#CareNotCops

🌱MUTUAL AID NETWORK SIGN UP LINK IN BIO!🌱 [IF YOU WERE IN THE OLD NETWORK YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP AGAIN PLEASE!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥] mutual aid is a direct, sustainable way to care for your community. #CareNotCops is renewing our commitment to redistributing wealth, with an emphasis on revitalizing community relationships and strengthening our ties with the organizations we send aid to. just choose to put $5, $10, $15 or $20+ towards mutual aid! every month, we will venmo request the indicated amount, and send the collected funds to an organization we have built relationships with. this way, the people who can best identify the needs of their community are able to send funds where they’re needed most. link to sign up is in our bio! let’s keep sharing care <3 [Image Description: A set of orange flyers. Page 1: a hand-drawn poster with black drawings and text. On the right is the profile of a person opening their mouth to shout; a bubble comes out of their mouth with text. Within the bubble, title on top reads, “UCHICAGO MONTHLY MUTUAL AID NETWORK”. Underneath are three black blocks with orange text: “Pledge to commit $5, $10, $15, or $20+ to mutual aid each month; Get an email every month with a local fund in need of support; Enjoy being a part of a community that cares for each other” On the bottom right of the bubble is a QR code with the sign-up link. Text underneath reads, “Follow @carenotcops on IG to learn more about mutual aid”.] (ID continued in comments)

We’re not free til we’re ALL free. This summer, CNC has been reflecting on our commitment to abolition and collective struggle. Together, we’ve drafted a new set of guidelines for coalition work, and an updated set of community agreements for us in CNC. We created these because we’ve been seeing and feeling how anti-Blackness goes unchecked in organizing spaces when abolition is not centered, harming our organizers and community. This harm has to be acknowledged as we work towards us ALL being free, as everyone’s safety, especially Black individuals’ safety, is pertinent. We reaffirm our commitment to abolition, to autonomy, and to caring for each other as we struggle for liberation. These guidelines will help us uphold that commitment as individuals and in coalitional spaces.

Appreciating all folks who have contributed to our network! 🌷🪻This May, let’s help our community members at @freestoreonthesouthside reach their $1,000 weekly goal. We also encourage you to sign up for a monthly donation on their website (on slide 2)! [Image Description: A set of three purple flyers, with background textured like crumpled paper. Page 1: At the top center, title on a black ink block, “Care Not Cops Monthly Mutual Aid”. Underneath, text on dark red-purple, “May 2026 update & request”. Text follows in a light pink box, “Thank you folks for joining our network and contributing! Over April, we raised $630 for Chicago Community Jail Support, supporting folks exiting cook county jail with food, clothing, transportation and other necessities. Please continue to support them at tinyurl.com/donateccjs”. Underneath is a transaction screenshot with a green check mark at the center. Text reads, “Thank you, (our member’s name). Your donation of $630.00 to Chicago Community Jail Support is being processed.” A dark red-purple rectangle blocks out the member’s name. Page 2: At the top center, title on a black ink block reads, “May Support Request” Text follows, “In May, we are supporting the South Side Free Store! The South Side Free Store is a collaborative effort spearheaded by The Solluna Collective (NOT a 501c3), supported by local organizations and individual members of the local and global community. Every Friday, a team of volunteers provides hygiene items, clothing, and shelf-stable food to members of the community on a take-what-you-need, first come first serve basis. Support directly: southsidefreestore.org * Share funds! * Set up monthly donations * Drop off material donations * Sign up for their newsletter If you’re already in our mutual aid network, look out for an email and venmo request soon!” On the bottom right is Solluna Collective’s logo: “Solluna Collective” overlayed on a grey crescent moon and a yellow sun graphic. (ID continued in pinned comments)]

‼️TIME CHANGE 6-7:30!!!‼️‼️‼️Come and learn all about Care Not Cops through a stamp and collage making night, accompanied with catered food! [Image description: A white poster with pink linoblock cutting imagery on the left and pink lace drawings at the corners Text reads, “Care Not Cops: stamp and collage making event. Come carve stamps with us as we talk about the mission of our organization and how you can support the local south side community through mutual aid and service projects. ***Masks provided + required to support our disabled community members. Time: Friday, April 24th, 5PM - 6:30PM. Location: The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality 5733 S University Ave, Chicago IL, 60637. Materials and catered food provided!”]

