submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Please fill out this short Google (https://forms.gle/ERKpZ9voyvVYjrPJ8) to let us know your interest and availability to provide support for community members on campus and in our neighborhood. This is a mutual aid project led by the Sabo Center at Augsburg University. The Sabo Center is in relationship with organizational partners in Cedar-Riverside and works to connect our campus to the neighborhoods we’re a part of to provide learning opportunities and meaningful support to our partners.
TWIN CITIES AND OUTER RING SUBURBS: A coalition of groups has created this volunteer form which offers a bunch of ways to get involved, from delivering groceries to offering rides to ICE Watch to translation services and much more:
https://defend612.com/
MINNEAPOLIS: Donate to Senator Zaynab Mohamed’s Food Drive: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6oLQ_YltXc7R7UFNsoVuq8yq5AcP7UxGJy6y0hCc-ShX28w/viewform
LAKEVILLE: Drop off goods or donate to a church that is organizing food drop offs for ICE-affected folks. Ways to help in Lakeville:
– Drop off protein-focused donations in Lakeville (DM @kidspluscoffee for the address) – – Send a contribution via Venmo: Taylor-Durry (Every penny will be used to buy protein and essential items and receipts will be posted on @kidspluscoffee Instagram)
PRIOR LAKE: Donate to fundraisers for communities affected by ICE, like this one for a mosque that burned down in Prior Lake: https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/respond_masjid_hamza_school_fire
Please reach out to Jenean Gilmer, gilmerje@augsburg.edu with any questions or concerns.