Thanks for doing the right thing, always. Posting a comment telling Jo “thanks!” feels unnecessary and performative, and your comment is an apples-to-oranges bad faith criticism that does nothing to promote awareness or action. I’d also like to recommend a couple of organisations here in the UK, if that’s okay? Is there an organization that would forward this goal, and also meet your criteria for matching donations?
I’d like to kindly suggest reframing this. Donate on the GoFundMe page. We also sometimes earn an affiliate commission on the sales of products we link to. I love this community. I’m not sure that you’ll still match them, but I figured I would forward my receipts just in case. I absolutely do not want to take away from everything that everyone is doing to support the US at the moment- the fight in the US is front and centre in our minds too. My thoughts exactly.
We have lots of plans, please stay tuned! It’s a chance for us to listen and understand, to look at ourselves and our own prejudices / assumptions.
Hi Cup of Jo, You make a good point. (And much of it is also offline, too.). <3.
Sent you my receipt for my donation to NAACP, thank you for using your platform this way! Such is the value we must place on each and every human life. They also link to a list of Black owned bookstores or bookshop.org.
I have yet to see this site take a proactive stance in support of the Jewish community. I live in South Minneapolis (about 20 blocks away from the 3rd precinct) and, suffice it to say, the fear I have felt this past week with the riots, fires, and violence against peaceful protesters is NOTHING compared to the fear (and every other imaginable – and unimaginable – emotion) that PoC have felt for so incredibly long. – black-owned creative businesses (bonus points if owners are black women). Thank you. Thank you for encouraging your readers to put money behind all of the thoughts and prayers. I’m thrilled EJI is on your list. My action of forwarding COJ my receipt required no comment on this post, and the $150,000 of receipts forwarded in less than a day in fact show how active and supportive this community is! Thanks for matching donations! Thank you for speaking out and matching funds. Act Blue (national)
Recent Code Switch podcast on “A Decade if Watching Black People Die.” Thank you for matching your readers’ generosity <3. WOW that is incredible! If anyone is looking for a list of children’s books that do have Black authors, here’s a good one: https://www.embracerace.org/resources/26-childrens-books-to-support-conversations-on-race-racism-resistance. This is @Virginia – here’s a great org raising money for small businesses in Oakland, California. These were wise words that I wanted to pass on: Thank you for using your platform and money to amplify this cause. Lake St Council rebuilding fund (Mpls based) Here is a link to that: http://www.justmercyfilm.com. In order to grow our small business, Cup of Jo earns revenue in a few different ways.
Other places on my list: Black Girls Code and Alvin Alley Dance Theater. While the shocking and tragic murder of George Floyd and the resulting protests across the world are currently making the headlines, the racism and dehumanisation that they have exposed is not new. I donated and forwarded my receipt, but I didn’t leave a comment here. The great news is, this small business alliance stands in solidarity with the protestors (and in many cases, are out there themselves). I’m proud to be a regular reader of such a positive, action-oriented site.
I am from Europe and I learned a lot about POC through this blog. Your article has helped me so much in deciding who to donate too, and knowing its matched is an incredible bonus, thank you so much. But organisations can borrow another non-profit’s tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) status while raising money or building out its structure, better known as a fiscal sponsorship. Donate here. I appreciate seeing this blog do work and grow. Anyway, I think calling your state legislators can definitely help. For example, you can help compile data on police misconduct and brutality, so it will be easier to understand and leverage. Thank you…I had made 2 donations already and forwarded them to you. Your silence on anti-Semitism speaks louder than words. I’m in NYC so my afternoon hobby is calling NY’s Senate Majority Leader Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Carl Heastie—often, staffers answer the phone and are down to have a dialogue about the issue at hand. Thank you for the encouragement and shift of focus this week, and for your unwavering support of racial injustice. When I think of all the comforts my privilege has given me, it makes the donation feel really small. Thanks for encouraging us to donate – just did mine now! thank you for the recommendations and for matching donations!!
