Greetings, Steem fam! I hope y'all are doing well. I thought today I would share some links to places you can donate to some good causes. The world is waking up and speaking out and that's a beautiful thing! But not everyone is a protester, so if you'd like to help in other ways, here are a few cool things that I've found. I figure if you want news, there are loads of places to get news (plus, I've been sharing news all over my other social media feeds); if you want education, there are WAY more qualified teachers than I; but links to good causes I can share! :)
apple mint in my balcony grove; pics for interest/to break up text
If you'd like to help the people on the ground, the group Black Visions Collective in Minnesota was recommended by the MN bail fund page. So many people are donating to bail funds but these folks I think are feeding people, bringing first aid supplies, that kinda thing, in Minneapolis. Here's their page where you can read all about them and donate: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
Yuan's salad in the balcony grove. No, I do not know why it comes in patchy like that sometimes, lol
This is a Go Fund Me for a group that is both providing reuseable cloth masks to people who need them in India, but also employing local garment industry workers who have been out of work due to the coronavirus to make them. If you haven't seen how strict the lockdown has been in India, check out this YouTube video I watched about it, which talks about how it's effecting the people who live in the slums and the migrant workers who are having to walk hundreds of miles to go home after their workplaces closed down and the public transport shut down without giving them any time to make it back to their home villages. You can donate to the Go Fund Me here: https://gf.me/u/x5xtaj
(you knew that was going to be on my list, come on now)
Another docu I watched recently was about the world's largest e-waste dump and the people who live and work there, and how toxic it is. If you believe in environmental justice, which I think is important work, you might want to plant some trees in Ghana, which is where the dump site is. Here's the link to One Tree Planted's Ghana tree planting program, where you can plant one tree for $1 or as many more as you like, and the video about Agbobloshie below: https://onetreeplanted.org/collections/africa/products/ghana
So here's a fundraiser where all proceeds will be donated to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Community Bail Fund split 50/50. You get over 740 video games for a minimum donation of $5. Calling that a deal is an understatement! So if you're a gamer and you'd like a bunch of cool indie games and also to pitch in, here's that link: https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality
regular mint in the balcony grove
So there you have it, four different ways you can help make more justice in the world (and play games while doing it!). Have you discovered any other awesome programs that could use some help? Let us know in the comments below! :)
