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Black Lives Matter Cleveland Inc

Black Lives Matter Cleveland amplifies the history of the movement and social justice struggles in Cleveland. Through archiving, community engagement, and educational resources, they aim to preserve Black history and inspire future activism.

<span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>The Black Lives Matter (BLM) Cleveland organization will commemorate its tenth anniversary of founding at the end of 2025. We are planning a public memory project to preserve and amplify the movement&#39;s history in Cleveland, as well as the intertwined struggles for social justice that have accompanied our work over the past decade.&nbsp; <span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>To support this project, we are seeking creative contributions from Cleveland Community Members, Partners, Black Archivists, and Artists. Volunteers will assist with various collections management and archival tasks, including accessioning, arranging, describing documents and photographs, and digitizing collections. Responsibilities may also include gathering materials, designing and implementing an archive, and curating exhibits. <span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>Given the ongoing efforts to revise and diminish Black history, we are at a pivotal moment that requires us to diligently preserve the history of our movement. It is essential that we document our experiences and contributions within our communities, while also actively shaping and sharing our own narrative of the civil rights movement and its ongoing impact. <span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>Our goal is to archive key materials and create an ethically framed and accessible public database that includes photographs, press releases, reports, memorabilia, local art, and other cultural expressions inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement here in Cleveland. We will utilize this archive to curate a gallery event in the fall of 2026, which will also serve as a space for reflection on this pivotal moment in civil rights history.&nbsp; <span fr-original-style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style='font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;'>Additionally, we would like to produce a small booklet to distribute to local schools, universities, museums, and community organizations. This booklet will serve as a valuable educational resource on racial justice, activism, and Cleveland&#39;s history, ensuring that the story of the contemporary civil rights movement inspired by Black Lives Matter is preserved for future generations in Cleveland. <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">How We&rsquo;ll Use Your Support <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Your generous contributions will directly fund:<ul fr-original-style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; box-sizing: inherit;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Community Stipends: Compensating storytellers, artists, and justice-impacted participants for sharing their experiences and talents.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Public Events: Hosting inclusive gatherings, workshops, and anniversary celebrations to bring the community together.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Digital Archive Development: Building and maintaining an accessible online space to preserve and share stories, art, and history.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Educational Materials: Creating resources for schools and the public to foster learning and dialogue about racial justice.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Outreach and Promotion: Spreading the word through local media, social media, and partnerships to ensure broad community participation.</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Project Coordination and Documentation: Supporting the team that organizes, records, and manages the initiative from start to finish.</li></ul> <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Every dollar you give helps us honor the past, uplift voices, and inspire future action for justice in Cleveland.

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) Cleveland organization will commemorate its tenth anniversary of founding at the end of 2025. We are planning a public memory project to preserve and amplify the movement's history in Cleveland, as well as the intertwined struggles for social justice that have accompanied our work over the past decade. To support this project, we are seeking creative contributions from Cleveland Community Members, Partners, Black Archivists, and Artists. Volunteers will assist with various collections management and archival tasks, including accessioning, arranging, describing documents and photographs, and digitizing collections. Responsibilities may also include gathering materials, designing and implementing an archive, and curating exhibits.Given the ongoing efforts to revise and diminish Black history, we are at a pivotal moment that requires us to diligently preserve the history of our movement. It is essential that we document our experiences and contributions within our communities, while also actively shaping and sharing our own narrative of the civil rights movement and its ongoing impact.Our goal is to archive key materials and create an ethically framed and accessible public database that includes photographs, press releases, reports, memorabilia, local art, and other cultural expressions inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement here in Cleveland. We will utilize this archive to curate a gallery event in the fall of 2026, which will also serve as a space for reflection on this pivotal moment in civil rights history. Additionally, we would like to produce a small booklet to distribute to local schools, universities, museums, and community organizations. This booklet will serve as a valuable educational resource on racial justice, activism, and Cleveland's history, ensuring that the story of the contemporary civil rights movement inspired by Black Lives Matter is preserved for future generations in Cleveland.How We’ll Use Your SupportYour generous contributions will directly fund:Community Stipends: Compensating storytellers, artists, and justice-impacted participants for sharing their experiences and talents.Public Events: Hosting inclusive gatherings, workshops, and anniversary celebrations to bring the community together.Digital Archive Development: Building and maintaining an accessible online space to preserve and share stories, art, and history.Educational Materials: Creating resources for schools and the public to foster learning and dialogue about racial justice.Outreach and Promotion: Spreading the word through local media, social media, and partnerships to ensure broad community participation.Project Coordination and Documentation: Supporting the team that organizes, records, and manages the initiative from start to finish.Every dollar you give helps us honor the past, uplift voices, and inspire future action for justice in Cleveland.

