This list is ongoing. If you have questions or want to add please email us at move@ascent.fit
Give Locally Tacoma/Pierce County:
Please consider making an ongoing monthly contribution instead of a one time payment. This allows these organizations to make better long term strategy.
Give to the family of Manuel Ellis a black man killed by Tacoma Police: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-honor-of-manuel-ellis
BLM Seattle Freedom Fund: https://blacklivesseattle.org/bail-fund/
Tacoma Mutual Aid Collective: https://www.paypal.me/tacomamutualaid
Tacoma Urban League: https://thetacomaurbanleague.org/donate
The Peoples Assembly : https://www.instagram.com/thepeoplesassembly/
Give Beyond Tacoma
Family of Tony Mcdade: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-tony-mcdade
Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/
Campaign Zero https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=1ZkgZCxsKkk6vln0gnPBDAxGIWBT8z3K59LlKiFc9kJpwqKIz9Kcl5sxadB-3adRHmqoUW&country.x=US&locale.x=US
Petitions
Demand Justice for Manuel Ellis - email our local representatives
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#petitions (list via Future is Now)
End Police Force
Join Campaign Zero https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision
Use of Force Project http://useofforceproject.org/#project
Queer Organizations
Trans Agenda for Liberation | Black Trans Women and Black Trans Femmes: Leading & Living Fiercely https://transgenderlawcenter.org/black-trans-women-black-trans-femmes-leading-living-fiercely
Keep Learning
Police Scorecard https://policescorecard.org/
An Anti Racist Reading list via The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html
Black Lives Matter Reading List: https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-lives-matter-reading-list
Raising Anit-Racist Kids: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-white-parents-can-use-media-to-raise-anti-racist-kids
Workshops
Diverse Unity w/Monique Melton: https://www.moniquemelton.com/work-with-me-2
Spiritual Activism: https://www.rachelricketts.com/online-courses
Anti-racism and Leadership courses: http://laylafsaad.com/good-ancestor-academy
Black Owned Businesses in Tacoma
Food via Dine Pierce County https://dinepiercecounty.com/2020/05/31/supporting-black-owned-businesses-in-pierce-county-a-group-project/
Black-owned businesses in Tacoma via South Sound Mag: https://southsoundmag.com/black-owned-businesses
Black-Owned business directory: https://www.tulmembers.com