Outraged, Disgusted, But Not Without Hope—Black Lives Matter

 
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We are outraged, disgusted, but not without hope as we join the millions of Americans standing in solidarity and affirming that black lives matter. By speaking up, the community refuses to allow the murders committed against black women and men to ever be considered normal or acceptable. They are clear evidence of a sickness in our country, and these murders are a reminder why we do this work together upholding and advocating for the City Heights community. We stand with you in solidarity. We are grateful for our black neighbors, staff, and community leaders who continue to lead and fight and make our community a better place.

That said, words without action are cheap. We must pick up the phone, reach out, educate ourselves, and DO THE WORK. Below are several places we can start. If you know of other action options, please don't hesitate to comment below.

We're resolved, and we're with you,

The City Heights CDC Team

Take Action:

DONATE:

Unicorn Riot (on the ground independent & radical coverage) unicornriot.ninja/donate/

Taneisha Baker (getting food together for protestors and others who need it - remember that we're still in a pandemic):

PayPal: taneshia1baker@gmail.com

Petitions:

Justice for Breonna Taylor

https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor/promote/thank_you

For George Floyd

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd/psf/promote_or_share

For Ahmaud Arbery

http://chng.it/6kqL77SDyX

Donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund

https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate

Black Visions Collective: donate

https://www.payit2.com/fundraiser/98548

Support Reclaim the Block

https://secure.everyaction.com/zae4prEeKESHBy0MKXTIcQ2

Donate/Support Unicorn Riot

https://unicornriot.ninja/donate/

Louisville community bail fund:

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/

Northstar Health Collective (Medical Donation): https://northstarhealthcollective.org

MN Healing Justice Network/Spiral Collective (long haul care, ongoing trauma response, immediate funds to healers on site at Cup Foods and Moon Palace Medic Relief)

Official George Floyd Memorial Fund (started by his sister Philonise Floyd) all donations go directly to his family

https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

Another legitimate George Fund (started by his sister Bridgett Floyd) all donations go directly to his family

https://www.gofundme.com/f/george-floyd-bigfloyd

To send checks, money orders, cards, letters of encouragement the address is:

The Estate of George Floyd

c/o Ben Crump Law, PLLC

122 S. Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Attn: Adner Marcelin

(Made out to: The Estate of George Floyd)

PHONE NUMBERS TO BLOW UP:

Minneapolis District Attourney: Mike Freeman

‭(612) 348-5550‬

Mayor of Minneapolis: Jacob Frey

(612) 673-2100

350 South 5th Street, Room 331

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Chief of Police: Medaria Arradondo

(612) 673-2735

350 South 5 th Street

Room 130

Minneapolis, MN 55415-1389

Assistant Chief of Police: Mike Kjos

(612) 673-2735

350 South 5 th Street

Room 130

Minneapolis, MN 55415-1389

Deputy Chief of Patrol: Kathy Waite

(612) 673-3292

350 South 5 th Street

Room 130

Minneapolis, MN 55415-1389

Chief of Staff: Art Knight

(612) 673-2735

350 South 5 th Street

Room 130

Minneapolis, MN 55415-1389

INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU: Erick Fors

Professional Standards Bureau: Henry Halvorson

(612) 673-2735

350 South 5 th Street

Room 130

Minneapolis, MN 55415-1389

(Same number for both)

Minneapolis Police - 3rd Precinct

(612) 673-5703

3000 Minnehaha Avenue South,

Minneapolis, MN 55406

(Precincts go 1 through 5 and the last digit of the phone number corresponds to the precinct. Ex: this is precinct 3 so the last digit is 3. The rest of the number stays consistent.)

Attorney General Information Line: Lori Swanson (651) 296-3353

City Clerk's Office:

(612) 673-2216

Department of Civil Rights:

(612) 673-3012

Hennepin County Attorney:

(612) 348-5550

C-2000 Government Center

300 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55487

Federal District Court: (612) 664-5000

U.S. Courthouse

300 S 4th St

Minneapolis, MN 55415

All 13 council members of the city of Minneapolis:

Kevin Reich         (612) 673-2201

Cam Gordon         (612) 673-2202

Steve Fletcher        (612) 673-2203

Phillipe Cunningham        (612) 673-2204

Jeremiah Ellison        (612) 673-2205

Abdi Warsame         (612) 673-2206

Lisa Goodman        (612) 673-2207

Andrea Jenkins        (612) 673-2208

Alondra Cano          (612) 673-2209

Lisa Bender         (612) 673-2210

Jeremy Scroeder        (612) 673-2211

Andrew Johnson        (612) 673-2212

Linea Palmisano        (612) 673-2213

Photo credit: Nicole Baster, Black Lives Matter Protest in New York in July 2016.