Black Lives Matter

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lR3ap3r_the_0riginal_cynic_- said:
I be honest with you yes there bad apples in the police but I think we need get gang violence, suicide, people who are live on the streets, broken familys, people starving to death and covid-19
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Defunding the police will allocate money to the communities to prevent homelessness, broken families and provide a sustainable life for people that might otherwise turn to crime.

Cops don't prevent any of this, they show up afterwards. If you really care about these issues you would be looking at how do we prevent this from ever happening in the first place. Which starts with defunding the police.
 
RoseMilkTea said:
Defunding the police will allocate money to the communities to prevent homelessness, broken families and provide a sustainable life for people that might otherwise turn to crime.

Cops don't prevent any of this, they show up afterwards. If you really care about these issues you would be looking at how do we prevent this from ever happening in the first place. Which starts with defunding the police.
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What will help with broken homes is men starting to act like a man should... Young parents stop pushing their kids off on family so they can go party and have more kids... Women and men both coming back to having values in a relationship....

Homelessness has always been around... There are agencies that do a good deed with the homeless community... But why work when you can have things gave to you... Someone that is legit homeless will stop at nothing to get out of that situation...

Providing a sustainable life... That one is easy... WORK... Whites and blacks BOTH... and is seen in the younger generation... Need to understand... Without an education... its gonna be tough... Things absolutely will not be handed to you... Dont live beyond your means.... You get what you work for...
 
ImTheDevilInHerAngelEyes said:
What will help with broken homes is men starting to act like a man should... Young parents stop pushing their kids off on family so they can go party and have more kids... Women and men both coming back to having values in a relationship....

Homelessness has always been around... There are agencies that do a good deed with the homeless community... But why work when you can have things gave to you... Someone that is legit homeless will stop at nothing to get out of that situation...

Providing a sustainable life... That one is easy... WORK... Whites and blacks BOTH... and is seen in the younger generation... Need to understand... Without an education... its gonna be tough... Things absolutely will not be handed to you... Dont live beyond your means.... You get what you work for...
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This isn't asking for handouts. This is about equality.

The fact that the homeless in my area is made of close to 50% BIPOC is upsetting. The generational trauma and systematic racism has a huge impact on the mental wellbeing of individuals which historically can lead to substance abuse. Which no surprise can lead to homelessness. "Just work for it" is a bullshit argument when i doubt you've experienced what they have.

But I guess you'd rather invest in jailing these people then helping them.

Anyways. I'm not about to constantly defend my stance on BLM and Defunding the Police here. Do some research. Learn, grow, be an ally, be a better person.
 
RoseMilkTea said:
This isn't asking for handouts. This is about equality.

The fact that the homeless in my area is made of close to 50% BIPOC is upsetting. The generational trauma and systematic racism has a huge impact on the mental wellbeing of individuals which historically can lead to substance abuse. Which no surprise can lead to homelessness. "Just work for it" is a bullshit argument when i doubt you've experienced what they have.

But I guess you'd rather invest in jailing these people then helping them.

Anyways. I'm not about to constantly defend my stance on BLM and Defunding the Police here. Do some research. Learn, grow, be an ally, be a better person.
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THIS - also heart eyes 🥺 perfectly worded xoxo
 
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-AB-Psilocybin said:
I just typed out an incredibly long response to this before I decided it’s not worth an argument. I think you should do some more research about some things, or ask someone who lives with these things, because I think you’re missing the mark here.
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Are you assuming that I have not or do not experience these things...?
 
Muschi said:
Are you assuming that I have not or do not experience these things...?
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If you did you wouldn’t have posted that. Because you’d know it’s not poverty addiction and mental illness that make someone a criminal, but those things don’t give you a free pass to break laws and act violently without consequence. We need to stop pretending that no one ever does anything wrong, people need to be held accountable for their behavior.
 
