JUNETEENTH PDX

2021

An Annual Celebration of Black Liberation

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all enslaved peoples. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865—two and a half years later—enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they had been freed.

There weren’t many union soldiers in the state of Texas during the Civil War to echo President Lincoln’s proclamation. It wasn’t until Union Major General Gordon Granger landed on Galveston Island in 1865 to enforce the executive order stating all enslaved people were granted their full liberty and personhood that enslaved Texans were made aware of their freedom.

We acknowledge that the structural inequities of our community and country are rooted in the original enslavement of Black people. We also acknowledge that all freed Black people were promised 40 acres and a mule, but most never received these reparations. This is only one of many promises made to Black people that was broken. 

While we urge our supporters to use this holiday for celebration, we also urge you to recognize Juneteenth as an opportunity to learn about Black history, respect Black lives, and support our Black neighbors.

MUTUAL AID

TO THE COMMUNITY

Support By Donating Good And Services

Black Resilience Mutual Aid is Black-led movement, pooling our time, talents, and resources with our neighbors to build a grassroots, relationship-based network that listens and responds directly to our community’s needs.

Join Black Resilience Mutual Aid In Celebrating Juneteenth By Pledging Your Physical Business Location And Staff To Volunteer For Mutual Aid 

During the month of June, Mutual Aid staff will coordinate with local businesses to provide them with a list of essential donation items, establish pickup and drop off locations and times, and participating businesses will be featured in Brown Hope's newsletters and on our social media platforms.

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This is an exclusive opportunity only available to the first 12 businesses to sign up.

Juneteenth Weekend Donation Drive-Thru

• A weekend event on Saturday June 19th and Sunday June 20th, 2021

• Drive-thru will be open from 10am-4pm

• Drive-thru will be operated by Mutual Aid Volunteers

• Businesses should have a parking lot or nearby street area available

Month-Long Donation Station

• Businesses to receive physical donations during the month of June. 

• Mutual Aid staff will coordinate with businesses to schedule either pick up or drop off times for the items. 

• Businesses will receive promotion via our social media and newsletter channels, along with providing an updated list of items that Black Resilience Mutual Aid is in need of. 

​The following are other recommendations for operating a donation station. 

• Staff that can either work or volunteer.

• Share with us your hours of operation and appropriate contact information.

• Space that can store items for up to a week.

• Receptive to people knocking on your door or being within your place of business.

Click Here To Donate Goods and Services To Black Resilience Mutual Aid

Healing And Reparations For Black Portlanders

The Black Resilience Fund is an emergency fund dedicated to healing and resilience by providing immediate resources to Black Portlanders. We as a community have done so much healing in the past year. Here is what we’ve accomplished:

Since June 1, 2020, Black Resilience Fund raised over $2,300,700.00 with the support of over 18,000 individual donations and made an immediate impact for over 7,000 of our Black neighbors through direct cash relief, mutual aid, and advocacy. As of April 2, 2021, we have funded $2,149,819.81 in immediate support for 7,053 Black Portlanders which includes a warm meal, groceries, and unpaid bills.