Supporting Community Wellness Through Advocating for Racial Justice
Stress, strain, upheaval, and uncertainty is palpable for everyone right now. We wish for your safety and security and ask for you to consider those who cannot enjoy those privileges.
One of the seven co-op principles is Concern for Community, which means speaking up and lending help when our community is hurting. We’re heartbroken by the death of George Floyd and countless other Black and Brown lives at the hands of police violence. We’re angry at the systematic oppression and racism in our community. We’re listening and committed to finding ways in which we can do better as individuals and a business in unpacking our own biases.
We encourage everyone to do what they can with their bodies, minds, voices, and wallets to
Protest against racism
Read about White supremacy
Listen to Black voices
Discuss these issues with friends and relatives
Share on social media
Support Black-owned businesses
Donate to causes that work to dismantle racism and improve Black lives
For our part, Five Point Holistic Health has set up a recurring donation to Imagine Englewood, whose mission is to "strengthen and empower the Greater Englewood community through teaching local youth and their families healthy living, environmental awareness, and positive communication skills."
Please consider contributing your resources to Imagine Englewood or any of the causes below:
Accountability, justice, and reform are necessary to begin healing this longstanding systemic illness. We are all community and it is in all our best interests to support one another. Please take care of yourselves and each other.