Women's Foundation of Minnesota

My name is Nathaniel Mordo. I live in California and was born and raised in the U.S. As a patriotic citizen, I am deeply concerned about the future of our Democracy. While I do not live in Minnesota, I have watched the recent events there with horror. The apparent trampling of constitutional rights and the tragic, senseless deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE agents are a cause for great alarm.

I believe we must look out for one another. I want to help in every way I can to support those caught in the crosshairs of these raids and ensure that families have the resources they need to stay safe and defended.

The Project

I am 3D printing safety whistles to raise funds for the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund at the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFM). This fund provides urgent legal aid, basic necessities, and safety planning to families impacted by the recent enforcement actions.

How you can help:

Transparency & Impact

I am an independent individual supporter and not an employee or official representative of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota. I am simply a concerned citizen using my tools to make a difference.

100% of the proceeds (minus shipping and platform fees) will go directly to the WFM Immigrant Rapid Response Fund to support impacted families and protect civil liberties.

I will reach out for your mailing address if you'd like me to send you a whistle. It seems that this platform doesn't have a feature built in for this kind of thing, so I'm doing it manually.

Hihihi!

We’re raising money tonight to support the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund organized by the Women's Foundation of Minnesota.

Here's a blurb from the website:

"The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund coalition makes rapid, community-guided funding decisions based on emerging needs and available resources. We prioritize organizations that are culturally responsive, linguistically accessible, and deeply rooted in the communities they serve. Funds are directed to organizations working to support:

Urgent Basic Needs: Providing food, housing, transportation, health care and other essential emergent supports in response to attacks

Urgent Legal Services: legal defense, due process support, and rights protection

Mobilizing & Organizing: know-your-rights education, community safety planning, advocacy, and coalition-building

Funding supports work across the Twin Cities metro area and Greater Minnesota, including border communities in South Dakota and North Dakota."

KRLX wants to keep Northfield ICE free and our neighbors safe <3

Every amount makes a difference.

We love you!

"The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (IRRF) ensures that resources move quickly, responsibly, and with community accountability to trusted organizations responding to immigration-related emergencies across Minnesota.

Funds are directed to organizations working to support:

• Urgent Basic Needs: Food, housing, transportation, health care and other essential emergent supports in response to attacks

• Urgent Legal Services: Legal defense, due process support, and rights protection

• Emerging Needs: Know-your-rights education, community safety planning, advocacy, and coalition-building

Funding supports work across the Twin Cities metro area and Greater Minnesota, including border communities in South Dakota and North Dakota."

"It's a privilege to choose to suffer."

I don't remember where I first heard that but I think about it a lot while I'm running.

On March 28, I'm racing a 24-hour race. It's a 3 mile loop that you run as many time as you can in the allotted time. My goal is to run 80 miles.

On top of my fundraising goal of $2400, I'll personally be donating $2 for every mile I complete.

Your donations will support the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund assembled by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN).

Here's a blurb from their site:

The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (IRRF) is a coalition of philanthropic leaders rooted in communities most impacted by immigration-related harm. IRRF ensures that resources move quickly, responsibly, and with community accountability to trusted organizations responding to immigration-related emergencies across Minnesota.

We prioritize organizations that are culturally responsive, linguistically accessible, and deeply rooted in the communities they serve. Funds are directed to organizations working to support:

Thank you for your support and Fuck ICE!

Hi, I’m Sadie, born and raised in Minneapolis. I love this city and this state deeply, not just for its lakes and long winters, but for the people who make it what it is. Immigrant communities are a huge part of that. I’ve worked alongside immigrants, I’ve built friendships with them, I’ve learned from them, and I know in my bones that they are what make Minnesota, and this country, stronger, kinder, and more beautiful.

Right now, though, so many of our neighbors are living in fear. ICE enforcement has created a climate of terror that doesn’t just affect undocumented people, it reaches into entire communities. Families are afraid to go to work. Parents are scared to pick up their kids from school. Children are staying home because safety feels uncertain. And recently, the murder of Renee Good has only deepened that fear and heartbreak. I’ve felt overwhelmed with grief, anger, and helplessness watching this unfold, unsure what to do, but knowing I couldn’t do nothing.

There are so many incredible organizations doing this work, and I wanted to point people toward one I deeply respect: the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota’s Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. This fund exists to move resources quickly and responsibly to the organizations and people who need them most, especially in moments of crisis like this. If you’re like me and have felt overwhelmed by everything happening, unsure where to give or how to help, this is one place where your support can make an immediate, real difference.

I started this fundraiser because I want to protect families. I want people to be treated like humans: with dignity, safety, and basic rights. The blatant racism and cruelty sweeping our country has no place in my community. When I think about my friends, my neighbors, and families across Minnesota who are being targeted simply for who they are, I feel pain and rage, and a deep need to act in whatever way I can. This fundraiser is my way of turning that feeling into something tangible.

When you donate, I hope you imagine your support going to the families who can’t go to work without fear of being detained. To the children who deserve to go to school without worrying whether their parents will be taken away. To people who are having their rights stripped from them, and finding some protection and support through this fund. The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund does the hard work of identifying which organizations and communities need help most, so your donation reaches people on the front lines, quickly and thoughtfully.

Minnesotans know how to endure hard seasons. We know cold. We know darkness. But we also know how to take care of one another. We always have. And I believe this moment is no different. Together, we can show immigrant families that they are not alone—that this community stands with them, protects them, and believes in their right to live with safety and dignity.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for caring. And thank you for helping turn fear into support, and heartbreak into action.

Join us in supporting the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN). This incredible organization is dedicated to creating a world where women, girls, and all people can thrive with equal opportunity and leadership.

The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (IRRF) is a coalition of philanthropic leaders rooted in communities most impacted by immigration-related harm. IRRF ensures that resources move quickly, responsibly, and with community accountability to trusted organizations responding to immigration-related emergencies across Minnesota.

As enforcement actions, policy changes, and sudden disruptions continue to impact immigrant and refugee families, IRRF provides rapid, community-informed funding to organizations on the frontlines of response, care, and protection.

Your support enables rapid, community-informed decisions with immediate impact.