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Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc.

Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. We’re currently working with the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial, Inc. [...]

2020 MLK Tribute Events

This year, we were fortunate enough to work with the Duluth NAACP to brand the [...]

Zeitgeist’s Year of the Womxn

Design 02 Workshop

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We're continuing to highlight some organizations d

We're continuing to highlight some organizations doing good work. We hope that you can raise awareness, donate, and engage in actions that support the movement.
Learn more about @mnfreedomfund "We value a society that values its people, their freedom, and recognizes their contribution to the greater good. A society that does not condition pretrial freedom on class or identity, that has ended mass incarceration and that invests in restorative and transformative justice." Website: minnesotafreedomfund.org

We are continuing to highlight organizations that

We are continuing to highlight organizations that are doing powerful and essential work. Our hope is that you will connect with these organizations and provide funds or other necessary resources and support.

Today we're connecting you to: @reclaimtheblock "Reclaim the Block began in 2018 and organizes Minneapolis community and city council members to move money from the police department into other areas of the city’s budget that truly promote community health and safety. We believe health, safety and resiliency exist without police of any kind. We organize around policies that strengthen community-led safety initiatives and reduce reliance on police departments. We do not believe that increased regulation of or public engagement with the police will lead to safer communities, as community testimony and documented police conduct suggest otherwise." Visit their Website: reclaimtheblock.org

Over these next 9 days we are continuing to highli

Over these next 9 days we are continuing to highlight 9 organizations that are doing powerful and essential work. Our hope is that you will connect with these organizations and provide funds or other necessary resources and support.
One of those orgs is @blackvisionscollective . "BLVC is committed to a long term vision in which ALL Black lives not only matter, but are able to thrive. What we know to be true in order to create this world is that oppressed people, especially Black people, need to build collective power in order to create systems transformation. Through the development of powerful strategic campaigns, we seek to expand the power of Black people across the Twin Cities metro area and Minnesota. This can look like delivering mobilization and action goals as part of a national coalition in which Black lives are centered, but it most often looks like visioning and leading targeted collaborative local campaigns that advance a concrete impact for people’s lives here, while also advancing a shift in public narrative that connects to transformative long-term change." Visit their website: blackvisionsmn.org/

We have been absent on social media for quite some

We have been absent on social media for quite some time. Like many of you, we were adapting to the many changes due to COVID-19. That, coupled with the disconnection from a project we were truly passionate about, hit us really hard. Although one of us still remains employed full-time, it has impacted us financially as we move through these circumstances. We hoped that we could find some respite by simplifying and reprioritizing. But even in the midst of a global pandemic, that disproportionately harms BIPOC, the overt violence of white supremacy does not rest.
We have felt so overwhelmed by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade and so many others. Our heart breaks for their families and all Black peoples targeted by violence and white supremacy.
As a team, we were trying to figure out what to do. We felt so taxed and burdened by everything that’s been happening. After taking some time to, unsuccessfully, rest/heal we decided that it’s time to step back into our roles. We are artists, storytellers, and visionaries. Through those roles, we intend to help support the efforts to attain justice, equity, abolition, and peace.
So, this month, we’ll use the platform we have to highlight some organizations as well as share some projects with you. We’ll start by donating to 9 different organizations. All of these organizations are doing work that is important. Some need funds to continue doing work to support community members. Others may need support to repair/rebuild. All of them will continue to build a better future. The organizations we are supporting: Black Visions Collective, Reclaim The Block, Minnesota Freedom Fund, Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB), MIGIZI, Unicorn Riot, MPD150, Voices For Racial Justice, and Juxtaposition Arts.
We encourage you to support these organizations now and in the future (especially those lead by BIPOC). Also, make sure to follow/like their pages to get info directly from those organizations. Certain orgs may need more resources than others and they will typically let you know when they're good.
Love and justice to y'all.

