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Hundreds of US Galleries Close for National for National Strike Against ICE
The strike demands withdrawal of federal immigration agents after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot, with protests in over 250 locations across 46 states, organizers said.
- On Friday, January 30, organizers are calling for a national strike and protests across the United States on Friday, Jan. 30, and Saturday, Jan. 31, urging people not to work, attend school, or shop.
- After the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, organizers cited a surge of federal agents as the Department of Homeland Security reports 3,000 deployed in the Twin Cities.
- Daniela Diaz, Proof Bakery worker-owner, said `We want to show solidarity` as the bakery closes Friday; Blip Roasters will close early at 1 p.m. and donate 10% to AIRRKC.
- Students walked out at several schools, including a dozen at Groves High School in Birmingham, while Daniel Hernandez said sales dropped by 90% and he cannot afford another closure.
- Prominent artists Macklemore and Pedro Pascal promote the strike, while organizers including Ezra Levin predict turnout could reach 9 million and Macklemore wrote, `History has been clear about how systems like this change.
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Walkouts, closures planned across Bay Area in protest against ICE crackdown
Student and employee walkouts were beginning late Friday morning across the Bay Area, part of a national wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and the deaths of two people this month at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis. High school and college students in Oakland, Berkeley, Concord, San Jose and San Mateo all planned to walk away from their classes Friday, according to posts on social media. They wer…
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Student organizations called for protests and demonstrations across the United States on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota, where two Americans were murdered.
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