I figured I’d wait until I had all the special orders and other things out the door to sort out donations this time around. I was pleasantly surprised to realized that between November 1 and December 9, 2020, we were able to share quite a bit with the amazing people making our community better, kinder, more compassionate, and more accountable.
We continued to make our 10% “reparations” donation to the Kanyenkehaka kanonhses (Mohawk longhouse repair) project at the Six Nations reservation. They’re about 61% of the way toward their fundraising goal, so if you’re moved to help out, please do!!
I made the executive decision (easy, since I’m it for an executive around here, lol) to take the donations for the cash-in-a-hand fund and donate them to Defund HPS. They’ve been working so hard to raise awareness of the importance of addressing houselessness in Hamilton, especially coming into winter; and have been advocating for the redistribution of the large (multi-year) surplus in the HPS budget toward emergency measures to get people housed now. Not surprisingly, the response from both the HPS and from the “leadership” of Hamilton has been generally poor, unconstructive, and absolutely solution-avoidant.
As for the rest of the cash, here’s where it went:
As always, thank you so much for your purchases. We (literally) couldn’t do it without you!
xo,
k
PS/ if you’re looking for more information about the donees, go here.