Where Is My Land

Continuing our "Meet the Team" series - meet Doug Reid! Doug works as an Executive Assistant, keeping WIML running smoothly from behind the scenes. Thanks Doug for all your hard work! #WhereIsMyLand #BlackLandBack #RestorativeJustice #ReparationsNow #ReparativeJustice #WIML

We would like to sincerely thank NPQ for their dedication to racial equity and for supporting our work here at WIML! If you haven't yet, visit bit.ly/npq-2024 and check out the beautiful video their team has created to go along with "Reparations." You can also head to their site at www.nonprofitquarterly.org to support their organizations or make a donation! #WhereIsMyLand #NPQ #BlackLandBack #ReparationsNow #RestorativeJustice #ReparativeJustice #RacialJustice

Last week, WIML had the amazing opportunity to join Common Futurists for an IG Live discussion about reparations, #BlackLandBack, social justice advocacy, and much more - here are a few quotes from Kavon Ward that we've pulled from the stream! You can check out the full recording on Common Futurists' Instagram page! #BlackLandBack #WhereIsMyLand #CommonFuture #ReparationsNow #RestorativeJustice #ReparativeJustice

Capital B News has just released an article detailing one of our families' struggle to access their property. Jacques and Angeletta Powers have been threatened, harassed, and physically obstructed from their land in San Bernardino County for two decades. The area is plagued by active white supremacists and a corrupt water company, who together have forced the family to abandon their land. Read the full story at bit.ly/powersB and stay tuned for developments as we fight for justice for the Powers family! #WhereIsMyLand #ReparationsNow #ReparativeJustice #RestorativeJustice #BlackLandBack #PowersFamily

Happy #GivingTuesday all! Here's a supercut of just some of the amazing work we've been able to accomplish due to our sponsors. Community organization and activation, media campaigns, family outreach, and research are all sustained by donations - achieving #BlackLandBack is a difficult mission, but one that is well worth fighting for, and it is a cause worth donating towards! Be generous this Tuesday! Thank you to all our sponsors: Abolitionist Entertainment Annenberg Foundation California Black Freedom Fund California Wellness The California Endowment Decolonizing Wealth East Bay Community Foundation Fonda Family Foundation Grantmakers for Effective Organizations The James Irvine Foundation Liberation Ventures Liberty Hill Foundation Moore Impact Inc. Rosenberg Foundation S&P Global Sidley Austin, LLP Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Rights Weingart Foundation #ReparationsNow #RestorativeJustice #ReparativeJustice #WhereIsMyLand #WIML

Today, as the US celebrates Thanksgiving, it is crucial to recognize the dark underside of this national holiday. To American Indians, the day is marked as a National Day of Mourning. As the #LandBack has been a strong inspiration to our own #BlackLandBack movement, we stand firmly with Native communities in advocating for repair and restitution. Check out a few organizers we follow in the #LandBack and Indigenous liberation space: @NDNCollective @BlackIndigenousLiberation @NativeOrganizersAlliance #LandBack #NationalDayOfMourning #Plymouth #RestorativeJustice #ReparativeJustice #BlackLandBack

WIML was recently featured iin Places Journal's "Field Notes on Repair," a compilation of op eds by numerous scholars and activists. In our segment, Hannah Greene and Kavon Ward discuss the implications of Black land theft from an ecological perspective - check out the full article at bit.ly/WIMLplaces or click the link in our bio! #WhereIsMyLand #BlackLandBack #ReparationsNow #RestorativeJustice #ReparativeJustice

Thank you to everyone who heeded the previous CTA, despite this new development. Unfortunately, HR 9495 is on its way to the Senate for another vote after passing in the House, 219–184. Activist and humanitarian organizations have widely criticized the bill as a way for the government to silence critics and restrict the effectiveness of social justice movements. We must prevent this bill from passing in the Senate. It would be devastating to pro-Palestine organizers, as well as organizations like ours and our sponsors. Follow this link to access the toolkit and send a letter to congress! bit.ly/Stop9495 #hr9495 #BLM #BlackLandBack #ReparationsNow #RestorativeJustice #ReparativeJustice #WhereIsMyLand

Thank you to everyone who heeded the previous CTA, despite this new development. Unfortunately, HR 9495 is on its way to the Senate for another vote after passing in the House, 219–184. Activist and humanitarian organizations have widely criticized the bill as a way for the government to silence critics and restrict the effectiveness of social justice movements. We must prevent this bill from passing in the Senate. It would be devastating to pro-Palestine organizers, as well as organizations like ours and our sponsors. We will keep you all informed when we have a CTA! #hr9495 #BLM #BlackLandBack #ReparationsNow #RestorativeJustice #ReparativeJustice #WhereIsMyLand

Recently, we were invited by FutureGood to speak with their DEI team inside the Viceroy Hotel - at the very location where Silas White's Ebony Beach Club used to stand. His niece, Milana Davis (our Advocacy Lead), spoke to the group in an emotional speech - here are a few highlights! Thank you to FutureGood for this amazing opportunity and for supporting our work. We are also excited to congratulate Natalya Zernitskaya, Barry A. Snell, Ellis Raskin, and Dan Hall as the newest members of Santa Monica City Council going into next year! #BlackLandBack #WhereIsMyLand #ReparationsNow #RestorativeJustice #ReparativeJustice #EbonyBeachClub #SilasWhite #SantaMonica