Millions of dollars have been raised to support groups helping to pay bail for people arrested amid demonstrations.
On Saturday, the group said in a statement:"With solemn gratitude, we have been flooded with tens of thousands donations large and small, totalling around $20 million."
In a further statement on Facebook, it added:"The world has shown up in support for those who are taking to the streets to demand the long-overdue end to police brutality that has taken the lives of too many of our black, brown and Native people."Demonstrators march on I-94 in St. Paul, Minnesota, while participating in a protest following the death of George Floyd.including Chrissy Teigen who said she would pledge $100,000 to that end.
On social media, people have spoken of using their stimulus payments, provided from the CARES Act, to donate to bail funds. Some said they had used the whole sum to support the cause, while others had used part of the payment to do so. Many encouraged others who were able to donate to do the same.has contacted multiple people who have spoken of donating their stimulus checks to such causes.
At the weekend, after detailing the $20 million sum raised, the Minnesota Freedom Fund encouraged people to donate directly to Floyd's family. A crowd marches to protest the death of George Floyd on the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River on May 31, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota."We now encourage people to generously donate to George Floyd's family and other local organizations, especially those which are Black and BIPOC led, and which are working to lift up communities, end police brutality, and build a more just future," it wrote.by Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, has raised more than $6.
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