Now more than ever we need to be thinking about equity!
That is why we are collaborating with Santa Fe Mutual Aid to initiate #ShareMyCheck Santa Fe along with coordinating organizations Earth Care/YUCCA/Poder Familiar, Red Nation, DSA-SF, SF Dreamers Project, Communities in Schools, Interfaith Leadership Alliance, Santa Fe Faith Network for Immigrant Justice, and Fathers New Mexico.
#ShareMyCheck Santa Fe is live here.
This campaign to encourage as many people who can to redistribute all or part of their stimulus check to a fund set up to redistribute these checks directly to those who won't be receiving a check. This fund is part of a network of rapid response mutual-aid funds and long-term grassroots movement building organizations under the umbrella of Santa Fe Mutual Aid.
Joining this effort means being part of a commitment to wealth redistribution. While millions of people will soon receive their stimulus checks from the federal government, many will remain unemployed, uninsured, and unsheltered while COVID-19 continues to spread. A one-time $1,200 payment is unlikely to make it or break it for folks w/ stable income and those who come from generational wealth. But it can mean the difference between survival and desperation for millions of others who won't be getting a check at all. Those who aren't receiving a check are many of the hardest hit by this crisis.
Santa Fe Dreamers Project will be focusing on making sure that we reccomend the undocumented families we work with to this fund.
We understand that there are millions of people everywhere who are committed to wealth redistribution and are also finding themselves facing enormous economic challenges right now. We hope that those of us who are not will consider taking this pledge and, if you don't live in Santa Fe, look around for similar efforts in your city! And if you do pledge you check, take the opportunity to share what you have done and inspire the people around you to match your generosity.
Make your pledge here!
If you are interested in learning more about Santa Fe Mutual Aid click here! And a big thank you to our friends at Earth Care NM for their astonishing leadership
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