James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
@jamesirvinghair.bsky.social
Hair salon with a community-minded team in Uptown Minneapolis. We're mostly on here for mutual aid & community care. Visit us at 1608 W Lake St or give us a call at 612.822.4323! Appointments & info: jamesirvinghair.com / acct managed by @allisonanne.com
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Hi! We're raising mutual aid funds for vulnerable Twin Cities restaurant/service workers & their families.
Currently, we are directly working with 6 Latino families to provide funds for rent, groceries, missed wages, etc.
Venmo: @jamesirving
Cashapp: $jamesirvinghair
Venmo: @allisonannecollage
Currently, we are directly working with 6 Latino families to provide funds for rent, groceries, missed wages, etc.
Venmo: @jamesirving
Cashapp: $jamesirvinghair
Venmo: @allisonannecollage
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
without a doubt the W7 results were the ones that disappointed me the most on the council but @katiecashman.bsky.social continues to show up and do work to make a better city. We are all better for her work.
former ward 7 council member katie cashman sent an email amplifying ways to get trained to observe ICE and be informed, a list of fundraisers to contribute to, and more actions like attending DFL caucuses on 2/3, adding that she’d be supporting peggy flanagan for US senate
January 19, 2026 at 8:58 PM
without a doubt the W7 results were the ones that disappointed me the most on the council but @katiecashman.bsky.social continues to show up and do work to make a better city. We are all better for her work.
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
A neighbor is hoping to get this to 3k today ($123 left to that goal as of now).
Donate to Keep M. and Her Kids Safe at Home, organized by A Lambert
M. must leave for work, but she is torn. As a single mother, she must go to work to suppor… A Lambert needs your support for Keep M. and Her Kids Safe at Home
www.gofundme.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A neighbor is hoping to get this to 3k today ($123 left to that goal as of now).
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
Help me keep this family together. Immigration enforcement has forced this beauty salon on Lake Street to close down. This was the only income for the family and now they need our help with rent, utilities, food, and basic necessities to protect their daughters.
gofund.me/d790274dd
gofund.me/d790274dd
Donate to Help me protect my daughters during this time of crisis., organized by Claudia Hernandez
Dear Community,
I never imagined I would have to write somet… Claudia Hernandez needs your support for Help me protect my daughters during this time of crisis.
gofund.me
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Help me keep this family together. Immigration enforcement has forced this beauty salon on Lake Street to close down. This was the only income for the family and now they need our help with rent, utilities, food, and basic necessities to protect their daughters.
gofund.me/d790274dd
gofund.me/d790274dd
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
Who can match $25 for my union brother?
Hey all I am having a hard time finding full time work and the bills are piling up. I am working some but it's not enough right now to make ends meet. I know it's tough for a lot of people right now but if you can spare a few bucks I appreciate it. My Venmo is @larry-Nelson-28 . Thanks
January 19, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Who can match $25 for my union brother?
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
Larry is a good dude and a real one. If people have some money to spare it's going to (yet another) good place.
Hey all I am having a hard time finding full time work and the bills are piling up. I am working some but it's not enough right now to make ends meet. I know it's tough for a lot of people right now but if you can spare a few bucks I appreciate it. My Venmo is @larry-Nelson-28 . Thanks
January 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Larry is a good dude and a real one. If people have some money to spare it's going to (yet another) good place.
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
A GFM for the family of the older gentleman taken from his home yesterday in freezing weather, in just shorts and crocs. He is a U.S. citizen as well. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ch...
Donate to Support ChongLy Scott Thao's Family After ICE Raid Trauma, organized by LOUANSEE MOUA
Support ChongLy Scott Thao After Traumatic ICE Raid
On… LOUANSEE MOUA needs your support for Support ChongLy Scott Thao's Family After ICE Raid Trauma
www.gofundme.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
A GFM for the family of the older gentleman taken from his home yesterday in freezing weather, in just shorts and crocs. He is a U.S. citizen as well. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ch...
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
sent $20, can someone match me?