BLMCLE Public Memory Project

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For the past 10 years, Black Lives Matter Cleveland has stood on the frontlines of crisis, grief, injustice, and community resistance. Since our founding, BLMCLE has operated as a rapid-response, crisis-driven organization &mdash; showing up when our community faced police violence, public harm, racial injustice, systemic failure, and urgent moments of need.&nbsp; We have organized, advocated, mobilized, supported families, raised public awareness, demanded accountability, and helped hold space for Cleveland residents impacted by injustice. Now, as we enter our next decade, we are preparing for a critical transition. Black Lives Matter Cleveland is moving from being primarily a rapid crisis response team into a structured, programmatic organization with long-term programs that align with our mission, values, and community objectives. This shift does not mean we are abandoning rapid response.&nbsp; It means we are building the infrastructure needed to do more than respond to crisis after crisis. &nbsp;We are creating sustainable programs that help prevent harm, educate the community, preserve history, develop leadership, and strengthen Black-led organizing in Cleveland. Why We Are Fundraising Grassroots organizations are often expected to respond to the most urgent community needs without the funding, staff, office space, technology, or administrative support required to sustain the work. For 10 years, BLMCLE has answered the call.&nbsp; Now we are asking our community and supporters to help us build the foundation for the next 10 years. Your donation will help us strengthen BLMCLE&rsquo;s transition into a structured organization with programs focused on:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Police accountability and public safety advocacy</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community safety and anti-surveillance education</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Youth leadership and financial literacy programming</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Public education and civic engagement</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The BLM Cleveland 10th Anniversary Public Memory Project</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community storytelling, oral history, and archival preservation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Organizational infrastructure, staffing, supplies, and operations</li></ul> Our Next Chapter BLMCLE is building programs that reflect our mission and objectives while remaining accountable to the people most impacted by systemic injustice. Our next chapter is about moving from emergency response alone to sustainable community infrastructure. That means building programs, partnerships, and systems that allow us to serve Cleveland with more consistency, clarity, and long-term impact. Your support helps us move from: Crisis response &rarr; community programming Urgent mobilization &rarr; long-term strategy Volunteer burnout &rarr; sustainable infrastructure Moment-by-moment survival &rarr; movement-building for the future How Donations Will Help Funds raised through this campaign will support:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Program development and implementation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community workshops and public education events</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Youth programming and leadership development</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Public memory and archival work</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Meeting space, office needs, and supplies</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Technology, communications, and outreach tools</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Stipends for organizers, facilitators, interns, and community contributors</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Administrative and operational support</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Emergency rapid-response capacity when urgent situations arise</li></ul>Every contribution helps BLMCLE build a stronger, more sustainable foundation for Black-led organizing in Cleveland. Why This Matters Cleveland needs organizations that can respond in moments of crisis &mdash; but we also need organizations that can build lasting solutions. BLMCLE has spent 10 years responding to urgent harm. &nbsp;Now we are building the structure to advance long-term healing, accountability, education, and community power. This campaign is not just about sustaining an organization.&nbsp; It is about investing in a decade of movement work and helping shape what comes next. Call to Action Please donate today to support Black Lives Matter Cleveland&rsquo;s next chapter. Your gift helps us continue showing up in moments of crisis while building the programs, infrastructure, and community power needed for the future. Support 10 years of organizing.&nbsp; Help build the next 10. If you cannot donate, please share this campaign with your family, friends, networks, organizations, faith communities, and social media followers. Every donation.&nbsp; Every share.&nbsp; Every act of support matters.

For the past 10 years, Black Lives Matter Cleveland has stood on the frontlines of crisis, grief, injustice, and community resistance.Since our founding, BLMCLE has operated as a rapid-response, crisis-driven organization — showing up when our community faced police violence, public harm, racial injustice, systemic failure, and urgent moments of need. We have organized, advocated, mobilized, supported families, raised public awareness, demanded accountability, and helped hold space for Cleveland residents impacted by injustice.Now, as we enter our next decade, we are preparing for a critical transition.Black Lives Matter Cleveland is moving from being primarily a rapid crisis response team into a structured, programmatic organization with long-term programs that align with our mission, values, and community objectives.This shift does not mean we are abandoning rapid response. It means we are building the infrastructure needed to do more than respond to crisis after crisis. We are creating sustainable programs that help prevent harm, educate the community, preserve history, develop leadership, and strengthen Black-led organizing in Cleveland.Why We Are FundraisingGrassroots organizations are often expected to respond to the most urgent community needs without the funding, staff, office space, technology, or administrative support required to sustain the work.For 10 years, BLMCLE has answered the call. Now we are asking our community and supporters to help us build the foundation for the next 10 years.Your donation will help us strengthen BLMCLE’s transition into a structured organization with programs focused on:Police accountability and public safety advocacyCommunity safety and anti-surveillance educationYouth leadership and financial literacy programmingPublic education and civic engagementThe BLM Cleveland 10th Anniversary Public Memory ProjectCommunity storytelling, oral history, and archival preservationOrganizational infrastructure, staffing, supplies, and operationsOur Next ChapterBLMCLE is building programs that reflect our mission and objectives while remaining accountable to the people most impacted by systemic injustice.Our next chapter is about moving from emergency response alone to sustainable community infrastructure.That means building programs, partnerships, and systems that allow us to serve Cleveland with more consistency, clarity, and long-term impact.Your support helps us move from:Crisis response → community programming Urgent mobilization → long-term strategy Volunteer burnout → sustainable infrastructure Moment-by-moment survival → movement-building for the futureHow Donations Will HelpFunds raised through this campaign will support:Program development and implementationCommunity workshops and public education eventsYouth programming and leadership developmentPublic memory and archival workMeeting space, office needs, and suppliesTechnology, communications, and outreach toolsStipends for organizers, facilitators, interns, and community contributorsAdministrative and operational supportEmergency rapid-response capacity when urgent situations ariseEvery contribution helps BLMCLE build a stronger, more sustainable foundation for Black-led organizing in Cleveland.Why This MattersCleveland needs organizations that can respond in moments of crisis — but we also need organizations that can build lasting solutions.BLMCLE has spent 10 years responding to urgent harm. Now we are building the structure to advance long-term healing, accountability, education, and community power.This campaign is not just about sustaining an organization. It is about investing in a decade of movement work and helping shape what comes next.Call to ActionPlease donate today to support Black Lives Matter Cleveland’s next chapter.Your gift helps us continue showing up in moments of crisis while building the programs, infrastructure, and community power needed for the future.Support 10 years of organizing. Help build the next 10.If you cannot donate, please share this campaign with your family, friends, networks, organizations, faith communities, and social media followers.Every donation. Every share. Every act of support matters.

Black Lives Matter Cleveland Inc

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