F@CK I.C.E.
We wanted to send out a big Thank You! to our community members who donated goods, funds, and time during our Food and Mutual Aid drive over the past months. We were able to support our community members who were isolating at home with grocery deliveries. St. John's Day Autism Program was able to buy car seats for their clients with your donations. They were also able to provide diapers, snacks, formula, and groceries to their clients from your donations. You helped fulfill all of Little Kitchen's donation requests. Every time they updated us, this community showed up and made it happen. We helped with filling the requests and stocking the PCAC, Pride Cultural Arts Center, pop-up free pantry. You also helped with providing New City School with the requested items for students and families. This community did this. Everyone who stopped in and donated, or just purchased something from the Briar, helped make this possible. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We will be ending our food drive this week, but we will continue working in the community and providing a hub for connection and action.
We still have free whistles, “Know your rights” kits, eye wash and goggle sets, high viz vest, and mail your rep. postcards for free right by the front door for pick up any time.
If you want to support the community work in another way, we invite you to join our volunteer group as we continue caring for and showing up for Minneapolis neighbors.
Resources & Whats going on
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The best option for getting connected to an active neighborhood I.C.E. watch is sign up at defend612.com and they wil link you up to your neighbors through Signal.
If you live in the Logan Park or Sheridan Neighborhood you can e-mail Maggie@briarbar.com, and she will help you connect to our local neighhorhood watch groups.
What’s Signal? Signal is a free, end-to-end encrypted messaging app for secure texts, calls, and file sharing, prioritizing user privacy and operating as a nonprofit venture. It functions like other popular chat apps but uses strong encryption so only sender and recipient can read messages, preventing third parties from intercepting them.
If you feel overloaded by app’s and message tools, we see you, but this tool really is the best one for this type organizing.
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We currently have Emergency Whistles and “Know your Rights” zine.
If you would like to print your own “Know Your Rights” zine. Here is the link.
We also have a postcard campaign for you to send to your elected official and Hennepin & Ramsey County Sheriff. You fill it out, we mail it for you.
On-site is also a “Make your own I.C.E. protest sign” station, where we provide cardboard and art materials for you to make signs. We also have pre-made protest signs.
Know the difference between a Judicial Warrant and an Administrative warrant flyers. You can also print your own here.
Free Safety Kits - goggles, high viz vests, handwarmers, water bottles, water bottle eye rinse adaptors.
If you are working with families or community that has been affected by ICE and needs resources please contact Hilari, at Hilari@briarbar.com.
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We have just ended our food and hygiene products drive.
Your continue support helped St.David’s Latino Day Autism Program. Their clients have been heavily impacted and are not able to safely leave the house. Madeline the the Program Manager, has been collecting donations and delivering groceries and other supplies to clients’ homes.
Thank you for your donations to New City School. You helped fullfill their amazon wish list for kids that have been impacted by ICE and are doing distance learning or have a reduced schedule. Here is the link for their current asks.
Donations also went to Little Kitchen Food Shelf, located in Sheridan Neighborhood. Our community helped fullfill their requests and more.
Thank you to everyone who donated!!!
If you have or know of a need you are trying to help with, please reach out to hilari@briarbar.com
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You can contact Hilari ZiaiMehr - hilari@briabar.com.
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Community Impact:
So far we have distributed over 2000 emergency whistles and “Know your Rights” zines.
Mailed 600 postcards to your elected officials that neighbors have filled out.
Donated alot of food and dry goods, can’t put a weight to it anymore. Collected and distributed diapers, hygiene products, and other essentials to support local nonprofit needs, community members, and schools.
Distributed 200 Safety Kits - Goggle, High Viz Vest, Water Bottle, water bottle eye rinse adaptors, hand warmers.
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Food Shelf Locator, just put in our zip code and it will help you find a the nearest location.
Food Shelves with Delivery:
Senior Food Shelf, 1801 Central Ave NE, Mpls. Delivery Available for 55+ community members.
HopeBridge Food Shelf, 4217 Boone Ave N, New Hope 55428.
Community Emergency Assistance Program, 7051 Brookyln Center, Brooklyn Center, Mn.
Hallie Q Brown Community Center, 270 N Kent St, St.Paul, Mn.
Keystone Community Services, 1800 University Ave W, St.Paul Mn.
Souther Anoka County Assistance, 627 38th Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN 55421.
Other Resources:
Whittier Alliance,find resources, volunteer oppurtunites, etc.
Numbers to Save in your phone:
National Lawyer Guild: 612-444-2654
Monarca Rapid Response Line: 612-441-2881
Monarca Non-Emergency Legal Questions: 651-372-8642
CAIR Legal Support: 612-206-360
EverBright Legacy Law - 952-925-4147, ask for MeKinzie. They offer free Durable Power of Attorney and Child Care Directives. They also have Spanish Language Lawyers on available.
