The Center for Biological Diversity hears the call to end racism. We stand with the protesters demanding an immediate end to racial police violence, to racial violence of all kinds. We stand with protesters demanding a recognition of white supremacy and an end to racism. We stand with everyone who cannot breathe.
Read Executive Director Kieran Suckling’s full statement on the murder of George Floyd
No matter who you are or where you are, there’s a place for your voice.
Here’s a list of ways to get involved.
THINGS YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW
Find and follow the Black Lives Matter chapter and other Black-led organizations working to #DefendBlackLife in your local area. If you can do so safely, show up locally for an action using this guide from the Movement for Black Lives.
Tell Congress to fully fund Safe Elections for Black Voters.
Add your name to the Color of Change petition demanding an end to the war on Black people.
Sign the petition to stand with the Minnesota Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block in their demand to defund the police and redirect funding to community health and safety strategies.
Sign up for updates from the national Movement for Black Lives network.
ORGANIZATIONS YOU CAN SUPPORT
Support local community bail funds:
Split a donation between dozens of community bail funds, mutual aid funds, and racial justice organizers
Support grassroots organizers in Louisville, KY at the Louisville Community Bail Fund
Support the National Black Environmental Justice Network
Support grassroots organizers in Minnesota:
Support grassroots organizers in Florida at Dream Defenders
Donate to Movement for Black Lives
WAYS TO LEARN MORE
Resources for White People on Responding to Anti-Black Racism