LIVE: MAY DAY PROTEST - Minneapolis, MN

Added: 2026-05-08

[00:00:12]Who needs Who needs the world had some technical difficulties today, guys. I appreciate you for sticking with it. Hopefully that's the last time that that happens.

[00:01:14]Everybody check into the stream, please, if you could.

[00:01:21]Do the motherfucking wall.

[00:01:25]Do the motherfucking wall.

[00:02:03]Everybody check into the stream if you could. Live in South Minneapolis, Minnesota. You guys on Lake Street.

[00:02:10]Mayday protests ongoing.

[00:02:14]Thank you so much.

[00:02:20]>> Up with liberation.

[00:02:25]>> Down with deportation.

[00:02:29]>> Up with liberation.

[00:02:31]>> Up down with liberation.

[00:02:34]>> Down with deportation.

[00:02:36]>> Down with deportation.

[00:02:38]>> Up with liberation. Up with liberation down with deportation down.

[00:02:46]>> All right. How about now? Can you guys hear?

[00:03:00]>> I adjusted the volume. Let me know if you guys can hear well.

[00:03:06]>> How about now?

[00:03:11]Yeah, it's getting better. It's also a lot of people out here, guys. The whole lake is going to be full.

[00:03:28]>> Okay, I'm going to do Palestine to Mexico. Border walls have got to go.

[00:03:36]Heat. Heat.

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[00:05:06]Jingle coming up.

[00:05:15]Say it once, say it twice.

[00:05:20]Say it once, say it twice. We will not put up with ice.

[00:05:24]>> Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with ice.

[00:05:29]>> Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with ice.

[00:05:33]>> Say it once. Say it twice.

[00:05:36]>> We will not put up with ice.

[00:05:38]>> Say it once. Say it twice.

[00:05:40]>> We will not put up with ice.

[00:05:42]>> Say it once, say it twice.

[00:05:45]>> We will not put up with ice.

[00:05:47]>> Say it once, say it twice. We will not put up with ice. Say it loud. Say it clear. Immigrants are welcome here. Say it loud. Say it clear. Immigrants are welcome here. Say it loud. Say it clear.

[00:06:04]Immigrants are welcome here. Say it loud. Say it clear. Immigrants are welcome here. Say it loud. Say it clear.

[00:06:15]Welcome here.

[00:06:28]Let's go.

[00:06:44]Heat.

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[00:09:34]When I say chica, you say >> cha cha.

[00:09:42]>> Chica. I said, you say.

[00:09:52]>> I said, you la.

[00:10:00]>> Trump says get back. We say fight back.

[00:10:03]Get back. Fight back. Get back. Fight back. Get back. Fight back. Get back.

[00:10:09]Fight back. Trump says get back. We say fight back. Get back. Fight back. Get back. Fight back. Get back. Fight back.

[00:10:18]Get back. Fight back.

[00:10:20]>> I says get back. We say fight back. Get back. Fight back. Get back. Fight back.

[00:10:26]Get back. Fight back. Get back. Fight back. Ice says get back. We say fight back. Get back. Fight back. Get back.

[00:10:35]Fight back.

[00:10:36]>> Get back. Fight back.

[00:10:38]>> Get back. Fight back. Trump said get back healthare education for war and deportation for war and deportation.

[00:11:13]>> Education.

[00:11:16]>> Education.

[00:11:20]Not for >> Welcome everybody. We're live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It's Mayday.

[00:11:36]We're having a Mayday protest today. the solidarity of workers across the United States as they demand fair pay, proper taxing of the rich. Thank you.

[00:11:50]Ending United States funded wars in the Middle East. I kind of like a lot of uh a lot of issues to be honest, which is all valid.

[00:12:02]>> Love your work, man.

[00:12:03]>> Thanks, buddy. Appreciate that.

[00:12:05]>> Check into the stream, you guys. Check into the stream. Let me know where you're tuning in from. Apologies for the technical difficulties. We've had three streams. Hopefully, it's all settled.

[00:12:13]Hopefully, it's all squared away.

[00:12:17]And we're good to go.

[00:12:22]What are the comments you're tuning in from? Hit the like button again.

