I was planning to write about the issue of anti-Blackness within the Asian community, or how POC solidarity is a myth, but then decided against it. Fundamentally, doing so would be self-serving as it benefits no one but myself. Perhaps, someone else may relate to it or learn from it, which is not a bad thing. I may write it some other time. It’s just not the priority right now; action is.
Also, and maybe I’m projecting, but we can all be a bit performative in our activism sometimes. Retweeting, reblogging, resharing someone else’s content, someone else’s voice. Filters, hashtags, posting a black square. It feels like we go through these motions every couple of months which should tell you that merely “spreading awareness” is not doing anything substantial to change the institutions that perpetuate systemic racism. We need to be willing to step out of our comfort zone. The bare minimum, for those who are able, should be to donate.
Both links lead to pages where you can donate a certain amount to different support organisations (the first link) or bail funds (the second link) and it will be evenly split between them. It saves you the effort of opening up 50+ Chrome tabs and entering in your card details so many times that your bank contacts you.
To donate to the Black Lives Matter movement here in Australia, visit GoFundMe’s centralised hub of various funds.
If you want to do more for the US movement but would like a single, reliable source of information, visit this website.
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