@katyrex.meatjacker.social notes that you can also send via venmo to eileen-king with a 🛏️ emoji in the memo, and that money will go to Kyra & her kids
@katyrex.meatjacker.social notes that you can also send via venmo to eileen-king with a 🛏️ emoji in the memo, and that money will go to Kyra & her kids
Reactivated because my friend Kyra needs help - she has been jerked around by CPS and a sober house currently under investigation, and when she finally got housing to get her kids back, she got pneumonia and is now being threatened with eviction for being 2 weeks late on rent.
Please help if you can
Please help if you can
January 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM
sent $20, can someone match me?
@katyrex.meatjacker.social notes that you can also send via venmo to eileen-king with a 🛏️ emoji in the memo, and that money will go to Kyra & her kids
@katyrex.meatjacker.social notes that you can also send via venmo to eileen-king with a 🛏️ emoji in the memo, and that money will go to Kyra & her kids
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
they can’t shake him online or off
January 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
they can’t shake him online or off
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
Half a century ago, the American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded on Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis in response to police violence targeting indigenous residents.
Today, as ICE invades the city, AIM patrols are back, watching over elders, youths and aunties along the same avenue.
Today, as ICE invades the city, AIM patrols are back, watching over elders, youths and aunties along the same avenue.
'Full Circle': AIM patrols back on Minneapolis streets as tensions rise - ICT
Supporters are pouring in from across Indian Country to protect the Minnesota community from ICE
ictnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Half a century ago, the American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded on Franklin Ave. in Minneapolis in response to police violence targeting indigenous residents.
Today, as ICE invades the city, AIM patrols are back, watching over elders, youths and aunties along the same avenue.
Today, as ICE invades the city, AIM patrols are back, watching over elders, youths and aunties along the same avenue.
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
my neighbor & union brother, Jose, was violently taken by ICE a few days after Renee Good’s public execution by a federal ICE agent. we are trying to get Jose home. his wife is a stay-at-home mom to their three children.
plz donate & share if u are able: www.gofundme.com/f/help-jose-...
plz donate & share if u are able: www.gofundme.com/f/help-jose-...
Donate to Help Jose and His Family After ICE Abduction, organized by Marshall Terrace Neighborhood Organization
On January 10th around 3:30 pm, Jose Luis Romero Hernandez wa… Marshall Terrace Neighborhood Organization needs your support for Help Jose and His Family After ICE Abduction
www.gofundme.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
my neighbor & union brother, Jose, was violently taken by ICE a few days after Renee Good’s public execution by a federal ICE agent. we are trying to get Jose home. his wife is a stay-at-home mom to their three children.
plz donate & share if u are able: www.gofundme.com/f/help-jose-...
plz donate & share if u are able: www.gofundme.com/f/help-jose-...
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
this has all happened in less than a week, raising $9,917 in direct aid to help workers & families who are trying to stay home for safety, because community came together to do it. we're gonna keep going. thank you so much everyone for the help, care, trust. we take care of us, i love you all ❤️🔥
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
this has all happened in less than a week, raising $9,917 in direct aid to help workers & families who are trying to stay home for safety, because community came together to do it. we're gonna keep going. thank you so much everyone for the help, care, trust. we take care of us, i love you all ❤️🔥
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
this is on top of the $8,400 we have already raised and distributed directly to 6 other restaurant/service workers and their families who we are working with directly.
we're work towards this goal of $7k for 5 more families & checking in with folks we've already been working with re: updated needs
we're work towards this goal of $7k for 5 more families & checking in with folks we've already been working with re: updated needs
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
this is on top of the $8,400 we have already raised and distributed directly to 6 other restaurant/service workers and their families who we are working with directly.
we're work towards this goal of $7k for 5 more families & checking in with folks we've already been working with re: updated needs
we're work towards this goal of $7k for 5 more families & checking in with folks we've already been working with re: updated needs
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
checking in on the mutual aid fund this morning! the salon is closed on mondays & tuesdays but i brought the work phone home to provide updates
there's $1,517 in the fund this morning towards a goal of $7k in mutual aid for a group of workers in S Mpls. you are all blowing my mind, thank you!!
there's $1,517 in the fund this morning towards a goal of $7k in mutual aid for a group of workers in S Mpls. you are all blowing my mind, thank you!!
