Anti-racism resources in Atlanta

Local Resources

Contact City Officials

Contacting our city officials keeps local government accountable and can create change in our neighborhoods. Learn more >

• Atlanta City Council — find my city council representative, and follow @atlcouncil on Instagram to get local updates in your newsfeed

Mutual Aid

Mutual aid networks are grassroots initiatives to raise funds and address urgent issues in your neighborhood. Learn more >

• Atlanta Solidarity Fund — community bail and legal-support fund for people arrested for organizing and protest, and follow @atlsolfund on Instagram
• Community Movement Builders — follow @communitymovementbuilders on Instagram and on Facebook
• Housing Justice League — follow @housingjusticeleague on Instagram
• United Way 211 — dial 2-1-1 for free, confidential help finding food, housing, utility and other assistance

Independent News

Local news plays an important role in keeping our communities informed, and telling stories that affect global culture. Read and donate if you can! Learn more >

• Capital B Atlanta — Black-led nonprofit newsroom reporting for Black Atlantans
• Canopy Atlanta — Community-powered nonprofit journalism; runs Atlanta Documenters; follow @canopyatlanta on Instagram
• Atlanta Community Press Collective — Nonprofit accountability newsroom covering policing, surveillance and city politics
• WABE — Atlanta's NPR member station (public media)

Guides to Community Engagement

• Know your right to protest. Use this guide from the ACLU to prepare before you join a local protest.
• Use the national bail fund network. A directory of local bail funds for anyone who gets arrested, provided by Community Justice Exchange.

Protect your community from ICE raids.

• This Solidarity Guide for Defending Immigrant Communities is designed to help you protect you and your community.
• Download ILRC's wallet-sized Know Your Rights Red Cards and post in local businesses
• Call United We Dream’s MigraWatch free hotline to report ICE activity (1-844-363-1423)
• Know how to film law enforcement. WITNESS has an in-depth guide to filming ICE and police safely and in a way that holds up as evidence.
• Start pod mapping. Use this framework to organize with your neighbors and plan ahead for an emergency or moment to mobilize.
• Know your rights as a renter. Atlanta Legal Aid Society offers free legal help for tenants facing eviction, unsafe housing or lost deposits.
• Make sure you’re registered to vote. Check your registration and find your polling place on the Georgia Secretary of State’s My Voter Page.
• Learn to safely intervene. Right To Be offers free bystander intervention trainings so you can step in safely when you see someone being harassed.

Tools to Save

• 5 Calls. Scripts and phone numbers for calling your representatives in about five minutes.
• Resistbot. Text "resist" to 50409, and it turns your message into a letter or fax to your officials.
• Mobilize. Create change in your community. Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers in your local area.
• VOTE411. Enter your address to see what’s on your ballot, compare candidates and find your polling place.
• Signal. Free, encrypted messaging app for organizing group chats with your neighbors privately.
• Indivisible. Find a local group near you organizing to hold your members of Congress accountable.