[00:12:24]Subscribe to the channel. Make sure you're following on everything. I'm going to get in there now. All right. I hopefully also have the color fixed as well on the stream.

[00:12:33]A lot of my live coverage is looking washed out color-wise, so hopefully I have that fixed for you guys.

[00:12:42]All righty.

[00:12:59]Heat.

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[00:14:02]No, actually it says Children are welcome here.

[00:14:29]Stay >> support independent media. You guys are live on the ground >> all winter out here.

[00:14:39]>> We're not live on the ground all year out here, guys.

[00:14:44]>> Say it loud. Say it clear.

[00:14:50]>> Say it loud. Say it clear.

[00:14:52]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[00:14:55]>> Say it loud. Immigrants are welcome here.

[00:15:00]>> Andrew again everybody. We're live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mayday protests across the country.

[00:15:28]Protests across the country.

[00:15:31]Been having live coverage in Chicago, in Los Angeles, in New York City. This is Minneapolis, Minnesota. From what I can see, one of the bigger Mayday protests of the day so far.

[00:15:44]>> Minnesota.

[00:15:49]>> I do it for my people.

[00:15:53]>> I do it for my people.

[00:15:57]>> I do it for my people.

[00:16:05]>> Fucking I don't know if you guys remember want on the picket line. And so I want to do this chant in honor of them. Okay, this is the repeat after me chant. So anything I say, you're going to repeat back.

[00:16:46]>> Everywhere we go.

[00:16:48]>> Everywhere we go.

[00:16:51]Heat. Heat.

[00:17:13]They think our trillions that they never single will deserve. We can't break their heart power. Gain our freedom where we learn. Let the union makes us strong.

[00:17:34]Forever forever.

[00:17:43]Forever you die.

[00:18:07]Heat up here.

[00:18:41]Mighty mighty people mighty mighty people.

[00:18:52]So, >> it looks like there's three major groups of protests here on Lake Street today.

[00:18:57]It's all one protest. However, it's so big it's been sectioned off. And I can tell this is more organized by experienced activists. Oh my god.

[00:19:51]Good. May the ruling class tremble.

[00:20:07]1 2 3 4 >> We are family.

[00:20:13]I got everybody with me.

[00:20:16]We are family.

[00:20:20]Get up everybody and say we are family.

[00:20:27]I got everybody with me.

[00:20:31]We are family.

[00:20:35]Everybody Heat.

[00:21:03]Heat.

[00:21:12]Heat. Heat.

[00:21:44]Hey, my god.

[00:22:01]All right, it's Spanish hour again. I'm sure you guys are out. Looking forward to that. Okay, these are all going to be food for me.

[00:22:21]The greatest not a thomas.

[00:22:49]Easy.

[00:23:06]Minnesota keeps us strong.

[00:23:12]And we will visit for workers.

[00:23:17]Solidarity for workers workers. And we will solidarity for workers.

[00:23:26]Minnesota >> solidarity for workers. Trump is Trump.

[00:23:44]Trump school Icea es migra.

[00:24:18]es sculp.

[00:24:50]Trump. It's not even Oh no, I'm running as a candidate.

[00:25:16]>> Oh, dropping.

[00:25:25]>> No more money for working mom.

[00:25:30]>> They spent it all on dropping mom.

[00:25:32]>> Spent it all on dropping.

[00:25:35]>> No more money for working mom. No more money for working moms.

[00:25:40]>> They spent it all on dropping bombs.

[00:25:42]>> They spent it all on dropping bombs.

[00:25:45]>> No more money for working moms.

[00:25:47]>> No more money for working.

[00:25:50]>> They spent it all on dropping bombs.

[00:25:52]>> They spent it all on dropping bombs.

[00:25:55]>> No more money for working.

[00:25:57]>> No more money for working.

[00:26:00]>> They spend it all on dropping.

[00:26:03]>> It all dropping.

[00:26:05]>> Nothing.

[00:26:13]for housing and education.

[00:26:16]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:18]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:21]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:23]>> Money for housing and education.

[00:26:26]>> Money for housing and education.

[00:26:28]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:31]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:33]>> Money for housing and education. Money for housing and education.

