20% of all orders are donated to fight for racial justice

when kitterbee first launched back in march (wow, remember march?) the covid pandemic was the forefront of the nightmare that is 2020.

since then, breonna taylor and george floyd were both murdered by police officers here in the united states, joining eric garner, michael brown, tamir rice, alton sterling, elijah mcclain, philando castile, and so many more on the hauntingly long list of black americans who have been senselessly murdered at the hands of the police.

according to mappingpoliceviolence.org, "black people have been 28% of those killed by police since 2013 despite being only 13% of the population."

something needs to change. 

in june, we decided to switch our donations from benefiting frontline workers at local hospitals to supporting organizations who are fighting for racial justice. 

using this actblue form, donations will be split between 15 organizations:

- Justice for All Action Fund
- Black Lives Matter Global Network
- National Bail Out
- Know Your Rights Camp
- Black Voters Matter Fund
- BYP100
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- The National Police Accountability Project
- Color of Change Education Fund
- Unicorn Riot
- Advancement Project
- Higher Heights for America
- Fair Fight Action
- The Marsha P. Johnson Institute
- National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition

unfortunately, as we are not a 501(c)3 nonprofit, your donations are not tax-deductible. however, you can shop knowing that while you work to keep yourself and others safe from the coronavirus, you are also directly supporting organizations that are making a difference in police reform, the lgbtq+ community, voting equality, and so, so much more. 

if you are interested in learning more about the black lives matter movement and other ways you can give back, please consider doing the following:

- sign petitions, make calls, donate, and demand justice. this google sheet has so many links to take action on. 
- educate yourself. read a book, or two, or seventeen. i'm currently reading 'how to be less stupid about race' by crystal m. fleming and i highly recommend it. overdrive has an entire anti-racist reading list that you can work your way through.
- share resources and information on social media, such as local protests, numbers to call instead of 911 (here's a great resource), and stories of those around you. amplify black voices. 
- listen up. if you're white, remember that this isn't about you. it's time to take a seat and listen to those around you speak about their experiences and how they would like you to make a change in the community. 
- and, most importantly, v o t e. seriously, you need to vote. not just in the presidential election, although that one is very important. vote in your local elections; these decisions are the ones that will impact your community the most so make sure you speak up and fight for who you think is right to bring change to your town or state. the black lives matter website has a register to vote campaign that helps you check if you are registered, powered by rock the vote. 

if you have any resources that you believe should be included here, please feel free to flag them for us using the contact form. 

if you've read this far — thank you. thank you for listening, for acting, for making a difference. and thank you for supporting kitterbee.