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SWAE Mpls
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The Southwest Alliance for Equity (SWAE) is a group of SW Minneapolis residents taking individual and collective anti-racist action for a more equitable city.

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SWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 14d
Call and email @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social and tell him to save all city-owned street cam footage of ICE activity!

Call: 612-673-2100
Email: [email protected]
Black and white graphic in the style of a video recording with the text: Save the evidence The city of Minneapolis is deleting video of ICE activity. Black and white graphic in the style of a video recording with the text: What's happening City street camera footage is routinely overwritten within days unless it is preserved This includes footage of ICE interactions. Black and white graphic in the style of a video recording with the text: Why it matters This video can document ICE violence, disprove false allegations, support legal accountability, and protect people in immigration and criminal court. Once it's gone, it can't be recovered. Black and white graphic in the style of a video recording with the text: Take action Message to Frey: "Preserve all Minneapolis street camera footage beyond current routine retention. This evidence is critical for accountability and legal defense."
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jchavezmpls.bsky.social
I am proud of you and our immigrant residents. Your resiliency, strength, and dedication have led to the announcement that “Operation Metro Surge” will end soon. 1/
Dear neighbor, I am proud of you and our immigrant residents. Your resiliency, strength, and dedication have led to the announcement that “Operation Metro Surge” will end soon. It’s clear that the commitment of our neighbors made it untenable for ICE and federal agents to continue to operate its occupation of our city and state. This isn’t as a result of capitulation from elected leaders. This victory is yours, but we must not stop until ICE is completely abolished, and no more families are ever separated again. I will forever be thankful to those who patrolled, observed, and supported our community with mutual aid and daily tasks during these horrific times. Our community is full of heroes who will always be remembered as caring and loving. There are no words to show how thankful I am of every single one of you who showed up day in and day out. I hope you’ll join me in continuing to carry the whistle of resistance as our work is not done. I am still asking the community to remain cautious and vigilant until we can confirm what this truly means. They said they are not backing down from mass deportation but will be ending the operation in Minnesota soon. I recommend you continue your current plan until we can give you more information. We still need observers and the community to be on the lookout. These “draw-downs” are expected to continue through next week, which means we will still need help now and in the future. Additionally, we must never forget what they did to our neighbors and loved ones. They murdered Renee Good and Alex Pretti, shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg, and kidnapped Victor Manuel Diaz, who then died under ICE custody. We are still mourning, demanding justice, and we will never forget. They targeted our immigrant neighbors and children, discriminated against our community based on skin color and accents, lobbed weapons of war on our parks, and completely shattered families who simply wanted to work, take their kids to schools, and
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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HEY

Did you get elected a delegate for your district at the caucus on Tuesday?

Wondering what the fuck that means?

HERE: www.abetterdfl.org/convention-t...

Come to my convention training!
February 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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mollyjeffery.bsky.social
I went to the training and now I’m a delegate to the SD convention. Training success story!
swaempls.bsky.social SWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 13d
Join us at 7pm tonight on Zoom for the last on our series of trainings before the caucuses on Tuesday!

RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
swaempls.bsky.social
Join us at 7pm tonight on Zoom for the last on our series of trainings before the caucuses on Tuesday!

RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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jchavezmpls.bsky.social
It’s the single most important thing anyone in this state can do right now. That way people can shelter in place safely.

At the local level we be voting on funding support for rental assistance, legal assistance, small business support, and more.
February 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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jchavezmpls.bsky.social
You’re describing an emergency. The world is also watching you and waiting for you to do something.

Are you going to establish an eviction moratorium? Rent is due today.
governorwalz.mn.gov Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 14d
They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.
startribune.com Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 14d
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.

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February 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Yes! We're focused on Minneapolis, but St. Paul had the same 14-day data retention policy for video footage. St. Paul residents should contact Mayor Her as well.

Policy: www.stpaul.gov/books/48000-...
January 31, 2026 at 8:04 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Call and email @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social and tell him to save all city-owned street cam footage of ICE activity!

Call: 612-673-2100
Email: [email protected]
Black and white graphic in the style of a video recording with the text: Save the evidence The city of Minneapolis is deleting video of ICE activity. Black and white graphic in the style of a video recording with the text: What's happening City street camera footage is routinely overwritten within days unless it is preserved This includes footage of ICE interactions. Black and white graphic in the style of a video recording with the text: Why it matters This video can document ICE violence, disprove false allegations, support legal accountability, and protect people in immigration and criminal court. Once it's gone, it can't be recovered. Black and white graphic in the style of a video recording with the text: Take action Message to Frey: "Preserve all Minneapolis street camera footage beyond current routine retention. This evidence is critical for accountability and legal defense."
January 31, 2026 at 7:24 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Tonight! ⬇️

Please join us to learn how you can help change the DFL for the better on caucus night (Tuesday, Feb. 3rd).

RSVP: tinyurl.com/BeyondCaucus
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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libsmpls.bsky.social
Minnesota's Fortune 500 company workers are coming together around a message that ICE should leave Minnesota:

stablemn.com/make-your-vo...

