Activists axe Zuckerberg from General Hospital in favor of Minnesota ICE victims

"After coming off of the high of participating in citywide teacher strikes, a group of around 20 people gathered at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital's courtyard for a different cause. "We're going to get the Zuckerberg off of San Francisco General Hospital," said Sasha Cuttler, a retired nurse and organizer of the event. The effort was simple; get a group of 10 people to replace each letter in Zuckerberg's name with a hand-made construction paper box to spell out "Pretti Good," the last names of two Minnesotans who were shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis."

"Mike Dingle is a Service Employees International Union retiree who worked at the hospital for "a dozen years" on the lift team, transporting patients safely. "Zuckerberg bought some furniture and just put his name on it," he said. "It's just disgusting." Dingle designed the boxes used to cover each letter on the sign. He said he staked out the spot at night for measurements and then took an afternoon to construct them."

"Attendees, decked out with blue bunny ears in honor of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, a Minnesota child whose family is targeted for deportation, said Zuckerberg and his companies have done irreparable harm in collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Meta recently blocked any link posted on their apps related to identifying ICE agents. "They're saying that's because they didn't want them to be harassed. And there's a big irony there because Mark Zuckerberg, with his empire, has violated the privacy of so many people," said Cuttler."

Around 20 people gathered at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital's courtyard following citywide teacher strikes to stage a guerrilla protest against the hospital name. Organizers planned for groups of ten to replace each letter in "Zuckerberg" with handmade construction paper boxes to spell "Pretti Good," honoring two Minnesotans killed by federal immigration officers. Retired nurse Sasha Cuttler organized the action and SEIU retiree Mike Dingle designed and built the boxes. Attendees accused Zuckerberg and his companies of collaborating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and harming privacy, citing Meta's blocking of links identifying ICE agents. Former supervisor Gordon Mar reaffirmed prior opposition to the hospital naming.

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