Send Erickson to Law School
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It takes a village.
Thanks for supporting this GoFundMe to send Erickosn to Law school. I’ve worked with Erickson since 2018 through community organizing in our city to getting powerful people-center candidates elected. Erickson is someone who consistently shows up and uplifts the leadership of of women of color, and I’m here to uplift his leadership and ask you to invest in him.
When our community, Brooklyn Center, suffered state sanctioned violence at the hands of police during the uprising for Justice for Daunte Wright, Erickson was one of the first people on the ground supporting the needs of Brooklyn Center Businesses, Residents, and protesters. Immediately we got to work, and have been working non-stop doing mutual aid. We provided groceries to residents facing food insecurity, provided protest safety supplies to frontline protesters, and supporting the relocation of Brooklyn Center residents harmed and impacted by the police violence. I admire how quick he hit the ground running in Brooklyn Center even after running mutual aid sites last summer after the murder of George Floyd. To this day, he continues to support and help run a mutual aid site out of Minneapolis called CANMN.
As a Black Man in Minnesota who has a vision for himself to go to Law School to ensure that he can continue to fight for our communities, I knew it was important to create a way that people can support and invest in this vision. I see Erickson show up for people consistently, and now we have to show up for him. We always talk about investing in Black leaders and here is an opportunity to do that.
The cost of going is Law School is skyrocketing, and the fear and reality of mountains of student debt is scary. Join me in donating to Erickson to get him to Law School!
Erickson will be attending Loyola University Chicago/ School of Law in the fall of 2021. Here is a bit of background on who Erickson is, in his own words:
"The African proverb "it takes a village" was instilled in me from an early age. Throughout my life, I saw how my community relied on each other to get by. My aunt gave us the support and resources we needed to flee my home country of Liberia during a deadly civil war and come to the United States. My middle school friend's parents helped pay for me to play middle and high school football, which allowed me to get a college scholarship. This "village" support allowed me to make it to where I am today, and it is because I viewed my success as my community's
success and vice versa. I believe it is the same "village" that will support and push me to go Further.
Throughout my career, I have strived to find opportunities that empowered and improved my and other's community. From serving in the Governor's Office to registering black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) voters at Minnesota Voice, I have dedicated my career to helping more Minnesotans of color find a voice and see themselves within the democratic system. Now, I am pursuing a career as a criminal lawyer representing BIPOC clients who otherwise could not afford quality representation. My hope in doing this is to make our justice system is more equitable and fair for my and other black and brown communities. This past year, we all witnessed how the COVID-19 pandemic particularly impacted BIPOC communities. We saw families struggling to get the necessities needed to live and how unjust our health system is for black and brown communities. In May, we once again were reminded of how unfair our justice system is towards people of color with the murder of George Floyd.
The community pain I witnessed inspired me to take action. With friends, I launched a community food distribution center at the local Minneapolis restaurant Pimento Jamaican Kitchen. We served thousands directly impacted by the pandemic and unrest in the Twin Cities, providing supplies to families jeopardized by store closures or financial struggles.
Martin Luther King, Jr "once said, "If you can't fly, then run; if you can't run, then walk; if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." I believe it is my responsibility to help move my community and the world forward, and I believe I can do that with a law degree. If I am awarded with this scholarship I will do whatever I can to make sure I use my knowledge and skills to make a difference. We as a community owe it to each other to always keep moving our "village forward. We must never forget that whatever we do, someone before us helped to make it possible. I believe that it is my responsibility to continue to fight for a better future for those who will come after me."
Thanks for supporting this GoFundMe to send Erickosn to Law school. I’ve worked with Erickson since 2018 through community organizing in our city to getting powerful people-center candidates elected. Erickson is someone who consistently shows up and uplifts the leadership of of women of color, and I’m here to uplift his leadership and ask you to invest in him.
When our community, Brooklyn Center, suffered state sanctioned violence at the hands of police during the uprising for Justice for Daunte Wright, Erickson was one of the first people on the ground supporting the needs of Brooklyn Center Businesses, Residents, and protesters. Immediately we got to work, and have been working non-stop doing mutual aid. We provided groceries to residents facing food insecurity, provided protest safety supplies to frontline protesters, and supporting the relocation of Brooklyn Center residents harmed and impacted by the police violence. I admire how quick he hit the ground running in Brooklyn Center even after running mutual aid sites last summer after the murder of George Floyd. To this day, he continues to support and help run a mutual aid site out of Minneapolis called CANMN.
As a Black Man in Minnesota who has a vision for himself to go to Law School to ensure that he can continue to fight for our communities, I knew it was important to create a way that people can support and invest in this vision. I see Erickson show up for people consistently, and now we have to show up for him. We always talk about investing in Black leaders and here is an opportunity to do that.
The cost of going is Law School is skyrocketing, and the fear and reality of mountains of student debt is scary. Join me in donating to Erickson to get him to Law School!
Erickson will be attending Loyola University Chicago/ School of Law in the fall of 2021. Here is a bit of background on who Erickson is, in his own words:
"The African proverb "it takes a village" was instilled in me from an early age. Throughout my life, I saw how my community relied on each other to get by. My aunt gave us the support and resources we needed to flee my home country of Liberia during a deadly civil war and come to the United States. My middle school friend's parents helped pay for me to play middle and high school football, which allowed me to get a college scholarship. This "village" support allowed me to make it to where I am today, and it is because I viewed my success as my community's
success and vice versa. I believe it is the same "village" that will support and push me to go Further.
Throughout my career, I have strived to find opportunities that empowered and improved my and other's community. From serving in the Governor's Office to registering black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) voters at Minnesota Voice, I have dedicated my career to helping more Minnesotans of color find a voice and see themselves within the democratic system. Now, I am pursuing a career as a criminal lawyer representing BIPOC clients who otherwise could not afford quality representation. My hope in doing this is to make our justice system is more equitable and fair for my and other black and brown communities. This past year, we all witnessed how the COVID-19 pandemic particularly impacted BIPOC communities. We saw families struggling to get the necessities needed to live and how unjust our health system is for black and brown communities. In May, we once again were reminded of how unfair our justice system is towards people of color with the murder of George Floyd.
The community pain I witnessed inspired me to take action. With friends, I launched a community food distribution center at the local Minneapolis restaurant Pimento Jamaican Kitchen. We served thousands directly impacted by the pandemic and unrest in the Twin Cities, providing supplies to families jeopardized by store closures or financial struggles.
Martin Luther King, Jr "once said, "If you can't fly, then run; if you can't run, then walk; if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward." I believe it is my responsibility to help move my community and the world forward, and I believe I can do that with a law degree. If I am awarded with this scholarship I will do whatever I can to make sure I use my knowledge and skills to make a difference. We as a community owe it to each other to always keep moving our "village forward. We must never forget that whatever we do, someone before us helped to make it possible. I believe that it is my responsibility to continue to fight for a better future for those who will come after me."
Organizer and beneficiary
Cindy Yang
Organizer
Minneapolis, MN
Erickson Saye
Beneficiary