Let’s all pay tribute to the amazing people of Minnesota for their remarkable on-the-ground organizing to protect their neighbors and feed people who can’t safely leave the house. I am in awe of their attitude and fortitude. If you can afford it, donate to one of the many groups.
And to organize a general strike on top of all that? Wow. Via the New York Times:
No work, no shopping, no dining out. Hundreds of businesses across Minnesota were expected to close and many people vowed to pause everyday activities on Friday as part of a general strike against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
As tensions mount and a sense of fear of detention by immigration agents permeates the state, vendors, labor unions and residents said they would participate in an economic blackout and gather at prayers and protests on what organizers called a “Day of Truth and Freedom.”
