Update: One of our donors asked for her donation back after seeing me post similar messaging on Facebook. I am sending her a check for her $60 tomorrow. I stand by what I said.

Update 2: Thank you to SSH supporters Candace, Josef, and Allison for donating to SSH to make up for it. So kind.

For others who want to donate, I’d suggest making donations to groups that are working more directly on racial justice, such as Southern Poverty Law Center, NAACP, Girls for Gender Equity, etc.

I am heartbroken that there was no ‪#‎JusticeforTrayvon‬ last night.

Why does this verdict and what it says about race in the USA matter to this community?

Not only because it impacts many of our supporters and their loved ones, but also because gender-based street harassment, racial harassment, racial profiling is all inter-related. It all is a way for harassers & murderers & “justice” systems to dictate who “belongs” in public spaces and who matters. But we all belong there. We all matter.

We stand with those who fought for justice for Trayvon Martin and we support and join efforts to achieve racial justice & equality.