(from what I shared)
Minneapolis should be modeling to other cities what it means to show up for each other. We've seen that in people-powered mutual aid work, but the city can and must take action at a larger scale. "Pause Evictions, Save Lives" is smart policy. It is also the right thing to do.
Pilllar has been a hub for patrollers and observers for months and they continue to give back to the community even with their biggest events. It’s going to be a great weekend at Pilllar!
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A constant refrain I’ve heard from Frey supporters during ~all this~ is “well what can he do!”
Here’s a layup for him. Hopefully those same people are willing to pick up the phone and let him know they support this.
Because it is quite literally the least he can do.
Imagine if you single handedly had the power to delay thousands of evictions & keep families in their homes. Jacob Frey can do that by signing what Council passed yesterday. Or he can help evict thousands of people with a veto.
Let him know what you would do: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/m...
A bill with $40 million in rent relief is headed to the Minnesota Senate floor next week. Lead author @lindseyportmn.bsky.social crafted a bill that addresses the urgency of the moment.
Plus, the bill includes my provision to extend pre eviction notices from 14 to 30 days temporarily.
Dear community, please help me share Mario’s story and fundraiser.
On January 12, Mario was abducted by federal agents at his workplace. Mario has a partner and small children, who now have to carry both financial burdens and emotional trauma.
gofund.me/9871a4eff
The people of Minneapolis and Minnesota kicked Bovino out of our state and got Kristi Noem fired. We still have a long way to go but this is because of the love and resistance of our neighbors and the resiliency of our immigrant community.
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Take Action Now: Call Mayor Frey and tell him to support Pause Evictions, Save Lives passed by the city council on 3/5/2026. Mayor Frey: 612-673-2100 Sample Script: "I am calling to ask Mayor Frey to commit to supporting an extension of the pre-eviction notice period from 30 to 60 days. Countless neighbors are at immediate risk of displacement and this measure is the bare minimum the City can do to protect our neighbors. Can I count on his support?"
Today, the Mpls City Council passed the Pause Evictions, Save Lives ordinance, which would extend the pre-eviction notice period from 30 to 60 days.
Take action now and call Mayor Frey (612-673-2100) and tell him to stand with our neighbors and extend the pre-eviction filing period.
Having been a landlord who accepted Section 8 and worked with other Mpls affordable housing initiatives, I can tell you for certain, 1 additional month notice before evicting someone shouldn’t break ANY landlord’s back. You have collateral! It’s a building! Any bank will work with you for 30 days!
Kristi Noem's "Open to Work" LinkedIn Profile
Hear directly from Aliya Rahman, who was brutally pulled from her car and assaulted by ICE on her way to a doctor’s appointment, on the importance of extending the pre-eviction notice to 60 days. We are proud to have passed this policy today and are calling on Mayor Frey to sign it immediately.
When you see them at a march or passing policy at City Hall, think about how they’re showing up *on top of* all that they’re doing behind the scenes no one knows about. ICE will have a devastating impact long into the future, but so will the good that they’ve done to keep families together & safe.
Any of the highest profile or tragic cases you’ve read about, I almost guarantee they were involved behind the scenes helping the family & doing so with no agenda and without getting media attention or publicity because they care about nothing other than making sure residents in our City are safe.
It’s impossible to fully capture how much Ivonne & Jason have done. They’ve not only been patrolling their community 24/7 since December, but hundreds of families they don’t even know from all across the city ask them for rent help, translation help, legal help & more and they help them immediately.
After Bovino randomly stopped his convoy to assault a park in Uptown, I remember people on the ground wiping pepper spray out of their faces, someone shouting that there were bullets in the snow, and then the gas clearing and there was Jason Chavez with a big, resolute smile helping people up.
I profiled Jason Chavez, the Minneapolis city council member who has been embedded in community efforts to combat ICE.
“To leave your constituents to face off with a racist fascist regime on their own, without having someone that has some power…I could not let my constituents be out there alone.”
"I demanded that they leave, and they didn't really listen to me at first. But there were enough people there blowing whistles that maybe they were just annoyed enough to leave on their own."
