minneapolis ward 8 city council member soren stevenson pointed out that sgt mark hanneman's body cam footage in 2020 showed him being shot in the face and losing his eye, pointing out that "there is trauma to go around" - it's not just MPD needing wellness and healing
Three hand-knitted snowmen dolls in a hallow of a tree next to an iced-over lake.
Snow Dolls in Tree. Minneapolis.
Every single hotel that benefited from Operation Metro Surge should pay the rent for a family affected by it for 6 months. To start. Then make real amends.
A flyer on a street pole reads, "It's ok to punch MAGA." With a hand-drawn graphic of a fist punching a man in the face.
Poster with affirming message. Minneapolis, Lyndale Ave S.
Graffiti in black ink on the side of a building reads, "ICE abducted a woman on this street."
Graffiti on the side of the empty former Rudolph's restaurant at the corner of Franklin and Lyndale/Ridgewood and Lyndale. This is on the Ridgewood side, where a neighbor was abducted by ICE recently.
I got asked to boost the rent fund for Whittier Elementary’s Wolfpack organizing team.
They paid 70 rents for February and are committed to paying March rent for 120 families.
They’ve still got ground to cover and could use support getting more eyes on their fund:
🌻🌻🌻
gofund.me/9bbae6cd1
This fund is for families of kids at Whittier Elementary who have been negatively impacted by the ICE occupation in Minnesota. In the immediate moment they are about $70k short for supplying rent funds for families who had to shelter & hide without working & earing money.
Every bit helps! 💙
A small piece of paper stapled to a street pole with a red heart and words inside reading, "Will you free my Palestine?"
Palestine Valentine. ♥️
A wooden street pole with five flyers on it. The top one has an image of a loon in the pose of a phoenix rising and it says, "Justice Now." The next down reads, "We keep us safe" and has an image of people in the shape of paper dolls holding hands along the bottom. The next down reads, "ICE are terrorists, kidnappers, murderes. Kick ICE out of MInnesota now!" The next one is a wordier explication of how anti-ICE whistles can work. The last one on the bottom is a heart with the words, "Free My Palestine" inside.
A typical street pole in Minneapolis.
"The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers" by Jan de Baen Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Also, everything else in Rijksmuseum. But especially this.
Graffiti on a wall reads, "Abolish I.C.E." with a picture of the head of a dog with its eyes closed and looking chagrin.
"Abolish I.C.E." Minneapolis.
This is a good one. Support families in and around Whittier.
www.gofundme.com/f/community-...
A screenshot of a message with white text on a grey background. Text reads: “My neighbor who is an asylum seeker can't afford a lawyer, but received a court document saying that they need to come to court in the middle of March unless they get an attorney, and under "riders" at the top it says “In removal proceedings"
Asylum seeker in need of legal help! We're hoping to raise $7500 to secure an attorney while we also look for pro-bono help*. If you can help, use the Cash app or Venmo in the attached images. *If we find pro-bono assistance, all donations will be returned
A QR code directed to Venmo @jasonltnx
A QR code directed to cashapp @jasonltnx
Hi friends, there is a south Mpls neighbor in need of funds for their asylum case. They received a court summons today & need an attorney to help. @danielsuitor.com has given some pro bono resources but we think they will need paid representation.
Please see images for details & how to help.
Just a big hug to all the anarchists in the Twin Cities who get dismissed all the time but knew exactly what to do when shit went down here.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Powderhorn Rent Fund. Unfortunately, Governor Walz has refused to enact an eviction moratorium, so we need the help of our community.
gofund.me/335f2d840
if you donate $25+ to this ask to get it to the finish line, i'll mail you a set of the "fuck ice" postcards i made (and a few other goodies). just DM me or comment with receipt
you can contribute to this need here - i trust rachel 10000% and mega vouch for her
V: colocha_rachel
$: ColochaRachel
Whittier Watchtower this morning at around 9 A.M. Good people took a round-a-bout & turned it into a community hub with food, supplies, people, & ICE watch. 95% percent of motorists responded with positivity in some way; wave, honk, words, or stopping & getting snacks!
This is a good thing! ✊
A banner on white fabric, with black background. Lettering in blue and white reads, "Join us. Block Ice."
Block ICE. Minneapolis.
There are a few people in Minneapolis that you should not mess with, else the on-line wagons be circled. Taylr is one. You should delete and walk away from this.
I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
the kids are going to be alright.
A black and white photographic portrait of a Black man wearing a dark suit coat, white shirt and tie. He has closely cropped hair and is looking directly at the viewer.
Every February 1, dating back to my Twitter days, I like to post a picture of Carter G. Woodson with no comment. I forgot this year due to a disproportionate amount of things occurring in the city in which I live.
So here it is. Carter G. Woodson. Without comment
today is the last day i will ask you to donate to people’s rent this month.
we are trying very hard to meet a $30,000
goal today to help the last few families on our list before their rent grace period ends.
I replace songs' main lyrics with "babies" or "babes." E.g. "The Love Boat" theme is now "The Babes Boat" and "The Sound of Silence" now has ALL of its words replaced with "babes," "babies," and "babelence." When I buy their food it's for "babiesmouth" and now "babiesmouth" is on my text autofill.
A lot of the folks you're riding, marching, & patrolling with will, if this shit actually ends without total war, turn right around & say, "We need border control & policing, but in a way that I won't be inconvenienced. I want to be safe!" Back to "normal" policing that mainly targeted Black people.
This is wildly important! Please look and donate. Even just a small amount. It all helps.
"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled
power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And
the rule of law be damned." Some Judge
This is a good place to look if you are interested in helping people eat. 👍
Omg these signs by Matthew Cermak