[00:26:39]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:41]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:44]>> Money for housing and education.

[00:26:46]>> Money for housing and education.

[00:26:49]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:51]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:26:54]>> Money for housing and education.

[00:26:57]>> For housing and education.

[00:26:59]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:27:02]>> Not for deportation. Money for housing and education.

[00:27:07]>> Money for housing and education.

[00:27:09]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:27:12]>> Not for war and deportation.

[00:27:15]>> Money for housing and education.

[00:27:17]>> Money for housing and education.

[00:27:20]>> Not war and deportation.

[00:27:23]>> Not more war and deportation.

[00:27:40]Yeah, we've been having to stay by you guys. She likes the frog.

[00:27:55]Elbido class of the working class.

[00:28:32]By the way, all the grass bands festival a grass hand competition.

[00:28:58]Heat. Heat.

[00:29:22]Heat. Heat.

[00:29:29]Heat.

[00:29:43]Heat.

[00:30:15]So the white had one more.

[00:30:20]They build a wall, we tear it down. They build a wall, we tear it down.

[00:30:25]>> We build a wall, we tear it down.

[00:30:28]>> They build a wall, >> we tear it down.

[00:30:30]>> They build a motherfucking wall.

[00:30:33]>> We tear a motherfucker down.

[00:30:35]>> They build a wall.

[00:30:36]>> We tear it down.

[00:30:38]>> They build the wall.

[00:30:39]>> We tear it down.

[00:30:40]>> We build a wall.

[00:30:42]>> We tear it down.

[00:30:43]>> We build a motherfucking wall.

[00:30:46]>> We tear that motherfucker down. walls.

[00:30:49]We tear it down. We build We tear it down. We build a wall. We tear it down.

[00:30:56]>> They build another motherly wall.

[00:30:59]>> We tear that motherfucker down.

[00:31:01]>> They build another wall. We tear that motherfucker down.

[00:31:07]>> They build a wall. We tear it down.

[00:31:09]>> They build a wall. We tear it down.

[00:31:12]>> They build a motherfucking wall.

[00:31:14]>> We tear that motherfucker down. We build a motherfucking wall.

[00:31:20]>> We tear that motherfucker down.

[00:31:22]>> They build a wall.

[00:31:23]>> We tear it down.

[00:31:25]>> They build a wall.

[00:31:26]>> We tear it down.

[00:31:27]>> They build a motherfucking wall.

[00:31:30]>> We tear that motherfucker down.

[00:31:32]>> We think they build a motherfucking wall.

[00:31:36]>> We tear that motherfucker down.

[00:31:38]>> What do we want? Legalization. When do we want it?

[00:31:42]>> Now.

[00:31:43]>> What do we want?

[00:31:45]>> Legalization. When do we want it?

[00:31:47]>> Now.

[00:31:48]>> Why do we want?

[00:31:50]>> Legalization.

[00:31:51]>> When do we want it?

[00:31:52]>> Now.

[00:31:53]>> Why do we want legalization?

[00:31:56]>> When do we want it?

[00:31:57]>> Now.

[00:31:58]>> When do we wantization?

[00:32:01]>> When do we want it?

[00:32:02]>> Now.

[00:32:03]>> What do we want?

[00:32:05]>> Legalization.

[00:32:06]>> When do we want it? Now.

[00:32:12]>> Okay.

[00:32:18]Inos. Glory.

[00:32:49]Heat. Heat.

[00:33:23]Heat. Heat.

[00:33:31]Heat. Heat.

[00:35:04]What are you doing?

[00:35:14]Heat. Heat.

[00:35:51]No, I didn't believe Heat.

[00:36:18]Heat.

[00:36:23]Heat. Heat.

[00:36:46]Heat. Heat.

[00:37:08]I got away.

[00:37:20]Heat. Heat.

[00:37:54]I know that we will win. I know that we will win.

[00:37:58]>> I know that we will win. I know that we will win.

[00:38:02]>> I know that we will win.

[00:38:04]>> I know that we will win.

[00:38:07]>> I know that we will win.

[00:38:18]looking just tuning in and apologize. There's a dead zone next to the Marcato Central up there. I don't know. Like, it's just literally a connection destroyer up there. So, we're going to wait a little bit till the protest can get past it so that way you guys can have a solid feed.

