“SO YOU DON’T LIKE RACISM, BUT YOU’RE IN THE UK AND FEEL POWERLESS TO DO ANYTHING?” I have had several conversations with friends who have recently felt powerless as to what they can/should be doing in response to some of the atrocities in the US. Here are some ideas. 1/?

BLACK OWNED BUSINESS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE PROTESTS THAT YOU CAN HELP! (A THREAD)

if you are white and attending protests you do NOT need to be breaking windows, starting fires, or inciting violence. you are putting the black people around you in danger. you need to stand between them and the cops and do what you can to protect your fellow protesters. (1/)

To those who see messaging about #BlackLivesMatter on XR platforms and tell us to "stick to ecology/green issues": Systemic abuse comes in many forms, is all connected, and we must #rebelforlife 🌍💚✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 We are still learning what it is to welcome all parts of all people.

Ngl with everything that’s going on, I feel everyone should know their rights when being stopped by the police:

I’ve seen the majority of donation requests going to one bail fund and select orgs. while their work is important, frontline youth are out there every night, largely unprotected, doing most of the leg work. so here’s a thread of individual efforts of (trusted) folks to support:

Tha ar taic agus ar dlùth-chomann le #BlackLivesMatter. Bidh sinn a’ co-roinneadh ceanglaichean gu athchuingean agus maoinean a tha a’ cuideachadh na luchd-iomairt agus na luchd-fulang brùidealachd poileis.

Aiyana Stanley-Jones Alesia Thomas Atatiana Jefferson Darnisha Harris Kathryn Johnston Kendra James Korryn Gaines Malissa Williams Miriam Carey Pamela Turner Rekia Boyd Sandra Bland Shantel Davis Shelly Frey Shereese Francis Tarika Wilson Tyisha Miller Yvette Smith #SayHerName

HOW TO DONATE TO BLM WHEN YOU HAVE NO MONEY! a black woman named zoe amira posted a video on youtube. this video is an hour long and filled with art and music from black creators. it has a ton of ads, and in result will rack up a ton of revenue.

“Tha e doirbh gu leòr stad a chuir air atharrachadh gnàth-shìde. Chan eil gràin-cinnidh ach ga dhèanamh nas duilghe.” washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/0…

Tha ainmean-sràide ùra ann an Glaschu! Sràid Bhochanain = Sràid George Floyd Sràid MhicEachrain = Sràid Sheku Bayoh Sràid MhicUilleim = Sràid Rosa Parks bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla… Tha athchuinge an seo gus na h-ainmean-sràide atharrachadh gu ceart: change.org/p/glasgow-city…

A' Ghàidhealtachd am measg àitichean air feadh an t-saoghail far a bheil daoine a' togail fianais an aghaidh gràin-cinnidh.

Àbhaistich cleachdadh Gàidhlig air na meadhanan sòisealta! Normalise using Gaelic on social media!

Environmental justice means racial justice, say activists theguardian.com/environment/20…

A bheil thusa a' dèanamh An t-Iuchar gun Phlastaig (#PlasticFreeJuly)? Carson no carson nach eil? Ciamar a tha e a' dol? Dè tha fuarasta & dè na dùbhlain? Nach cleachd thu #AntIucharGunPhlastaig gus do bheachdan a roinn? :)

We are seeking volunteers to help us create a strand of traditional and indigenous arts and culture for #COP26 climatefringe.org/buidheann-comh… Sanas gus daoine a lorg a dhol ann am Buidheann Obrach agus Comhairleachaidh Gàidhlig – COP26

1. #GME has a problem recognising its exclusion of POC. Parents and teachers who are ethnic nationalists &/or who are native speakers of Gaelic don't want to acknowledge this. They think highlighting these barriers will weaken the uptake of GME within Scotland.

Bha ball de Ghàidheil XR a' bruidhinn air An Là an t-seachdain-sa mu dheidhinn COVID agus an àrainneachd. bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/5…

Deagh naidheachd! "Dh'fhoillsich Riaghaltas na h-Alba plana gnìomha airson eimiseinean carboin a lùghdachadh anns na seirbheisean rèile aca ... thathar ag amas air loidhnichean rèile dealain a stèidheachadh eadar meadhan na h-Alba agus a' Ghàidhealtachd." bbc.co.uk/naidheachdan/5…