![]() ![]() She didn’t need to persuade anyone, she said, and an annual holiday was approved unanimously. On Monday, Diana Samuels, the grant maker’s vice president for people and culture, presented it at a meeting of Ford’s executive leadership. Bandcamp, a music website, is donating the proceeds of all of its music streams Friday to the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.Īt Ford, the idea of a Juneteenth holiday was suggested in a regularly scheduled employee discussion group last week. ![]() Grant makers including the Ford, Kresge, and MacArthur foundations have also given employees Friday off.Ĭompanies giving employees the day off include Netflix, Ralph Lauren, and Target, according to Hella Juneteenth, a group tracking corporate responses. Juneteenth is not a national holiday, but a large number of nonprofits, foundations, and other organizations are giving employees a paid day off, including Candid, the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Council on Foundations, the Kapor Center, Network for Good, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and Southern California Grantmakers. “I have the power as a white person and as an executive director to do this.” Growing Participation “I can ask them to read a book on anti-racism, but if I’m not going to give them the actual time to do it, then it’s kind of hollow,” he said. He provided a list of organizations to donate to, books to read, and films to watch on the subject. In a blog post, he suggested employees take the day to reflect on racism in America, support Black-owned businesses, or take action in support of racial justice. ![]() A small thing he could do in response, he said, was to give employees Juneteenth off. The killings by police of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd and the national protests that came in response made that work more urgent, said Sam Aquillano, the museum’s executive director. The Bail Project fights for pretrial justice, and can help you find bail funds in your city, which keep people out of jails as they await trial.On Friday, the six employees of the Design Museum Everywhere, which has offices in Boston and Portland, Ore., will be given the day off to celebrate Juneteenth, making it one of a growing list of nonprofits that will formally mark slavery’s end with a holiday.įor the past two years, the virtual museum’s staff has undergone training to raise awareness of racism in the design field and American society. There are many justice organizations in Minnesota striving to support protestors and create reform in the state: The North Star Health Collective, Minnesota Freedom Fund, Reclaim the Block, and Black Visions Collective. You can still donate to the George Floyd Memorial Fund, which George’s brother, Philonise, started for the Floyd family-with funds going toward taking care of George’s children. ![]() From prison abolition activists like the Prison Policy Initiative, to groups like Dream Defenders who are supporting Black youth, here is a list of organizations you can donate to in observance of Juneteenth.Ĭontinue Demanding Justice for George Floyd There are countless organizations fighting for justice for Black Americans who need your support. This Friday, June 19, is Juneteenth-the commemoration of the news of slavery's end reaching Texas, a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.* Even if you’re not able to participate in the many protests and events planned for Juneteenth, you can still observe it this year. Brooks was supposed to celebrate his eight-year-old daughter’s birthday the next day. In Atlanta last Friday night, Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by officers-who are now facing charges for his death-responding to a call about a man sleeping in his car at a parking lot. It’s been nearly a month since the murder of George Floyd-and even though protests demanding justice for his death are still going strong across America, not nearly enough has changed. ![]()
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