Residents across the Minneapolis-St Paul area held fundraisers, including comedy fundraisers, to help families affected by ICE activities pay for rent, food, and household supplies.
Why It Matters
Mutual aid is civic action when people organize to meet a shared need in their community. Neighbors are participating in public life when 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. Including stories on mutual aid records what residents did; it does not imply that every act of charity is a political statement. This story shows neighbors holding comedy fundraisers to meet several urgent community needs.