Donated the remainder of my stimulus check to Campaign Zero + additional $565 raised from friends and family
Talked to old friend and asked how she’s talked to her kids about racism
Watched the recent John Oliver episode (entire episode devoted to the police) with my mom and we had some intense conversation following the show. I highly recommend watching it with a friend or family member.
June 9
Reflected on how I truly have the option to just forget about injustice and get back to my life
Added some entries to the “Antiracism: One Mistake at a Time” zine
I thought a lot about a potentially concerning interaction with my neighbor and person of color, and that I could say something about it to my neighbor. I resolved to say something.
June 13
This was a zero day, or maybe even -1 day: I went back on my resolution to say something to my neighbor. I realized I may be overly critical of the interaction, and that maybe it wasn’t a big deal at all. Saying something might cause more harm than good.
Posted in the M4BL Slack asking about an a appropriate volunteer role, and I learned about What’s Up, Pittsburgh?!, a local anti-racist organization that mainly consists of resources, study groups, and event postings
While I was on a walk in my neighborhood, I saw four police cruisers and about eight police officers gathered around a house on a quiet street. It looked like a Black woman who lived across the street had called them to check on her family in the other house, but I’m not sure of the details. I decided to hang around on the block – I’m not sure what I was expecting to do, but figured that if anything escalated in what looked like an inappropriate manner I could at least call 911 and film it on my phone. The police dispersed after about 30 minutes, and appeared to have not taken any action.