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Jun 4, 2020 — by Kelsey Kimball

Pura Vida has always been committed to using our platform to raise awareness and support causes that are important to us, and to our community. We are listening, we are learning, and we are committed to using our privilege and platform to take meaningful action and create change. 

The age of social media has made access to informational tools much more available to all.  Below are some educational resources that we can all take the time to learn from, and demand change. 

Organizations to Follow
6 Series to Watch (On Netflix)
Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
When They See Us
13th
Just Mercy
Who Killed Malcom X?
    5 Books to Read
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
    Small Great Things
    Queenie
    Me and White Supremacy
    Heavy: An American Memoir 
      Petitions to Sign 
       
      Numbers to Text
      Text FLOYD to 55- 156
      Text JUSTICE to 66- 8336
      Text ENOUGH to 55-165
        Action Items*
        Register to vote!⏩   https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/
        Check in on your black friends, family, partners, and colleagues.
        Don't center the conversation around you. Identify privilege and condemn it. 
        Be an ally and advocate after the outrage ends! 

          "It is a privilege to educate yourself about racism instead of experiencing it."  

           

          Art- @studiowolfie

          *The Los Angeles Bucket List

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