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It can be hard to take action. We get it. There’s controversy everywhere, and it’s normal to feel paralyzed by choice—where to donate, what to repost, what to say, what to not say. But having those choices is a privilege, and we encourage you to do the work to challenge violence, inequality and anti-Black racism in your community and in yourself.
And while you do the work, watch this video. Youtuber and makeup artist Zoe Amira posted it online on May 30, and 100% of the ad revenue it makes through AdSense will be donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement, including the advocacy groups listed below:
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Watch the video. Don’t skip the ads. You can even mute it and play it on repeat while you’re researching other ways to support. (Hint: try donating to one of the organizations listed above.) We’re working on more local content centreing Black voices—stay tuned.
Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.
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