Hi! We're raising mutual aid funds for vulnerable Twin Cities restaurant/service workers & their families.
Currently, we are directly working with 6 Latino families to provide funds for rent, groceries, missed wages, etc.
Venmo: @jamesirving
Cashapp: $jamesirvinghair
Venmo: @allisonannecollage
Currently, we are directly working with 6 Latino families to provide funds for rent, groceries, missed wages, etc.
Venmo: @jamesirving
Cashapp: $jamesirvinghair
Venmo: @allisonannecollage
January 19, 2026 at 5:31 PM
checking in on the mutual aid fund this morning! the salon is closed on mondays & tuesdays but i brought the work phone home to provide updates
there's $1,517 in the fund this morning towards a goal of $7k in mutual aid for a group of workers in S Mpls. you are all blowing my mind, thank you!!
there's $1,517 in the fund this morning towards a goal of $7k in mutual aid for a group of workers in S Mpls. you are all blowing my mind, thank you!!
$1,517 in the fund this morning. Community is so amazing. This is towards a goal of $7k in mutual aid for a group of workers in S Mpls. Absolutely incredible.
This is on top of the $8,400 we've already raised & distributed together. Thank you ❤️🔥
Can we get to $2k together on this frigid day? ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
This is on top of the $8,400 we've already raised & distributed together. Thank you ❤️🔥
Can we get to $2k together on this frigid day? ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Hi! We're raising mutual aid funds for vulnerable Twin Cities restaurant/service workers & their families.
Currently, we are directly working with 6 Latino families to provide funds for rent, groceries, missed wages, etc.
Venmo: @jamesirving
Cashapp: $jamesirvinghair
Venmo: @allisonannecollage
Currently, we are directly working with 6 Latino families to provide funds for rent, groceries, missed wages, etc.
Venmo: @jamesirving
Cashapp: $jamesirvinghair
Venmo: @allisonannecollage
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
$1,517 in the fund this morning. Community is so amazing. This is towards a goal of $7k in mutual aid for a group of workers in S Mpls. Absolutely incredible.
This is on top of the $8,400 we've already raised & distributed together. Thank you ❤️🔥
Can we get to $2k together on this frigid day? ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
This is on top of the $8,400 we've already raised & distributed together. Thank you ❤️🔥
Can we get to $2k together on this frigid day? ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
Fundraiser time for the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center warming shelter.
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
January 18, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Fundraiser time for the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center warming shelter.
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
as it is particularly cold in Minneapolis and we hear scary rumors, I want to highlight a few groups.
MIWRC is operating a warming facility to make sure unhoused people are not on the street, especially during the hours traditional shelters are closed.
www.miwrc.org/donate
MIWRC is operating a warming facility to make sure unhoused people are not on the street, especially during the hours traditional shelters are closed.
www.miwrc.org/donate
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
as it is particularly cold in Minneapolis and we hear scary rumors, I want to highlight a few groups.
MIWRC is operating a warming facility to make sure unhoused people are not on the street, especially during the hours traditional shelters are closed.
www.miwrc.org/donate
MIWRC is operating a warming facility to make sure unhoused people are not on the street, especially during the hours traditional shelters are closed.
www.miwrc.org/donate
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
"...a state full of ordinary people — real estate agents, high school students, solar energy consultants — who’ve decided that watching their neighbors being dragged away is an intolerable sin."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:39 PM
"...a state full of ordinary people — real estate agents, high school students, solar energy consultants — who’ve decided that watching their neighbors being dragged away is an intolerable sin."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
I don’t know. Maybe you’re blissfully unaffected by what’s happening here.
But the occupation has changed every single fabric of our lives.
Nothing goes untouched by it. A trip to the grocery store has calculations you can’t possibly imagine.
But the occupation has changed every single fabric of our lives.
Nothing goes untouched by it. A trip to the grocery store has calculations you can’t possibly imagine.
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I don’t know. Maybe you’re blissfully unaffected by what’s happening here.
