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title: What we must do to dismantle white supremacy
date: 2020-05-29T00:00:57Z
modified: 2023-09-12T15:28:03Z
permalink: "https://350.org/dismantle-white-supremacy/"
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excerpt: There is no just recovery for climate, without addressing the systemic extraction, harm and violence towards Black communities.
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  - Climate Justice
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  - Climate Activists
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  - Justice and Equity
  - Police Brutality
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author: 350 Panamá
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#### As we continue to see police and citizen violence on Black people, most recently with the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, we must ask ourselves, **what must we do to dismantle the carceral system and white supremacy?** 

The work of addressing white supremacy is critical to building a climate movement rooted in justice. **There is no just recovery for climate, without addressing the systemic extraction, harm and violence towards Black communities**. Building a movement rooted in the needs of those most oppressed is the only way we can achieve liberation for all.

This violence and white supremacy is not new – it is a tale as old as settler colonialism. And it must end. We invite you to do your own work, particularly white people and non-black people of color. **Here are some immediate actions you can take:**

_**First, make space for Black people to grieve**__._ _Do what you can to be an active and present supporter and acknowledge the ongoing trauma Black people face everyday._

##### **Immediate Actions**

- - [**Sign this petition**](https://secure.everyaction.com/eR7GA7oz70GL8doBq19LrA2)**,** from Reclaim the Block, calling on the Minneapolis City Council to become visionary leaders by pledging to defund the Minneapolis Police Department.
    - [**Join M4BL’s National Call to Action Call to hear from Organizers in Minneapolis and across the country.** ](https://bit.ly/m4blcall2action)
    - **Text ‘ActionNOW’ to 90975 to get regular updates about actions you can take.**
    - **Call Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey at (612) 678-2100.**
    - [Join a socially distant protest and justice caravan this Saturday, May 30th at 2 pm.](https://www.facebook.com/events/563296627946390/)
    - If you live in Minneapolis or in a neighboring town, **drop off supplies at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (2730 E 31st St).**  Here is a list of supplies needed. [**List of supplies needed can be found here.**](https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvS4UlnE2t/)

##### **Groups to Support**

- - [Official #GeorgeFloyd Memorial Fund (confirmed for the family)](https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd)
    - [Black Visions Collective](https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2)
    - [Reclaim the Block](https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2)
    - [Black Immigrant Collective](https://www.facebook.com/BlackImmigrantCollective/)
    - [Racial Justice Network](https://racialjusticenetwork.com/)
    - [Black Lives Matter MN](https://www.facebook.com/blacklivesmatterminneapolis/)
    - [Minnesota Freedom Fund](https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/)
    - [TakeAction MN](https://takeactionminnesota.org/)
    - [Minnesota Voice](https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minnesota-Voice)
    - [NAACP MPLS](https://www.mplsnaacp.org/)

##### **Resources**

- - [**Consider these critical questions from Austin Channing about protesting, “looting”, and violence against African Americans.**](https://austinchanning.substack.com/p/critical-questions?r=43vxu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy&fbclid=IwAR01JH6R0vcA2iPsgGkAPgOr17XFDZFInQGMfzHM-r48Y3va67EJ8_DE3c8) Move beyond the hashtags and allow what’s happening to transform the way you think about justice, policing, harm, violence.
    - [**Read this resource on why safe communities don’t have more police**](https://newrepublic.com/amp/article/157875/pandemic-right-time-defund-police?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR1GU1f7xCrad7VKpS-EFyKV4HM3ikhf_kDI1cTFgE8nJNaAMV9moIfIKOM) but instead prioritize more community resources.
    - [**This document is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen their anti-racism work.**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/preview?pru=AAABcoVKg7g*kkOwO5aT7V6I7YQ6GPLkkA) If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, **start now.**
    - [**Be witness to the unbearable grief of Black mothers.**](https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/5/28/21272380/black-mothers-grief-sadness-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR1oWVoq6ypbzWLNW2YRrDLuTIbdTUlrdGOnDqoNL4T4K5DMANYuhsl4pBg) Between COVID-19 and police brutality, the burden of grief is yet another risk to Black mothers’ health.
    - [**People Can Only Bear So Much Injustice Before Lashing Out**](https://www.thenation.com/article/society/minneapolis-rebellion-floyd/)**.** As the media denounces the Minneapolis protesters, it’s worth remembering that it takes incredible strength to practice nonviolence in the face of murder and oppression.
    - **[How to respond to “riots never solve anything!”](https://soletstalkabout.com/2020/05/28/how-to-respond-to-riots-never-solve-anything/?fbclid=IwAR0xH9eFiASwUJXErHirdzJqwbxi-MGzzsPgGkOAi2z1qHxOWjCS8aksf3s)**

![](https://350.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/slack-imgs.com_-700x467.jpg)

###### **Image from PBS**

**Share these resources and actions with your community.** Rejecting the feeling that nothing can be done about white supremacy is key, and it starts with taking action and listening to the people most impacted by our racist system.