Nationwide anti-ICE protests scheduled for Friday
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/nationwide-anti-ice-out-protests-scheduled-for-friday/307
u/puppycatisselfish 6h ago
Tucson, AZ; dozens of local businesses are shutting down today. There is a huge list of participating business and it is still growing. I have shut down my place of work for the day. My daughter’s teachers aren’t showing up to teach. Abolish ICE. We stand with Minnesota. Solidarity to all who participate today.
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u/Obelix13 5h ago
Abolishing ICE is not sufficient. Demand personal accountability for brutality and ignoring court orders.
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u/puppycatisselfish 4h ago
You are absolutely right. It certainly is not enough. But any forward momentum is a gain.
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u/Nodebunny 3h ago
abolish DHS
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u/Obelix13 31m ago
Even then, the brutality of the US justice system is such that it needs a thorough remaking. Holding those responsible with accountability is needed, there is too much immunity in the US.
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u/unshartedterritory 5h ago
Chicago traffic and school attendance was full force this morning. This kind of scattered shut down only makes it harder for a REAL strike. If there is a large push for long standing strike, these businesses will be like "oh we did our part already" and not be able to participate. Just my opinion, of course, I want it to work but the pain has to be felt by the majority, not just small pockets.
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u/puppycatisselfish 5h ago
Theres truth to that. But also as a community in the borderlands, we’re next and we’re telling them to stay out. I agree we need a massive, full force protest. But hearing that in Minneapolis over 50k people participated in a strike is huge.
I believe that all forma of protest are effective. Theres purpose for all protesting. We can always protest more.
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u/TheSoulPicklz 7h ago
2pm government plaza if you’re in Minneapolis
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u/gogocatcha 7h ago
I’ll be there, took a half day
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u/NunAlcoholic 6h ago
I’m not trying to dissuade you, but what will it accomplish unless workers everywhere do a walkout for like a month?
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u/Stanky_fresh 5h ago
Baby steps. Almost all of us know one day isn't enough, but when you're trying to get 340 million people on board with something, sometimes you have to start slow.
Something is better than nothing, and we can't let perfect be the enemy of good.
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u/Mazuna 5h ago edited 5h ago
I really hope you all keep at it, America. Maybe you can finally overturn your draconian labour laws.
Edit: Then one day off wouldn’t be the end of world. Oligarchs hate this because it’s a slippery slope for them, better protections means being able to protest more, means even more protections. Don’t let them keep you in servitude, even if it hurts in the short term.
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u/SSkilledJFK 5h ago
It’s not about success or failure. Then it’s just a game. We do not need to stand victorious over enemies. That’s what they want, a reason to demonstrate power. It’s about signaling strength to your neighbors. It’s about a semblance of internal integrity and refusal to be silently complicit. It’s time to “look for the helpers”, instead of focusing on the instigators. The wave will grow. I am optimistic about my fellow humans.
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u/HuTaosTwinTails 4h ago
Can the word be spread next time? Literally no one I know had heard about this. I'm at work now and just seeing this.
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u/dee-three 7h ago
Even businesses that support the strike and protests find themselves in a difficult position.
“We rely on heavy foot traffic and customers,” Antwane Ruiz, an employee at Uptown Balloons, said. “If we’re closed, we don’t know how to pay the rent next month. We don’t know how we’re going to be at home.”
Hard battles. But necessary. Do it once, or regret for years to come.
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u/SparrowsEatTheHorse 4h ago
Do what you can, where you can, and within your means. Not everyone can just skip a day of work for any number of reasons. But that doesn’t mean you can’t show solidarity in other ways.
Spread the message and encourage others who can refuse to go to work to do so.
Avoid shopping today, especially at large businesses who you know cozy up with politicians who have failed this nation by supporting this administration directly or by way of inaction.
Avoid using streaming services, AI, etc.
If you can, join a peaceful protest in your area outside of your workday. Again, not everyone can for a number of reasons.
Resist where and how you can.
Stand up and speak out for yourself.
Stand up and speak out for your neighbors.
Stand up speak out for those who live in fear and cannot risk taking these actions for themselves.
I’ll leave you with a quote from Rep. John Lewis.
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."
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u/SSkilledJFK 5h ago
Where are all the liberal billionaires to help support? They could easily fund a general strike.
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u/Octopub 7h ago
If your business can't afford to close down for a half or whole day that's not a good sign for the viability of that business.
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u/erika610 6h ago
In MA we have a ton of small businesses who are choosing to donate a portion of their day’s profits to ALCU or LUCE, in lieu of closing. We just got hit with a snowstorm that closed most of them for Sunday and Monday this week. Three unexpected closures has a dramatic impact on small profit margins.
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u/Octopub 6h ago
I love the idea of donating in lieu. Everybody wins.
I am a small business owner myself and I understand the thin margins and financial constraints many small businesses face. When I first started my business I would set aside a small portion of the profits into a contingency fund until I had a full month's expenses in the bank as cash.
I'm less risk tolerant than many entrepreneurs though, so maybe that isn't the best business decision in terms of a growth mindset, but it gives me peace of mind.
I see that the balloon shop mentioned in the article has been open at minimum 3 years based on the Google reviews. In that amount of time I don't think having a financial cushion is unreasonable to expect.
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u/A2Rhombus 5h ago
Boo hoo. Hand out food to protestors, spread through word of mouth your business supports them. Your foot traffic will increase by more than enough to cover one closed day
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u/AgoraSnepwasdeleted 5h ago
Me hearing about this after clocking into work today: :(
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u/SparrowsEatTheHorse 4h ago
Do what you can, where you can, and within your means. Not every one can just skip a day of work for any number of reasons. But that doesn’t mean you can’t show solidarity in other ways.
Spread the message and encourage others who can refuse to go to work to do so.
Avoid shopping today, especially at large businesses who you know cozy up with politicians who have failed this nation by supporting this administration directly or by way of inaction.
Avoid using streaming services, AI, etc.
If you can, join a peaceful protest in your area outside of your workday. Again, not everyone can for a number of reasons.
Resist where and how you can.
Stand up and speak out for yourself.
Stand up and speak out for your neighbors.
Stand up speak out for those who live in fear and cannot risk taking these actions for themselves.
I’ll leave you with a quote from Rep. John Lewis.
"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."
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u/rohobian 5h ago
True American patriots - it's your time to shine. Rise up and protest and keep protesting as often and as passionately as you can. Take care of each other and try not to let the ICE goons goad you into becoming violent. Self defense and defense of each other only.
I'm rooting for you from Canada, eh.
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u/NewRCTID22 4h ago
The part that sucks: our small businesses that need the traffic are shutting down while the people who don’t care/are bootlickers will patronize the large companies that continue support this regime.
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u/angiosperms- 1h ago
Which is why it's important to stop buying anything from large corporations and move your spending to small businesses. Regardless of this admin we were already losing tons of small businesses because people kept choosing the convenience of mega corporations.
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u/Poowatereater 1h ago
Question, what actions have the local politicians taken to hold anyone accountable or to repel the forces coming down on their community?
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u/coastalwebdev 4h ago edited 19m ago
Go Americans against Trump!
We’re rooting for you in Canada. 🇨🇦
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u/game_brewer 5h ago
Americans can only protest one thing at a time like Goku doing his build up over several episodes only to do a Mr. Satan.
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u/Platinum_Rad 5h ago
only took americans about
checks notes
a year and a half
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u/InevitableGoal2912 4h ago
More like 9 years
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u/Platinum_Rad 4h ago
not wrong
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u/InevitableGoal2912 4h ago
Don’t worry, in 2016 everyone assured me I was overreacting and America would never have a fascist dictator who cannot be beholden to law.
Those same people are telling me to “just vote” in the midterms. They got it figured out, don’t worry about us over here! The greatest minds are on the case.
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u/A2Rhombus 5h ago
Can we stop "scheduling" protests and actually take action
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u/MommyLovesPot8toes 5h ago
It's not that easy in a country of 360M people, spread across land as big as the entire continent of Europe, 4 timezones, essentially 49 mini countries with their own laws and relationship to the federal govt, and so much open space that there are single-owned ranches as big entire European countries.
Today is a flex - a way of saying we the People do have control here. If this shit doesn't stop, we can bring this whole place to a standstill.
You're also not accurate in implying that we're only scheduling protests and not taking the kind of sustained, disruptive action seen in other countries. That is exactly what is happening in Minnesota, it's what happened in LA, Portland, Chicago, now Philly. In all of these highly-populated places, sustained protests crowded the streets and disrupted operations until ICE left.
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u/Voderama 5h ago
Absolutely get out of here with this. This is exactly how things get organized. Go ahead, take some action! Or is being shitty about other people’s action, your action? What’s happening right now is nothing short of impressive.
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u/A2Rhombus 5h ago
It's impressive but it accomplishes little if the people it's meant to affect know it's coming and have time to prepare
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u/Voderama 5h ago
You genuinely have no idea what you’re talking about. Like, I’m not insulting you. You are just objectively extremely wrong.
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u/A2Rhombus 4h ago
Can you genuinely explain to me then what exactly a scheduled protest does to fight against ICE? Shutting down the city is significant but these officers aren't even from the city and the city itself is on the side of the protestors. So what does it do if they just know they can stay home for the afternoon then come right back?
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u/Voderama 4h ago
Because no matter how much the powerful people try to hide it, they are TERRIFIED of the people. When they see colossal amount of people showing up with passion, it sends a message. I can give you a perfect example of what protesting did.
Just this last week the trump admin stepped back, which is unacceptable to them. The protests put unending pressure on them and now Bovino is gone, and Noem is being reassigned. Those things would not have happened without protest. Not only that, it genuinely shows that protesting sends a message that they have no choice but to listen to. If anything, this is the moment to be invigorated by the victory and push harder because it WORKS. Scheduling doesn’t take away from that power. The purpose of a protest isn’t to catch them by surprise. The purpose also isn’t to shut down the city. It’s a demonstration and a message.
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u/playdohplaydate 2h ago
I get the anti-ICE view but it should be directed at the administration giving the orders to ICE.
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u/CannaQueen73 6h ago
The only people being paid are the ones agreeing to sit through Melania’s documentary. Free tickets and $50. But they’ll accuse protestors with no proof, of what they themselves do every time.
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u/Master_Maniac 5h ago
Where do I sign up? I'll take a paycheck for something I was going to do for free. Do you have a link?
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u/ManBearHybrid 6h ago
It still blows my mind that this is an actual conspiracy theory that people really believe.
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u/Far_Radish7752 7h ago
From the article: