Thanks Amy for sending that around - #BlackBirdersWeek <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackBirdersWeek?src=hashtag_click> on Twitter is looking pretty promising.
Here's the direct link to donate to the binoc project: https://www.gofundme.com/f/free-binoculars-for-black-birders <https://www.gofundme.com/f/free-binoculars-for-black-birders>

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA


> On May 31, 2020, at 10:30 AM, Amy Shumann <daccshumann at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> Thank you for sharing, Devorah. I've been inspired by a group of young Black birders who have organized a series of events and fundraising activities. There's a binocular fund and many other ways for white birders to be supportive. Systemic racism is alive and flourishing and we should all be doing everything we can to end it in whatever spaces we occupy. Amy

> https://www.audubonva.org/news/celebrate-black-birders-week <https://www.audubonva.org/news/celebrate-black-birders-week>

>

>

> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 10:52 AM Devorah the Ornithologist <birdologist at gmail.com <mailto:birdologist at gmail.com>> wrote:

>

> Hello everyone,

>

> as we know, birding is a wonderful way to get out into nature, to get some exercise and to experience wild birds, but there is a very good reason that few African-Americans engage in this activity, as I report in this heavily researched piece about the recent aggressive event in Central Park's Ramble, where a white woman verbally threatened a black man who asked her to put her dog on a leash.

>

> Birding While Black Inspires White Aggression In Central Park

> https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2020/05/27/birding-whilst-black-inspires-white-aggression-in-central-park/ <https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2020/05/27/birding-whilst-black-inspires-white-aggression-in-central-park/>

> tiny: https://tinyurl.com/ycdl6gyr <https://tinyurl.com/ycdl6gyr>

>

> I hope you find this piece informative and thought-provoking.

>

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