EDIT: Closed for entries! We raised $28,571 through this raffle y’all! Thank you all for your support, I never expected to raise so much and feel totally blown away. If you would like another chance to win tattoo time and custom art from me in exchange for donations to orgs supporting Black trans women, you can enter the Lilith Tattoo Fundraiser for Black Lives here! Winner will be drawn July 1st.

There is no collective liberation without Black liberation. Black people have been clear on this for a looooong time, and truly have been throwing down for collective liberation for generations!!! I cannot be more clear that an uncanny amount of the liberties we benefit from today are the direct result of the labor and sacrifice, but also just the sheer creative brilliance n deep deep love of centuries of Black minds and hearts committing themselves to this struggle. Beyond a moral obligation for non-Black people to redistribute wealth and pay reparations, if we seek collective liberation, we would do well to get resources into the hands of people who hold this kind of deep generational wisdom in their minds, hearts, and bodies.

It seems like there’s a way that we as non-Black people are vulnerable to this confusion that it isn’t in our best interest to commit our full selves to this struggle. We can no longer afford this confusion, a confusion that the majority of Black people have very possibly never been able to afford to begin with. I feel so clear that every person is a host of infinitely precious knowledge n power, has specific n crucial tools n wisdom to offer to this fight at any given moment. Every person includes you! Every person includes me too. This tattoo raffle is a thing I know about and am able to offer to this fight in this particular moment. A massive honor to wield this deep personal love of mine in favor of Black liberation, and in turn collective liberation, may we all be so lucky.

INSTRUCTIONS

Winner will receive a custom tattoo, up to 4 hrs of tattoo time

- or - your pick of any of the flash I’ve posted on my Instagram, even if it’s no longer available for booking, up to 4 hrs of tattoo time

- or - if you don’t want to be tattooed, $100 worth of whatever you want from my online shop as long as I have it in stock!

Must be 18+ to enter.

You must be able to travel to either Seattle or LA to receive your tattoo. Conditions permitting, any Seattle person that wins will have the option to book one of my last appointment slots before I move to Southern California in August.

I will honor the free tattoo for up to 2 years after a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, so you will have the chance to travel if you need to.

I have compiled a list of orgs/bailout funds/community efforts below with links to their donation pages for your convenience. To enter, make a donation to your selection from the list below and forward your donation confirmation email to averykiyobooking@gmail.com with your Instagram handle in the message (emails are soooo much easier for me to organize and keep track of than Instagram DM’s)! If you do not have an Instagram, you can ask a friend or family member if you can use their handle to enter. The winner will be announced on Instagram Monday, June 15th so make sure to have your entries in by then.

$10 per entry, no limit on amount of times you can enter. For every $50 you donate, you will receive one extra entry ($50 = 6 entries, $100 = 12 entries).

I will be offering 10 automatic entries per person to any Black folks who wish to enter, just shoot me an email with your ig handle and I will gladly enter you. If you’ve made any donations to these or really any other comparable efforts in the past, feel free to send screenshots of those too and they will be counted as additional entries.

For all non-Black participants, donations must be dated within the window of the tattoo raffle (June 1 - June 15) to count as entries, past donations will not be counted retroactively. Black people hold it down for this work all year round without getting any extra credit so this is a small nod toward honoring that work.

This list is by no means exhaustive so if there is an initiative not on this list that you would like to donate to for an entry, feel free to shoot me a message! I only ask that they center Black liberation/provide relevant assistance to those engaged in the current uprising.

PLS NOTE: The following orgs have received overwhelming support and have asked that funds be diverted elsewhere: The Minnesota Freedom Fund, Black Visions Collective, Reclaim the Block, NYC Bail Fund, Philly Bail Fund, The Northstar Health Collective. Please consider selecting a different org from the list below! You can also find the list of organizations Reclaim the Block has requested funds be diverted to here.

I will try to keep this list as up to date as possible! I have also removed Campaign Zero because I want to support the abolition of police, not their reform. You can read more about that here and find additional resources here.

THE OKRA PROJECT

“The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them.”

Read more here, donate here.

NINA POP AND TONY MCDADE MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY FUNDS

“To honor Nina Pop, Tony McDade, and the many Black Trans people who been murdered by state-sanctioned violence, The Okra Project is dedicating $15,000 to create the Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund and the Tony McDade Mental Health Recovery Fund. We are asking the community to match our commitment by donating, as you are able, monetary support to sustain this work or donate one of your scheduled sessions with your Black male/female therapist.”

Read more and donate to the Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund here.

Read more and donate to the Tony McDade Mental Health Recovery Fund here.

BLACK TRANS PROTESTORS EMERGENCY FUND

“In partnership with Black Trans Travel Fund, For the Gworls, and The Okra Project, we are raising funds to support Black trans protestors with resources, medical care, and bail. All funds that are not needed will be redistributed to Black trans-led orgs doing the work to minimize violence against Black trans folks.”

CashApp: $btfacollective

PayPal: btfacollective@gmail.com

Venmo: @payjordynjay

If you don’t receive an email confirmation, you can screenshot your transaction and email it to me to be entered!

TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR SOLIDARITY NETWORK

“This fundraiser replenishes funds for the Trans Women of Color Solidarity Network in Washington State. This network is led by Trans people of color and advances the lives of Trans Women, Femmes, Two-Spirit and people of color living in Washington State by ensuring basic needs are met.”

Read more and donate to their Black Trans Taskforce (via Lavender Rights Project) here or become a recurring donor here.

CRITICAL RESISTANCE

“Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe. We believe that basic necessities such as food, shelter, and freedom are what really make our communities secure. As such, our work is part of global struggles against inequality and powerlessness.”

Read more here, donate here.

THE LOVELAND FOUNDATION

“Loveland Therapy Fund provides financial assistance to Black women and girls nationally seeking therapy.”

Read more here, donate here.

HOMELESS BLACK TRANS WOMEN FUND

“This is fund for the community of Black Trans women that live in Atlanta and are sex workers and/or homeless.”

Read more here, donate here.

MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES

“The Movement for Black Lives is an ecosystem of individuals and organizations creating a shared vision and policy agenda to win rights, recognition, and resources for Black people.”

Read more here, donate here.

NATIONAL BAIL FUND NETWORK

A compilation of over 60 bail and bond funds across the US, donations to any of these will count as entries!