Hi everyone! My team and I are running a grassroots campaign, one powered by people, not big donors.
Unfortunately, elections are expensive. The basic tools used to reach donors can cost thousands of dollars. Without financial help, our campaign doesn’t move forward.
It shouldn’t be this way. Our elections should depend on how many people we help, not how much money we take but right now, that’s the reality and we cannot change it from the sidelines. So, WE need YOUR help.
Thank you, Kansas City, for believing in this campaign and helping us level the playing field. If you’re able, you can donate through the link in my bio.
This is Silverio Villegas González. He was from Mexico. He lived in Chicago for 20 years. He was a cook. He was a father. And in September, after he dropped his kids off at school, he was killed by ICE.
Yesterday, at the vigil for Renee Nicole Good, I was given a photo of Silverio Villegas González as a reminder of all the victims of ICE. I went to the Mill Creek Park Fountain and held his picture up, to make sure he was remembered too. There were folks who walked by without paying much attention. But there were several people who slowed their pace or stopped to get a better look at his face or to read the text below is picture. You could see the disappointment and sadness settle into their faces. And just like that a few more people knew of him and understood that at the very least his life mattered and he didn’t deserve his fate.
🗣️ICE FREE KC🗣️
Let’s make sure we’re protecting and supporting our Black, Brown, immigrant, and working communities here in KC
ACTION: There will be an ICE Rapid Response Training on 1/24 at 2:30 pm hosted by @kansascitydsa . The link is in the comment section of this post.
Thank you so much to everyone who donated winter items through @rochesterkansascity, @freighthousefitness, @rinickulousfit or @fetchkcmo. They will go along way to support great organizations like @ourspotkc, @saveinckc, and @uzazivillage.
Thank you to everyone who came to @goodkarmacoffee_ for the Clothing Swap on Sunday! With everything from food to housing being costly, a clothing swap is an opportunity to get new to you clothes in a way that’s sustainable, affordable, and community focused. Hopefully, we’ll keep it going in the future!
Special thanks to @hairwitch.13 and @_froggiemouse_ who came by to donate but stayed for a bit to help me fold and organize the clothes!!
These donations will go on to support True Light Family Resource Center and Our Spot KC.
With the help of local businesses and organizations, we were able to donate over 21,000 servings of food to 10 schools (9 schools in the KCPS district and 1 charter school).
Thank you to the community members who donated and to the businesses and orgs that created space for giving. This initiative is a testament to what’s possible when our community comes together to support one another.
It also speaks to the very real need in our schools and the work teachers and staff take on every day to care for students and families suffering from food insecurity (among other issues). There are 35 schools, centers, and programs in the KCPS district, and the hope in the new year is to build a sustainable pathway to make snacks accessible to all of them.
Stay tuned 😊
FYI these estimates do not include other non-perishable food items that were donated or snack items that were donated in non-traditional packaging.
The last picture is an AI generated image of an actual photo passed along by a teacher.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my family to yours!!
ICE is not welcome in our homes, on our streets, in our neighborhoods, in our schools, in our courtrooms, in our city…in Kansas City we support and protect our immigrant communities.
Thank you so much to @strangedaysbeer and the folks who attended their Holiday Polka Party on Sunday afternoon for donating snacks and other non-perishables! These donations will go a long way toward supporting our KC kids before and during the winter break!! 😊
Excited to be joining @hapfoundation75 for our annual toy giveaway on Sunday, December 21st in Midtown KC! If you know any families in need of holiday cheer and support this season, please share and have them scan the QR code in the flyer or click the link in my bio to register!
Scroll for last year’s fun!
