will dance for bail fuld donations
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Cash bail criminalizes race and poverty, disregards the presumption of innocence, and dismantles families and communities. Ending this wealth-based caging of legally innocent people is one of the most important civil rights and racial justice issues of our time.
In August 2021, after Lil Nas X released Industry Baby and announced the Bail X Fund, I said that I’d post a vid of me dancing and give a shoutout to whoever sends me a screenshot confirming a donation to the fund. In addition to the shoutout, I follow back the donor on TikTok and/or Instagram. I never expected it to become a thing, but it has!
Because TikTok messages don’t allow for attaching screenshots, people initially were direct messaging me screenshots via Instagram or Twitter, but I’ve created a form to help streamline the process.
Finally, because the Mississippi Bail Fund Collective is doing amazing work in Mississippi, I decided to extend the same offer for proof of donations to the MS Bail Fund.
how we doin'?
As of March 31, 2022, more than $5,300* has been raised for the Bail X Fund and the MS Bail Fund! In addition to that, two people have donated $129.50 to other bail funds, and that's cool too.
| Bail Project | MS Bail Fund | other | total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. | $184.74 | - | $6.00 | $190.74 |
| Sep. | $566.71 | $376.51 | - | $943.22 |
| Oct. | $436.10 | $625.00 | - | $1,061.10 |
| Nov. | $670.81 | $454.00 | $16.00 | $1,140.81 |
| Dec. | $1,657.70 | $175.00 | $47.50 | $1,880.20 |
| Jan. | $158.90 | - | $15.00 | $173.90 |
| Feb. | - | - | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Mar. | $92.00 | - | $15.00 | $107.00 |
| total | $3,766.96 | $1,630.51 | $129.50 | $5,526.97* |
*Seven donations were of an unknown ammount. A nominal $0.01 value was attributed to each of them.