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There are two ways to raise funds for a project. Either a few people can give a lot, or a lot of people can give a little.

We are building 30 teams committed to reaching over 300 people with the vision and mission of The Aster Project

Our grassroots funding platform allows you to create or join a funding team that helps raise funds for our goal and awareness of our cause.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE ASTER PROJECT

22 Georgia families who have lost children to racial violence stand united in an effort to challenge police brutality and racial violence through the power of art.

These families, known as Georgia Moms United, reached out to portrait artist Maisie Thompson and community building non-profit Restore Life to immortalize their lost loved ones through a mural in downtown Atlanta and a documentary series sharing their stories.

This effort to assuage loss and incite change would become known as The Aster Project.

Though born of tragedy, The Aster Project aspires to prevent that very thing. With your support we can join hands in fulfilling The Aster Project's three-part mission:

1. Raise awareness to the need for life-saving policy changes — accessible mental health resources, prison reform, voting rights, and an end to qualified immunity

2. Spark dialogue that compels community activism and engagement.

3. Seek justice for the victims featured in The Aster Project who lost their lives at the hands of law enforcement.

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Our Community

The numbers reveal Georgia still has many challenges ahead in the fight for justice and racial equity. Nearly half the 184 Georgians shot and killed by police since 2010 were unarmed or shot in the back. Over 60% of those victims were Black.

Each person memorialized in The Aster Project had their life unjustly taken and due process delayed by miscarriages of justice.

Many of their cases involve egregious police violence, misconduct, and allegations of corruption.

Today, their families persist in the pursuit of justice they have been repeatedly denied.

POINTS OF FOCUS:

  • QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
  • VOTING RIGHTS
  • PRISON REFORM
  • MENTAL HEALTHCARE
  • TRUTH AND TRANSPARENCY

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MEMORIALIZATION AND MOBILIZATION

THROUGH ART

After the murder of George Floyd, we watched as communities across the world erupted in anger and action. His unjust death echoed through the streets of our cities, uniting voices for change across color, culture, and class. His likeness, immortalized in powerful murals, stood as a constant reminder of state brutality and racism.

The Aster Project will continue this tradition of wielding art as a weapon for change, honoring 22 victims of police brutality by painting their portraits over a 600 square foot mural in downtown Atlanta. The Aster Project will also amplify the voices of the victims through their families, releasing a documentary film that tells each soul's story — an expression of collective grief and a call to action against police violence and racial injustice.

Our mission is to ensure that these 22 lives remain a part of our collective consciousness. The Aster Project seeks to rouse hearts with united passion and empower hands to take action, celebrating the lives of those we've lost and sharing their stories with a watching world longing for reconcilliation.

In Memory

AHMAUD ARBERY

JABRIL ROBINSON

JARVIS LYKES

JAYVIS BENJAMIN

ALEXA CHRISTIAN

OSCAR CAIN

CAINE ROGERS

SHALI TILSON

VINCENT TRUITT

LE'DEN BOYKINS

ANTHONY HILL

NICHOLAS THOMAS

LATOYA JAMES

KATHRYN JOHNSTON

RAYSHARD BROOKS

KENDRICK JOHNSON

DEAUNDRE PHILLIPS

KEVIN DAVIS

HECTOR AEROLLA

ANDREW SMYRNA

JIMMY ATCHISON ...

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