Black Lives Matter (BLM)


The Black Lives Matter organization was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer and is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, they are winning immediate improvements in Black lives. They work to affirm the lives of Black queer and trans people, members of the disabled community, undocumented immigrants, people with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum. Their network centers those who have been marginalized within Black liberation movements and work for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically targeted for demise. They affirm Black humanity, Black contributions to this society, and Black resilience in the face of deadly oppression. The call for Black lives to matter is a rallying cry for ALL Black lives striving for liberation.