POSE journal with me BLM (+ decorating polaroids)
Channel: Cate Van Luven
Date: 2020-06-14

Pose is a show on Netflix that is refreshingly inclusive! i definitely recommend you go check it out!
for educating yourself on racism in the US i highly HIGHLY recommend 13th which you can watch on Netflix as well!

✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 Info on how you can help the BLM movement✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

Films to watch:
13th (on Netflix)
Just Mercy (free streaming this month)
Becoming (Michele Obama doc on Netflix)
Self Made
The Hate U Give
Glory Road
Fences
Green Book
Remember the Titans
12 Years a Slave
Selma

Sign these petitions! (Takes literally 1 minute):
https://www.naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/
https://www.change.org/p/us-senate-hands-up-act 
https://blacklivesmatter.com/defundthepolice/ 

Books to read:
*This can get expensive, but many can be found online as PDFs!
Invisible Man
The New Jim Crow
Becoming - Michele Obama
The Hate U Give
On the Come Up
Calling My Name
White Fragility
The Color Purple
Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You - Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin
Women, Race, and Class - Angela Davis
Freedom is a Constant Struggle - Angela Davis
How to be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi

Raise money (easily and without spending any!):
Play YouTube videos donating ad revenue to a variety of charities:
(The first two are especially great—they include artists, poets and other really cool content!)
You don’t even need to watch these videos, just keep them playing in the background
https://youtu.be/NokTSpMH44A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkXVaQq0v3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ-HRJvabR4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Xe8N0FNTs

By submitting an original piece of artwork related to BLM to @juicedzine, they will donate $10 to a BLM related organization

Links to donate:
There are many organizations for people to support. It is recommended that you research each organization before you donate. Some starting points for your research are below:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1 (NAACP)
https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd (George Floyd Memorial Fund)
https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor (Justice for Breonna Taylor) 
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd (Megafund link where you can choose how to split your donation across various organizations)

More information to continue your learning about these topics can be found below:
Systemic racism - https://www.thoughtco.com/systemic-racism-3026565
Privilege video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oAFdLcrRgI
White fragility - https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-sociologist-examines-the-white-fragility-that-prevents-white-americans-from-confronting-racism
Microaggressions - https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/microaggressions-matter/406090/ 

STICKERS:

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✨hologram hearts: https://www.etsy.com/listing/786135863/lovely-bear-heart-alphabet-hologram?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=alphabet+stickers&ref=sr_gallery-2-48&organic_search_click=1

✨sparkles: https://www.etsy.com/listing/782626235/point-star-stickers?ref=related-8

✨heart alphabet: https://www.etsy.com/listing/772257584/heart-alphabet-color-sticker-6-types?ref=related-4

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