Current #BLM Bloomington's Projects

BLM Necessity Drive

BLM is collecting healthy, high-quality necessities for multiple non-profit organizations in Bloomington. These organizations will pass the products we collect on to members of our community who need them. Visit our Necessities Drive page to find our Amazon Wishlist and donate goods to our campaign. 

Police Reform & Oversight Taskforce

**COMING SOON**
Black Lives Matter was founded to address racial bias in policing and police brutality against African Americans. Black Lives Matter Bloomington supports a number of programs that encouraging police reform and oversight at the local level. We are building a taskforce to guide police reform in Bloomington as well as compile new public records of police encounters that take into account decades of research on intersectionality and policing. Visit our page to learn more about these initiatives & how you can get involved.

"A Seat at the Table: Midterm Candidate Discussions"

On September 7th & 9th, 2018, #BLM B-town is presenting "A Seat at the Table: Midterm Candidate Discussions," a round-table series featuring candidates at the federal, state, and local level. With support from the Monroe County Black Democratic Caucus and the NAACP. Visit our page regularly for updates on this event as well as other upcoming #BLM B-town sponsored events related to the 2018 midterms.

"Make the Right Call" Campaign

**COMING SOON**
#BLM B-town is helping to help spread awareness about and address an epidemic of harassment by white assailants making unprovoked phone calls to the police against innocent black people in public spaces. Visit here to learn about this rapidly growing form of racially motivated harassment and what you can do to prevent it. We will also be creating a call guide for emergencies that will connect people directly with the right services in crisis situations.

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