{"id":22731,"date":"2020-09-04T16:12:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T20:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.customink.com\/?p=22731"},"modified":"2020-09-15T09:58:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T13:58:16","slug":"academics-for-black-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/blog\/academics-for-black-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics for Black Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in late May 2020, University of Florida advisor Dr. Della V. Mosley and doctoral student Pearis Bellamy felt moved to act. They could see that there was an interest and a need for education around race and social issues, so they created a national collaboration and grassroots effort to help. In order to offset the costs and to lend support to educators who are participating, they launched a series of t-shirt fundraisers through Custom Ink.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Della V. Mosley (L) and Pearis Bellamy (R)<\/p><\/div>\n

They called their organization <\/span>Academics for Black Survival and Wellness<\/a> and use the hashtag #Academics4BlackLives.<\/span>\u00a0\u201cAs Black academics living through this time we (Pearis Bellamy, a Black doctoral student, and Dr. Della V. Mosley, advisor, University of Florida, Counseling Psychology) were working and found ourselves unable to continue on with our regularly scheduled research and teaching responsibilities without doing something to promote wellness for Black people,\u201d they told us. \u201cWe felt an immediate intervention was needed to reduce the rate and impact of anti-Black racism. So, alongside an incredible group of Black counseling psychologists and our colleagues who practice Black allyship and activism, we developed Academics for Black Survival and Wellness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They began their effort with a free<\/span> 7-day training course in June. The program is dedicated to \u201c<\/span>personal and professional development of non-Black academics to honor the toll of racial trauma on Black people, resist anti-Blackness and white supremacy, and facilitate accountability and collective action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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They told us, \u201cThe purpose of this training is to intervene against anti-Black racism and other forms of white supremacy as it manifests in academia and, in turn, enhance the safety and wellness of Black students, staff, faculty, and community members. In addition to the training for non-Black academics, there is a wellness track for Black people\u2014this includes virtual wellness programming designed for Black people to heal and continue to resist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They decided to run a fundraiser to raise money to pay for the program expenses including ASL interpretation and web development. They also wanted to raise money to compensate the educators who were making the project happen. \u201cBecause anti-racist education and training are often provided by Black people and Black allies without compensation (usually it is a labor of love) <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> culturally mindful healing services are needed for Black people at this time, our fundraising purpose is to compensate the trainers and healers for their contributions to the program, which is being provided to the public at no cost.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For their design, they turned to Mike Tallman of Addnoise Studios<\/a><\/span>\u00a0who volunteered his graphic design services for the cause. They say, \u201cThis campaign would not have the success it is having were it not for Mike’s work ethic, creative skill, and commitment to executing our vision.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mike’s custom t-shirt design.<\/p><\/div>\n

The fundraisers have done well for them. \u201c<\/span>Fundraising shouldn’t take up too much of your time as an organizer, but it is super important to the work in this sociopolitical moment,\u201d they told us. \u201cThrough Custom Ink we have learned that fundraising doesn’t have to take up too much time and that with a good team and design it can really fuel your organizing work while you are laboring in other ways.\u201d They also urge people to think about who and what they\u2019re supporting in these times and to pay attention to where their money goes. \u201c<\/span>Please support the creators, fundraisers, and collectives whose membership or at least whose profits are going to the people in need.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Their effort has been a success as well. More than 10,000 people signed up for that initial week, and requests began rolling in for further training opportunities, prompting them to <\/span>follow up with a 21-day training in August. You can read more about their mission and see what they have planned next on their website<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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See and support one of their fundraisers here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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