COS Anti-Racist Actions
Highlights
Watertown Community Fridge is now open! (Our own Cynthia C and Steven D were instrumental in making this happen.) Follow them on Instagram @watertowncommunityfridge.
Educate yourself about how anti-abortion laws disproportionately harm Black women and actions you can take to protect reproductive healthcare for everyone.
Learn how groups like SisterSong and the Afiya Center are working toward reproductive justice. More resources about reproductive justice can be found on Anti-Racism Daily.
Learn about how some tech companies allow bounty hunting of women seeking abortions on their platforms, and call for them to stop.
Learn more about the Texas anti-abortion law and how Florida has introduced a similar bill.
Display a Henry Tapia yard sign and donate to Belmont Against Racism to fund a public art installation to honor his life.
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Feed & support unsheltered neighbors in Greater Boston & Boston with COS:
Deliver water/juice/packaged snacks/packaged treats/band-aids/disinfectant/hygienic wipes/sanitizer/masks/socks/underwear/backpacks/clothing to the covered front entry at 203 Trapelo Rd. in Belmont. COS volunteers share these items weekly with Greater Boston activist groups who distribute them to children, families & unhoused neighbors in need through systems of mutual aid/direct giving.
Deliver laundry detergent/shampoo/soap/body wash/gift cards for groceries & gas to the covered front entry of 203 Trapelo Rd in Belmont. These items are delivered regularly by COS volunteers to REACH domestic violence shelter in Waltham.
Bring a $25 gift card to Shaw’s/Star Market, Stop & Shop, Target, or Amazon to a standout, or drop in the mailbox of 203 Trapelo Rd. All gift cards will help COS continue to support regional mutual aid organizations. If you can’t make the standout, Venmo @sarah-bilodeau-4. Ask about PayPal or CashApp.
Support Boston Black-owned businesses.
Take the No More Pledge to take action against sexual assault.
Donate to Boston NAACP, Boston Black Lives Matter, MA Bail Fund, Movimiento Cosecha, and other organizations uplifting lives of people of color. Familiarize yourself with their work.
Demand Emergency Funding for Fair Housing (NFHA).
Sign petition to Abolish the Death Penalty (Move On).
Fight Voter Suppression in the US. Read Derrick Johnson's 3/26/21 statement on the arrest of Rep. Park Cannon and consider donating to the NAACP today. Review these ACLU resources.
Donate to Girls Write Now in support of underserved young women and gender nonconforming youth or to similar groups that promote developing the voice of people of color.
Support the Equality Act as protection against discrimination and urge our senators to keep it a legislative priority.
Learn about BAGLY and similar organizations supporting LGBTQ youth.
Watch the documentary Changing the Game (Hulu) about transgender youth athletes.
Support History Unerased in schools everywhere.
Participate in & support Bystander Intervention Training to develop skills for ending harassment and creating welcoming spaces.
Examine your role in a social change ecosystem to consider how you can make a positive difference.
Support people who are incarcerated through Prison Book Program, NYPL Correctional Services, and similar programs.
Examine how holidays such as July 4 do not represent the freedoms of people in marginalized groups. Consider the consequences of the American Revolution being led by wealthy slave-owners by reading Anti-Racism Daily: Rethink the Founding Fathers.
Learn some key facts about the Hispanic and Latinx population in the U.S. and check out this BU page for other resources and a list of local events.