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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
I like a lot of what you're saying here. Can you all please give me some links to organizations to support? I have some money that I would like to commit to this today
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If you're interested in helping related to what's going on in the US, some organizations you might think of supporting are Black Lives Matter (which also has Canadian chapters), Campaign Zero, and the National Police Accountability Project. There are GoFundMe drives supporting the families of George Floyd and others, which is another option. You could support the Collective Opposed to Police Brutality out of Montreal, if you wanted (but they aren't registered and are fairly controversial, I am solely presenting them as an example).
Outside of that, it really depends on where and how you want to direct your money. Do you want to give to bail funds for protestors? Plenty of region specific options there. Do you want to focus more on local issues? First Nations issues? The options are somewhat endless.
Basically, do your research and give to an organization you believe in and are passionate about, because I think that's the best way to ensure some sustainability with your support. You said you were going to the protest to support your friends who are POC, so it could even be as simple as asking them if there are specific organizations they really support and believe in if you arent that sure in deciding yourself.
This includes a bunch of options I didn't cover, but these are all US-specific (so if your goal is to keep the money more local, obviously not helpful):
https://www.thecut.com/2020/05/georg...to-donate.html