Etsy Donates $1 million in the Fight Against Racial Inequality and Mass Incarceration
Etsy has recently announced that it has donated $500,000 to Equal Justice Initiative and $500,000 to Borealis Philanthropy’s Blac-Led Movement Fund.
Etsy, a large online market platform, which allows people to both sell and buy handmade goods, has donated a significant sum of money to two organizations, which battle racial injustice every day.
Etsy is built on a belief that communities have the power to change the status quo. To support organizations working tirelessly for criminal justice reform, we’re donating $1 million to @eji_org and @BorealisPhil. Read more: https://t.co/k31dDTuxMt #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/FnyhS1YQLT
— Etsy (@Etsy) June 1, 2020
Etsy stated that it not only supports Black Lives Matter and openly condemns police brutality in all forms but that it also encourages all of the Etsy community to donate and understand that we have a chance to make a change if we unite together.
Equal Justice Initiative, to which Etsy donated $500,000, works to end mass incarceration, which disproportionately affects people of color and the poor. It also works to fight against racially biased capital punishment and police abuse of racial minorities. Borealis Philanthropy’s Black-Led Movement Fund, to which Etsy also donated $500,000, is a philanthropic intermediary that connects grantmakers to organizations, such as Black Lives Matter, Black Excellence Collective, Black Transwomen, Inc, and many more.
Your voice matters, and each one of us can make a positive change. Support Black-owned businesses, donate money, attend peaceful marches and protests, and fight against injustice because silence is compliance.
I am an incoming junior at the UCLA College of Letters and Science. Through my love and appreciation for literature, social justice, feminism, public speaking, and writing, I am planning on pursuing a career in immigration and public interest law. I want to help those who are either the victims of the system or discrimination because I wholeheartedly believe that the purpose of my life is to help others and take cases that nobody else is willing to take.
