Dear TNB community,
On behalf of the Arlington Teen Network Board, we stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement. We are disheartened over the senseless murder of George Floyd and acknowledge the privilege we have to enact change in our community. As the youth voice in Arlington we cannot stay complacent in times of injustice. We are hopeful that by harnessing our collective power we can start to make a change in our community and beyond. We have gathered resources to amplify and support the cause:
Remote Activism
- Text “JUSTICE” to 668366 to sign MoveOn’s petition for George Floyd
- Sign BLM’s #DefundThePolice Petition
- Mandatory Life Sentence for Police Brutality – Change.org
- Sign Tallahassee Dream Defenders’ Petition for Tony McDade
- Sign Color of Change’s Petition for George Floyd – MORE THAN 4MILLION have signed
- Text “ENOUGH” to 55156 to sign this petition to demand justice for Breonna Taylor
- Hands Up Act to punish police for shooting unarmed citizens
- Sign NAACP’s #WeAreDoneDying Petition
- Justice for Belly Mujina
- Justice for Joao Pedro
- Sign the Movement for Black Lives petition to push elected officials to fight against militarization in communities of color
- Use this template to contact your representative and push them to change police training to decrease police brutality
- Email NYC Mayor de Blasio
- Tweet at Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (the city’s contact page has crashed)
Mental Health Resources
- Therapy resources for people of color
- SAMHSA Hotline- 800-662-4357
- National Suicide Prevention Help Line- 800-273-8255
- Trevor Hotline (LGBTQ Youth help line)- +1-866-488-7386
Protest Resources
- Know Your Rights (https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights/)
- Security Awareness Tips ( https://www.aus.com/security-awareness-tips)
- The Right To Protest https://right-to-protest.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/right-to-protest-for-web.pdf)
- In Case Things Go Wrong (https://right-to-protest.org/protect-your-protest/at-the-protest/be-prepared-in-case-things-go-wrong/)
- How To Prepare (https://www.itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2017/01/a-few-small-tips-for-attending-your-first-protest-march/ )
- Protests Rundown (https://www.colorlines.com/articles/how-prepare-yourself-protest-and-what-do-if-you-end-cuffs)
- Find A Protest (https://mashable.com/article/how-to-find-george-floyd-protests-near-me/)
- DC’s Curfew Law (https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/dcs-curfew-law-know-facts)
Where to Donate
Note: Make sure you know who you are donating to, scams claiming to be in partnership w/ or related to the Black Lives Matter movement exist!
Split a Donation between 55+ community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers (some overlap with this list)
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd?refcode=cwg
Split a Donation between a 10+ Organizations (some overlap with this list)
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn
- Black Lives Matter (International fund) https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019
- Black Lives Matter DC (Local Fund) (http://www.blacklivesmatterdmv.org/fund-the-movement/)
- DC Pro bono/ Free Legal Assistance Fund https://www.dcbar.org/pro-bono/free-legal-help.cfm](https://www.dcbar.org/pro-bono/free-legal-help.cfm)
- DC Resistance Fund https://www.gofundme.com/f/dc-resistance-fund?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
- Richmond Bail Fund https://rvabailfund.org/donate
- Baltimore Safe Haven LGBTQ+ www.baltimoresafehaven.org
- LGBTQ+ Bail Fund (https://www.lgbtqfund.org/donate-1)
- The Bail Project https://bailproject.org
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund https://www.naacpldf.org/
- Reclaim the Block https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/
- Campaign Zero https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
- National Bail Fund Network https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory
- Black Visions Collective https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2
- Minnesota Freedom Fund https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/
- George Floyd Fund (https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd )
- Ahmaud Marquez Arbery Fund (https://www.gofundme.com/f/i-run-with-maud
- Justice for David McAtee (https://www.gofundme.com/f/justicefordavidmcatee
These links are provided by TNB members to help Arlington youth find meaningful ways to help in these tragic times. Arlington County website links to resources outside Arlington County Government. Links are selected to complement and extend services and information provided on the website. Priority is given first to services in Arlington and then to those available in the region. The presence of these links does not imply, and should not be interpreted as endorsement, sanction, approval or authorization of these sites or their content. Arlington County Government makes no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied, concerning the content or accuracy of any material on any external website links.