Information on how to protest, anti-racism resources, and where to donate,
If you have been/plan to protest, here is where you can get tested for COVID-19: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/testing.htm
Here is a great place to find anti-racism resources, including articles, books, films, podcasts, etc.: https://medium.com/wake-up-call/a-detailed-list-of-anti-racism-resources-a34b259a3eea
If you are able, consider donating to one (or more) of the below organizations focussed on organizing, engaging, and empowering Black Wisconsinites:
- Black Leaders Organizing Communities (BLOC): community-based organizing
- Free the 350 Bail Fund: fund to bail out incarcerated Black folks in Dane County
- Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT):a youth of color-led organization in Milwaukee dedicated to “values-based issue and electoral organizing, direct action, advocacy for public policy, and leadership development”
- Sherman Phoenix: a community-oriented space for small businesses created in the wake of protests in Sherman Park in 2016 following the killing of Sylville Smith by a Milwaukee Police officer
- Urban Triage: a Madison-based organization focussed on “empower[ing] Black families to excel and believe in their ability to make a difference by way of crisis response, advocacy, psycho-education, community support services, intervention, leadership development and systems training.”
- Justified Anger: an organization out of Madison that works to transform the face of leadership in the city, with an emphasis on empowering the African American family, through youth and adult leadership programs.
