BLACK LIVES MATTER
Less than one year ago, departo was established on the founding principles of thoughtful design, journeys, and meaningful stories. While we have always been a fully inclusive brand, we know we need to do better.
Since pausing all of our marketing on June 1st, we have refocused our efforts on amplifying the voices that need to be heard the loudest. We stand with all People of Color. And we hope this guide we’ve put together will easily allow you to do the same.
Please email us at info@departo.co or shoot us a message on Instagram at @departo.co if you have any suggestions to edit or add to this guide. Because at the end of the day, we’re here to support, drive action, and most importantly: learn.
VOTE
- usa.gov/register-to-vote
- Request an absentee ballot if you feel unsafe to leave your home to vote.
DONATE
Make sure your organization of choice is still soliciting donations beforehand. In addition to non-profit organizations, do not hesitate to give to Black individuals and friends in need.
- By streaming (free):
- Youtube video by Zoe Amira, featuring Black creators
- Ad revenue will be donated—be sure to turn your adblocker off, stream at 480p or higher, keep the volume 50% or higher, and put the video on repeat
- Bail funds - Directory of Community Bail Funds
- Black Visions Collective
- Reclaim the Block
- Black Lives Matter
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Campaign Zero
- National Bail Out - Black-led, Black-centered collective of organizers, lawyers and activists building a community-based movement to end systems of pretrial detention/mass incarceration
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund - legal organization fighting for racial justice through litigation, advocacy, and public education
- The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) - collective of individuals & organizations creating a shared vision and policy agenda to win rights, recognition, and resources for Black people
- The Loveland Foundation - provides financial assistance to Black women & girls nationally seeking therapy
- LGBTQ Fund - posts bond to secure the safety and liberty of low-income individuals in US jails and immigration facilities, with a focus on LGBTQ people
- Justice For Breonna Taylor - GoFundMe for the family of Breonna Taylor, helping to support their fight for justice
SIGN
- Justice for George Floyd
- Charge Minneapolis Officers
- Defund MPD
- Justice for Breonna Taylor
- #JusticeforBre
- Justice for Ahmaud Arbery
- Disbarment of George E. Barnhill
- Justice for Tony Mcdade
TEXT, CALL, E-MAIL
- Defund12.org - e-mail templates and contacts for your state to reallocate police budgets towards education, social services, and dismantling racial inequality
READ, WATCH, LISTEN
- Black Revolutionary Texts compiled by Alijah Webb
- Critical Reading compiled by @sarahtailblack (twitter)
- Necessary Reading List by Mari Nagaoka
- 13th (Netflix)
- When They See Us (Netflix)
- The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
- Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington
- 1619 by The New York Times (Podcast)
- Code Switch by NPR (Podcast)
- About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge (Podcast)
- Seeing White (Podcast)
- Black Girl Podcast (Podcast)
PROTEST
- Know Your Rights
- Notes for White People Taking Part in BLM Protests
- National Lawyers Guild (Legal Support Hotlines)
SUPPORT
- Local/online Black-owned businesses, restaurants, brands
- Black-Owned Business Directory
- NYC Restaurants
- LA Restaurants