OCCUPY MINNESOTA
united together. solidarity forever.
Community strategy is key.
People across Minnesota, alongside national and international activist partners, have come together to create strategy guides that help individuals, groups, and communities respond to— and support one another through—moments of oppression and injustice. Many of us have come to believe that government power is being used against our communities. In recent months, federal immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota, including ICE raids and arrests, have disproportionately affected vulnerable people and neighborhoods. At the same time, Minnesotans continue to stand united, rooted in the compassion that defines our diverse state.
We continue to honor our ancestors and support all individuals, regardless of race, gender identity, nationality, or ability. These are fundamental human rights, protected by constitutional principles. Our state and movement have also faced intensified scrutiny and divisive rhetoric, especially in the years of the Trump administration, which critics say helped normalize targeting and vilification of our communities. We affirm that this is not only an issue for Minnesota or any single grassroots movement or set of organizers. It is about upholding justice and liberty for all. We will continue to stand strong, protecting ourselves and each other in the face of adversity.
Continued action, extended legacy.
The Occupy Movement stirred up many discussions, theories, and questions about how it would impact the future. While we may have been removed from The People’s Plaza, one can be assured that unity built and solidarity extended within The People’s Plaza cannot be removed from the occupier. When we first occupied in 2011 we witnessed a revolution in the American heart and mind. Countless individuals began thinking critically about their government, corporate corruption, and the lack of representation for “the 99%”.
We came together as a community and worked to establish long-lasting friendships, comradery, working-groups, and other networks that continue create change into today. Since the occupation of Minnesota we have worked together to help create and realize many other brilliant movements of focus and actions together, such as Occupy Homes, Strike Debt, Fight for 15, March Against Monsanto, March Against Corruption, Idle No More, NoDAPL, Black Lives Matter, to the now emerging No Kings movement – along with countless others.
As a community we have worked to support a liberated and empowered Minnesota stand up and voice their outrage in instances of injustice. Our reverberations continue, such as after the murder Jamar Clark, as community connected to occupy the 4th Precinct. We saw this same energy re-emerge again after the murder of George Floyd, with the subsequent actions and occupation of George Floyd Square. As Minnesotans, we own our streets and continue to be collective agents of change. Indeed, many of us have been there through it all in body, spirit, or both. We continue to support and play a role in social change today. We are grateful for those who are joining in and especially those who are returning to the fight.
Our efforts continue to be brought to you by the same people who originally helped bring you the Occupy Movement. We didn’t stop doing what we do – and we won’t stop doing what we do – as we can’t stop… and we won’t stop. We run things, things don’t run we. Don’t take nothing from nobody…
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Minneapolis Unions & Activists Honor 92nd Anniversary of 1934 Truckers Strike - UNICORN RIOT
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92nd anniversary of 'Bloody Friday' in Minneapolis honored memories of the fallen while tracing connections from 1934 strike to current day.
✊️ #standup ☆ #fightback! ✊️
#minnesotanice #exploremn #Minnesota #blacklivesmatter #NativeLivesMatter #IdleNoMore #NoIllegalsOnStolenLand #LandBack #iceout #StopICE #FuckICE #AbolishICE #antifa #antifascist #TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal #NoPedoNazis #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace #TrumpAdministration #ICEraids #UnitedStates #usa #NoKings #occupywallstreet #OccupyMN #OWSThe future of our country and democracy will be shaped by what we do together, today.
Join us for a Monarca Action outdoor field launch. Together we will canvass to knock doors, connect with neighbors, and help protect free, democratic, and accessible elections for every person across Minnesota.
Join us tomorrow in Shakopee to kick things off.
👉🏽 Register for an event at monarcamn.org/training 👈🏽
See you there!
#UnidosMN
El futuro de nuestro país y de nuestra democracia será decidido por lo que hagamos juntos, hoy.
Únete a nuestro lanzamiento de trabajo de campo al aire libre de Monarca Action. Juntos vamos a tocar puertas, conectar con vecinos y ayudar a proteger elecciones libres, democráticas y accesibles para todas las personas en Minnesota.
Acompáñanos mañana en Shakopee para comenzar.
👉🏽 Regístrate para un evento en monarcamn.org/training 👈🏽
¡Nos vemos ahí!
✊️ #standup ☆ #fightback! ✊️
#minnesotanice #exploremn #Minnesota #blacklivesmatter #NativeLivesMatter #IdleNoMore #NoIllegalsOnStolenLand #LandBack #iceout #StopICE #FuckICE #AbolishICE #antifa #antifascist #TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal #NoPedoNazis #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace #TrumpAdministration #ICEraids #UnitedStates #usa #NoKings #occupywallstreet #OccupyMN #OWS🕯️ Overdose Awareness Honoring & Memorial 🕯️
Every life lost to overdose was a loved one. A relative. A friend. A member of our community.
Join us as we come together to honor those we have lost, lift up the families and communities carrying this grief, and stand together in remembrance, healing, and hope.
This memorial will include:
🪶 Opening prayer and tobacco ceremony
🗣️ Words from Elders, impacted families, community members, harm reduction and outreach workers
📝 Poetry reading
🎶 Performance by Jada Brown
📅 Monday, August 31st
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 Powwow Grounds Parking Lot
1414 East Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
If you would like the name of a loved one who passed from an overdose to be read during the memorial, please email judyhartman672@gmail.com.
As Indigenous communities, we know the importance of remembering our relatives by name. We also recognize that the overdose crisis continues to impact our families at devastating rates. This evening is an opportunity to gather in community, offer prayers, honor those we’ve lost, and reaffirm our commitment to protecting life, supporting healing, and ensuring that no family grieves alone.
Please join us, and help share this invitation with others who may wish to attend or have a loved one remembered.
✊️ #standup ☆ #fightback! ✊️
#minnesotanice #exploremn #Minnesota #blacklivesmatter #NativeLivesMatter #IdleNoMore #NoIllegalsOnStolenLand #LandBack #iceout #StopICE #FuckICE #AbolishICE #antifa #antifascist #TrumpIsATraitorAndCriminal #NoPedoNazis #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace #TrumpAdministration #ICEraids #UnitedStates #usa #NoKings #occupywallstreet #OccupyMN #OWS