Welcome to 540WMain, Inc.
540WMain, Inc is a 501(c)(3) virtual non-profit organization and antiracist education brand that promotes justice for all. We encourage individuals to broaden their horizons and learn more about multidisciplinary issues and topics that impact the world
540WMain is an online hub for accessible education and events that promote justice for all. We aim to create a cultural shift in perspectives and practice by connecting members to lifestyle programming informed by social justice and anti-racism strategies.
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Make a One Time Donation
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Become a Monthly Sustaining Member
Any amount, from as many folks as possible, will make our non-profit work all the more stable, informed, and flexible to meet the needs of our community. Your monthly support helps sustain 540WMain’s work and scale up the reach.
Volunteer
Community volunteers help us fulfill our mission. You can make a difference today by signing up to volunteer with 540WMain.
Testimonials
I’m proud to be a member of an organization that educates the community about racism, poverty and so many other issues.
Rae Barnhart
I appreciate the breadth of class topics, and I am particularly grateful for the classes focused on anti-racism and social justice.
Michelle Burack
Recent Blogs
- Adultification Bias and Brutality Against Black Girls Must StopAdultification Bias and Brutality Against Black Girls Must Stop Rochester almost got through the entire first month of the new year without an incident of the Rochester Police Department (RPD) using excessive force on a citizen in mental distress. This time the victim of that brutality is a 9-year-old Black girl who based on reportsContinue reading “Adultification Bias and Brutality Against Black Girls Must Stop”
- Black vs. POC: A New But Outdated TermBlack vs. POC: A New But Outdated Term I am not a person of color. I am Black. This is a sentence that I have said to countless people– each time with more conviction. When hearing it, I feel as if my blackness is being lumped into a group without notice. It feels like aContinue reading “Black vs. POC: A New But Outdated Term”
- Time to Come TogetherTime to Come Together By the time you read this, January 20th, 2021 will have passed, and barring another attempted mass insurrection, we will have a new President of the United States of America. I never held my tongue about how dark a chapter was written over the last four years, and I am gladContinue reading “Time to Come Together”
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