Immortal Technique was in Harlem on Wednesday (October 12) where he and fellow rhymer Swave Sevah handed out 80 food packs as part of his Rebel Army Runs initiative. As he explained via Twitter, "Today my brother @SwaveSevah_and I made 80 food packs for the @rebelarmyruns Harlem mission that will take place tomorrow. Thank you to everyone that donated we are a 501c3 and your donations are tax deductible."
Immortal Technique has been devoted to the cause for months. In an accompanying GoFundMe, he outlined what his mission is.
"For the past two months, I’ve been conducting food runs to the elderly, the immunocompromised, the disabled, and the mothers with small children across many communities in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and other New York City areas," he wrote in the description. "The stimulus check is gone. Social security doesn’t always cover the expenses many elders have. New York City runs on tourism, and no one is coming here now. With jobs scarce, a police force in disarray, an ongoing pandemic, mass shortages more commonplace and uncertainty among our people, now is a time more critical than ever to show our love and support to the community."
Tech has invested at least $10,000 of his own money into the program and anyone involved are volunteers. All proceeds will go to food and medical supplies that they'll deliver to affected communities. As with the Haiti and Afghanistan trips, they've promised to publish all the money spent and received and be transparent with everyone who donated.
"The Rebel Army Runs aims to raise roughly $30,000 for a summer long program (or longer if we exceed our goal) where we deliver a weeks worth of food, canned goods, feminine products, diapers, supplies and basic children’s medicine to a suffering community every week in NYC and LA," he continued. "I have done this in others countries, and all it took was a few people working and a lot of voices spreading the word. If you can donate a few dollars, it's very much appreciated, but if layoffs, COVID and/or closed business have put you in a bad place, you can help by sharing this link so others can pitch in and help out."
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