
Monk stands for more than music. We give back by supporting causes that align with our values: peace, compassion, and education.
Causes we support individually and as a band:
Mental Health
- The Trevor Project β Providing crisis support services to LGBTQ young people
- Zen Center of Los Angeles β Providing training and resources for realizing the interconnection of all life
- Naaya Wellness β Creating parity in the wellness industry
- Centro de Justicia para las Mujeres Chiapas β Legal and psychological support for women who are victims to domestic violence
- Forever Wildland βΒ non-profit working to improve mental healthcare, pay, and housing for the wildland firefighting community
Healthcare
- The Brigid Alliance β Standing with abortion seekers
- Midwest Access Coalition β Helping access to free, legal abortions
- Holler Health Justice β POC- & queer-led racial, economic & reproductive justice nonprofit
- Planned Parenthood β Fighting for abortion access
- Yellowhammer Fund β Abortion advocacy in Alabama, Mississippi, and the Deep South
- Movember
Wealth Redistribution
- Black Lives Matter
- Gianna Floyd Fund
- Leveler β Redistributing wealth for COVID relief
Humanitarian Support
- Al Otro Lado β Providing holistic legal and humanitarian support to refugees, deportees, and other migrants in the US and Tijuana
- Islamic Relief Canada β Delivering daily ready-to-eat hot meals in Gaza
Nature and Ecology
- Farm Sanctuary β Committed to ending cruelty to animals
- Nature Conservancy β Protecting public lands
- RSPCA β Australian animal welfare organization
- Paws for the Cause βΒ supporting dogs and cats in Tijuana, MX
- Water Pump Project India
Technology and Education
- 9 Dots β Nonprofit offering computer sciences to underserved communities
Arts and Culture
- Place des Arts β Arts and culture centre in Sudbury, ON
- ThéÒtre du Nouvel-Ontario β professional theatre company in Sudbury, ON
Community Support
- Louisville Bail Fund β Incarcerated community support
- Communities United Against Police Brutality β Twin-cities community support
- National Bail Out Fund β Black-led and Black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers, and activists
- Reclaim the Block β Minneapolis abolitionists group
- N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre β Assisting Aboriginal people in Sudbury, ON
- Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury β Volunteer group advocating for a healthy community
- Feels on Wheels β Hardcore mobile podcast in SoCal
And of course, any band in the hardcore punk world who has run into troubles with health or on the road, you can count on us to chip in and spread the word.