Happy spring!🌸We’re back supporting Chicago Community Jail Support this April! Apologies for the delay. If you’re already in our network, look out for v3mno request. New folks please sign up in our bio! [Image Description: Page 1: A hand-drawn flyer with warm yellow background, pink shades, and green borders. On the left is a drawing of a Black person’s hand holding a flower. The flower’s center reads “CARE NOT COPS”. On the right, text on yellow, pink and orange boxes, “MONTHLY MUTUAL AID This month we are supporting ‘The Chicago Community Jail Support!’ Do a one time payment or sign up for CNC’s Monthly Mutual Aid Network (link in bio) and pledge to commit $5, $10, $15 or $20+ per month” Below is a QR code linked to the sign-up form. On the bottom, text reads“Follow @carenotcops on instagram to learn more about mutual aid” Page 2: A yellow flyer with pink marks. At the top center, title on a black ink block reads “Care Not Cops Monthly Mutual Aid”. Underneath, text on brown background, “Apr. 2026 update & request”. Text follows, “For our February mutual aid, we raised $530.55 (divided into 2 transactions) for Nita’s Love Train, supporting Black and brown families with grocery gift cards! Thank you to folks who contributed.” Underneath are two screenshots of Venmo payments to Nita’s Love Train. The first one was $432.30, “Support from Care Not Cops’ February mutual aid”. The second one was $98.25, “From care not cops - more funds from last month’s mutual aid”. (ID continued in pinned comments)]

Come celebrate Trans Day of Visibility with fellow queer students on the quad! 🏳️‍⚧️ Food will be provided but BYOS too!!

Hello all! We have an update from January & a new support request. 💖We’re supporting Nita’s Love Train’s Black History Month Refuel! Join our monthly mutual aid network through the link in our bio. If you’re already in, look out for a v3nm0 request in the next two days! Appreciate our network members for being in community. [Image Description: A set of flyers on green paper-textured background. Page 1: At the top center, title on black ink block reads “Care Not Cops Monthly Mutual Aid”. Underneath, text on dark green background, “Feb. 2026 update & request”. Text follows, “Thank you to folks contributing to January’s mutual aid! Together, we raised $528.48 for our community member Kyana to support with laundry, internet and transportation.” Underneath are two screenshots of Cashapp payments to Kyana (last name covered). The first one was $478.48 on 2/2/2026. The second one was $50 on 2/11/2026. Both payments include a description: “from care not cops”. (ID continued in pinned comments)]

Join the No New Prisons Illinois teach-in with abolition & carceralities study group! Link in bio to sign up🌱 [Image Description: a grey flyer with two round orange graphics. Title at the center says “NO NEW PRISONS ILLINOIS Campaign Teach-in.” Text above the title reads, “Center for the study of race, politics & culture Abolition & carceralities study group + care not cops” Under the title, text follows, “Weds Feb 25 2026 5-6:30pm 5733 S University Ave 1st floor conference room & on Zoom Register: tinyurl.com/nnpfeb25 Join organizers from the No New Prisons IL campaign to learn about: 1. The plan to spend $900 million+ in IL taxes to construct new state prisons 2. The rhetoric of “trauma-informed” prisons and why there is no such thing 3. How we can get involved in the fight”]

Happy new year - we’re back with a new support request and an update from November’s mutual aid!❤️‍🔥Join the mutual aid network through the link in our bio (DM us if you have trouble with the form). For those already in our network, look out for a venmo request later this week! [Image Description: A set of flyers on blue gradient background. Page 1: At the top center, title on black ink block reads “Care Not Cops Monthly Mutual Aid”. Underneath, text on dark blue background, “Jan. 2026 update & request”. Text follows on a light blue block: “Apologies for our pause in December! In November, with y’all’s support, we sent $373.35 to Nita’s Love Train. Thank you to folks who contributed! We encourage you to continue supporting Nita through Venmo/Paypal: @NitasLoveTrain .” Underneath is a screenshot of two Venmo payments from Care Not Cops to Nita’s Love Train. The first one was $255.45 on November 19, 2025. The second one was $117.90 on November 30, 2025. Both payments include a description: “Support from Care Not Cops mutual aid network❤️”. (ID continued in pinned comments)]

join Care Not Cops, OBS, and MECHA for an ICE know your rights skillshare + town hall on nov 4th at 6pm in the CSRPC (5733 S University Ave). we will be discussing how to identify ICE, what our rights are, and what we can be doing to support each other and our communities right now. we know the university is not protecting us or our community so let's step up to keep each other safe!

resources and information created by the community to help us all protect each other and defend our neighborhoods. in the words of the great Assata Shakur, love is contraband in hell, cause love is an acid that eats away bars.

Hey beautiful people! The training this Saturday has officially expanded as Care Not Cops will join us to present a cop watch training at Walls Turned Sideways! Come out to learn how to take care of yourself and others against unlawful attacks by police and ICE!