06/03/2020
The Association of Black Harvard Women would like to offer our support to not only Black womxn and femmes within the Harvard Community but also to the broader global Black community during this time. We stand with those of you who are participating in protests, making your voices heard via social media, donating to important causes, signing petitions, spreading awareness, and more. In addition to the recent statements and events that ABHW has cosponsored and will cosponsor in the future, we would like to challenge our membership and alumnae to match our organization's donation of $400. Please send all of your donations to through Venmo. These funds will be split evenly between the Louisville Community Bail Fund and The Okra Project. The Louisville Community Bail Fund is located in the hometown of Breonna Taylor, and The Okra Project is an organization dedicated to serving Black Trans men, women, and more, like Tony McDade and Nina Pop. Detailed information about each fund is stated below. ABHW would like to shed light on these individuals, due to the lack of coverage and attention their deaths have received, and we hope that the lives of Black womxn and the LGBTQ+ community are prioritized and considered as well when we all make the faithful cry, “Black Lives Matter.”
Louisville Community Bail Fund: “The Louisville Community Bail Fund exists to not only bail out folks, but provide post-release support to get them from jail, fed, and to a situation of safety. LCBF also maintains a focus on preventative measures for those targeted by law enforcement and threatened with incarceration. While we work with national networks, we are also one of the only bail funds that rely entirely on support from individuals in our social justice community.”
The Okra Project: “The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.”
“To honor Nina Pop, Tony McDade, and the many Black Trans people who have been murdered by state-sanctioned violence, The Okra Project is dedicating $15,000 to create the Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund and the Tony McDade Mental Health Recovery Fund.”
ABHW nominates Harvard Black Students Association to donate to any cause of their choice.
