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killdeercheer:killdeercheer:killdeercheer:palaeofail-explained:i-draws-dinosaurs:a-dinosaur-a-day:Across the world, protesters and activists are working hard to convince our governments that dramatic change is needed, now, to ensure that our black siblings and neighbors are not only able to survive, but thrive, instead of suffer under systematic antiblack racism and white supremacy. We here on Palaeoblr are committed to doing our part for that struggle - but we can’t do it alone. As such, this weekend we will be hosting a Stream on Twitch: The Dino Nerds For Black Lives Stream During this stream we will be raising funds for The National BailOut Fund and The Bail Project - which both help individuals arrested by police to make exorbitantly high bail amounts, which greatly affects black people even when there aren’t extensive protests occurring. We also will be directing funds to local Black Lives Matter chapters as well as Ranowo Campaigns. More info about how donations will work will come in a later announcement, but all proceeds will go to these charities. In return, we plan on rallying eagerness for donations by having a variety of guests across the paleontology community - individuals from Darren Naish to Thomas Holtz to Pete Makovicky and more - to talk about their work and answer questions given by those who donated. We also will have artists working on their work, joking and riffing by our silliest science communicators, and of course, dinosaur-related gaming. We hope to see you all there from 6PM (Pacific Time) on June 19th until Midnight on June 22nd (Pacific Time). The twitch channel for the project is https://www.twitch.tv/dinonerdsforblacklives. Please, reblog, share, repost, tweet, and spread the word. And if you would like to contribute to the project, email us at [email protected]. Thanks,The A-Dinosaur-A-Day TeamHey there folks, super-important signal boost for y’all! I’m also involved in this project and will be accepting art prompts for donations at some points in the stream, so if you want to see some art shenanigans and help support some really important causes please spread the word and stay tuned for more info!!Hey all! I’m also one of the organisers for this. We have a lot of really exciting guests and events planned during this marathon stream! We’re hoping to raise a lot of money for Black Lives Matter and related causes. Please help us get the word out on this!The stream is still going strong! Stop on by! Support! Donate! We’ll be hosting appearances by Pete Makovicky, Amy Atwater, Karen Chin, Scott Hartman, Steve Brusatte, and more very soon! We’ve recently passed $3K! But we’re not over yet! Stay tuned today for appearances by Darren Naish, Thomas Holtz, Gabe Santos, Lisa White, Riley Black, Evan Johnson-Ransom, and more! We’re so close to reaching $4K! And there’s still a few hours left of great talks and super cool people! Please consider stopping on by and donating! I will be presenting my research on horse evolution at 11pm CST! Be there and donate to support Black Lives Matter and related causes, and ask me questions! -- source link