The uprising in the wake of the murder of George Floyd included an inspiring blossoming of mutual aid practices, networks, and visions across the Twin Cities. This live panel discussion features community members active in mutual aid organizing in the Twin Cities. Roxxanne, Rachel, and Jae, organizers for mutual aid networks including Twin Cities Relief and Community Aid Network MN, talk about their experiences, challenges, and goals for long-term movement building. At the end of the discussion, panelists will address audience questions typed into the chat.

The panel discussion has been organized by History for the Future and is being hosted by East Side Freedom Library. History for the Future is a community-curated public history initiative asking how historical and present day mutual aid work in the Twin Cities can help us imagine radical futures of community care.

This was livestreamed to ESFL’s Facebook page, and shared on the ESFL Youtube account. (Roxxanne's video is turned off, so her name does not appear on the screen when she talks.)

Jae (they/he), Community Aid Network MN, Minnesota Youth Story Squad

Rachel (she/her) organizes for Twin Cities Relief which began at Speedway by GFS

Roxanne (she/her), Juxtaposition Arts, Tactical Urbanizing Lab

Sheff (they/them), Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL)

Carmen (she/her), Minneapolis City Council Candidate

This History for the Future public program was hosted by the East Side Freedom Library, with support from the University of Minnesota Heritage Studies and Public History program.