There are suggested donation amounts based on expenses on The Okra Project’s website, and direct donations can be made through their sponsor, the Arts Business Collaborative.įor more information, follow them on Instagram. okra from project farmers via collection centres. In a 2015 study, the National Center for Transgender Equality reported a disproportionately high rate of poverty, homelessness, unemployment and assault.
They are largely reliant on individual donations to provide these services. The Okra Project is also committing $15,000 to the Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund and the Tony McDade Mental Health Recovery Fund and asking for community members to help match this donation, which can be done through their website. #ByOkra: a monthly affinity and wellness space for Black Trans people Weeds, insects, diseases, and pests control in okra farming. Use intercropping and crop rotation to control weeds and pests.
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Okra Outings: free opportunities for Black Trans folks to visit broadway performances and share a free meal Ensure proper planting and spacing of the okra plants. International Grocery Fund: a donation-based fund that allows The Okra Project to send small grants to Black Trans folks experiencing emergency food shortages The Okra Academy: a weekend program that provides culinary training to provide Black Trans folks with basic cooking skills for their own lives or skills they might need to get hired as a chef themselves They have some additional programs focused on Black Trans physical and mental health as well: They do so by hiring Black Trans chefs to go into people’s homes and cook them meals, and by partnering with non-profit and community based organizations to deliver meals to houseless people. Hot Patreon Creators Patreon creators with big growth in the past 30 days. The Okra Project was founded nearly a year and a half ago by Ianne Fields Stewart to combat food insecurity in the Black transgender community.However, extraordinary events like the pandemic and. Get monthly The Okra Project ranking & statistics emails Subscribe. Founded in New York and focused on supporting members of the Black Trans community, The Okra Project’s mission is to provide healthy, home-cooked, and culturally specific meals to Black Trans Folks wherever they can, at no cost to them. The Okra Project is ranked 18,931st among all Patreon creators. You can read our interview with the founder of The Okra Project, Ianne Fields Stewart, here. You can visit The Okra Project’s website here. You can follow The Okra Project on Instagram and Twitter. Those who are willing and interested may donate funds AND/OR may donate one therapy session with their Black male therapist. The T ony McDade Mental Health Recovery Fund is an emergency mutual aid fund that raises money to pay for one-time mental health therapy sessions with licensed Black male therapists. The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them. The Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund is an emergency mutual aid fund that raises money to pay for one-time mental health therapy sessions with licensed Black women therapists. In honor of Nina Pop, a Black trans woman who was murdered in Sikeston, Missouri in May, and Tony McDade, a Black trans man who was shot and killed by police in Tallahassee, Florida last week, and to the countless Black Trans people who been murdered by state-sanctioned violence, The Okra Project created the Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund and the Tony McDade Mental Health Recovery Fund.
There was an overwhelming response, we thank all the participated and shared the project. Further airdrops and releases will go a lot smoother. It wasnt without issues and could have been a lot smoother but we did it.
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🏳️🌈 ✊🏿 Please consider donating to The Okra Project, a grassroots, organizer-led initiative with the goal of fighting food insecurity in the Black Trans community. OKRA Project Update First airdrop is complete. If you are an organizer or venue and would like to reach out to us please feel. CW: Anti-Black trans death, murder, death For details regarding specific events please contact the organizers or venues.
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