Black History Month is the time to find new, local Black-owned businesses! Local papers and groups may run special editions with lists of businesses, or look for special events in your area like tasting tours. If you’d like to support Black entrepreneurs more, this is the best time of the year to find them! (Remember to leave reviews!)
Businesses in areas hit hard by ICE suffer. From staff decimated by raids and fear, to tear gas and broken windows, it’s hard to stay in operation when the streets have become a war zone. Choose an area currently under attack by ICE, and identify a local business with online sales of goods or gift certificates. Buy something. Donate back to the community, if you can, or just make online purchases.
Shutdowns that include service industries are hard on tipped workers. This is doubly true for shutdowns on busy days, like the “ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE” shutdown on January 30th.
During closures, look for businesses supporting the cause. Make a plan to go soon, and tip twice what you usually would, if you can.
Don’t go see Melania’s documentary. Don’t let your friends go see it. If it hardly feels like resistance, donate the price of a ticket to the ACLU.
See how easy resistance is?! 😉
Donate to the ACLU. They’re the frontline documenting abuses against detainees, and defending the constitution. Without their work, there’s a lot we wouldn’t even know about.
Nobody deserves a cookie for just doing the right thing…wait…what are we saying! Of course you deserve cookies! Buy your girl scout cookies from transgender or unhoused scouts for extra brownie points.