-AB-Psilocybin said:
If you did you wouldn’t have posted that. Because you’d know it’s not poverty addiction and mental illness that make someone a criminal, but those things don’t give you a free pass to break laws and act violently without consequence. We need to stop pretending that no one ever does anything wrong, people need to be held accountable for their behavior.
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Where did I say that all people that experience those things are criminals, or that every criminal is someone that experiences those things? I didn't. :)
 
The point I was making is:
  • imprisoning people for drug possession does not cure their addiction
  • imprisoning homeless people for trespassing, loitering, etc does not solve their homelessness
  • imprisoning or killing people that are experiencing a mental health episode (incl. those seeking suicide by cop) does nothing to aid or assist in their recovery
 
Muschi said:
The point I was making is:
  • imprisoning people for drug possession does not cure their addiction
  • imprisoning homeless people for trespassing, loitering, etc does not solve their homelessness
  • imprisoning or killing people that are experiencing a mental health episode (incl. those seeking suicide by cop) does nothing to aid or assist in their recovery
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No, you’re saying that because someone’s an addict or in poverty it’s ok to break laws lol and it’s not. But this isn’t the place to have this discussion so I’m done.
 
[ATA]Zelda said:
Hi all,

First things first. Let us be perfectly clear: we unequivocally support the Black Lives Matter movement.

These past weeks have been a stark reminder of the fact that racial discrimination against People of Color (POC) is real and horrifying, and it's not just limited to police brutality. It happens in the US, in our home country of Canada, and in every corner of the world. At ATA, we stand in support with those against police brutality and racial discrimination of all kinds - wherever and whenever it rears its ugly head.

As for how the company is going to act, ATA is going to focus on supporting anti-racism organizations, along with two weeks of dedicated support to LGBTQ organizations within the black community in support of PRIDE month.

For those of you who may not know, ATA has been making weekly donations to various organizations who are working to support our community during these trying times, beginning with efforts to combat COVID-19 back in March. If you'd like, you can also check out previous weeks' posts on our Facebook page for details on our approach to these donations.

This week, our donation was made to Hogan’s Alley Society. We are also matching all employee donations to anti-racism efforts and organizations.

If you would also like to help directly, you can donate too! There are a great many places and ways you can do this. Below we will include plenty of links to get you started.

This is also the right time for us to amplify the voices of POC, and to spread information that will help more people understand what's happening, learn from it, heal, and work towards a better future.

To that end, we are also providing links to resources for information and education.

To continue fostering support and change going forward, you can also find and support businesses run by POC in your area. To get you started, here's a handy site for this for cities all around Canada: https://www.afrobiz.ca.

It all comes down to this: black people deserve better. People of colour deserve better.

We can create a better community, a better society, if we try. But it has to start here - with you.



Donate
US/General
- https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#donate (Tons of helpful places and ways you can help #BlackLivesMatter)
- The Minnesota Freedom Fund (https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/) has, as of today, put a temporary hold on donations, and has instead shared the following list from Reclaim the Block of local organizations to donate to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLWGTQIe3967hdc9RSxBq5s6KKZHe-3_mWp5oemd7OA/preview?pru=AAABcpUiX3k*Y6Q4I6UBtkH3lLz9GVLg0A
- For those in Louisville, this site is dedicated to Breonna Taylor and the fight for justice: https://justiceforbreonna.org/

Canada
- https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/
- https://bcblackhistory.ca/
- https://www.gofundme.com/f/blmvan (Black Lives Matter - Vancouver fundraiser)
- https://blacklivesmatter.ca/ (Black Lives Matter - Toronto)



Information and Education
Here are some quick articles to get you started
- https://mashable.com/article/justice-for-george-floyd-minneapolis-support-protesters/
- https://www.oprahmag.com/life/a32714899/how-to-help-george-floyd/


Here are links to resources for further learning
- http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES (lots of resources for learning about the nuances of racism and how to fight it, especially for people new to anti-racism work)
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hpub-jkm9cLzJWqZSsETqbE6tZ13Q0UbQz--vQ2avEc (more in depth guide on anti-racism resources)
- https://lettersforblacklives.com/ (An open letter project about anti-blackness, translated into multiple languages)


Other
Here is a list of resources for bail funds and legal help in the US, organized by city
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X4-YS3vFn5CLL9QtJSU0xqmTh_h8XilXgOqGAjZISBI
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I find this interesting seeing as though Ata actively silenced people that where calling out racist comments.
 
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