health The Trevor Project

Donate

Black Visions Collective https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/

MN Freedom Fund (bail fund for protestors) https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/

Reclaim the Block https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home

MPD150 https://www.mpd150.com/

CTUL https://ctul.net/

Communities United Against Police Brutality https://www.cuapb.org/

MN ACLU https://www.aclu-mn.org/en

Resources – adapted from from Jeff @ TherapyDen

Donate to Black Lives Matter: Find the main donation page here. You can also get involved with your local BLM chapter. Find the list here. Can’t find one near you? Start your own here.

Donate to a bail fund: Many people are crowdsourcing lists of local organizations that help bail out protesters who get arrested. Check it out on twitter here or view the Google Doc here.

Support the National Police Accountability Project: This group, a project of the National Lawyers Guild, helps people find legal counsel. More info here.

Support Campaign Zero, a police reform group that has been working on policy solutions “informed by data and human rights principles.” More info here.

Sign a petition: Civil rights group Color of Change launched a petition asking that all the officers involved in Floyd’s death are brought to justice. Find it here.

Another petition: The “Justice for George Floyd” petition on Change.orgalready has 8.5 million supporters. Help send a big message. Find it here.

The New York State legislature must repeal Civil Rights Law 50-a, which has been used to shield law enforcement from accountability by preventing transparency regarding acts of misconduct by police officers. Sign the petition here.

Breonna Taylor survived the frontlines of a pandemic that disproportionately kills Black people, only to have her life stolen by police on March 13. Fight for Breonna and take action here.

On May 27, Tony McDade, a black LGBTQ person, was shot and killed by a Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) officer. Help Tony’s family here.

When Julius Jones was 19-years-old, he was convicted of a murder he says he did not commit. Help save his life here.