DIS EASE by Rabit

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on a city street during an arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kept his knee on the right side of Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds; 2 minutes and 53 seconds of which occurred after Floyd became unresponsive, according to the criminal complaint filed against Chauvin.Officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas K. Lane participated in Floyd's arrest, with Kueng holding Floyd's back, Lane holding his legs, and Thao looking on and preventing bystanders from intervening as he stood nearby.

Five days later, and only after widespread protests, was the offficer charged with a crime. Police nationwide have reacted violently to protests, with major highways and bridges being closed in every city to prevent the expression of free speech.

White Supremacy is ingrained into the fabric of America, and every white person benefits from the systemic racism therein. I'd like to think that now is the perfect time to have this conversation with the people around us. The reason some conversations are so uncomfortable, is because they desperately need to be had.

All proceeds from this benefit album will be going to the two gofundme accounts of the family of George Floyd, and to the black lives matter organization.
Receipts will be posted on the official Rabit twitter account.

from the gofundme of George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd:

"My family and I watched in absolute horror as the now infamous and horrifying video began to spread quickly throughout social media. What we saw on that tape left us shell shocked; a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling directly on my brother's neck, obstructing his ability to breathe. As some officers knelt on his neck, other officers participated and watched; no one took any action to save my brother's life. Those officers would continue to brutalize my brother until he died. This fund is established to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, and to assist our family in the days to come as we continue to seek justice for George. A portion of these funds will also go to the Estate of George Floyd for the benefit and care of his children and their educational fund. "

https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd
https://www.gofundme.com/f/george-floyd-bigfloyd
https://blacklivesmatter.com/

read about george floyd
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/houston-years-george-floyd-dj-screw/
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/may/george-floyd-ministry-houston-third-ward-church.html

Resources
TEN STEPS TO NON OPTICAL ALLYSHIP
By Mireille Charper
https://www.instagram.com/p/CA04VKDAyjb/?igshid=47v25khigb9i

BLACK LIVES MATTER RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/mobilebasic

ANTI RACISM RESOURCES
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1ko1dRVSUtpDntIZ5SrewALLhcMDuhe69Om31oOHIkh8/mobilebasic

To assist protestors, Find a bail fund near you in the United States
https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory



Register to vote
https://www.vote.org/