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Minnesota activists taking bus to protest Trump at RNC
Press conference at bus departure Sunday, July 17 at 7:00 p.m.
What: Fifty Minnesota immigrant rights activists and other progressive Minnesotans will take a bus to Cleveland, Ohio to join the national protest against Donald Trump and the Republican agenda on the first day of the Republican National Convention.
We will hold a press conference just before the bus leaves for Cleveland.
When: Sunday, July 17 – Press conference at 7:00 pm, bus leaves at 8:00 pm.
Where: 4200 Cedar Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Who: The bus is organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), an independent, all-volunteer community organization leading the No More Deportations campaign. MIRAC is working in coalition with other progressive organizations and individuals in the Twin Cities.
The demands of the national march are:
- Dump Trump
- Say No to the Republican Agenda
- Stand Against Racist, Anti-Immigrant, and Anti-Muslim Attacks
- We Demand Peace, Justice and Equality
According to Tracy Molm of the Welfare Rights Committee who is helping to organize the bus trip, “We are going on this bus to make sure Minnesota is strongly represented in the streets of Cleveland during the RNC. We’re saying NO to Trump and his pro-Wall Street, anti-people, racist, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant agenda.”
According to Brad Sigal of the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), “Donald Trump is a civil rights catastrophe. We pledge to resist Donald Trump and any attacks on immigrant families, neighbors and communities.”
The press conference will include statements by participants on the bus trip as well as other community leaders that support the trip. There will be a photo opportunity with the bus participants in front of the bus wearing shirts that say “Minnesota says: Dump Trump.”
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