In Solidarity: Black Lives Matter!

At Northwest Harvest, we recognize and mourn acts of racial violence against Black communities. The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless others are brutal acts of white supremacy.

Hunger and racism in the United States are deeply connected—from protests to end police brutality across our country to the Latinx farmworkers striking right here in Yakima Valley, oppressed people across our country and across our State are demanding justice.

In solidarity, Northwest Harvest works to dismantle racism and end hunger. We are committed to speaking up and taking action. We ask you to commit to speaking up and taking action, too. Taking action to be anti-racist means becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable. We offer the following resources to learn more about Black Lives Matter and ways to support our communities’ outcry for justice:

• Black Lives Matter demands recognition and accountability for these injustices and calls for the redistribution of resources from police to support the services that promote the health and prosperity of our communities. Read the demands and sign the petition at #DefundThePolice.
• Their lives have been taken but we can promote healing in their communities. #SayTheirNames
  • Take action for justice for Breonna Taylor
  • Contribute to the official George Floyd Memorial Fund
  • Contribute to the fund for Ahmaud Arbery

• Engage with the anti-racist work of local organizations:
  • Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County
  • Find your local chapter of the NAACP
  • Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW)

• Suggested readings:
  • How the U.S. Got Its Police Force (Time Magazine)
  • (For white people) 5 Ways White People Can Take Action in Response to White and State-Sanctioned Violence
  • A Letter from Marc Dones On the Necessity of Black Futures