Happy Juneteenth & Donate Today!
Dear Codify community,
Happy Juneteenth! Today we commemorate the liberation of Black folx who were enslaved in the U.S. On June 19, 1865, Union army General Gordon Granger announced federal orders to free enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas—a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. We encourage our community to reflect, take action and celebrate this day in support of Black Lives.
Last week, each Codify member took over Instagram for one day to help fundraise for a QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) organization of their choice. We are overjoyed to share that we and our community raised $9,398 collectively for the Okra Project, F2L Relief Fund, Emergency Relief Fund, FIERCE, and Snap4Freedom. We are FLOORED by the outpouring of support. We have even had commitments of recurring donations! Thank you to everyone who has already donated.
We are only $602 away from making it to $10,000 and we would love to continue supporting these efforts. Can you help us make it to #10kbyMonday? In addition to individual gifts, we encourage you to consider a recurring donation of any amount over time. After all, the revolution is a marathon not a sprint. Click on any of the links below to donate to the cause of your choice. Be sure to let us know the amount of your donation so we can ensure we meet our #10kbyMonday goal!
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. Additionally 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.
The F2L: Relief Fund provides commissary support to incarcerated QTBIPOC in New York State. THE F2L NETWORK is a volunteer-led effort to end the incarceration of our community through resource redistribution and direct action. Founded in 2016, F2L has organized over 50+ Pack the Courts, raised over 100k in commissary, bailed out 8 individuals, and kept many more community members out of State custody by securing adequate legal representation and providing financial assistance during trial.
The mission of the Emergency Release Fund is to ensure that no trans person at risk in New York City jails remains in detention before trial. If cash bail is set for a trans person in New York City and no bars to release are in place, bail will be paid by the Emergency Release Fund. Trans people experience constant injustice. Behind bars it can be fatal. It’s on us to make sure no one—not one person—falls through the cracks. We can and we will.
FIERCE is an LGBTQ youth of color-led organization. We build the leadership, political consciousness, and organizing skills of LGBTQ youth. In New York City, we organize local grassroots campaigns to fight police harassment and violence and for increased access to safe public space for LGBTQ youth.
Snap4Freedom (Solutions Not Punishment Co.)
The Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative is a Black trans and queer-led collaborative that builds the power of our people to wage and win campaigns that force systematic divestment from the prison-industrial complex and investment in the services that support us.