Businesses ought to speak out to protect workers, their families, and their communities -- ICE's presence makes us unsafe and devastates our state economy.
Make Your Voice Heard - StableMN
Workers Speak Out for a Safe and Prosperous Minnesota
stablemn.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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swaempls.bsky.social
So, were helping facilitate this effort by workers at Minnesota's top companies to speak out and demand ICE OUT of MN!

Make your voice heard by signing this petition, which will be delivered to CEOs with the following demands.
stablemn.com/make-your-vo...

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We hope that you will explicitly commit to publicly demanding or executing the following: ICE must leave Minnesota now. ICE must end similar surge operations and commit to never using this un-American tactic in communities across our country again. Any officer who kills a civilian must be held legally accountable. That starts with legitimate investigations and charges by local officials. Shut down ICE. Lobby Congress for no additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming Congressional budget and ICE should be investigated for human and Constitutional violations of Americans and our neighbors. Cease economic relations with ICE and refuse ICE entry or use of company property for staging grounds.
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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swaempls.bsky.social
We've heard from workers at Minnesota's largest companies who want to make it clear that ICE action in MN is causing fear and chaos for them and their customers.

Further, as @northstarpolicy.org found, it's not good for business either!
northstarpolicy.org/business-imp...

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FACT SHEET: ICE Enforcement is Disrupting Minnesota’s Economy | North Star Policy Action
northstarpolicy.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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katiecashman.bsky.social
If you work at a company that is doing less than the bare minimum to get ICE out of Minnesota and needs to be doing MORE, sign onto this letter!

Coming together for the good of our state requires all of us.
swaempls.bsky.social SWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 17d
We've heard from workers at Minnesota's largest companies who want to make it clear that ICE action in MN is causing fear and chaos for them and their customers.

Further, as @northstarpolicy.org found, it's not good for business either!
northstarpolicy.org/business-imp...

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FACT SHEET: ICE Enforcement is Disrupting Minnesota’s Economy | North Star Policy Action
northstarpolicy.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
We've heard from workers at Minnesota's largest companies who want to make it clear that ICE action in MN is causing fear and chaos for them and their customers.

Further, as @northstarpolicy.org found, it's not good for business either!
northstarpolicy.org/business-imp...

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FACT SHEET: ICE Enforcement is Disrupting Minnesota’s Economy | North Star Policy Action
northstarpolicy.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
Despite the current occupation, DFL caucuses are still happening on 2/3 & are an opportunity to ensure our electeds share our vision of a truly safe and equitable MN.

We have 3 opportunities to help you, including those who may not feel safe attending in person, make sure your voices are heard. ⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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racketmn.com
Hey Minnesotans. Have your bosses sent you a mealy-mouthed email about how to remain productive during these troubled times or some other example of non-committal, faux-concerned corporate-speak? We want to publish a bunch of these. Send examples to keith at racketmn.com. You will NOT be identified.
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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swaempls.bsky.social
MINNEAPOLIS ACTION:
Call and email Mayor Frey and tell him to preserve all City street camera video of ICE actions!

Phone: 612-673-2100
Email: [email protected]

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January 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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stonewalldfl.bsky.social
The time has come where the DFL can no longer pretend that things are business as usual. @dfl.org @rcarlbom.bsky.social it’s time to pivot to contactless caucuses to protect our precinct caucus attendees and volunteers from harm at the hands of ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
swaempls.bsky.social
MINNEAPOLIS ACTION:
Call and email Mayor Frey and tell him to preserve all City street camera video of ICE actions!

Phone: 612-673-2100
Email: [email protected]

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January 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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jamiemlong.bsky.social
There is no justification for shooting an observer with seven agents holding him on the ground.

What will it take for GOP leaders to say enough?

You can't blame observers. You can't blame Democrats for telling the truth.

The blame lies with reckless ICE officers. ICE must go.
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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mn50501.bsky.social
Corporations must refuse to cooperate with ICE.

Take action—call, email, and make your voice impossible to ignore. Every day until the ICE Out event on the 23rd, we’ll highlight one corporation to pressure.
Today we’re calling on: Target.

Use the script in the graphic to get started
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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🔁 SHARE WIDELY: This Friday, Jan 23, Minnesotans are taking unified action.

✖️ No Work.
✖️ No School.
✖️ No Shopping.

We refuse to accept the violence ICE is inflicting on our communities.

🔗 Visit iceoutnowmn.com to learn more!

#ICEOutOfMN #DayOfTruthAndFreedom
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA A DAY OF TRUTH & FREEDOM NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING. MARCH DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS AT 2:00PM JANUARY 23
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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jchavezmpls.bsky.social
Instead of shopping there, I urge everyone to consider supporting small businesses and family-owned grocery stores in our community instead. Support small businesses who have been devastatingly impacted by immigration enforcement.

Jason Chavez 3/
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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As the Council Member who represents this area, I am calling on Target to speak up, take action to make its parking lot and stores safe, and to be on the right side of history. 2/
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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jchavezmpls.bsky.social
Dear neighbor,

It’s become common practice for ICE to stage its operations at the Target parking lot on East Lake Street. While immigration officials tear families apart, Target corporation is silent and makes its workers and customers feel unsafe. 1/
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM