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Social Action Resources

To win the fight for justice, we must all take action.
Please see below for a list of petitions, pro-bono legal assistance for protestors, donation opportunities, and additional social action resources.

Petitions

Police officers who killed Breonna Taylor must be FIRED

Justice for Ahmaud! #RunWithMaud

Use this template, created by A
ttorney Tawnie Gulizia, to write local mayors, police chiefs, and district attorneys about police use of force policies. Ms. Guliza is a 2015 Graduate of University of Virginia School of Law and the previous Community Service Chair of UVA BLSA.

Change KKK status into Terrorist Organization

Stay of Execution for Julius Jones and reopening his case to prove his innocence

Commute Willie Simmons' sentence (Sign the petition to commute Willie Simmons' sentence of life without parole for stealing $9 under Alabama's habitual offender law)

Justice for Jennifer Jeffley (Falsely convicted of killing a woman when she was 15 years old and is 20 years into a life sentence)
​
Justice for Crystal Mason (serving 5 years for voting in 2016 after her name had been purged from the electoral roll)

Reopen the case of Kendrick Johnson (Black student who's clear murder was ruled an "accident")

Introduction of police checks and balances in light of ineffective internal investigations

Free Matthew Rushin (Help to free an Autistic College Student who was sentenced to fifty years in prison for leaving the scene of a  car accident.)

Pro Bono Legal Services

Law 4 Black Lives DC
http://www.law4blacklivesdc.com/
202-888-1731
Washington, DC

Law Office of Randall H. McKinney 
http://www.randallmckinneylaw.com/
412-520-3301
Philidelphia, PA

Lisa Middleman, Esq. 
https://www.lisamiddleman.com/
lisa@lisamiddleman.com
Pittsburgh, PA

The Flynn Law Firm
https://www.flynnpllc.com/
703-310-7624
DMV

GDH Law Firm
http://www.gdhlawfirm.com/
301-769-6835
DC/MD

Amissah & Marsh Law Firm
http://www.amissahmarshlaw.com/
703-655-9148

Francisco Mundaca
https://www.spigglelaw.com/firm/meet-the-team/francisco-e-mundaca/
202-743-2924
Arlington, VA

Up Against The Legal Collective
https://upagainstthelaw.org 
484-758-0388
Philadelphia, PA

Racial Justice for the Youth - A Toolkit for Defenders
https://defendracialjustice.org/
inquiries@defendracialjustice.org

Donate to Bail Funds

DC Legal Support Fund

Legal Aid Society

Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf
HEARD works to end wrongful convictions of individuals who are deaf/disabled.

Baltimore Action Legal Team's Bail Fund

Help Shawn Leak

Atlanta Solidarity Fund

Support Austin Protestors Arrested by the Racist Cops!

Charlotte Bail Support
CashApp
($WereStillHere) or Venmo (ResistanceIsBeautiful)

Chicago Community Bond Fund

On the Ground Chi
Venmo/Paypal (OnTheGroundChi)
They are getting protestors PPE, masks, and first aid.

Colorado Freedom Fund

​Bail Project - Compton, CA

Connecticut Bail Fund

Detroit Justice Center

The Bail Project - Detroit

Houston Community Bail Fund

Restoring Justice Co. Bail Fund - Houston, TX

One Struggle KC Legal Fund

Las Vegas Freedom Fund

People's City Council Freedom Fund - CA

Louisville Community Bail Fund

The Massachusetts Bail Fund

Black Visions Collective - MN
Black LGBTQ+ Led Abolitionist Organization.

Reclaim The Block - MN

Floyd Memorial Fund
The Floyd Family and their legal counsel confirmed that THIS is the ONLY GoFundMe that they have created.

Nashville Bail Fund

The National Bail Project
Help post bail for people who can't afford it, reuniting families and restoring the presumption of innocence.

NYC Bail Fund
Venmo (BailOutNYCMay) and CashApp ($BailOutNYCMay)

Trans Emergency Release Fund - NY

Mutual Aid Fund by the Anti-Police Terror Project - CA

People's Program 
Peoples Program is bailing Black folks arrested during protests in Oakland out of jail. Donations will be accepted via the links below. 
CashApp: $PeoplesProgram
Venmo: https://venmo.com/Peoples-Programs
PayPal: paypal.me/peoplesprograms

Ohio Freedom Fund

BLM Cleveland

Philadelphia Bail Fund

Richmond Community Bail Fund

Roanoke Community Bail Fund

Silicon Valley DSA
​Primarily for people detained in San Jose

Tallahassee Community Action Committee

Memorial Fund for Tony Mcdade - FL
​
Funeral Arrangements for Mychael Johnson - FL

Chris Greene Medical Expenses


Additional Resources

GET INVOLVED:
The Legal Rights Center - Minneapolis, MN
Virginia Poverty Law Center - Eviction Hotline
ACLU of Virginia

NAACP - Report Discrimination

MENTAL HEALTH: 
 Therapy For Black Girls 

STAY INFORMED:
Know Your Rights, Protesters’ Rights
ACLU Apps To Record Police Conduct
AUWCL compilation of resources
Directory of Lawyer Assistance Programs

​Track and advocate for policy/legislative changes
https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#action
https://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/state-trends-in-law-enforc ement-legislation-2014-2017.aspx

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