20th annual International Workers' Day march floods the streets of Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN – On Friday, May 1, a coalition led by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and the Indigenous Protectors Movement (IPM) and endorsed by more than 60 unions, immigrant rights groups, and other progressive organizations took to the streets in Minneapolis to commemorate their 20th annual march on International Workers’ Day.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/20th-annual-international-workers-day-march-floods-the-streets-of-minneapolis

Minneapolis panel explains U.S. imperialism is an environmental issue

Minneapolis, MN – On April 25 Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) and the Climate Justice Committee (CJC) hosted a panel on the environmental consequences of U.S. imperialism.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/minneapolis-panel-explains-u-s-imperialism-is-an-environmental-issue

Twin Cities community demands release of Salah Sarsour from ICE custody

Minneapolis, MN – On the evening of Saturday, April 25, 50 members of the Twin Cities community rallied downtown Minneapolis to demand the release of Salah Sarsour from ICE custody. Sarsour serves as president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee and is a board member for American Muslims for Palestine. He has been an organizer for the Palestine movement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for decades. Saturday’s protest was organized by the Twin Cities chapter of American Muslims for Palestine and the Minnesota Anti-War Committee.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/twin-cities-community-demands-release-of-salah-sarsour-from-ice-custody

Minneapolis gathers for Earth Day amidst attacks on environment

Minneapolis, MN – On April 18, hundreds took to the streets of Minneapolis, to celebrate Earth Day and demand an end to capitalism’s relentless attacks on the planet. Organized by the Climate Justice Committee along with numerous coalition partners, the rally and march was held under the banner “Earth is for everyone – No one is illegal.”

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/minneapolis-gathers-for-earth-day-amidst-attacks-on-environment

Minneapolis protests against war on Iran

By Peter Kellner and Wyatt Miller

Minneapolis – On April 2, protesters gathered in Chute Square, a small park located at the busy intersection of University and Central Avenues Northeast Minneapolis. Commuters honked in solidarity at the sight of Palestinian, Iranian and Lebanese flags. The action, called by the Twin Cities-based Free Palestine Coalition, highlighted Israel’s renewed invasion of Lebanon amid the broader war surrounding U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran that began on February 28.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/minneapolis-protests-against-war-on-iran

Minnesota protests Trump’s threat to send Iran ‘back to the Stone Age’

Minneapolis, MN – On April 7 over 50 anti-war protesters held Iranian, Palestinian and Lebanese flags and anti-war on Iran signs and banners over Interstate-35W in downtown Minneapolis to denounce Trump’s latest threats against Iran and demand an end to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The emergency response demonstration was called by the Minnesota Anti-War Committee (AWC).

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/minnesota-protests-trumps-threat-to-send-iran-back-to-the-stone-age

On Trans Day of Visibility, Minneapolis calls for real sanctuary for trans people

By Janelle Carlson

Minneapolis, MN – On Tuesday, March 31, more than 100 community members rallied outside of the Walker Library on Trans Day of Visibility to protest national policies targeting the rights of trans people.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/on-trans-day-of-visibility-minneapolis-calls-for-real-sanctuary-for-trans

Medea Benjamin denounces wars at home and abroad at Twin Cities events

By Cedar Larson

Minneapolis, MN – Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) hosted CODEPINK Co-founder Medea Benjamin at three events in the Twin Cities the weekend of March 28-29 to discuss her recent trip to deliver aid to Cuba, Trump’s attacks on Iran and Venezuela, as well as the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/medea-benjamin-denounces-wars-at-home-and-abroad-at-twin-cities-events

Leo Kottke, Guitar Music, 1981 on Chrysalis

Eleventh (?) LP from Kottke, a solo outing instrumental style. Recorded at Sound 80 in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Includes a cover of Ry Cooder’s Available Space” as well as “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” and eight originals.

My copy—via Salem Flea Marketplace—is a Santa Maria pressing on blue Chrysalis labels.

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Minneapolis demands hands off Iran

Minneapolis, MN – On March 24, 75 people gathered at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis to stand in solidarity with Iran and to demand an end to the aggression of the U.S. and Israel in the Middle East.

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