Today we're 100 days out from the Clayton Jackson

Today we're 100 days out from the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Day of Remembrance, commemorating the lives of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie, who were brutally murdered 100 years ago in the streets of Duluth at 11pm on June 15, 1920. We will be at the @CJMMDuluth Day of Remembrance on June 15th, 2020, will you? Sign up for the CJM mailing list at cjm2020.org/dor to get updates about showing up for the Day of Remembrance on June 15, 2020. #WeRememberCJM #cjm2020

Our creative director created a new tryptic that w

Our creative director created a new tryptic that will be featured in the WTF show @prove_gallery. The show opening is March 6.
The series entitled “Eff It: A Series of Intersectional Reminders” is a tryptic of hand-lettered illustrations printed on canvas. They are 8X8 inches each and are available for purchase at the art exhibition. Terri explains that “My artistic work recognizes the intersectional experiences Blackness, womxnhood, and queerness. The contrast of the hand lettered script style and the brash messages speak to the systemic hypocrisy of oppressive systems claiming to value those identities.”

We're excited to be a part of this year's @DuluthN

We're excited to be a part of this year's @DuluthNAACP 2020 MLK events. This year, we created the design centered around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Give Us the Ballot and We Will Transform the South." In his speech, Dr. King speaks to the importance of political power and the right to vote. He states that the right to vote is a sacred right. A right that should be defended and aggressively upheld.
We hope that if you are in the area, that you attend today's events; . It's just one way to support the many efforts of anti-racism happening in our community. #MLK2020

Tonight our Duluth City Council has the opportunit

Tonight our Duluth City Council has the opportunity to ban conversion therapy.
If you know anything about us, we are obviously in favor of banning such a horrible practice. We need to shift policies, practices, and culture so that Queer folks are safe and valued. Help make history by supporting this effort.
There is a rally at 5:30PM at City Hall followed by the council meeting at 7:00PM.

Are you Minneapolis? We’ll be at #ACCcraftbash

Are you Minneapolis?
We’ll be at #ACCcraftbash & #ACCdeckedout this Friday and Saturday.
This is a holiday market celebrating craft, commerce and design featuring handmade goods from the Minnesota maker community.
Come through and check out some of our work! We’ll also have items from our friends @flowrencia @craftigail @aonehc_aonehc @stace_of_spades.
If you’re interested in attending the preview party, let us know, we’ll hook you up.

Today and this weekend, enjoy 0% off!! If you need

Today and this weekend, enjoy 0% off!! If you need to purchase items or gifts this weekend we’re offering this amazing deal. You get access to 0% off and the opportunity to support a small, local, Black, progressive business. What a deal! Visit blackbirdrevolt.com

Side note: You won’t find any judgment from us in regards to your shopping. We understand we’re all at different places and have different pressures, needs, understandings, and expectations. Do not feel guilty about using this day to gain access to items you wouldn’t normally be able to afford or items that would hit your wallet harder if not for a sale. We should hold the rich accountable before making judgements about consumers with little income.

Just go fucking vote! Voting is one way to wield

Just go fucking vote!
Voting is one way to wield political power. It's an important step in choosing who represents us and how our community progresses.

Some may not like our vivid language. Well, we don't like when people pass policies that harm our community. So vote.

Throwback to last November. A photo from our shoot

Throwback to last November. A photo from our shoot for Pollen's Match the Hive. We had fun posing for these photos at our favorite spot, The Snooty Fox Tea Shop. We were also quite happy to support Pollen's fundraising efforts! 📸: Nemuel Nyangaresi

#tbt

The future we want is one we'll all have to design

The future we want is one we'll all have to design. In creating this series, we wanted to acknowledge the work that is happening while keeping our vision future focused.
Visit blackbirdrevolt.com/shop to get your tee!

Rebel, Resist, Revolt. Our first series. Make sur

Rebel, Resist, Revolt. Our first series.
Make sure to swing by our shop to pick up a tee from this series. Hit up BlackbirdRevolt.com/shop for more designs. 📸: Hebron Girma

Our Design 02 workshop is happening this Friday! J

Our Design 02 workshop is happening this Friday! Join us at our workshop as we dive into type and color.
The workshop will be from 10AM to Noon at Prøve (21 N Lake Ave). $25 is the cost of attendance.
Get your tickets here: http://ow.ly/UaCR50wvpfQ