The best way to support a cause you care about today

Amy Shearn
Forge
Published in
1 min readApr 22, 2021

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💵 Today’s tip: Put your money where your mouth is.

In Forge, Holiday Phillips shares a vital reminder for this emotional week: Even when you feel overwhelmed by just how much work there is to be done in dismantling racism, there is always a simple way to take action, no matter who you are. As Phillips puts it, “If you are disgusted by the centuries of state-sponsored theft from Black, Asian, and indigenous people’s lands, then support BIPOC-owned businesses. Initiate your own program of reparations by actively looking for products and services you use regularly and finding alternatives created by BIPOC.” Act with your wallet — not with a one-time charitable donation, but as an intrinsic part of how you move through the world.

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Amy Shearn
Forge

Formerly: Editor of Creators Hub, Human Parts // Ongoingly: Novelist, Essayist, Person