Hi everyone,
I'm looking to partner with desi organizations or individuals around Chicago for fundraising, artmaking and community building. The impetus for this post is that I have a family member in Dubai who along with her husband and kids is at acute risk of homelessness. They have no support system besides me & my mom who both live here in the US. My mom started a gofundme for them, which hopefully is a short-term bandaid, but I want to find an ongoing way to help support them.
My idea was that there might be organizations around Chicago that I could partner with to host fundraising events or find other creative solutions to help raise money for people like us to support family members or even just ourselves. I've already emailed the South Asia Institute - are there other organizations or individuals that anyone is familiar with that would be good to contact? I am a musician, artist and bodyworker in training so I'm hoping to leverage those talents.
Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any advice/assistance you can offer!