Alpha Psi Lambda

Supporting our Communities

We are listening. We hear and see our Familia who make up the BIPOC, Latino, White, Asian, etc. communities and we see our Familia who are fiercely standing up for and taking action demanding change within our society. Demanding our country’s leadership to also take action and educating others so that everyone is protected by the institutions of our democracy.

To further support this movement, we have compiled a list of various resources from our peers, members and communities to aid in the commitment to nobility and justice.

Supporting Undocumented Individuals

Immigration Preparedness Toolkit - Spanish

Immigration Preparedness Toolkit

Immigrant Legal Resource Center

National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Know Your Rights Handout

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Resources

TheDream.Us
TheDream.US is the nation’s largest college access and success program for DREAMers.
https://www.thedream.us/resources/

Immigration Advocates Network
National Immigration Legal Services Directory
https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/

United We Dream
The largest immigrant youth-led community in the country. 
https://unitedwedream.org/the-truth-about-ice-and-cbp-take-action/

FWD.us
FWD.us is a bipartisan political organization that believes America’s families, communities, and economy thrive when more individuals are able to achieve their full potential.
https://www.fwd.us/daca-101/

Resources for DACA/DREAMers from The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
https://www.hacu.net/hacu/Resources_for_DACA_Students__Family.asp

List of organizations pledging support for DACA/DREAMers 
https://www.hacu.net/hacu/DACA_Coalition_Organizations.asp

Center for American Progress
Article on what would happen if DACA ends
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2018/08/15/454798/amid-court-challenges-heres-will-happen-daca-ends/

Supporting the Asian Community  

Collective resources for supporting our Asian families and communities as we fight Asian violence.
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/

Stop Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate
Reporting hate crimes:
https://stopaapihate.org/

Bystander Intervention Training to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment
https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/

Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Bystander Intervention Training - Chicago, IL

Donate:
Hate Is A Virus - A nonprofit community of mobilizers and amplifiers that exists to dismantle racism and hate. We started as a movement in April 2020 in response to the rise in hate crimes against AAPI due to the pandemic.

https://hateisavirus.org/

The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), founded in 1996, is a coalition of 37 national Asian Pacific American organizations around the country. Based in Washington D.C., NCAPA serves to represent the interests of the greater Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities and to provide a national voice for AA and NHPI issues.
https://www.ncapaonline.org/

Supporting the Black Community

Legal Help (Minnesota based groups)

• Legal Rights Center: 612-336-0030
• Lawyers Guild: 612-444-2653

Supporting Daunte Wright's family:

• Daunte Wright Memorial Fund: https://gofund.me/b101c9ea
• PayPal: @holisticheaux (Will pass on to Chyna)
• https://www.holisticheaux.com/

Sign a Petition or Contact Your Representatives

• Justice for Julius: https://www.justiceforjuliusjones.com/
• Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/
• We Are Done Dying: https://naacp.org/
• Defund the Police; Expand Voting Access: https://www.aclu.org/action/
• She Safe, We Safe Pledge: https://www.byp100.org/
• The Movement for Black Lives: https://m4bl.org/
• Text POLICE to 504-49 to easily and automatically sign a petition to end police brutality
• Ways to Contact State Legislators: https://bit.ly/2XkmErN 
  
• Justice For Bre: https://tinyurl.com/ybvvwdvb
• #BirthdayForBreonna: https://msha.ke/30flirtyfilm/

Educate Yourself

• Minnesota based
• Center for Economic Inclusion: https://www.centerforeconomicinclusion.org/
• Voices for Racial Justice: https://voicesforracialjustice.org/
• ED Allies: https://edalliesmn.org/
• Ujamaa Place: https://ujamaaplace.org/
• NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/ 
• Voices for Racial Justice:https://voicesforracialjustice.org/
• Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision
• Headwaters Foundation for Justice: https://headwatersfoundation.org/
• ACLU Racial Justice: https://www.aclu.org/issues/racial-justice
• National Police Accountability Project: https://www.nlg-npap.org/
• Resources for Accountability and Actions for Black Lives (google doc)
• 10 Books About Race Non-Black People Should Be Reading Right Now
• From our peers:
• Sigma Lambda Upsilon Sorority, Inc. https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3b0bwh6V2/?igshid=1r8sl1c5ziu4t
• Hermandad de SIA https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBAwN7hzgg/?igshid=12blsl5ls47w5 

• University of Dayton FSL: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA8Rn8jp4Ef/?igshid=gzm0sa2alxl0 

Donate

Money/Supplies:

• Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://mnfreedomfund.org/
• Bail Funds and COVID-19 Rapid Response: The National Bail Fund Network
• The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
• Colorado Freedom Fund: https://fundly.com/coloradofreedom 
• Northstar Health fund for Protestors: https://northstarhealth.wordpress.com/donate/
• List of worthy organizations via Reclaim the Block: https://tinyurl.com/ycadedzg
• 10 Black-Led Chicago Groups You Can Donate Now To Make A Difference In Black Lives: https://tinyurl.com/ycycz2wj

Mutual Aid

• Join groups to provide water/wellness bags to protesters
• Provide sanctuary for protesters

• Have a car? You can help transport goods and people

Staying Healthy

• Black Mental Health Matters: https://blackmentalhealthmatters.carrd.co/
• Mental Health America: https://www.mhanational.org/issues/black-african-american-communities-and-mental-health
• Therapy For Black Girls: https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
• Inclusive Therapists: https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/

Mental Health Articles

• How to Cope When Black People Keep Being Killed: https://tinyurl.com/y7g6kh4q
• Coping with Race Related Stress: https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/support/counseling-and-psychological-services/coping-race-related-stress