Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis teachers’ union chief says bosses and officials join anti-ICE Signal chats
Minneapolis Federation of Educators President Marcia Howard said that teachers along with their “bosses” and elected officials are present and active in anti-ICE group chats.
Howard, an outspoken leftist political activist since the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, shared in an interview with Al Jazeera that she and other teachers-turned activists are undeterred in participating in anti-ICE protests and watches because leadership stands behind them.
“The notion that people that are actively engaged in ICE watch, in being vigilant, in protecting our neighbors in signal chat groups, running plates on their [ICE] cars, doing patrols that somehow we’re ashamed of that activity, that somehow you can call our bosses or show our faces, and then we would be shunned by our community,” Howard said.
“Our bosses are in the signal chats with us. Our elected officials are in the chats with us.”
“Our nana’s, the hockey coaches, the soccer moms. Everybody that’s anybody is doing the work of protecting our neighbors, because that’s how we show up in Minneapolis and St Paul,” Howard continued.
Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer six summers ago, Howard, an English teacher of 25 years, became a leading voice in the summer protests, which turned into riots. She played a prominent role in the creation of George Floyd Square, which marked where Floyd was killed.
Howard criticized the federal immigration agents which have overtaken Minneapolis over the past month, accusing the agents of being agitators.
“We’re armed with whistles and our phones making sure that students are safe going to class,” Howard said. “And then they escalated the brutality. Every single day they taunted us. From their rental trucks, they would do things like — the agents that they brought to the Twin Cities — these hapless, untrained, overly-militarized agents, were in hotel rooms where they did not detain the workers in those hotel rooms because they wanted to be served by immigrants.”
The growing involvement of members of teacher unions and the unions themselves in political movement has garnered greater scrutiny in the past few months. Last month, it was reported that the National Education Association, one of the largest teacher’s unions, funneled millions of dollars into left-leaning organizations.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis is ranked among the American cities with the most people in financial distress nationwide, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub.
The personal finance website, which defines financial distress as having a credit account in forbearance or with deferred payments, looked at the country’s 100 largest cities without data limitations across nine metrics, including average credit score, change in bankruptcy filings year-over-year, and share of people with accounts in distress.
Minneapolis came in 44th on the list, between Stockton, California, at 43rd and Fresno, California, at 45th, according to the ranking.
Nationwide, the cities with the most people in financial distress were Chicago at No. 1, Houston at No. 2 and Las Vegas at No. 3, the ranking said.
“Getting out of the downward spiral of financial distress is no easy feat,” according to WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo.
“You may get temporary relief from your lenders by not having to make payments, but all the while interest will keep building up, making the debt even harder to pay off. People who find themselves in financial distress should budget carefully, cut non-essential expenses, and pursue strategies like debt consolidation or debt management to get their situation under control.”
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Minneapolis, MN
Whitefish council creates proclamation in solidarity with city, citizens of Minneapolis
WHITEFISH, Mont. — The Whitefish City Council in February presented and signed a proclamation expressing solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis.
The proclamation states that Whitefish mourns the loss of life that occurred in Minneapolis and stands in solidarity with its residents.
It reaffirms the city’s commitment to equal treatment under the law and emphasizes that peaceful protest is a fundamental American right.
The proclamation was supported by five of the six council members.
Mayor John Muhlfeld said the action was meant to reaffirm the city’s values.
“A mayoral proclamation that is supported by five of six City Council members supporting solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and reaffirming our supportive, just, equal and welcoming community,” Muhlfeld said. “I think this is somewhat overdue. Our town’s been through a lot over the years, This is more importantly to reaffirm our values as a council with our community because we care deeply about you.”
Over the last year, Whitefish has faced criticism amid rising tensions surrounding the Department of Homeland Security.
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