#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) formed in December of 2014, was created as a space for Black organizations across the country to debate and discuss the current political conditions, develop shared assessments of what political interventions were necessary in order to achieve key policy, cultural and political wins, convene organizational leadership in order to debate and co-create a shared movement wide strategy.
SURJ is a national network of groups and individuals working to undermine white supremacy and to work toward racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for justice with passion and accountability.
The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system.
The mission of the NAACP is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.
Campaign ZERO was developed with contributions from activists, protesters and researchers across the nation. This data-informed platform presents comprehensive solutions to end police violence in America.
Change the Record is Australia’s only national Aboriginal led justice coalition of Aboriginal peak bodies and non-Indigenous allies. Change the Record is working to end the incarceration of, and family violence against, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Common Ground is designed to build a foundational level of knowledge for all Australians, and be a go-to resource for those wanting to learn more and connect with our First Peoples.
Deadly Connections exists to break cycles of disadvantage, trauma, child protection and justice involvement so First Nations people of Australia can thrive not just survive.
IndigenousX's vision is to create a media landscape where Indigenous people can share their knowledge, opinions and experiences with a wide audience across the world.
The Racism. It Stops with Me campaign is led by the Australian Human Rights Commission and aims to help the community respond to prejudice in their neighbourhoods, schools, universities, clubs, and workplaces.
The Healing Foundation is a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that partners with communities to address the ongoing trauma caused by actions like the forced removal of children from their families.
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