I Stood Where Alex Pretti Was Killed. Minneapolis Is a Lesson.

I stood where Alex Pretti was killed. Minneapolis is a lesson.

Minneapolis is a warning to the nation. We must be prepared for peaceful disruptive action while also providing aid to those in need.

Life Under Occupation in Minneapolis: From the Murder of Renee Good to the 10 Shots That Killed Alex Pretti - Bucks County Beacon

I was working in my office the morning of January 7 when I heard sirens just before 10 a.m. Living in a city, you develop a sense for how urgent a siren is and what they are responding to. Is it a single fire truck rolling out to check on a kitchen fire or heavy rescue and an ambulance? I looked up from my laptop and heard police sirens coming in from the north – first one, then a bunch, coming from multiple directions, and they were hustling.  …

Walking the trio of Minneapolis tributes to the martyred

I walked a five-mile pilgrimage in Minneapolis today. Temps were around zero degrees. The streets were snow covered, but it was sunny. And only a light wind.   I started at 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, where over the weekend ICE agents shot Alex Pretti in the back and killed him.   A crowd was there in the cold morning air, mulling quietly. Cars slowed as they passed. And there were many TV cameras and reporters. Looking for …

Rest In Power Alex Pretti

To our neighbors: The last day Alex Pretti was alive was a day of triumph. Minneapolis went on strike. One thousand businesses closed. One hundred faith leaders were arrested in a civil disobedience action. Tens of thousands marched in the streets. It was called the Day of Truth and Freedom. Alex Pretti is a hero. We mourn him, Renee Good, George Floyd, Philando Castile, and the lives of all Minnesotans taken by state violence. We echo our neigh…