Thanks Gene, this is exactly the correct usage of this list. Thanks for
sharing, I donated!

<3,
--igor

On Mon, Jun 08, 2020 at 02:00:53PM +0300, Gene Goldstein-Plesser wrote:
> Hey folks -
>
> Dunno if this is the idea for this mailing list, but figured you'll correct
> me if it's not... :)
>
> See below for an opportunity to give $$ directly to a friend-of-a-friend
> community organizer in South Minneapolis helping folks recover from the
> violence there.
>
> ------
>
> *Hi there! *
>
> *I am reaching out with an ask for support for my community right now. As
> I’m sure you’ve seen in the news, South Minneapolis has become a temporary
> food desert, as well as pharmacy and community center desert for many
> people. More than 100 buildings burned in South Minneapolis, where I live &
> where I grew up, last weekend. The destruction done to local businesses and
> establishments that serve the vital needs of a largely BIPOC &
> working-class community disappeared overnight incited largely (we now know)
> by violence from the police & white nationalists in response to our local
> uprising fighting for Justice for George Floyd and rebelling against the
> police state. *
>
> *Right now, the reality here is that many people are struggling to feed
> their families — our grocery stores are either burned down or boarded up,
> buses are running limited schedules, and the closest open grocery stores
> are far away in the suburbs. People are not only running out of food, but
> also hygiene & sanitation supplies, and many families don’t have fire
> hydrants, which is scary given that local buildings keep going up in
> flames. We’re providing direct support right now to fill the needs of our
> community, providing food, hygiene & sanitation supplies, and safety
> equipment to neighborhoods in South Minneapolis that have been hit the
> hardest, and we will as long as we can until we can rebuild our community. *
>
> *We’re collecting donations on Venmo (@alettabrady) and PayPal
> (clairealettabrady@gmail.com <clairealettabrady@gmail.com>). This is a
> concrete way to provide direct support to our community as we respond to
> the myriad of crises right now. So far we’ve raised almost $7,000 & have
> been able to serve hundreds of families here. After one of my food drops,
> my childhood best friend texted me that she was able to collect food
> saying, “Just finished bringing my grandma food!!! Thank you so much. She
> should be good on food for a while now ❤.” This is the type of direct
> impact we’re having as a community showing up for one another right now. *
>
> *Bless those of you who have already supported us these past couple
> weeks!! *
>
> *Love, power, and solidarity to y’all ! *
>
> *- Aletta Brady *
> *#BlackLivesMatter #AbolishThePolice #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd*

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