GR Rapid Response to ICE

NEW 🍅 Our pantry is moving! Every week this pantry helps us provide deliveries of groceries & other household items to approximately 20 families in our community impacted by ICE. We currently need to raise $250 to help cover costs associated with moving & setting up the pantry in the new location we've secured. Can you help? 🛒 Contributions can be sent to one of our volunteers via Venmo at UandRGR1312, or via CashApp at $UniteResistGR 💚💚

Join us Sunday, June 7th from 1-5pm to support families affected by ICE, always remembering Joy is Resistance! Sign up below for more details and information as this community event approaches! /events/drop-bombs-not-beats?source=direct_link& #dropbeatsnotbombs #joyisresistance #music #community #strengthinnumbers

UPDATE 🌸 A mother of 4 in our community whose spouse was taken by ICE urgently needs to raise a total of $2694 to catch up with rent & utility payments. Can you help? Contributions can be sent to one of our volunteers via Venmo (Hailey-Jay-616) or CashApp ($HaileyJay616), with the 🧩 emoji included in the description.

URGENT 🔷 One of our neighbors needs to raise $600 for rent TODAY after her husband was just detained by ICE and she remains unable to work due to health issues. Can you help? Contributions can be sent to one of our volunteers at Jessicab4012 via both Venmo and CashApp, with the 🧋 emoji included in the description 🩶🩶

URGENT 🔶 A mother of 4 in our community needs to raise $820 for past due rent ASAP after her husband was deported & she waits to start a new job next month. Can you help? Contributions can be sent to one of our volunteers via Venmo (Snow-Momma-11) or CashApp ($nicolesnow1), with the 💕 emoji included in the description.

URGENT ⚠️ A multigenerational family in our community needs to raise $1200 for an overdue mortgage payment after one of their primary incoming earners was taken by ICE. Can you help? Contributions can be sent to one of our volunteers via Venmo (Cciara-Mosella) or CashApp ($cicimosie), with the 🪸 emoji included in the description 💛💜💚

Home just in time for Mother’s Day. Gisell spent months in detention after being taken by ICE. She is documented, she entered the country through a legal process, they took her anyway. A habeas was filed and after the petition was granted she was sent to a bond hearing where she was granted release - but her freedom would cost $15,000 If this sounds ridiculous and unfair, that’s because it is. Not only that but the attorney for the DOJ was so angry that she was granted bond that they immediately filed a motion to send her to an unknown country through something called “pretermit”. It was a crazy maneuver but when it comes to immigration law nothing surprises me anymore. This maneuver meant we needed to get Gisell out immediately before a judge had the opportunity to grant that motion. Free My Friends partnered with another fund to get Gisell’s bond paid the day it was granted. Two days later she was home, back into the arms of her mother just in time for Mother’s Day. All I want for Mother’s Day this year is to reunite all of the families torn apart by this evil administration. Please consider making a donation to our organization. 100% of your donation will directly fund cases just like Gisell’s. Please visit our website to learn more.

¡Feliz Día de la Madre! 💐 As some may know, each week our volunteers make food deliveries for families that have been affected by ICE, along with diapers & other necessities. This week one of our volunteers also provided us with these beautiful bouquets to share with the mothers of families we have been supporting. Today we honor all mothers, but especially those who have been harmed by ICE 💛💚💛

NEW ☁️ A mother of 4 whose husband was deported needs to raise $1135 to cover rent & utilities by May 15th. Can you help? Contributions can be sent to one of our volunteers via Venmo (HolohanMC) or CashApp ($MaryHolohan), with the ⭐ emoji included in the description. Thank you for your continued support of our neighbors 🩶🩶

Today, May 1st, we showed up for International Workers’ Rights and these local businesses showed up with us. In whatever ways they could—closing their doors, sharing resources, joining marches, or standing in visible solidarity they made it clear that workers’ rights matter. This movement is stronger because of our collective effort. If you’re looking for ways to continue showing up: • Join marches and community actions happening today • Share information to help educate others about workers’ rights • Respect and participate in boycotts • Continue to advocate for sanctuary policies • Support and uplift immigrants, workers and organizers in your community And when today passes, remember who stood with workers. Make a point to support these local businesses that chose solidarity over silence! International Workers’ Day isn’t just a moment it’s a reminder of what we can achieve when we work together Hoy, 1 de mayo, nos presentamos por los Derechos de los Trabajadores a nivel internacional, y estos negocios locales estuvieron con nosotros. De diferentes maneras, cerrando sus puertas, compartiendo recursos, uniéndose a las marchas o mostrando su solidaridad dejaron claro que los derechos de los trabajadores importan. Este movimiento es más fuerte gracias a nuestro esfuerzo colectivo. Si estás buscando maneras de seguir apoyando: • Únete a marchas y acciones comunitarias hoy • Comparte información para educar a otros sobre los derechos laborales • Respeta y participa en los boicots • Continúa abogando por políticas de santuario • Apoya y eleva a inmigrantes, trabajadores y organizadores en tu comunidad Y cuando este día pase, recuerda quiénes apoyaron a los trabajadores. Haz un esfuerzo por apoyar a estos negocios locales que eligieron la solidaridad en lugar del silencio. El Día Internacional de los Trabajadores no es solo un momento, es un recordatorio de lo que podemos lograr cuando trabajamos juntos.

Local businesses, you can join the May Day Strike too! How? Close Friday, the whole weekend, or donate a portion of sales to our community mutual aid needs. Find the strike participation form at the linktree in our bio or reach out to the email above. @transfigureprintco @lotusbrewcoffeedrybar @zabhaz.gr @booksandmortar have already joined in solidarity. Tag a business you’d love to see join us!

NEW 🔶 A mother of 2 young children whose partner was taken by ICE four months needs to raise $1200 for legal fees for their asylum case. Can you help? Contributions can be sent via Venmo (yessikasoto2020), CashApp ($YessikaSoto5), or Zelle (6163773707) ❤️❤️❤️