[00:38:41]But, welcome everybody. We're going to be getting the Status Coup viewers in here shortly as well.

[00:38:49]>> They're going to be cutting over to Marcato Media in Minneapolis. But, welcome guys. We are live in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Lake Street. Been live on the ground here in Minnesota. Obviously, I live here, but I've been covering protests on the ground here since last year, back in 2020 as well, 2020 to 2021. And now I'm back out here on the streets once more.

[00:39:13]Check into the stream, you guys. Also, hit the like button. Hit the like, subscribe to the channel, help out independent media.

[00:39:24]Help independent media. You guys >> support independent media. We've been on the ground both Ricardo Media and Status Coup News.

[00:39:48]>> Nice. They're going to be cutting over here shortly once they get it all squared away.

[00:39:53]Hello. Double coverage. Yes. Yes.

[00:39:59]>> I am live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, you guys. We're live in Minneapolis.

[00:40:14]>> We're going to let the protest get a little bit past the Marcato Central because it's a dead zone for connection.

[00:40:20]Even with my live view, it's just a dead spot.

[00:40:25]Of course, appreciate you guys for supporting Independent Media. You guys listen to me ramble enough at home about the state of affairs. You guys should be able to get a feed as well, showing you what's happening.

[00:40:38]Let me know if it's buffering. I think we should be good. What up? I think it should be good.

[00:40:45]Yeah, I think we're good. I think we're all squared away. Just double check.

[00:40:49]Tell everybody in the chat to hit the live button in the bottom lefthand corner of the YouTube feed.

[00:40:58]I've dialed in the color correction and everything. So you guys should have like a less washed out stream as well. It should have a lot more color to it.

[00:41:40]figure out after the insuranceelcome in the middle here.

[00:42:22]How to spell it?

[00:42:37]>> That's the first part. The next part, what's outrageous? You're going to say poverty wages because they are outrageous.

[00:42:44]>> What's outrageous?

[00:42:46]>> Wages.

[00:42:47]>> Okay, you got it. What's up? What's disgusting?

[00:42:51]>> Disgusting.

[00:42:52]>> What's disgusting?

[00:42:53]>> Disgusting.

[00:42:54]>> What's outrageous?

[00:42:56]>> Wages.

[00:42:57]>> What's outrageous?

[00:42:59]>> Poverty wages.

[00:43:00]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:01]>> Union busting.

[00:43:03]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:04]>> Union busting.

[00:43:05]>> What's outrageous? Poverty wages.

[00:43:08]>> What's outrageous?

[00:43:10]>> Poverty wages.

[00:43:11]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:12]>> Union buses.

[00:43:14]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:15]>> Union busing.

[00:43:16]>> What's outrageous?

[00:43:18]>> Poverty wages.

[00:43:19]>> What's outrageous?

[00:43:21]>> Poverty wages.

[00:43:22]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:24]>> Busting.

[00:43:25]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:27]>> Union busting.

[00:43:28]>> What's outrageous?

[00:43:29]>> Poverty wages.

[00:43:31]>> What's outrageous?

[00:43:32]>> Poverty wages.

[00:43:33]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:35]>> Union busing. What's disgusting?

[00:43:38]>> Union busting.

[00:43:39]>> What's outrageous?

[00:43:40]>> Poverty wages.

[00:43:42]>> What's outrageous?

[00:43:43]>> Poverty wages.

[00:43:45]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:46]>> Union busting.

[00:43:48]>> What's disgusting?

[00:43:49]>> Union busting.

[00:43:50]>> What's outrageous?

[00:43:52]>> Wages.

[00:43:59]Maybe I just saw the lieutenant governor walk by.

[00:44:23]Hey proud educator here. Yes.

[00:44:47]Heat. Heat.

[00:45:08]Heat.

[00:45:19]Heat.

[00:45:44]Reution.

[00:45:53]>> Revolution.

[00:45:54]>> Ain't nothing to fuck with.

[00:45:55]>> Revolution.

[00:45:56]>> Ain't nothing to fuck with.

[00:45:58]>> Revolution.

