Why are we doing this?

• The revolution IS multilingual. We don't all think and learn by using the same language. A collective revolution of the mind requires multilingual books, workshops, educational spaces, and more. 
  
• Black linguists need to get paid.  Even with the advances of technology creating apps for language learning, automated translations, or speech-to-text technology, the work of creating multilingual Black-centered spaces requires Black world language educators, Black interpreters, Black translators, and Black language justice practitioners. We ain't tryin to undervalue the labor of the Black folx who make these spaces possible.
• Black-led organizations need (and deserve) support. Funding multilingual spaces can get $$$$. Team Jamii wants to make what we do accessible to many of the Black, Indigenous, and Queer-led organizations who are doin big impact tingz wit a likkle tingz budget. FYI - Don't get this part twisted. Team Jamii feels this part deeply. WE ARE a Black-led organization that is too often doin big tingz wit a likkle tingz budget.

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

The #TranslateTheMovement campaign was created by Jamii Linguists, a Black-Queer-led organization dedicated to helping people create change - in any language necessary. We are not a non-profit.  We are not a cooperative. We are a team. Our team values make Jamii a purpose-driven organization that moves in a people-first, mission-second, profit-third kinda way. This campaign is part of our mission to shift the one-language-fits-all approach to building movements for social justice while centering the needs of people of African descent. These funds will allow us to expand our capacity to provide interpreting, translation, multilingual education and other multilingual support needed to grow global movements. A special emphasis is placed on providing free and low-cost services to freedom fighters and Black-led community organizations that demonstrate financial need as they engage in organizing campaigns and movement building.

How Funds Will Be Distributed?

The money raised by this campaign will build #TeamJamii's capacity to:

• Support multilingual Black-led initiatives
• Translate books, blogs, content and a variety of liberation-centered educational materials
• Create free and low-cost language justice educational spaces - THAT CENTER BLACK IDENTITY!
• Grow Jamii's Language & Diaspora Black-centered language learning programs & activities
• Create dope af spaces for Black, Indigenous, and pro-Black folx to keke - in a buncha languages!

All services and resources will be distributed based on need and availability of funds.

To learn more about Jamii's impact goals related to #TranslateTheMovement visit https://www.jamii.co/impact. For any questions or inquiries, reach us at [email protected].