Black Lives Matter

Community Messages

Addressing Stereotypes in Past Theatre Performances
A message from President Harring to the Muhlenberg College community

Board of Trustees Statement of Commitment: July 6, 2020
A message from Board Chair Rich Crist on behalf of the Muhlenberg College Board of Trustees

Taking Action: June 16, 2020
A message from President Harring to the Muhlenberg College community

Support: Black Faculty Letter: June 10, 2020
A message from Director of Multicultural Life Robin Riley-Casey and Assistant Director of Multicultural Life Kiyaana Cox-Jones to the Muhlenberg College community

Muhlenberg Black Faculty Letter and Action Plan: June 9, 2020
After receiving permission from one of the authors of the document, the College has posted the original June 9, 2020 letter below.

SGA Letter of Support: Taking Responsibility for Systemic Racism (June 5, 2020)
A letter from the Student Government Association to the Muhlenberg student body

Reflections on Our Current Moment: June 2, 2020
A message from Associate Provost for Faculty & Diversity Initiatives Brooke Vick to the Muhlenberg College Community

Racism and Responsibility: June 1, 2020
A message from President Harring to the Muhlenberg College community

Racial Justice Organizations

National Organizations

Black Lives Matter: A global organization working to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities.

Advancement Project: A multi-racial civil rights organization dedicated to human rights struggles for equality and justice in order to fulfill America’s promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy.

American Civil Liberties Union: Nonprofit dedicated to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States

Campaign Zero: Organization that utilizes research-based policy solutions to end police brutality in the U.S.

Color of Change: The nation’s largest online racial justice organization

The Marshall Project: A nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund: America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice.

National Bail Out: A Black-led and Black-centered collective of organizers, lawyers and activists building a community-based movement to support Black Americans and end systems of pretrial detention and mass incarceration.

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): A multi-racial coalition dedicated to undermining white supremacy and help build a racially-just society.

Unicorn Riot: Nonprofit media collective dedicated to exposing the root causes of social, economic, and environmental issues.

Minnesota

George Floyd Memorial Fund: The official GoFundMe to support the Floyd family. (Goal Reached)

Minnesota Freedom Fund: Community-based fund set up to pay criminal bail and immigration bonds for individuals who have been arrested while protesting police brutality. This has become one of the most prominent bail funds, providing relief to protesters in Minneapolis seeking justice for George Floyd.

Black Visions Collective: Minnesota-based black, trans, and queer-led organization committed to dismantling systems of oppression and violence.

Reclaim the Block: Coalition that advocates for and invests in community-led safety initiatives in Minneapolis neighborhoods.

Public Goods: Mutual aid fund for the residents of Minneapolis public housing, organized by Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition (DGPHC).

Georgia

Atlanta Solidarity Fund: Action Network fund set up to support the George Floyd protesters with both bail and necessary legal relief.

Buy Black Atlanta: Community group fund to support and repair black-owned businesses in Atlanta that were damaged during the protests.

Kentucky

Louisville Community Bail Fund: Bail, legal, and support fund for activists in Louisville.

Louisville Mutual Aid: A fundraiser for different organizations in the city, including Black Lives Matter Louisville, Hip Hop Cares and Women of the Well.

We will continue to add organizations around the country and invite you to submit others for addition to this list. Please contact brianspeer@muhlenberg.edu with your suggestions.