Twin Cities Coalition for Justice calls out MPD failures after damning audit into Allison Lussier case

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Twin Cities Coalition for Justice, authored by Alissa Washington and Jae Yates.

Minneapolis, MN – On Wednesday, April 22, the city of Minneapolis released a long-awaited after-action review examining the Minneapolis Police Department’s failures in the handling of the murder of Allison Lussier and the shooting of Davis Moturi.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/twin-cities-coalition-for-justice-calls-out-mpd-failures-after-damning-audit

PC gamers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area: BelowZero Lanfest v10 tickets are open and going fast!

Oct. 9-11, 2026. DoubleTree Hotel Minneapolis - Park Place

It's a good time, kid friendly, and gaming goes all night! This will be my 4th time attending.

https://www.tixr.com/groups/lanfest/events/belowzero-v10-178304

#PC #gaming #PCGaming #Minneapolis #StPaul #MN #MNastodon #Mpls #MSP #Minnesota #BelowZero #LAN #lanfest

#EAS #WEA for Faribault, #MN: Weekly IPAWS test Source: 201208,Faribault County Sheriffs Office - Employee,Faribault County Sheriffs Office

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#EAS #WEA for Hennepin, #MN: TEST of the Hennepin County Public Warning System for the city of Greenwood. Learn more at https://arcg.is/0urmHC0 Source: 200145

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MN anti-war protesters successfully remove Army recruiters from career fair

Brooklyn Center, MN – On April 29, a career fair organized by Hennepin County at the quiet Brookdale Library became the scene of a successful action against the presence of U.S. military recruiters in communities. Roughly a dozen activists from the MN Anti-War Committee and the anti-war veterans’ organization About Face disrupted the fair with the demand that recruiters for both the U.S Army and the Minnesota Army National Guard leave immediately. 

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/mn-anti-war-protesters-successfully-remove-army-recruiters-from-career-fair

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

April 30, 1901: On this date Frank Oscar Aho was born in Floodwood, MN. He was a timber worker in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). He fought in the Spanish Civil War in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, serving at Lecera, Caspe, Gandesa, & the Ebro Offensive. He was wounded in action at Gandesa and again at Corbera. He returned to the US on 12/15/1938 aboard the Paris. He died 2/10/1940 and is buried in Ely, MN.

#ALBA #MN #IWW #antifascist

https://alba-valb.org/volunteers/frank-oscar-aho/

#EAS #WEA for Hennepin, #MN: TEST of the Hennepin County Public Warning System for the city of Hopkins. Learn more at https://arcg.is/0urmHC0 Source: 200145

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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