For the Birds Collective

05/08/2017

Hey Y'all we've got a new website! It includes an easy sign up for our seasonal NYC feminist events newsletter, plus updated resources, our new organizing framework, and ways to get active and get in touch.

the first state in the nation to effect justice for domestic violence survivors who, in defending themselves from abuse and violence, hurt or kill their abusers

04/05/2017

Join us in attending this conversation with Alicia Garza, cofounder of Black Lives Matter, next Tuesday April 14th! Tickets and more info below.

On Tuesday, April 11, BCRW is thrilled to host a lecture by Alicia Garza. More details coming soon. About the Speaker Alicia Garza is an Oakland-based organizer, writer, public speaker and freedom dreamer who is currently the Special Projects Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, the…

03/01/2017

TEN YEARS of Momma's Hip Hop Kitchen goes down this Saturday March 4th. @ the Hostos Center for Arts and Culture
450 Grand Concourse (at 149th St.) Bronx, NY(Main Theater)
Time: 2-5pm. For the Birds will be slinging merch. This event is FREE and open to all ages. This year's theme is STILL WE RISE. Come get inspired and empowered, make sure you get a ticket because they will sell out!!!

02/05/2017

Marissa Alexander is FREE!!! Free, free, free!! After three years incarcerated and two under house arrest, she is free! She was sentenced to 20 years in prison after she fired her legally registered firearm into the ceiling of her Jacksonville home to prevent a domestic violence attack. We hope she now finds peace and justice and can move forward with her life.

The Jacksonville woman jailed in 2012 for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband is now free. Marissa Alexander was sentenced to 20...

11/02/2016

We can't stop talking about this new documentary by Ava DuVerney, an in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality...it's completely absorbing and devastating. Streaming on Netflix now...we recommend it!

The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary 13TH refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor...

10/05/2016

Want to join the effort to ? Urge your community--and any campus, religious group, union, or organization you're involved with--to endorse this statement of support from Love & Protect: http://loveandprotect.org/bresha-meadows/

"The incarceration of Bresha Meadows serves no one. Bresha is not a threat to herself, family or community. Instead, it perpetuates the violence against Black women and girls that is inflicted at both the state and interpersonal levels every day. The state failed to protect Bresha. Now, it has chosen to criminalize her. In doing so, it also has chosen to exacerbate the suffering her family already has endured, as they now are separated from their daughter, sister, and niece and must prepare to defend Bresha’s life."

Bresha Meadows Solidarity with Bresha Meadows: A Statement from Love & Protect Fourteen-year-old Bresha Meadows of Ohio is incarcerated and facing a charge of aggravated murder for defending herself and family against the unrelenting terror and abuse of her father. We stand in solidarity with Bresha...

10/05/2016

Hi all! Join us in the Days of Action today and tomorrow! Bresha Meadows a 15 y/o girl currently incarcerated at the Trumbull County Ohio Juvenile Detention Center, charged with aggravated murder for defending herself and her family from an abusive father. The campaign is calling on the Trumbull County Ohio Prosecutor’s office drop all charges against Bresha and release her immediately.

Learn more info and show your support by signing the petition here. We'll be posting more actions throughout the day, so stay tuned. Please spread the word! https://freebresha.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/october-5-6-days-of-action/

Bresha Meadows is a child survivor of domestic violence who just turned 15 while incarcerated at the Trumbull County Ohio Juvenile Detention Center. Bresha is charged with aggravated murder for defending herself, and her family from a father who had a long history of abusing them. We demand that the...

09/29/2016

Hey all! Organizers in Charlotte need your help -- the actions there demonstrating against the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott are still going round the clock, with many arrests resulting from the demonstrations. Organizers are calling on folks to send support by donating to the bail fund here: http://durhamsolidaritycenter.org/bondfund/. It directly goes toward getting folks out of jail once arrested, prioritizing those whose families could not afford it. Donate if you can!

06/16/2016

In the wake of the devastating Orlando attacks we came across this amazing resource for further discussion, education, and organizing made by teachers and librarians. Tools for the long haul work of building a culture where deadly homophobic and racist violence is no longer status quo.

This is a collaborative resource compiled by librarians and teachers. A short URL you can use to share it is: bit.ly/orlandosyllabus Please remember as you add resources that most of the victims are q***r, trans and gay folx and men of color-it was Latinx night at the bar- ...