Racial Justice Resources

• Places to Donate:

  • Breonna Taylor GoFundMe

  • Color of Change

  • Black Lives Matter

  • National Police Accountability Project

  • Black Visions Collective

  • NAACP Legal Defense Fund

  • ACLU

  • National Bail Fund Network

  • Know Your Rights Camp

  • Equal Justice Initiative

  • Local Bail Funds

  • Fair Fight

  • Communities United for Police Reform

• Other Ways to Support:

  • ​Sign Petitions

    • Justice for Breonna Taylor

    • Justice for Tony McDade

    • #WEAREDONEDYING

    • #DEFUNDTHEPOLICE

    • National Action Against Police Brutality

  • Watch An Ad Campaign to raise funds for BLM.

  • Check Your Voter Registration/Register to Vote

  • Support Black Businesses

    • ​Compilation by Oprah Magazine

    • Support Black Owned

    • 75 Black-Owned Businesses to Support

    • Black Nation (app for directory of Black-owned businesses)

• Ways to Educate Yourself and Work to be Anti-Racist:

  • GoodGoodGoodCo Compilation of Books, Movies and Podcast

  • How to Be Anti-Racist: Speak Out In Your Own Circles

  • Ibram X. Kendi’s Reading List

  • Anti-Racist Resource Guide

  • Anti-Racism for White People

  • Resources for Unlearning Racial Bias

• Social Media Accounts to Follow:

  • 9 Black Female Voices to Follow on Instagram to be Better Allies

  • @Justiceforgeorgenyc

  • @eji_org

  • @ibramxk

  • 13 Black Activists to Stay Engaged

• Practice Self Care:

  • Mental Health Tips

    • Exercise: There are many ways to do this, but two ideas are free YouTube dance videos and Yoga with Adriene.

    • Journal: Try the easy Five Minute Journal. 

    • Art: Adult coloring books are an easy and relaxing outlet. 

    • Mental Health-Focused Apps: These apps make it easier to remember to prioritize your wellness. 

  • Human Rights Resilience Project: Studies, resources, toolkits, and trainings about resilience and mental health for activists

  • Amnesty International on Self Care and Activism

  • Black Lives Matter Healing Action Toolkit

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COVID-19 Resources

We hope that these resources will be helpful for challenges you might be facing:

• COVID-19 Relief Fund: The law school has announced an enhanced NYU Law Hardship Fund for students affected by COVID-19. Students who have been financially affected are encouraged to apply here. Law Women has donated $20,000 to the Emergency Hardship Fund.

• NYU Wellness Center: The NYU Wellness Center is offering virtual counseling sessions by appointment. Click here to learn more.

• The Moses Center: Click here to find resources and contact information for exam and class accommodations.

• Care for your Coronavirus Anxiety: Resources for anxiety and your mental health in a global climate of uncertainty.

• Calm Free Resources: Click here for meditations, stories, music, talks and more to support your mental and emotional wellness while social distancing.

 

Online

Mindfulness

Composmentis

Headspace

UCLA MARC Free Guided Meditations

Shinzen Young’s YouTube Channels, "Expand Contract" and "Shinzen Interviews"

ABA Before the Bar, Law school stress: It’s not about you, and it’s all about you

ABA Law Student Podcast, Maintaining Mental Health at Law School

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Books

Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.

The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa et al.

The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris, M.D.

When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön

The Issue at Hand by Gil Fronsdal