Check out this post from Jamila Craig, Esq., Executive Director of Jamii Linguists - https://lnkd.in/e3x6tR7B
TODAY, millions of people in the U.S. will spend more than $300 million on convenience foods: ? - Grubhub: ~ 676,000 people will spend $20–$30 million TODAY! - DoorDash: ~ 2,665,000 people will spend $98.6 million TODAY! - McDonald’s: ~ 25 million people will spend $200 MILLION TODAY! ? TODAY...AND... ???? EVERY ???? SINGLE????? DAY But, this Giving Tuesday,?what if we started to redirect?just 0.0067%?of that consumer spending to a Black-led collaborative fundraiser and mutual aid network?? ? Let's do the math!!!! What if ...125,000 people donate an average of $75 by January 3, 2025? ? That’s what?Jamii Linguists, Resonance Network, Bilingual Brown Babies, and Check Your Privilege are working towards in community with 10+ Black-led organizations. Together, we’re raising?$9,375,000?to fuel movement work in: ? - Climate Change - Reproductive Justice - Racial Justice - Anti-Violence?(especially combatting gun-violence and gender-based violence) - Economic Justice?(rent and grocery funds for struggling families) - LGBTQIA+ Rights - Migrant Rights …and more! ? For Giving Tuesday, we’re aiming for 1,000 donations!?Donate TODAY at >> https://lnkd.in/e7DfyX_M ? Let’s rewrite the narrative around how we use our money today and every day. Instead of focusing on who?not?to support, let’s take a moment to intentionally fund those who?need?financial support to sustain their work in our communities and movements. ? Will you be the 1 of 3 who helps us reach our goal? Every little bit helps!? ?????? So far, donors are giving an average of $68.75—every contribution helps. Whether it’s $15, $75, or $150, your gift fuels resistance, joy, and care. We’re co-creating communities across the U.S., Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas that prioritize?support,?rest, and?organized resistance. ? Well-funded multilingual community organizing and mutual aid networks shift power.?Every dollar we spend holds the potential to either support oppressive systems or nurture communities of care. Let’s use our dollars to resource resistance, joy, and justice. ? Support #TranslateTheMovement (Follow our stories on YouTube during December and January > https://lnkd.in/ewSTkWDt) ? Together, we can meet our Giving Tuesday goal and move closer to the world we’re all fighting to build. ? Let’s make it happen—your action today helps us reach our goal!? ? DONATE TODAY! https://lnkd.in/e7DfyX_M ? In Community & Solidarity Always, Jamii Linguists, Resonance Network, Bilingual Brown Babies, and Check Your Privilege