Forward Through Ferguson

Its been ONE YEAR since the May 16th, 2025 tornado devastated the Northside of St. Louis, yet recovery efforts have been extremely unjust. North City residents have been advocating for the past year for help from the City in rebuilding their lives. The City’s response? Delay, delay, delay. The City continues to have excuse after excuse on why the Northside hasn’t seen an equal and fast recovery, but we won’t accept their excuses! Join a coalition of organizations for a rally and press conference where we tell our elected officials that we are ALL IN FOR NORTH CITY, and they need to be too! Be prepared to make some noise! Bring some signs and make sure to bring a water! 🗓️ Friday, May 15th 🕐 12PM 📍City Hall, 1200 Market Street 🔗 bit.ly/1yrRally

We demand $150 million in Ram's Settlement Funds for tornado recovery! We're all in for North City tomorrow and are in this fight until North City is whole. Join us tomorrow at City Hall at noon for a rally where we demand what is due. Register > bit.ly/1yrRally Share this post and comment with why you're all in for North City in the comments to raise visibility!

Attention North St. Louis County residents, take a short survey about emergency response and get a chance to win a $25 gift card: tinyurl.com/FTF-FRA The results from this survey will inform our efforts to advocate for a First Responder Alternative program in North St. Louis County.

Q&A from 5/16 budget hearing at Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club

Rally outside of city hall demanding $150M for tornado recovery

Last Wednesday, the Hands Off STL Coalition headed to Jefferson City to watch the first day of Rogers et al. v. The State of Missouri, a lawsuit filed by Mike Milton, Jamala Rogers, and ArchCity Defenders. This lawsuit is about more than the state takeover of SLMPD: it’s a fight for St. Louis’ right to govern itself. After 150 years of state control, Missouri voters passed Proposition A in 2012, making it clear they were in support of local control. HB 495, which put SLMPD under the control of the state-appointed Board of Police Commissioners, is yet another attempt by the state legislature to overturn the will of the people. We must let our local officials know that they must fight to protect democracy. Join us at any of the upcoming public hearings on the City Budget to demand the Board of Alderpersons to reject the proposed police budget, which has resulted in cuts to key programs like Code Blue, Right to Counsel, and the Office of Violence Prevention. Saturday, May 16th, 10AM-12PM Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club 2901 N Grand Wednesday, May 20th, 6-9PM International Institute 3401 Arsenal Wednesday, May 27th, 9:30AM City Hall Room 208 & Virtual

It’s that time again! Stop through for any amount of time and grab some tacos and make a new friend or two! Tuesday May 12th from 7-10 pm we will have tacos and music and socializing! If you’re able to, donate what you would have spent on dinner elsewhere, and it’ll go to Elijah’s freedom fund. 50/50 split for legal fees and commissary. This will continue to be a monthly event and if you can’t make it tomorrow, then come next month on June 9th!! Send a DM to @freeelijahstl to get the address or for any questions!

It’s been ONE YEAR since the May 16th, 2025 tornado devastated the Northside of St. Louis, yet North City still looks just like the day the tornado hit. North City residents have been advocating for the past year for recovery help from the City. The City’s response? Delay, delay, delay. The City continues to have excuse after excuse on why the Northside hasn’t seen an equal and fast recovery, but we won’t accept their excuses! While St. Louis City sits on over $250 million dollars from the Ram’s Settlement, North City residents struggle to rebuild their homes, repair their communities, and begin to heal after the trauma of the storm. We know if the tornado had hit the Southside of St. Louis that the City would have already cleaned up and invested funding into the recovery process. Why is it taking so long for North City to be invested in? Join us for a rally and press conference where we tell our elected officials that we are ALL IN FOR NORTH CITY, and they need to be too! Hear from impacted community members, community advocates, and learn how to take actionable steps for the Northside! Until North City is whole! 🗓️ Friday, May 15th ⏰ 12PM 📍 St. Louis City Hall, 1200 Market 🔗 bit.ly/1yrRally

We are deeply grateful for your support. Your fundraisers, donations, and messages about Forward Through Ferguson will help us resource our work for another year. This Give STL Day, we raised $15,914 from our community of 105 supporters. If you want to deepen your investment in a racially equitable St. Louis, you can still make a tax-deductible donation by visiting bit.ly/FTF-donate

We founded the region’s only unrestricted fund focused on racial healing and justice, and assisted a community governance board with distributing over $1.3 million to 70+ organizations. Support our efforts to advance justice philanthropy: givestlday.org/stlchange

We convene the region’s only First Responder Alternative coalition and are pushing to transform the region’s 911 system to be modern, efficient, and community-led. Help us hold the region's leaders accountable: givestlday.org/stlchange

We train leaders across industries on anti-racist systems change and offer assessments for institutions to make Racial Equity plans. Invest in a more racially equitable region: givestlday.org/stlchange