Performative allyship

cishetsrgross:

khalifaziz:

I see more posts by white people asking if it’s “okay” for them to see Black Panther than I do see them asking for links to charity campaigns trying to help young Black kids see the movie.

which is to say the BP tags have like three of the former posts every day, but I have yet to see a SINGLE post by a white person asking people to send them links for campaigns they can support.

I need someone to realize that this is the pinacle of performative allyship.

they’re out here trying to get their hoodpass into wakanda but aren’t ready to let Jerome hold a dollar. They want to be invited to the cookout, but won’t even bring a bag of ice. They want to think themselves the ‘special white people’ but don’t actually want to do the work of the special white people.

and before you, white person clearly missing the point of this posts asks, yes, you CAN reblog this if it’s to show support of the message.

Here’s some links, btw, to gofundmes that still need funding for helping black kids see Black Panther:

https://www.gofundme.com/help-steel-kids-see-black-panther

https://www.gofundme.com/tmals-scholars-black-panther-event

https://www.gofundme.com/black-panther-challenge-BGCN

https://www.gofundme.com/eotowakanda

https://www.gofundme.com/send-the-kids-to-black-panther

https://www.gofundme.com/helpkidsseeblackpantherphilly

https://www.gofundme.com/help-bronx-kids-see-black-panther

https://www.gofundme.com/Help-Ghanas-Kids-See-Black-Panther

https://www.gofundme.com/help-kids-in-bk-see-black-panther

This is really useful because the charity screenings we were going to donate to had met their goal by the time we went to give, so, for anyone wanting to help kids see this film, here’s a list!

actuallyclintbooton:

Click here to support Family’s Emergency Move by Saundra Armstrong

slarmstrong:

slarmstrong:

This GoFundMe campaign is for my family. My mother, father, and brother are 30 days away from being homeless. My father lost his job four years ago and has been unable to find steady work since. My brother works very hard all week, but in this economy, the pay isn’t great. My mother is disabled,…

If you have a couple bucks to spare, that would be wonderful. If not, please signal boost? My family has a very short amount of time. Thank you!

Again, signal boosting this would be amazing for those few people who follow me. 🙂

Hey guys, my friend’s brother and disabled parents are on the verge of homelessness, take a look and signal boost please. Thanks all. ❤

niaking:

“Miss Major is a black, formerly incarcerated, transgender elder. She has been an activist and advocate in her community for over forty years. She was at the Stonewall uprising in 1969, became politicized at Attica, was an original member of the first all-transgender gospel choir, and is a father, mother, grandmother, and grandfather to her own children, and to many in the transgender community.

Currently, Miss Major is the Executive Director of TGI Justice where she instills hope and a belief in a better future to the girls that are currently incarcerated and those coming home.” – from the Transgender/Intersex Justice Project website

Every queer person of my generation owes Miss Major a debt of gratitude. She needs us right now.

"This past week Miss Major’s apartment caught fire and almost all of her personal belongings were severely damaged. Thankfully, she and her pooch Moose were unharmed. She is currently looking for a new place to live, and once she is able to re-establish permanent housing, she’s going to need support to refurnish her home in addition to simply covering her monthly bills, health costs, etc.

Please help by inviting your friends and networks to join this circle, increasing your monthly donation, or making an additional one-time donation. Because we take care of our own.”

More info on how to support here.

actuallyclintbarton:

maggie-stiefvater:

tatterhood:

Save the viking goats!!!

Johanna Thorvaldsdóttir’s Icelandic goat farm (Háafell) is facing foreclosure in September, resulting in the entire goat flock being butchered – unless enough funds are raised to save it!

There are less than 820 Icelandic goats in the entire world – they are an endangered species. Almost half of them will be lost if this farm is not saved. I visited Háafell 2 years ago and every goat I draw is rooted in this place. Any little bit helps 🙂

If anyone I know eats any of these goats, we’re not friends anymore.

There are only 13 days left on the fundraiser and it’s still got 42% to go! Save the adorable babies!!!!

The farm has met their original goal, so the goats will NOT go to slaughter and the farm is safe, but they are asking that the signal keeps getting boosted. Donations are still needed to make the farm sustainable. Money made past their original goal will go to building a milking room and obtaining cheese making equipment, long-term investments that are sorely needed if the farm is to continue and prosper. And for those who like perks (in addition to that warm, fuzzy feeling), there are some pretty neat incentives still up for grabs on the fundraising page.

anotherveganpunk:

This kid here is Julian, he’s 2 years old now. He was tragically injured in a car accident at 6 months old, thanks to a drunk driver asshole. He’s been in a wheelchair ever since. The doctors he goes to now say they don’t have enough experience dealing with those injuries on such a young person. Shriner’s in Chicago offered a free evaluation, they just need to get and stay there which unfortunately costs a lot of money anyway. So there’s this fund going and even if you can’t donate yourself please just signal boost this and maybe it reaches people who can.

(I’m trying not to be mad as fuck but seeing funds for shit like racist cops and potato salad reaching thousands and this fund going so slow is making it really hard not to get absolutely livid and throw stuff around.)