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Recorded March 30, 2020 at 9:21 PM.

Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Samwel Uko. Tony McDade. George Floyd. Regis Korchinski-Paquet. #saytheirnames

This is only 6 of 80+ Black bodies murdered at the hands of police across North America, between Jan-May 2020.

Today marks day 5 of protests in cities across North America taking the streets demanding murder charges against all 4 officers involved in the death of George Floyd, and justice for all Black lives that are killed by the hands of white supremacy and colonial violence. Buildings and vehicles have been set fire. Police in riot gear accompanied by K9 units and choppers in the sky have deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowds. Cities have called in the national guard to assist in 'containing the protests'.  Roughly 1400 arrests have been made so far across America.

Trauma is on all of our feeds. Seepings it's way into our conversations and relationships. the white people in our lives are acting weird. So much virtue signalling. So much performative allyship. So many challenging and conflicting feelings... Times are heavy.

We love and are thinking of all our beautiful Black kin across the continent and across the globe. We see you. We hear you. We love you. And we will stand with you forever and beyond. You are sacred. you are beloved. You are cherished. Your life matters. Your joy matters. Your dreams matter. your love matters.

Please take the time to share and donate to the links below...

Canada:

Black In BC Mutual Aid Emergency Relief Fund https://ca.gofundme.com/f/covid19-black-community-support-vancouver

Race-Based Data Collection for Covid-19 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wPWZTexf9L-RPnGgxJ08sL5tTmi71iJu/view

Other Resources for non-Black folks to contribute to Black Communities in Canada https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rvVbCG-7ubJDBISQGy02fQjFmUm2gWHJ08x1nDwoTcc/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR1S121m_2Dc8CuaXa-NP1YIcNZgn8k1SmyX_p4ith-a9Mo3kNTlyoSzjgE

The US:

Petition - Justice for Breonna Taylor https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor

Minnesota Freedom Fund https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/

George Floyd GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/george-floyd-bigfloyd

Reclaim The BLock Minneapolis https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home/#about

Louisville Community Bail Fund https://actionnetwork.org/f…/louisville-community-bail-fund/