One thing about Minnesota we could all learn from is their love for community. During such a hard time they will always organize and show up for each other.
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On January 23, the city of Minneapolis organized its first general strike since 1934, with an estimated 50,000+ individuals marching downtown in -20°F windchill demanding the removal of ICE agents from the state. Community members have also taken it upon themselves to help out in their own ways. DIY bands have played benefit shows with all door fees and merch sales going directly to local organizations. Strangers have even delivered groceries to families sheltering in place and have continuously helped the people slowly being released from the Whipple building get home safely after being wrongfully taken.
Living here, and witnessing what is happening in a place that you call home is devastating beyond words. The air feels heavy but not from the cold. Almost everyone is carrying a whistle. Things are tense and we are constantly looking over our shoulders but still need to make it to work in the morning. Hanging out with your friends and hoping they make it home safe grew a new larger layer of concern. But even living through all the hurt and evil, Minneapolis continues to be a city full of love.
Since the start of the new year, over 3,000 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have been deployed to Minnesota.
Since the occupancy started, agents have been kidnapping, beating, and murdering legal United States citizens in broad daylight. Taking people out of their cars on the side of the road, taking parents from their kids’ bus stops, using flash bangs and tear gas grenades on crowds of peaceful individuals that simply just want them to go away.
In late January, Gregory Bovino’s departure from Minnesota was announced and was to be replaced by Border Czar Tom Homan. Homan then made a reduction of 700 agents leaving roughly 1,300 left in our cities. On February 12th, Tom Homan announced that ICE will be leaving Minnesota over the course of the next few weeks. Many feel relieved, however a majority will believe it when they see it as things haven’t changed, and the damage caused cannot be undone.
With the recent uptick in ICE presence across the U.S., Crave Music Magazine put together a list of resources to help MN residents, as well as some national resources, we encourage you to look at and donate if you can. Our hearts are with Minnesota at this overwhelming time.
As a way to support Minnesota families, Crave Music Magazine will be hosting a print sale. All proceeds will go to local organization Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC). To learn more, please visit our website on how to participate.
ORGANIZATIONS TO DONATE TO:
Donate to MIRAC (Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee)
MIRAC is an all-volunteer, grassroots, multiracial, and multinational immigrant rights mass-movement organization. MIRAC fights for legalization for all, an end to immigration raids and deportations, an end to all anti-immigrant laws, and full equality in all areas of life.
Support local families affected by ICE
Autonomous Collective Documenting & Resisting Against ICE, Police, & All Colonial Militarized Abuse.
Supporting and amplifying the material needs of trans folks in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
Helps provide packed grocery bags that are delivered to families impacted by the ongoing situation in the Twin Cities. Ready-to-go bags are sorted, packed, and delivered straight to their doors. Your donation is the quickest way to get food directly into the hands of people who need it!
The Isuroon Halal Food Assistance program started in 2016 as Minnesota’s first ethnic and community-led food shelf. Ten years later, the Food Assistance program is experiencing continually rising demand, and too little resources to help meet the need. The shelves need restocking at all four locations: Minneapolis, St. Paul, Roseville, and Burnsville.
Joyce Uptown Food Shelf’s mission is to distribute food to those in need, with respect and dignity.
IMMIGRATION/EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:
Copal MN https://copalmn.org/knowyourrights/ This list offers essential immigration resources provided by the Immigrant Defense Network to help you understand your rights, access legal assistance, and stay informed about how to face policies impacting immigrant communities.
Law Help MN https://www.lawhelpmn.org/self-help-library/immigration Legal Services State Support (State Support) is a project of the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition (MLSC), an association of the state’s regional legal aid programs that help low-income residents with a variety of legal matters. State Support also manages ProJusticeMN.org, a website for advocates, and MNLegalAdvice.org, a statewide legal advice website.
ILRC (Red Cards) All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s red cards give examples of how people can exercise these rights.
ACLU https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/immigrants-rights Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
Immigrant Defense Project (Know Your Rights) KNOW YOUR RIGHTS with ICE.
Our objective is to collect community-submitted information about possible ICE activity to help inform the public and raise awareness. All reports are reviewed by our moderator team before appearing on the map.