[00:45:59]>> Ain't nothing to fuck with. Provos >> ain't nothing to fuck with.

[00:46:04]>> Ain't nothing to fuck with.

[00:46:05]>> Coming up next, we're going to have Cal from Ray Rainbow.

[00:46:12]So, how are you?

[00:46:13]>> Hey y'all. I'm a union electrician and I'm one of the founding members of Ray Rainbow Memorial Shooting Club. What's up, Twin City?

[00:46:23]>> We are a union and LGBT educational self-defense training group. We are one of the four organizations that make up Worker Solidarity Circle. You know, a strong showing like this true proves that the Twin Cities is not afraid to stand up to tyranny and fascism. We are the ones that keep the wheels of society turning. And being here and now for International Workers Day to lock those wheels down is a brave and inspiring task for us to take on.

[00:46:50]was also a brave and inspiring task to take on. In the 1880s for the first Mayday, the guilded age in America was defeated by everyday people like you and me. We had no freedom to strike, no freedom to form unions, and a few official mechanisms to affect the world around us. Those that bravely fought back for their freedoms faced extreme violence from the state and their extraleal mercenaries. Sound familiar?

[00:47:16]Nobody took it lying down. The dispossessed had to organize the ability to ward off and prevent the kinds of terror we're seeing more of every day.

[00:47:25]>> What did we do?

[00:47:27]What did we do? Stand up. Fight back.

[00:47:30]>> What did we do?

[00:47:31]>> Stand up. Fight back.

[00:47:33]>> Now, reviving the political strike is a key first step towards a brighter future on this planet. And in taking this brief step forward, we must also engage with the reality of a system that is losing control. With a decade of experience in our city, we know that we cannot rely on the courts, the state, or the police to protect us. We must protect ourselves.

[00:47:52]We must act as one. The working class must be able and willing to protect itself by the most effective means that we have. We must study the art of defense and the tactics of our opponents. We must train in deception and persuasion to win conflicts before they begin. We must act together and be able to assert ourselves in the right moment. We must possess and become experts with arms and medical equipment for when and not if the worst happens to us. Most importantly, we must organize and plan to collectively guard our own.

[00:48:24]We got to do this as unions, as clubs, as communities, and as one. What do we do?

[00:48:32]>> Fight back.

[00:48:32]>> What do we do?

[00:48:34]>> Fight back. The greatest strength against Metro Surge was the everyday commitment of our neighbors and friends.

[00:48:40]The leaderful, overlapping, and diffuse nature of our struggle brought forward the best in us like it often brought forward the best in those that came before us. We have a long road ahead.

[00:48:51]Even after this regime is buried, we must save our planet from burning. Now, if there's one thing I know as a student of history and struggle, it's that together we are far more powerful than they could ever imagine. Now, repeat after me. Defend our unions.

[00:49:05]>> Defend our unions.

[00:49:06]>> Defend our unions.

[00:49:07]>> Defend our unions.

[00:49:09]>> Defend our unions.

[00:49:10]>> Defend our unions.

[00:49:11]>> Defend our communities.

[00:49:12]>> Defend our communities.

[00:49:13]>> Defend our communities.

[00:49:15]>> Defend our communities.

[00:49:16]>> Defend the working class.

[00:49:18]>> To defend the working class.

[00:49:19]>> Thank you.

[00:49:25]>> All right. Cardinal Handy was killed by the St. Paul Police Department in 2017.

[00:49:33]Jane >> and and his mother Jim Andy Jones came up with this next protest chant. So repeat after me. Boots. Boots. Boots on the ground. We're here. We're here to shut this shit down. Boots. Boots. Boots are on the ground. We're here. We're here to shut this shit down. Boots.

[00:49:57]Boots. Boots are on the ground. We're here. We're here. Let's shut this shit down. Boots.

[00:50:05]Boots on the ground. We're here. We're here. Let's shut this shit down. Boots.

[00:50:12]Boots. Boots on the ground. We're here.

[00:50:15]We're here to shut this shit down. All right. Coming up next, we're going to have a meet up from PCSA.

[00:50:28]Up up up with the workers.

[00:50:31]>> With the workers.

