A contingency of parents are now escorting not just their own children to kindergarten and elementary school, but also those of their immigrant neighbors and friends too afraid to leave the house due to ICE activity in their area.
Why It Matters
Mutual aid is civic action when people organize to meet a shared need in their community. Neighbors who coordinate grocery deliveries, school rides, rent assistance, or other support are participating in public life: they identify a problem, work together, and take responsibility for one another’s well-being. During the ICE surge in Minneapolis, these efforts helped families carry on with daily life when many were afraid to leave home. We include independently reported stories about mutual aid when they document a clear, collective action by ordinary people and explain the circumstances that prompted it. Including a story records what residents did; it does not imply that every act of charity is a political statement. This story shows residents working together to help children continue attending school.