Solidarity Room Project of 3A
Donation protected
We are gathering donations to create a space in our home that would offer individuals or families a temporary stay while they are going through the political asylum application process in the United States, allowing them time and support in a new city and culture.
New York City has been a site of immigration throughout its history, leading to great diversity today. Wherever someone is from in the world, they are likely to find a strong community of people with similar experiences. For these and many other reasons, many people who seek asylum in the US choose to do so here. However, it is also one of the most expensive places in the world to live. People awaiting judgement on their asylum application in NYC usually live in the homeless shelter system. To offer more safety and comfort, help us welcome into our home people struggling through the bureaucratic hurdles our country has put in place while dealing with life threatening situations in their home countries.
Background
People who seek asylum are escaping real danger, persecution, abuse, and/or torture. Read more about who they are and some of the concerns they may be dealing with . Our government structures complicate their experiences: people who are awaiting judgement on their asylum applications are not allowed to work, get no assistance for housing or food, and need sponsors to pledge to help them. View a quick overview of the process of asylum application here. While they are getting on their feet in the US, we will welcome them into our home to provide them a safe place to live, eat, and build some social connections.
Finances
We are asking you to consider helping us raise $6,400 for this project. We are trying out the Solidarity Room Project for 4 months, and are fundraising to help us pay rent on the rooms reserved for this project, utilities, toiletries, and food. We estimate that this will be somewhere around $1,600/month. Any extra money we might be able to raise could be used for subway transportation cards or to extend the project.
About Us
Alayna, Emily, Flora, Hallie, Joe, Katy, Kuwililieni, Matt, Rebekah, Ryan, and Shanshan are friends that live together collectively in Brooklyn, NY.
Our home’s stated values are egalitarianism, democracy, communal living, food justice, integrity, diversity, abundance, and togetherness, and our stated goals are to minimize our environmental impact and maximize our social impact. We hope this project inspires others to take concrete actions to address migration injustice.
[View the TEDtalk by one of the artists who created the cover art entitled “Immigration as Radical Imagination ”]
New York City has been a site of immigration throughout its history, leading to great diversity today. Wherever someone is from in the world, they are likely to find a strong community of people with similar experiences. For these and many other reasons, many people who seek asylum in the US choose to do so here. However, it is also one of the most expensive places in the world to live. People awaiting judgement on their asylum application in NYC usually live in the homeless shelter system. To offer more safety and comfort, help us welcome into our home people struggling through the bureaucratic hurdles our country has put in place while dealing with life threatening situations in their home countries.
Background
People who seek asylum are escaping real danger, persecution, abuse, and/or torture. Read more about who they are and some of the concerns they may be dealing with . Our government structures complicate their experiences: people who are awaiting judgement on their asylum applications are not allowed to work, get no assistance for housing or food, and need sponsors to pledge to help them. View a quick overview of the process of asylum application here. While they are getting on their feet in the US, we will welcome them into our home to provide them a safe place to live, eat, and build some social connections.
Finances
We are asking you to consider helping us raise $6,400 for this project. We are trying out the Solidarity Room Project for 4 months, and are fundraising to help us pay rent on the rooms reserved for this project, utilities, toiletries, and food. We estimate that this will be somewhere around $1,600/month. Any extra money we might be able to raise could be used for subway transportation cards or to extend the project.
About Us
Alayna, Emily, Flora, Hallie, Joe, Katy, Kuwililieni, Matt, Rebekah, Ryan, and Shanshan are friends that live together collectively in Brooklyn, NY.
Our home’s stated values are egalitarianism, democracy, communal living, food justice, integrity, diversity, abundance, and togetherness, and our stated goals are to minimize our environmental impact and maximize our social impact. We hope this project inspires others to take concrete actions to address migration injustice.
[View the TEDtalk by one of the artists who created the cover art entitled “Immigration as Radical Imagination ”]
Fundraising team (3)
Rebekah Schiller
Organizer
Brooklyn, NY
Emily Iwamoto
Team member
Kuwilileni Williams-Hauwanga
Team member