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Miami-Ohio t-shirts to benefit Black Women’s Blueprint, a nonprofit whose mission is similar to Gamma Phi Beta’s philanthropic focus of Building Strong Girls.
This year, the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery woke the collective (namely white) consciousness up to the world’s racial injustices. People across the globe, both young and old, are supporting Black lives by demanding justice and equality now.
“Black Women’s Blueprint envisions a world where women and girls of African descent are fully empowered and where gender, race and other disparities are erased. Empowering women and girls is an integral movement, and that is truly why this fundraiser meant a lot to me,” says Emma Somrak, a Beta Epsilon member who is also on the chapter’s diversity and inclusion committee.
One way Beta Epsilon sisters of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, are supporting people of color and the Black Lives Matter movement is through charitable giving. The chapter hosted a virtual fundraising event in partnership with Gamma Pi Chapter (Minnesota State-Mankato). Together, the chapters created and sold Black Lives Matter
In total, Beta Epsilon and Gamma Pi raised $1,492 in t-shirt sales for Black Women’s Blueprint!
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