NCR: Catholics join solidarity efforts in Minnesota

Volunteers clean up fire damage to a gas station on Lake Street May 30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, following another night of protesting and vandalism. Hundreds of volunteers showed up around East Lake Street to clean up following riots the night before. (Newscom/Polaris/Brooklynn Kascel)

Something is happening in the Twin Cities.

Multiple peaceful marches and protests continue taking place simultaneously across the city during daytime hours.

Activists are using social media to coordinate hugely successful donation campaigns.

Individuals are taking it upon themselves to clean their city's streets after nights of looting.

Others are handing out free food to neighbors while grocery stores are closed because of riots.

And volunteers, without the structure of any formal organization, are working to transition more than 200 people to a hotel-turned-homeless shelter, getting them off the street and away from violence.

Despite national attention to riots and looting, they see a community coming together in solidarity, demanding justice and addressing vital needs however they can. 

Read full piece (featuring CTA Executive Director Zach Johnson) at NCR.