I would like to understand why you are dedicating a whole week to this cause, but when a shooter entered a synagogue in Pittsburgh and killed eleven people praying and wounded six others, there wasn’t a word here, at least not that was obvious enough to be seen by me. The sooner white people learn to stop centering themselves, the sooner this whole system will start to turn around.
Follow Business Insider Australia on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. xo. Again- I don’t want to detract from the amazing US resources you’re sharing, I just wanted to share these in addition :) I hope that’s alright. That ‘Black Lives Matter’ needs affirming at all is utterly shameful. Your efforts to diversify your team and your perspectives and to provide gentle but persistent education and exposure on important but sensitive issues to your readership is MUCH appreciated. But hopefully a good beginning, “Justice in America” — hosted by Josie Duffy Rice of The Appeal — tries to answer the question. Hopefully that helps :). I had a job where I had to order lots of stuff from Amazon. Claim: “Donations made to Black Lives Matter website go directly to the DNC." It’s unclear how much money Black Lives Matter has received in the last four weeks, but it’s likely in the multi-millions (for example, they announced a $US12 million grant fund last week). As Black Lives Matter, we recognize and affirm the sanctity of all Black lives everywhere in the world. In addition to bail funds that have been getting a lot of attention lately (good!) All Lives do NOT matter and that hashtag is vile. Donated $50 to Equal Justice Initiative. Thank you. Hi Mali, I can’t speak for CoJ and the team, but I’m in Canada and never heard of any of those awful things on social media or news media! I’m a white woman and I CANNOT STAND seeing only white women in blogs/social media and will immediately unfollow if that’s the case. Stop Hate UK: https://www.stophateuk.org/donate-to-stop-hate-uk/
Recently, they have worked on the COVID Racial Data Tracker, which collects and analyzes racial data on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far disproportionately affected communities of color. Yes! Donations to the Luke 4:18 Bail Fund are separate) Let me know.
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I plan on arming myself with a lot of information so I can vote responsibly. Wow, this is a great resource! However, it is also not enough for us to simply join in with a superficial chorus of disapproval. YES! Hi Holly- Instead it’s an acknowledgement of the depth and breadth of persistent anti-Black racism – stemming from a long history of slavery and Jim Crow – that systematically disenfranchises, incarcerates, and kills Black folks in America.
i just donated to the Equal Justice Initiative. Pardon my French but FUCK YES CUP OF JO. Some write a comment only when they have something to say that isn’t already said multiple times. I can’t imagine the difficulties for women of color. Here are some funds and organizations that you can still donate to right now. These are the ways we support Cup of Jo, and allow us to run the site and engage with this community we truly love. In addition to learning more about racism, engaging in difficult conversations, and voting, donating to organizations that aid the individuals and communities that are directly affected is one way to show support. I won’t link to it, it is horrible. I’ve made my donation and forwarded the receipt on to the Cup of Jo team. Since you posted “P.S. Take Action Minnesota (MN based) You have built an incredible public platform with this blog. Thank you for using your platform for this critical work. Great! 3. Super glad to see Cup of Jo readers are putting their money where their mouths are. Brittany Packnett Cunningham (@mspackyetti on IG) has an informing IGTV video on the blackout of content, particularly yesterday’s. can they feature more recipes/chefs/authors who are POC, if they are meeting the mark on beauty uniforms?)
Hopefully you will be notified of this comment. I love this idea. The NAACP Legal Defense and Eduction Fund (LDF) is America's top legal firm fighting for racial justice. I know that anti-Semitism has also been increasing in North America and it’s extremely disturbing; it feels like we’re going backwards- often the same groups that are anti-Semitic are also anti-Black (and anti-most-people-in-the-world). I like to think that this would go a long way in making it clear that people from all backgrounds and cultures are equal and deserve a voice unequivocally. "Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans." So much of what I am witnessing online this week makes it seem like people still think racism is something somewhere far away being done by someone else. If people are looking for ideas/inspiration, I live in Minneapolis and over the last week I’ve donated to these groups. For example, when you donate to the Black Lives Matter movement, you are directed to its fundraising partner ActBlue. With a resurgence of donations, corresponding with nationwide protests and calls to end police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement is seeing millions of dollars flooding in on behalf of its mission.