The systemic and continuing inequality, violence and racism towards Black lives cannot be tolerated and we all need to take a stand against it.
​PAC commits to doing better. PAC commits to creating art and a working space that welcomes all BILAM+ (Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Mixed +) individuals. ​Because Black Lives Matter.  

We want to learn, listen, engage and assist through education, donation and advocacy.

Below you will find resources to help with these efforts. We intend to update these resources regularly.
If you have something you wish to add, a question, or notice we have made an error, ​please reach out to charlotte@philartistscollective.org

Advocate
The Thurgood Marshall Institute
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
We See You, White American Theater
Black Voters Matter
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project
Philadelphia City Council 
(contact to make your voice heard)
​(For further tips on how to contact your representative,
please click here and scroll down)
Find a Protest (Philadelphia)
​Amistad Law Project
The Enterprise Center
Milwaukee Freedom Fund
Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
Resources to help support the AAPI Community

BIPOC Addiction and Mental Health Resources 
by The Summit Wellness Group

BIPOC Chiropractic & Holistic Wellness Resources
by Basis Medical

Congregate
100 Black Men Philadelphia
National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc.

Celebrate
TrapKing of Atlanta (see story here)
Sylvie's Love
Jingle Jangle: A Story of Black Joy
YA Novel That Isn't About Black Pain

Compiled Resources (Doc updated regularly)
Includes info on Legal Services, Action Items and Protest Info, Bail Funds, Memorial Funds, Mutual Aid Projects and Other Organizations Who Could Use Donations
Credit: @botanicaldyke on Twitter
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Donate
​Broad Street Ministry
Black Lives Matter Philly
​Support Philly's Black Working Artists
​Mutual Aid Philly
People's Paper Co-Op
SayHerName
National Bail Fund Network
Support Philly QTPOC
Black Women's Health Imperative
Philadelphia Black Giving Circle
African Family Health Organization
Save Philadelphia's Uptown Theater
National Birth Equity Collaborative
The North Broad Renaissance
The Navajo Water Project
Justice for Jacob Blake
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Educate
Youth Art & Self Empowerment Project
Embrace Race
Talking About Race
Dismantle Collective (Resources for White Allies)
Project Home: Anti-Racism Resources
Center for Racial Justice in Education
Online Racial Equity Workshops
Nicole Brewer - Conscientious Theatre Training (A.R.T.)
Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others
Education and Career Guide for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Anti-Racism Tools for White Folks
​AddictionResource.net
Support BILAM+ Owned Businesses
Philadelphia Directory - Afro Philly 
Official Black Wall Street
Freedom Apothecary
Franny Lou's Porch
Yowie
Black Business Lists, News & Interviews: Five Fifths
Find Black Owned Eateries: Eat Okra App
Aunt Berta's Kitchen
Website Planet - 181 Online Black-Owned Business To Support
My Move - 25 Black-Owned Home Decor Brands
South Philly Mexican Business COVID Relief Fund

​Reading List (Will be updated regularly)

Free Play: Open Source Scripts Toward an Antiracist Tomorrow

Alternative Canon
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We encourage you to support local
Black-Owned bookstores:
Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books
Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse
Harriet's Bookshop
Ida's Bookshop
Hakim's Bookstore
The Black Reserve Bookstore
Black and Nobel
Books & Stuff

For new plays by Black Creators, we encourage you to become a member of
National New Play Network Exchange

LGBTQIA+ Resources