We stand in solidarity with the family and community of Daunte Wright as they mourn his murder at the hands of the Brooklyn Center police. Daunte was a young, Black father whose untimely death is the result of uninterrupted police violence on communities of color. We stand in solidarity with Black Minnesotans, who are experiencing these events on top of relentless, unhealed trauma and grief. We stand in solidarity with the community members, organizers, and protesters as they demand justice for Black lives and seek to abolish the police.

It is not lost on us that Daunte’s passing happened in the midst of the trial for Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd this past summer. As the trial continues, regardless of the outcome, we must remain vigilant of the tactics being used to dismiss, vindicate, and justify policing and police violence. Now more than ever, it is clear that we are past reform and the only solution to relentless police violence is total abolition.

We believe in the collective power of individuals to best meet community needs. To that end, our office will be closed in order to give individuals the space they need to organize, protest, and work in their communities. We will be using our resources to provide supplies to community members as needed, but we ask that no one donate directly to us at this time. If you are able to provide monetary support, we recommend the following:

• Chyna, the girlfriend of Daunte and the mother of his child, Daunte Jr.
  • Cash App: $Hubby98 is Chyna’s direct Cash App
  • Venmo: @Chyna-W-1
  • PayPal: janeyhill@yahoo.com
  • Amazon Wishlist: chynawhitaker.17@yahoo.com
• Brooklyn Center residents who live across the street from the BCPD, the site of ongoing protests, who have shared their Cash Apps publicly:
  • $MVP_2309
  • $Blessingred
  • $EbonieMcMill
  • $khadijashikow
  • $raciiisreal
  • $Shawna3737
  • $DarkLps56
  • $DarkndSassy
  • $MzFiesty23
  • $mimimonii
  • $Sweets522
  • $diatasmith4142
  • $blknigh
  • $tbe1995
  • $kekewthefkat
  • $pmoneyba99
  • $yunghov8585
  • $mrslenear
  • $enayjah
  • $aprilann1219
  • $hersheyy28
  • $tashamac0211
  • $corteldgrey
  • $nnn2004
  • $tabithagoonigan
• Groups providing supplies to community members and protestors
  • Documenting MN (@DocumentingMN)
    • Venmo: @DocMN
    • Paypal @DocumentingMN
  • Brooklyn Center Community Schools (@BCCS286)
    • GoFundMe: http://bccs286.org/gofundme
    • BBCS is also accepting volunteers to support in their Resource Distribution Center: http://ow.ly/Of1y50EqSab

If you are interested in other actions, we urge you to consider contacting your local officials and the officials in Brooklyn Center to make requests such as:

• Ending the ongoing attacks on civilians and their rights by the police and National Guard
• Releasing individuals who were arrested protesting and mourning
• Dropping all charges against arrestees;
• Ending the 36-hour no-bail probable cause hold;
• Respecting our First Amendment right to protest and stop attacking civilians;
• Respecting our First Amendment right to freedom of the press and stop attacking journalists;
• Ending the military occupation and police state in the Twin Cities.

We will be providing updates and opportunities for support as we are able.