US EditionWill Minnesota’s Union-Led ‘Economic Blackout’ Break ICE or Harm Local Business?
Hundreds of thousands of Minnesota workers are refusing to work, school, or shop to protest ICE brutality and demand the agency's removal, organizers said.
- Faith leaders and scores of unions organized a statewide 24-hour blackout in Minnesota, including the Day of Truth and Freedom, protesting ICE surge and reported brutality, organizers say.
- Responding to a federal surge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , organizers say fears and family separations persist, as The Herbivorous Butcher noted on Jan. 9.
- Numerator's analysis of a past single-day blackout showed Amazon, Target and Walmart had a 6.2% sales drop and 7.5% fewer visitors, while North Star Policy Action found 80% of immigrant-owned businesses closed, cutting sales 50 to 100%.
- AFL-CIO Minnesota chapter President Bernie Burnham called for ICE to leave, no more funding, legal accountability for Renee Good, and hundreds of businesses closed in support, Bring Me the News reported.
- Built on years of organizing and experience from the George Floyd uprising, the coalition mobilized statewide, with organizers saying this unprecedented move aims to pressure the rich and powerful and shows Minnesota's working-class and activist networks' community power.
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Thousands march through Minneapolis, swarm Target Center demanding ICE removal from Minnesota
Anti-ICE agitators, including activists and clergy, swarmed outside the entrance of the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis Friday.
Thousands March Through Minneapolis, Rally at Target Center Demanding ICE Removal From Minnesota
Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Minneapolis on Friday before converging at the Target Center to demand the removal of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Minnesota. The demonstration took place amid frigid winter temperatures and was one of several coordinated protests across the state. According to reports, demonstrators gathered near U.S. Bank Stadium before marching through city streets toward the Target Center. Pro…
In Minneapolis, thousands have again gone to the streets against the action of the U.S. immigration police ICE. Hundreds of businesses also participated in a strike. The demonstrators demand the withdrawal of the ICE officials.
In Minnesota thousands of people have demonstrated against the immigration police ICE. Hundreds of shops have remained closed, including churches and hospitals.
Will Minnesota’s union-led ‘economic blackout’ break ICE or harm local business?
Minnesota is frozen both environmentally and economically as activists and labor unions carry out their 24-hour blackout to protect people at risk of immigration arrests. It remains to be seen if the blackout could bring change, or if it will harm the Great North state’s economy. A threat of subzero temperatures hasn’t stopped residents from carrying out the ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth and Freedom general labor strike to pressure U.S. Imm…
Thousands of protesters closed parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors and workers and students stayed home to demand an end to the widespread immigration repression that has shaken the Twin Cities for weeks. Friday’s action, which developed under below-zero temperatures, was the largest and most organized demonstration since federal agents arrived in Minneapolis more than six weeks ago. Their aim…
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