Justice North

Where help meets hope

Justice North is a nonprofit civil law firm dedicated to the principle that equal access to justice is a basic human right, regardless of background or circumstances. We open the doors of the legal system to the most vulnerable in our community by providing critical legal assistance to preserve our clients' safety, security, and stability.

Cook Area Neighbors Network (CANN)

Cook, MN

We believe neighbors should take care of neighbors. Our network connects people in the Cook (MN) area who want to share resources, support each other, and build a stronger community together. Whether you're sharing a meal, offering a ride, or asking for help with groceries, we're here to connect you with neighbors who care.

No Hungry Neighbors

Food Solidarity on the Iron Range. Free store, community meal, and mutual aid.

510 Chestnut St./ Virginia, MN

Message us for specific needs, emergency food supplies, or delivery of meals or email us at:

Nohungryneighbors@outlook.com

Northern Neighbors

North Central MN

Northern Neighbors is a community-rooted effort in North Central Minnesota supporting immigrant communities locally and individuals impacted by detention across our region by connecting people to legal pathways, trusted supports, mutual aid, and systems of care shaped by those most impacted.

Duluth Sanctuary Schools

Weekly meetings

Join us for a large group meeting of all the Duluth Sanctuary Schools Teams! Whether you're already part of a school team, or you're new + looking to plug into a team, this is the space for you! We will spend time together both in large group work and discussion, and schools-based breakouts!

Stand with Minnesota

A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation.

Neighborhood Mutual Aid groups

Grassroots organizing

There are many neighborhood mutual aid groups forming across our region. Find one near you!

From Safety Net to Power Base

Reimagining, Not Restoring, the US Antipoverty System

"Progressives must move beyond “deliverism”—the focus on merely making programs more efficient—and instead pivot to “rebalancing power” by institutionalizing the influence of low-income constituencies.

"The current safety net relies on a neoliberal logic that assumes subsidizing private markets (demand-side help) is the most efficient way to address poverty, which has allowed corporate actors to capture public investments.

"Much of the current antipoverty infrastructure quietly serves as corporate welfare, funneling public dollars to companies (like Walmart) that pay poverty wages, effectively requiring workers to use the safety net to make ends meet.

"Ending poverty requires a new framework that “braids” market regulations with social policies to ensure that safety net interventions actually build workers’ economic power to counter the concentrated power of corporate actors.

"Economic security is a precondition for a healthy democracy; the failure to correct widespread insecurity and the “deprivation of freedom” inherent in poverty provides a breeding ground for authoritarianism."

Solidarity is Not Charity

Angela Davis

We Are The Relief

How Queer Appalachian Mutual Aid Showed Up After Helene

"'You know our systems are broke when 5 gay DJs can bring 10k of supplies back before the national guard does," read a meme, referring to the work of mutual aid efforts like Pansy Collective.'

"Pansy Collective distributed six truckloads, two trailers, and a box truck filled with non-perishable food, water, cleaning supplies, diapers, gas and gas cans, toiletries, batteries, and hygiene products to various hubs, including remote mountain locations where residents were unable to leave."

One Million Experiments

Exploring snapshots of community-based projects that expand our ideas about what keeps us safe.

Open Call for Projects — Help expand our ideas about what keeps us safe by sharing projects that you see in your communities.