Minneapolis students stage walkout to protest immigration policies

*Many of the student protesters said they have been personally affected by the Obama Administration’s recent deportation raids. There’s no mention in the story about the similarity with the L.A. walk out of 1968, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the organizers got their inspiration from Sal Castro and his supporters. VL


minneapolis star tribuneBy Rochelle Olson, Minneapolis Star-Tribune

A couple hundred students walked out of schools and across south Minneapolis on Wednesday, stopping at Martin Luther King Jr. Park to protest U.S. immigration policies.

“I hope this is just the first step,” a female Southwest High School student said to the gathered crowd on the snow-covered grass at the park on Nicollet Avenue S. between 40th and 41st streets.

Like others who held the bullhorn, she spoke of fear that her parents would be deported and of her desire for solidarity and compassion across races.

The group lasted about an hour at the park, before a large faction headed north to Lake Street behind a banner that read in Spanish and English: “Stop the deportations” and “Not my family.” Some students were underdressed for the gray 20-degree day, but they stood firm, huddling with friends.

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[Photo by Elizabeth Flores, courtesy of The Minneapolis Star-Tribune]

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