Protest outside of MN Gov. Walz' mansion against Elbit Systems.

Minnesotans Escalate Calls to Divest from “Virtual Border Wall” Company Elbit

St. Paul, MN – Local organizers have accused the State of Minnesota of β€œfunding the wall” between both the Mexico-USA border and further between Palestine and Israel. Anti-war and migrant justice activists turned up the pressure on Minnesota legislators to divest an estimated $1.25 million…

143 Refugees Arrested as Greek Police Begin Exarcheia Raids

Athens, Greece – Four squats were raided in a militarized police crackdown in Exarcheia, a heavily anarchist and anti-authoritarian district in Athens. A total of 143 refugees, mostly women and children from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey, were detained and forcibly bussed to the…

Immigrant Children Eulogized at ‘Close The Camps’ Rally

Minneapolis, MN — Seven children who have died this year in the context of USA immigration detention centers were honored at a public memorial on August 8, 2019. The public memorial was held outside the headquarters of Thrivent, a Christian financial institution accused of making…

Twin Cities Jewish Community Blockades ICE Building, 27 Cited

St. Paul, MN – For over three hours, hundreds of ‘Never Again’ protesters blockaded traffic around Minnesota’s Federal Immigrant Customs Enforcement (ICE) building on Tuesday, July 30. The protest called for the closing of ICE border detention centers, which protesters deem as concentration camps. 27…

Thousands March in Minneapolis to Stop Separating Families

Minneapolis, MN – Thousands turned out to march through the streets of south Minneapolis against the United States practice of separating children from their families at the Mexico-US border.Β  The start time of the event was pushed back a half hour due to a fierce…