Local businesses Yellow Dog Coffee Co. and The Lore are donating a portion of their sales to the National Immigration Law Center as part of the national “ICE Out” protests and strikes Friday.
Yellow Dog Coffee plans to donate 25% of all Friday sales to the NILC along with any additional donations made at the register, according to an Instagram post.
The Lore will be donating 5% of its profits made on Friday to the NILC as well as handing out handmade “Liberty & Justice for all means ALL” pins with each donation. The store will also be accepting donations to the NILC for the entire month of February in-store and online.
The NILC is an advocacy organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights of low-income immigrants in the U.S.
Assistant manager of Yellow Dog Coffee, Mackensie Turner, said the store is giving back to the community.
“I feel like Yellow Dog really shows the community that we want to support, and we very much disagree with everything that ICE is doing,” Turner said.
The Lore co-owner Sarah Pimsler told OU Daily that the book store’s participation in the “ICE Out” protests and collaboration with the NILC is part of a mission to support the Norman community.
“We're also just opening up our store as a community space for people who want to come in, have a quiet space to reflect or have their emotions about this really horrible time,” Pimsler said.
Yellow Dog Coffee and The Lore are on the corner of Eufaula Street and Porter Avenue. They will be open and accepting donations until 8 p.m.
This story was edited by Macey Thaxton and Audrey McClour. Mary Ann Livingood copy edited this story.
