Supported Charities
This is a list of charities and organisations that are supported by, myself, Brett J Cole.
To avoid any misrepresentation, the written descriptions of each of the following organisations are drawn from their own words, not my own.
A portion of all proceeds from both my creative endeavours and regular income are donated to these organisations either periodically or as recurring monthly payments.
Please consider supporting them yourselves as they are all worthy causes.
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)
- Australian Organisation -
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is both a movement and an independent organisation that supports and empowers people seeking asylum in Australia.
ASRC is upheld by the generous donations of individuals, philanthropy and partners. This community-lead approach is supported by more than 1,100 skilled volunteers who work alongside 60 paid staff to deliver key programs.
All programs at the Centre rests on the delivery of its core mission, to protect, support and empower all people seeking asylum.
Pay The Rent
- Australian Organisation -
This land was never empty; the sovereignty of First Nations people was never ceded. Despite centuries of attempted genocide that continues to this day, Indigenous people have managed to hold onto and nurture culture and connections with country.
At the same time, Indigenous health and wellbeing has been devastated; Aboriginal people are significantly more likely to be incarcerated, to die in custody, to be separated from family, or to suicide.
While governments and individuals have said Sorry to the Stolen Generations, they have taken no meaningful action towards making right, nor towards preventing further harm.
Paying the Rent is a step towards acknowledging these facts. It is part of a process of restitution that all non-Indigenous people – individually and collectively – need to enter into, if we are to move towards justice and liberation for First Nations people.
Black Lives Matter
- USA Organisation -
#BlackLivesMatter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes.
By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives. Black Lives Matter are working for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically targeted for demise.
The call for Black lives to matter is a rallying cry for ALL Black lives striving for liberation.
Project South
- USA Organisation -
Project South was founded as the Institute to Eliminate Poverty & Genocide in 1986. Their work is rooted in the legacy of the Southern Freedom Movement, and four primary work areas achieve their mission of cultivating strong social movements in the South powerful enough to contend with some of the most pressing and complicated social, economic, and political problems faced today.
For over thirty years, Project South has grown to become a trusted movement anchor organization for social justice work in the U.S. South. Recognized for the production of popular education tools, curriculum, and workshops that support grassroots organizers, educators, and activists, Project South also affects policy at the municipal level, produces reports and analysis that impact decision-makers, innovates organizing methodologies, and provides an institutional hub for organizers to develop shared regional plans that match the urgency of this political moment while building long-term infrastructure.
Humble Bundle
- International Organisation -
Humble Bundle sells digital content through its pay-what-you-want bundle promotions and the Humble Store.
When purchasing a bundle, customers choose how much they want to pay and decide where their money goes -- between the content creators, charity, and Humble Bundle.
Since the company's launch in 2010, Humble Bundle has raised more than $100 million through the support of its community for a wide range of charities, providing aid for people across the world.
e-NABLE
- International Organisation -
e-NABLE is an online global community of “Digital Humanitarian” volunteers from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to make free and low-cost prosthetic upper limb devices for children and adults in need.
The open-source designs created by e-NABLE Volunteers help those who were born missing their fingers and hands or who have lost them due to war, natural disaster, illness or accidents.
There are approximately 20,000 e-NABLE volunteers in over 100 countries who have delivered free hands and arms to an estimated 8,000 recipients through collaboration and open-source design to help those in underserved communities who have little to no access to medical care.