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“What is most urgently needed now is direct community support and assistance.”

— Black Lives Matter Seattle–King County

 

 

 

We stand against police brutality. We stand against white supremacy. We stand against a racist criminal justice system. Our studio is collectively giving to the following organizations. If you have the means, we urge you to do the same.

 

Black Lives Matter — Seattle

Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County is a grassroots, volunteer-run, social-justice nonprofit organization focused on the empowerment and liberation of Blacks and other people of color through advocacy and direct action. BLM Seattle centers leadership on Black femmes, women, and queer people organizing and taking direct action to dismantle anti-black systems and policies of oppression.

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NW Community Bail Fund

Advocating for bail reform and working to minimize the harm of the cash bail system by paying bail for people who would otherwise spend the pre-trial time in jail. Currently operating in King and Snohomish Counties in Washington State.

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Marsha P. Johnson Institute

Power without action is useless. The Marsha P. Johnson Institute joins you in responding to unjust violence systemically, physically and structurally as it happens to BLACK transgender people. We challenge the entities, politicians, and structures that create a breeding ground for hate to grow.

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Anti Police-Terror Project

A Black-led, multi-racial, intergenerational coalition that seeks to build a replicable and sustainable model to eradicate police terror in communities of color. The Anti Police-Terror Project supports families surviving police terror in their fight for justice, documenting police abuses and connecting impacted families and community members with resources, legal referrals, and opportunities for healing.

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Southern Poverty Law Center

The SPLC battles racial and social injustice by using the courts and advocacy to win systemic reforms on behalf of victims of bigotry and discrimination, monitoring hate groups and other extremists throughout the U.S. and exposing their activities, and helping teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse society.

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Alliance for Justice

AFJ leads the coalition to advocate for qualified, diverse judicial nominees, expose the records of those that are unfit to serve on the bench, expand nonprofit advocacy, and fight for equal access to justice.

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Resources

Donations are only one way to help in the fight.

Read, Watch, Listen

We’ve compiled a list of resources of graphic design techniques that have been used throughout history to fight injustice, inequalities and decenter the white narrative.

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Other Ways You Can Help

Visit blacklivesmatters.carrd.co to find up to date information, including: petitions to sign, representatives numbers to text or call, maps of protests, how to protest safely, and other resources.

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Verbalizing design is another act of design. Kenya Hara from Designing Design
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A designer’s role is a role of good citizenship. Milton Glaser
The goal of design is to elevate expectations and make something artful. Paula Scher
We have to overcome the obstacles and rise up to the challenges. Emory Douglas Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party
Graphic design is not a luxury, but a necessity. Wim Crouwel
Consider everything an experiment. Sister Corita Kent
Good art inspires; Good design motivates. Otl Aicher
Design is art that people use. Ellen Lupton
Design is just language and the real issue is what you use that language to do. Tibor Kalman
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To simplify is complicated.
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