Peter Riley

“Riding on the learning edge of a whirlwind” (Interview)
https://truthout.org/audio/minneapolis-community-defense-is-riding-on-the-learning-edge-of-a-whirlwind/

#communitydefense #minneapolis

Minneapolis Community Defense Is “Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind”

“We are becoming the people that we always knew that we needed to be,” says Minneapolis organizer Andrew Fahlstrom.

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Community Defence Art
“We dream of a city covered in art, posters, shirts and banners that make it widely known and visible everywhere that ICE is not welcome in our cities. All of the art here is free for you to download and use!”
https://defend612.com/art/

#art #ICEout #illustration #Minneapolis #posters

Community Defense Art

Show threadPeter RileyFeb 8

Stopping Trump will require more than neighbourhood mobilisations and a courageous civil society. Many called the combination of street protests, blockades and walkouts on the 23rd of January a ‘21st century general strike’.(24)
But without extending the strikes to large businesses, transport and warehouse logistics, Trump's troops cannot be stopped ?

https://www.wildcat-www.de/en/current/e_a127_chinga.html

#directaction #frombelow #labourmovement #organize #rankandfile #solidarity #unions

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Show threadPeter RileyFeb 8

January 2026 #Minneapolis https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/01/photos-community-protest-and-grief-in-the-wake-of-alex-pretti-killing/

#AlexPretti #ICEout #Photography

Photos: Community protest and grief in the wake of Alex Pretti’s killing

MinnPost photojournalist Ellen Schmidt covered the aftermath and vigil following the Alex Pretti killing by a federal officer in Minneapolis.

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