Council President Elliott Payne describing the moment his community annoyed ICE out of a police precinct parking lot will eventually rank alongside Lincoln's best civil war quote memes.
URGENT AID NEEDED PREGNANT MOM & DAUGHTER SUBJECT TO VIOLENT NEGLECT IN ICE FACILITY After witnessing dangerous medical conditions, other women in the facility organized a noise demonstration to call attention to Life-threatening medical negligence. Support is needed NOW.
UREGENT AID NEEDED DONATE NOW We need 15k to cover living expenses for the family who wait their return, cover legal fees for both women, and phone calls from the detention center. givebutter.com/ bring-pregnant-women-home-from-ice-detention- 22yq6x Miriam and Sandra's story in the following slides
UREGENT AID NEEDED On January 22nd Miriam and her 18-year old daughter Sandra were targeted and pulled over by ICE. Miriam and Sandra were forced out of their vehicle at gunpoint. Miriam was aggressively thrown to the ground and handcuffed, despite informing ICE agents she was 5 months pregnant.
UREGENT AID NEEDED Upon arrival at the Whipple building, daughter Sandra was given a pregnancy test and tested positive. Both mother and daughter were sent to Texas. For weeks, Miriam was experiencing severe and abnormal pregnancy symptoms, and frequently requested to see a doctor. It wasn't until she fainted and was visibly in a dangerous state that the other women in the detention center organized a noise demonstration; chanting and pleading for Miriam to receive medical help.
We need your help bringing two pregnant women back home from ICE detention!
On January 22nd Miriam and her 18-year old daughter Sandra were targeted and pulled over by ICE. Miriam and Sandra were forced out of their vehicle at gunpoint. 1/
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Pretty wild to be watching the Minneapolis City Council meeting and see the officer who killed Amir Locke presenting about “officer wellness”. Truly no shame.
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Let’s be clear about what these groups are arguing against: they don’t want people to *temporarily* have 30 more days to get resources to stop an eviction.
Our residents have been subsidizing these groups with millions in mutual aid these past few months. These groups can wait the extra 30 days.
video taken in downtown minneapolis today of reported bounty hunters PULLING A GUN on someone standing in the road in front of city hall. (business on the van is fake.) hennepin county sheriff’s deputies were right behind and did nothing
video by government employee who saw it on their lunch break
Non-profits are still governed by market logic and are not a substitute for the welfare state and robust, well-funded public housing
Folks at CURA found that even extending the pre-eviction notice period in Brookyn Center resulted in a drop in evictions relative to other similar places. I don't know what these other folks are talking about
Nonprofit “affordable housing” providers showing up to testify against Pause Eviction Saves Lives is just further highlighting the way in which nonprofits & foundations have completely failed to meet this moment. This is why we need actual social safety nets, not the Nonprofit Industrial Complex.
I did not expect a 1 a.m. update from Liam but here we are.
I really fucking hate it when ICE is out and about at all hours (or any hours).
A community member's father was recently taken into ICE custody and is now awaiting deportation. Daisy’s family is raising funds to help cover legal fees and asking community to share their story and support them during this difficult time. gofund.me/2167c987f
ICE was still riding around dangerously at 1 AM last night. That’s why we can’t rest until every single one of them is gone
3 ICE agents got McDonald’s and then went on a joy ride through the neighborhood tonight around 1 AM. This has nothing to do with public safety and is all about terrorizing people and burning through taxpayer dollars. This is why we can’t rest until every last agent leaves our state.
Frame from campaign ad by Rep. Dan Goldman. His face full on center frame under which is the caption in all caps “ABOLISH ICE”
Public pressure means something. Primaries can change policies. In NY-10, Dan Goldman has been running ads for months.
Primaried from his left by @bradlander.bsky.social, Goldman’s ads have gone from “Agents should have to carry ID” in January, to big bold graphics this month that say “Abolish ICE.”
We’re also taking action to request a full review of the City’s surveillance technologies.
It’s going to be a long road to recovery, but we’re going to keep taking action on City Council to make sure we’re not leaving anyone behind.