But the occupation has changed every single fabric of our lives.
Nothing goes untouched by it. A trip to the grocery store has calculations you can’t possibly imagine.
But the occupation has changed every single fabric of our lives.
Nothing goes untouched by it. A trip to the grocery store has calculations you can’t possibly imagine.
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
Here's a great read from @labornotes.bsky.social that situates this moment in the context of organizing in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota.
“For many of us, this is our right to refusal until something changes," said JaNaé Bates Imari of Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church.
“For many of us, this is our right to refusal until something changes," said JaNaé Bates Imari of Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church.
Will ICE Ignite a Mass Strike in Minnesota?
Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency servic...
labornotes.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Here's a great read from @labornotes.bsky.social that situates this moment in the context of organizing in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota.
“For many of us, this is our right to refusal until something changes," said JaNaé Bates Imari of Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church.
“For many of us, this is our right to refusal until something changes," said JaNaé Bates Imari of Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church.
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
Friday, January 23rd will be a statewide day of non-violent moral action, reflection: no work, no school, no shopping — only community, conscience, and collective action in Minnesota.
Learn more at iceoutnowmn.com and get involved on January 23rd!
Learn more at iceoutnowmn.com and get involved on January 23rd!
January 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Friday, January 23rd will be a statewide day of non-violent moral action, reflection: no work, no school, no shopping — only community, conscience, and collective action in Minnesota.
Learn more at iceoutnowmn.com and get involved on January 23rd!
Learn more at iceoutnowmn.com and get involved on January 23rd!
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
James Irving Salon will be closed on January 23rd, 2025 in support & solidarity with the general strike.
Let's come together and send a strong message:
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
Let's come together and send a strong message:
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
James Irving Salon will be closed on January 23rd, 2025 in support & solidarity with the general strike.
Let's come together and send a strong message:
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
Let's come together and send a strong message:
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
It's a good day to donate a coat or socks or any warmth to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social
It is shit cold here today. MPR says risk of frostbite in 10 minutes
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It's a good day to donate a coat or socks or any warmth to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
A group of 6 families are coordinating transportation, groceries, rent & utilities for 60+ Folwell families in South Minneapolis (this number grows daily). Most of the students have now shifted to e-learning. Please help our neighbors who are impacted by immigration enforcement.
gofund.me/b8514bb4b
gofund.me/b8514bb4b
Donate to Help Our Community with Food and Rent Assistance, organized by Sean S
Our community is being threatened and people are afraid. This is a hyper-local… Sean S needs your support for Help Our Community with Food and Rent Assistance
gofund.me
January 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
A group of 6 families are coordinating transportation, groceries, rent & utilities for 60+ Folwell families in South Minneapolis (this number grows daily). Most of the students have now shifted to e-learning. Please help our neighbors who are impacted by immigration enforcement.
gofund.me/b8514bb4b
gofund.me/b8514bb4b
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
South High School parents are holding a special fundraiser specifically for South families to support with rent and keep families together.
30.9% of the population is Black and 27.7% of the population is Latino.
gofund.me/96e23ea1a
30.9% of the population is Black and 27.7% of the population is Latino.
gofund.me/96e23ea1a
Donate to Support South High School Families, organized by R S
South High School parents are holding a special fundraiser specifically for South families in n… R S needs your support for Support South High School Families
gofund.me
January 18, 2026 at 8:18 PM
South High School parents are holding a special fundraiser specifically for South families to support with rent and keep families together.
30.9% of the population is Black and 27.7% of the population is Latino.
gofund.me/96e23ea1a
30.9% of the population is Black and 27.7% of the population is Latino.
gofund.me/96e23ea1a
Reposted by James Irving Salon [Uptown Minneapolis]
The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out.
gofund.me/9cb3070fd
gofund.me/9cb3070fd
Donate to Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief, organized by Powderhorn Neighbors
We are a small group of Powderhorn neighbors, and we have cre… Powderhorn Neighbors needs your support for Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief
gofund.me
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out.
gofund.me/9cb3070fd
gofund.me/9cb3070fd