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