Donate to and support anti-racism organisations.

This refugee week we are raising money for Safe Passage, but we also want to encourage our supporters to give to Black-led campaigns and organisations that fight racism and discrimination in the UK. We cannot be a community fighting for migrant justice unless we are also fighting for racial justice. We have a responsibility to do whatever we can together to tackle racism in all its forms.  

Below are a list of suggested organisations that you can donate to now, and throughout the year. If you can't afford to donate, then please consider supporting them in other ways.

• Black Lives Matter UK
  A coalition of black activists and organisers across the UK,
  organising since 2016 for justice in their communities.

• Charity So White
  Mobilises the power of people of colour in the charity
  sector to tackle institutional racism in the sector.

• Exist Loudly Fund
  For programming to support Queer Black Young People in London
  as well as nationally and internationally online.

• Imkaan
  The only UK national second-tier women’s organisation dedicated to
  addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls.

• Operation Black Vote
  Exists to ensure we have greater racial justice and equality throughout the UK,
  specifically working within the democratic and civic framework.

• StopWatch
  A coalition which promotes effective, accountable and fair policing and
  provides legal support challenging stop and search.

• The Black Curriculum

  A social enterprise founded in 2019 by young people to address the lack
  of Black British history in the UK Curriculum.

• The United Families and Friends Campaign
  A coalition of those affected by deaths in police, prison and psychiatric
  custody and supports others in similar situations.

We've also collected some information relating to racism, as well as some other campaigns that need your support, that we wanted to share with you. This is just a small selection of what is out there. Please do consider reading or sharing with others, especially if you are not a person of colour yourself.

• #ReveillonsNous ('Let's wake up') — a petition started by French actor Omar SY denouncing police violence in France.

• A BBC article on why the protests in the US resonate in the UK.

• A Vice article on how the George Floyd killing is just as relevant in the UK, and what you can do about it.

• Do the work: an anti-racist reading list.

• 'Raising an ally: how to talk to your child about the death of George Floyd and anti-Black racism'

• Guide to Allyship: an evolving guide to help you become a more thoughtful and effective ally.

• 'About Race' — a podcast presented by Reno Eddo Lodge.

• 'To White People, On Racism' — a blog on anti-racism organisation HOPE not hate's website on what white people can do to be better anti-racists.

• The Great Unlearn online learning platform.

• "Why I'm fighting for an independent public inquiry into the Covid-19 deaths of people of colour" — part of the Ubele Initiative's #WeNeedAnswers campaign.