Black & Pink Minneapolis

02/02/2024

Show some love this Valentine's Day! 💌💌💌

Join us for a Pen Palentine's card party to write letters of care and support on Sunday, Feb. 4th from 5-7 pm at Boneshaker Books (2002 23rd Ave S).

Materials provided 📝
Masks required 😷

Image description: pink envelope against white background with black and pink hand drawn hearts around it

12/01/2023

Join us for our annual holiday card writing party!

5-7 PM CT • Sunday, Dec. 10th, 2023
Boneshaker Books • 2002 23rd Ave S
Masks required • Materials provided

10/02/2023

Halloween card writing party this Sunday, October 8th, 5-7 pm at Boneshaker Books!

Masks required. Materials provided.

11/30/2022

11/11/2022

Urgent Fundraising Need: Support Black and Pink Milwaukee member Lisa

Black and Pink Milwaukee is seeking support for beloved community member, Lisa Mitchell. Lisa is a Black trans woman who has experienced housing insecurity for the past 6 years. She has been working through the public housing system for over a year and is on the last step of the process. However, Lisa’s move in date continues to be pushed back by administrative delays, failures, and transphobia for the past 3 months. Lisa has had to shift her funds to maintain her current temporary housing system that she had intended to use for her upcoming security deposit.

Please contribute to Lisa’s security deposit ($637) so Lisa can remain securely housed while she awaits her the final steps in the process to move to be completed. So far $100 has been raised in this effort.

https://fnd.us/01wAj2?ref=sh_0czwnuKbfCH0czwnuKbfCH

08/24/2022

Come write a letter in support of Christina Lusk this Sunday 5-7 PM at Boneshaker Books!

More information about Christina's fight can be found at www.genderjustice.us/2022/06/07/lusk-v-doc

05/16/2022

June is Pride Month and what better way to participate than to support LGBTQIA2S and HIV+ fam on the inside?

We're cohosting a card writing party with B&P MKE on Sunday, June 5th at 1 PM over Zoom.

Stay tuned for more info! 🏴🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧

02/19/2022

Black & Pink MPLS sends regular, supportive correspondence to LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS in prison. Part of this work requires that we use black and white cards with white envelopes because some prisons have banned colorful envelopes, cards, and ink (ex. Federal prisons, Pennsylvania). Many are now even photocopying ALL cards in black and white so that the prisoner receives only the photocopy, not the original.

Because of these restrictions, we are hoping to amass some inspiring art that we can print and send to folks on the inside instead of greeting cards. This will minimize the amount of mail rejected by prisons. Interested in providing something that B&P MPLS can use again and again to brighten a q***r or trans prisoner's day? Consider the following:

🎨 Image is strongly encouraged to adhere to a theme that can be used year after year
🎨 Image must be legible when printed on 4x5.5 inch paper
🎨 Image must be a black & white line drawing (think a kid's coloring book page!)
🎨 Submission may be any file size but minimum 400 dpi is helpful

Propose or submit designs here: bit.ly/BPMPLSArt
Deadline: April 1st, 2022

01/18/2022

B&P MPLS is hosting another virtual card party! We'll be sending "palentines" cards to members in Minnesota.

💌 Sign up at https://bit.ly/bpmplsfeb
💌 Pick up a packet containing cards, addresses, stamps, and info on Jan 23rd from 5-7 PM at Boneshaker Books or indicate if you need a packet dropped off (MPLS and St Paul only)
💌 Join our virtual card party on Jan 30th from 5-7 PM (link sent out after signing up)

01/11/2022

Help us grow as a new chapter! Donations go directly to the cost of postage and mailing supplies.

https://bit.ly/donateblackandpink

Make sure to select Minneapolis as the chapter you're donating to!