Resources and Fundraisers: October 2021

#EndTheException

Information on how to contact elected officials about ending the exception to the 13^th Amendment, which still allows slavery in the case of prison labor.

Shrouded in Silence

Statistics on police sexual violence and an accompanying curriculum for sexual assault service providers.

A new project details newspapers’ role in lynchings post-1865. A historian says newspapers were a pillar to uphold the white-supremacist political economy. (Insider, DeArbea Walker)

Study of the role of newspapers in perpetuating lynchings from 1865 to the 1960s and how that white supremacist mentality echoes into the modern newsroom.

TWEET: A toolkit for organizers conceptualized and put together with vulnerable communities such as migrant workers and sex workers in mind.

✨New research✨Launching Dis/Organizing, a non-comprehensive community toolkit & report by @rachelkuo @MissLoreleiLee with key lessons and strategies on building political collectives beyond institutions.

Download digital PDF or printable zine here: https://t.co/oU10LFtrqM pic.twitter.com/M6jvKtu2Bf

— Hacking//Hustling (@hackinghustling) October 7, 2021

THREAD: List of fundraisers for Black trans folks seeking transition or general living assistance.

It’s time for another black trans fundraiser thread! This time we need you all to please donate. Sharing is rad, but donating is even better. We appreciate you! pic.twitter.com/fjIUKMEYBT

— Black Trans Connection (@BlackTransConn1) October 19, 2021

TWEET: Strike fund to support Kellogg’s workers currently on strike.

Kellogg Locals are still working on establishing their strike funds. At the moment we have 2 of the four linked here: https://t.co/IqPUwHAtS5

Will update as others go up!#KelloggStrike #1u pic.twitter.com/ScgkMEoFBm

— BCTGM International (@BCTGM) October 6, 2021

TWEET: Additional fundraising sources for Kellogg’s workers in varying states.

Please consider making donations to help striking Kellogg's workers:
Lancaster, PA: https://t.co/dDd7lrQtfa
Battle Creek, MI: https://t.co/nYF30CZEMH
Memphis, TN: https://t.co/LXVXBm41k3
Omaha, NE: https://t.co/koA6G6NFbq@BCTGM @lancbctgm374g #KelloggsStrike #Striketober #1u

— Rick Smith (@RickSmithShow) October 22, 2021