Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (via Thousand Currents)

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police and the continued brutality against African-Americans, please help us in raising money for Black Lives Matter. 

More information about Black Lives Matter Foundation: Our mission is to help survivors and families that have suffered from the loss of a relative or loved one as a result of an unjust or questionable police shooting, and use our unique and creative ideas to help bring the police and the community closer together to save lives.

As a person of color, who often passes for white, I have experienced levels of racism.  So has generations of my family.  But nothing compares to what is being done to our black brothers and sisters, and what has been done for years.  Minorities can not be silent.  We can not stand by.  We need to be active, aware, educated and help in any way we can.    

       Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Black Lives Matter Foundation, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

       More information about Black Lives Matter Foundation: Our mission is to help survivors and families that have suffered from the loss of a relative or loved one as a result of an unjust or questionable police shooting, and use our unique and creative ideas to help bring the police and the community closer together to save lives.

Want to join us in making a difference?  We're the senior class of Musical Theatre BFA majors at the University of Michigan, and we're raising money to benefit Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (via Thousand Currents), and any donation will help make an impact. If you enjoyed watching our senior entrance, please consider making an additional donation to this fund we care so deeply about. If you can't afford to give, consider leaving our entrance running on a loop, as all money made from views will also be going to this movement. Thank you in advance for your contributions! 

More information about Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (via Thousand Currents):
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. (BLM) is a home to Black folks and our global allies, as we demand a world where Black people are liberated. Founded in 2013 by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi in response to the acquittal of the man charged with Trayvon Martin’s murder, BLM is a chapter-based, member-led organization with chapters in the U.S., UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate White supremacy and build power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes through its educational and charitable activities. We support the lives of the Black queer and transgender communities, the disabled, those with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives. BLM’s activities will primarily consist of the following: -Creating national and global campaigns. BLM will do this by creating global opportunities for mass-scale impact, as well as amplifying the activities of chapters. -Supporting the work of chapters as they represent BLM-Providing resources and key leadership in developing global regions.-Investing in Rapid Response Chapter Needs.-Black Lives Matter Arts+Culture. BLM’s Arts+Culture programs expand and explore this moment in art and culture that is reflective of the 1960s and 70s when the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Women’s Rights Movements and efforts to diversify art institutions dominated the discourse.Thousand Currents is the fiscal sponsor of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. The organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization for both federal and state purposes. Donations made to Thousand Currents that are designated for Black Lives Matter will be directed to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation.

We are a group of Assyrians who believe Black Lives Matter. We stand with the Black community in condemning police violence against Black folks. We remember George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breona Taylor, and countless others who have been murdered by police officers and demand accountability.

Assyrians are the indigenous people of the Middle East. As a community that has faced centuries of oppression in our homeland, we understand the importance of standing in solidarity with other communities in their time of need. Police violence and systemic racism against the Black community is a human rights issue that surpasses ethnic and religious affiliations. This is why we stand with Black Lives Matter today and in the future.

Translation: Khayeh d'Kumayeh ki daqreey
Cover photo credit: @mesoportrayal and @nardyparty
Translation assistance: Rosemary Youhana

Please help us in raising money to benefit the Black Lives Matter Foundation. Any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution. 

More information about Black Lives Matter Foundation: Our mission is to help survivors and families that have suffered from the loss of a relative or loved one as a result of an unjust or questionable police shooting, and use our unique and creative ideas to help bring the police and the community closer together to save lives.

We are living in a broken world. It is time for us to make a difference and put our values of tolerance and pluralism into action. As Ismailis living in North America, we were fortunate to be welcomed into Canada and the United States. As such, it is our obligation to recognize the struggles of our brothers and sisters in the Black community and contribute to their stand for social justice. Our community should step forward, in solidarity with the Black community, and mobilize its social influence and financial resources to demand justice. We must do something. We must act. Now. 

This fundraiser was set up with the purpose of involving Ismailis in the discussion of race and the Black Lives Matter movement. By donating through this platform directly to the Black Lives Matter Foundation, you will know that members of the Ismaili community are helping a valuable cause and will sit on the right side of history. When we needed help fleeing threats of nationalization decades ago, we were supported. It is now our time to be on the giving end of our love and support. We urge all who are financially able to donate either identifyingly or anonymously to this cause as well as spread the message about the Asian-American role in the Black Lives Matter movement. We are not powerless, and together, we can change the world. 

More information about Black Lives Matter Foundation: Our mission is to help survivors and families that have suffered from the loss of a relative or loved one as a result of an unjust or questionable police shooting, and use our unique and creative ideas to help bring the police and the community closer together to save lives.

Note: The foundation is American, and the tax receipt you will receive is a US tax return, so if you are donating and are not American, please be aware that your contribution may not be tax deductible!

For my birthday this year, I created a GoFundMe page so instead of gifts, my family and friends can donate to the nonprofit: Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. My goal is $1,700 because it's my 17th birthday, but donate whatever you feel comfortable with, anything helps! I'm doing this in honor of Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, Atatiana Jefferson, Aura Rosser, Stephon Clark, Botham Jean, Philando Castille, Alton Sterling, Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till, and every other black person that has been murdered because of police brutality or white supremacy. Because of the media coverage that's been given to the BLM movement, everyone is getting just a glimpse at what black people have been dealing with for centuries, and it's time for a change. Justice needs to be given to every black life that's been wrongly taken and we all need come together to end racial oppression and violence in this country.

More information about Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (via Thousand Currents):
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. (BLM) is a home to Black folks and our global allies, as we demand a world where Black people are liberated. Founded in 2013 by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi in response to the acquittal of the man charged with Trayvon Martin’s murder, BLM is a chapter-based, member-led organization with chapters in the U.S., UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate White supremacy and build power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes through its educational and charitable activities. We support the lives of the Black queer and transgender communities, the disabled, those with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives. BLM’s activities will primarily consist of the following: -Creating national and global campaigns. BLM will do this by creating global opportunities for mass-scale impact, as well as amplifying the activities of chapters. -Supporting the work of chapters as they represent BLM-Providing resources and key leadership in developing global regions.-Investing in Rapid Response Chapter Needs.-Black Lives Matter Arts+Culture. BLM’s Arts+Culture programs expand and explore this moment in art and culture that is reflective of the 1960s and 70s when the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Women’s Rights Movements and efforts to diversify art institutions dominated the discourse. Thousand Currents is the fiscal sponsor of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. The organization is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization for both federal and state purposes. Donations made to Thousand Currents that are designated for Black Lives Matter will be directed to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation.