Minnesota Stands United Against White Supremacy
In August of 2015, a group by the name of “Minnesota 10,000 for Southern Heritage”, received a permit to rally at the capitol in support of the confederate flag.
A facebook event to counter-protest the permitted confederate flag rally, named Unity Against White Supremacy & the Confederate Flag, and organized by the IWW GDC (Industrial Workers of the World | General Defense Committee), drew the RSVP of over 400 people.
On the early morning of Saturday, September 5th, 2015, the counter-protest marched to the capitol from a location close to the site of Marcus Golden’s death by the bullets of St. Paul police officers.
Before the march took off to the capitol, a speaker announced that the confederate flag rally had been cancelled and that the action was victorious in not allowing space for racists.
20 min ago: “No nazi’s, no KKK, no fascist USA” #UnityMN #UniteMN #AntiFa pic.twitter.com/1cLVEGsfrG
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) September 5, 2015
While reaching the Christopher Columbus statue on capitol grounds, the crowd chanted of “tear it down”, referring to the statue, which is a representation of white supremacy to many of the participants.
#Antiracist march rallies in front of #Columbus statue chanting “Tear it down!” #UnityMN pic.twitter.com/in01oCEbGd
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) September 5, 2015
Speakers ranging from Black Lives Matter organizers to Native Lives Matter to IWW and others spoke about the importance of collectively combating racism while a confederate flag was torn apart and burned.
Unicorn Riot's Coverage of Columbus Statue Protests:
- Ramsey County Sentences Native Organizer for Columbus Statue Toppling - December 15, 2020
- Felony Charge Brought Against Native Organizer Over Minnesota Capitol Columbus Statue - August 14, 2020
- Columbus Statue Focal Point for South Philly Right-Wingers - June 16, 2020
- Philadelphia Police Threaten Unicorn Riot Reporter After Vigilante Assault - June 14, 2020
- Christopher Columbus Statue Toppled in Saint Paul - June 11, 2020
- Minnesota Stands United Against White Supremacy - September 5, 2015
