We are awarding up to $1,000 for Black direct action practitioners on the ground. Funds can be used for supplies, safety equipment, trainers, medics, or anything needed to help plan your actions.
We are prioritizing Black-led and Black-centered direct actions. The Action Fund is seeking to resource actions that include **but are not limited to**
- Teach Ins
- Marches
- Caravans
- Blockades
- Rallies
- Occupations
The BlackOUT Collective defines Direct Action as a tactic used to make an immediate intervention that stops business as usual. The purpose is to cause a crisis of conscience for the public, the state, the elite, and corporations. It is transformational in nature for those who use it. Aiming to transform the practitioner, the material conditions, the target, and the relationship that oppressed and working classes have to power.
Before you apply: Review the application questions here and prepare your answers.
Are you ready to apply for the Action Fund? Click here to submit an application.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Give us a week to review to your application and get back to you about your acceptance before reaching out to inquire about the status. If you have any questions, you can email PG Watkins: actionfund@blackoutcollective.org
