LibGuides: Black Lives Matter: Antiracism Resources: SUPPORT

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Black Women for Wellness
Black Women for Wellness is committed to the health and well-being of Black women and girls through health education, empowerment and advocacy.
Justice for Breonna Taylor
A fund designed to support the family of Breonna Taylor, the Louisville EMT who was shot 8 times in her bed by police during a raid on the wrong house.
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of BLACK transgender people. We do this by organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting our collective power.
Nationwide Bail Fund
Contribute to bailing out protesters. You can choose which city or group to support among 39 community bail funds -- including local Ohio funds.
The Okra Project
The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.
Trans Women of Color Collective
Our work is led by the narratives, leadership and voices of our community members who exist at the nexus of state sanctioned violence; sex workers, poor people, homelessness and folk experiencing housing insecurity, folks deeply entrenched in complex, seemingly inescapable traumatic environments. Through healing and restorative justice, are building a network of trans, non-binary Black and people of color who are artists, healers, entrepreneurs and creators sharing and cultivating sustainable projects for us and by us.

PETITION

Color of Change Petition
Sign this petition calling for the end of the use of police violence against black people.
Justice for Breonna Taylor Petition
A petition calling for the officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor to be charged with her killing.
Movement for Black Lives Petition
This petition focuses more on racial justice as it applies to the Covid-19 pandemic.

ARTICLES & OTHER RESOURCES

"26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets 26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets"
For a range of reasons, there have always been people unable to attend protests and rallies. This document lists other ways to be involved in the work of liberation.
"How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality," The Cut, 22 June 2020
"Here’s How You Can Participate In Black Lives Matter Protests In Columbus," Columbus Navigator, 12 June 2020
"Performative Allyship Is Deadly (Here’s What to Do Instead)," Forge, 9 May 2020.
List of Black Victims and Who to Contact to Keep the System Accountable
"How to Be Anti-Racist in Columbus, Ohio" Columbus Navigator

BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS

Central Ohio African American Chamber of Commerce (COAACC)
The Central Ohio African American Chamber of Commerce (COAACC) opened for membership on January 18, 2018 with the vision of being the premiere advocate for Black Owned businesses in our region. COAACC is a one-stop shop that develops, advocates, and educates on issues impacting the inclusion and growth of Black owned businesses in Central Ohio. We provide business development opportunities, access to capital, entry into new markets, and relationship building through strategic partnership and collaborative opportunities. We work to position our members, and all Black Owned businesses, as desirable, qualified, and capable business candidates.
Everything Black-Owned in Columbus, Ohio
Black Out Coalition - BUY BLACK CBUS

The Official Black Wall Street
"The largest platform for black businesses"
Support Black Owned
We Buy Black

"5 ways to support black-owned businesses," Market Watch, 15 June 2020
"Individuals have been donating money to nonprofits and signing petitions, while corporations from Apple AAPL, 1.78% to Zappos have publicly pledged support for the Black Lives Matter movement. But there’s another way Americans can continue to address inequality over the long term: They can put their money where their mouth is and spend their cash at black-owned businesses."
"The Bezos of Black Wall Street," Forbes Magazine, 18 June 2020
"A century ago, O.W. Gurley built an empire of African American businesses in Tulsa. Though it all came burning down in the massacre of 1921, new generations of entrepreneurs rose from the ashes."
50+ Black-Owned Businesses to Shop Now and Forever

CONTACTS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

Columbus City Council (General Info)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 645-7380

Shannon G. Hardin, Council President
Website | Facebook | Twitter | sghardin@columbus.gov

Elizabeth Brown, Council President Pro Tempore
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 645-7163 (Legislative Aide Kelsey Ellingsen, no number or email listed for President Pro Tem. Brown)

Councilmember Mitchell J. Brown
Website | (614) 724-4686 (Legislative Aide Denise Friend-Foster, no number or email listed for Councilmember Brown)

Councilmember Rob Dorans
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 645-8201 | radorans@columbus.gov

Councilmember Shayla D. Favor
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 645-5524 (Legislative Aide Tyneisha Harden, no number or email listed for Councilmember Favor)

Councilmember Emmanuel V. Remy
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 645-3559 (Legislative Aide Jeffrey Carter, no number or email listed for Councilmember Remy)

Councilmember Priscilla R. Tyson
Website | Twitter | (614) 645-2932 (Legislative Aide Nicole Harper, no contact info listed for Councilmember Tyson)

Mayor Andrew Ginther
Website | Facebook | Twitter | 614-645-7671 | 311@columbus.gov

Columbus Division of Police
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Non-Emergency: (614) 645-4545
Service Desk: (614) 645-4760

Columbus Division of Police Chief Thomas Quinlan
Website | Twitter | 614-645-4600

Jeff Hall, Mayor of Newark

740-670-7500

Barry Connell, Chief of Newark Police

740-670-7200 | bcon@newarkohio.net

Don Ellington, Newark City Council President

(740) 366-5533 | DEllingt@newarkohionet.

Jeremy Blake, '00, Newark Councilmember, 2nd Ward

(740) 404-4881 | jeremy.blake@newarkohio.net | Facebook

Governor Mike DeWine (R)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 466-3555 | Contact

Speaker of the House Larry Householder (R)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 466-2500 | Contact

House Minority Leader Rep. Emilia Sykes (D)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 466-3100 | Contact

President of the Senate Larry Obhof (R)
Website | Twitter | Facebook | (614) 466-7505 | Contact

Senate Minority Leader Kenny Yuko (D)
Website | Twitter | Facebook | (614) 466-4583 | Contact

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 469-2083 | Contact

Sen. Rob Portman (R)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | 614-469-6774 | Contact

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 220-0003 | Contact

Rep. Steve Stivers (R)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 771-4968 | Contact

Rep. Troy Balderson (R)
Website | Facebook | Twitter | (614) 523-2555 | Contact

Black Lives Matter: Antiracism Resources: SUPPORT