During this week's positive news with Manchester's Finest we covered news on the Manchester Black Lives Matter peaceful protests that took place this weekend as well as people across Manchester who are working to raise money for charities who are supporting the Black Community, Bail funds, The George Floyd Memorial fund as well as petitions you can sign to support this revolution, not just today, tomorrow but forever.
Below are links to documents we've found containing many useful resources such as charities and petitions and templates for MP letters to demand justice and learning resources:
Click Here for Black Lives Matter Resources UK
{Please note we are not the authors of the above document}
Click here for GCSE Reading List Petition mentioned in our news
Organizations Mentioned
World Wide Kneel - Friday's 8 minute kneel in memory of George Floyd
ManchesterMarch - Saturday's peaceful protest organizers
MCRBLM - Sunday's peaceful protest organizers
BURN - Black United Representation Network
AKSE - Creator of George Floyd memorial painting in Northern Quarter.
Black Minds Matter - Connecting black individuals and families with fully funded therapy support
Below are links to Manchester-based artists who are raising money through their Bandcamp pages for the Minnesota Freedom Fund which helps post bail for protesters arrested during marches.
CHIMPO
https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2dw7FjqXN/
https://boxnlock.bandcamp.com/album/chimpo-hia-the-club-mixes
DRS
https://drsspacecadet.bandcamp.com/
Murkage Dave
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDrAcEgo_x/?igshid=120rwxcf7nfyp
Zed Bias
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBF-ID-JIdq/
MASON COLLECTIVE
https://www.instagram.com/p/CA-6AssjYIA/
https://masoncollective.bandcamp.com/track/what-can-you-do-blm
ABNORMAL SLEEPZ
www.abnormalsleepz.bandcamp.com
BIOME
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDux5FBPNB/
https://biome.bandcamp.com/album/run
Strange Riddims
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBDnFlzgl2Z/?igshid=18j5liyw5ln80
Please do support the above artists, make donations to the listed charities if you can, sign the petitions and continue to learn, talk, and fight for human rights.
Today, tomorrow & forever.
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