"Activists are calling for a nationwide shutdown on Friday, advocating no work, no school, no shopping in a protest against the Trump administration's sweeping immigration crackdowns. Organizers say Friday's blackout or general strike, as some are calling it is part of a growing non-violent movement to combat ICE's aggressive enforcement tactics, which have come under renewed scrutiny following a series of fatal shootings involving federal agents."
"They say economic pressure through work stoppages and consumer boycotts is just one way to demand accountability and reform. We are calling for this strike because we believe what we have been doing in Minnesota should go national, said Kidus Yeshidagna, president of the Ethiopian Students Union at the University of Minnesota and one of the students organizing the strike. We need more people and lawmakers across the country to wake up."
"Yeshidagna is part of a coalition of student groups that organized the Minnesota shutdown last Friday, in which thousands of people flooded the streets in sub-zero temperatures and hundreds of businesses shut their doors to demand justice for Good, who was shot by an ICE agent while trying to protect a neighbor. Last weekend, agents killed Pretti, another resident who was observing agents' activities."
Activists and student organizers are calling for a nationwide shutdown Friday, urging no work, no school, and no shopping to protest aggressive ICE enforcement. Organizers frame the blackout as a non-violent, economic tactic to demand accountability and reform after several fatal shootings involving federal agents. Named victims include Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Keith Porter, and Silverio Villegas Gonzalez. Student leaders from the University of Minnesota and a coalition of ethnic and labor groups organized a recent Minnesota shutdown that drew thousands in sub-zero temperatures and closed hundreds of businesses, and they aim to scale those actions nationally.
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