[00:50:32]>> Up with the workers.

[00:50:34]>> Up with the workers.

[00:50:36]>> Down with the bosses.

[00:50:38]>> Down with the bosses.

[00:50:39]>> Up with the workers.

[00:50:41]>> Up with the workers.

[00:50:43]>> Down with the bosses.

[00:50:45]>> Down with the bosses.

[00:50:48]>> Story aroundation.

[00:51:08]the same commitment that we saw during the height surge of Operation Metro every single day because our people are still here. Our people are still fighting and we are not marching in step. They're not If we don't get no justice, they don't get no peace. If we don't get no justice, they don't get noace.

[00:51:30]>> If we don't get no justice, they don't get no peace.

[00:51:34]>> If we don't get no justice, >> we don't get you.

[00:51:48]I need your skin.

[00:51:53]heart about us everyone else.

[00:52:02]>> Thank you so much.

[00:52:09]>> The people united will never be defeated. The people united will never be defeated. The people united will never be defeated.

[00:52:23]>> The people united will never be defeated.

[00:52:30]>> That was a great speech for Lisa. Okay, I'm going to introduce our next person who is speaking for two different organizations today. That's really impressive.

[00:52:39]>> Okay, so Latea is going to speak for Twin Cities Coalition for Justice and Wrong.

[00:53:01]Hi everybody. Welcome. There is a connection dead zone over there. So I want to be careful so you guys don't lose the feed.

[00:53:10]Check in if you guys could. Hey, perfect. Welcome status coup. Sorry I didn't check in with you guys. We're live on Status Coup News right now as well. We are live in Lake Street in Minneapolis as you guys know on Status Coup News.

[00:53:25]You guys have been getting coverage here from JT Stowski, John Fina, Will and Tina, and many other amazing independent media and journalists that have came to my home state and then provided coverage during Operation Metro Surge and the protest movement in response.

[00:53:50]So I appreciate everybody on status coup news for supporting uh my home state and also independent media. You got about three various protest groups that have all converged together here for Mayday protest to demand fair pay, equal wages, taxing the rich, >> ending wars in the Middle East that make it harder >> for the working class to get by while the rich continue to fund endless wars.

[00:54:21]We have the power to organize.

[00:54:24]>> And so you got a big group here in Minneapolis that have came to raise their voice against that.

[00:54:30]>> Accountability.

[00:54:31]>> I'm Andrew Marcato from Marcato Media.

[00:54:33]If you guys are new on Status Coup, welcome. Hit the like button, subscribe to the YouTube channel. For less than $5 a month, you guys can support independent media on the YouTube channel and other social media platforms. I appreciate you guys.

[00:54:46]Let's get back in there again. I'm going to try to navigate this dead zone that we're stopped at. It is a connection dead zone. So, I'll do the best I can. I think we'll be okay to get in there and listen to the speakers, but there are various speakers here in this march.

[00:55:00]Marching bands. There's also a Mayday parade this weekend. That is a very famous Minneapolis parade on Sunday.

[00:55:08]There will be thousands for the Mayday parade. Okay, so this is the protest.

[00:55:12]Let's get in there and listen to some speakers. ion dollar cost is going to fix that. Police continue filing black, brown, immigrant, and indigenous communities just like they failed Mariah Samuels and Allison Lucer. That's why we at TCC forj are organizing for community control of the police through an alled civilian police accountability commission.

[00:55:37]>> Because police are not workers, they are a buffer between the working class and the ruling class. They protect property in the interest of the powerful, not the people.

[00:55:47]>> That's right.

[00:55:48]>> So today on Internationals Workers Day, we demand justice. We demand community control. And we demand dignity for all workers.

[00:56:00]>> If you are a Minneapolis resident and a registered voter, do not leave today without signing our petition to get community control on the ballot. And stand with us beyond today. Stand with loved ones of impacted families. Join us at our weekly press conferences at the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

[00:56:18]We'll be there May 7th at 8:30 a.m.

[00:56:21]demanding transparency and accountability for what's happening inside prisons funded by our tax dollars. We're going to do a chant.

[00:56:30]>> Who got the power?

[00:56:32]>> We got the power.

[00:56:33]>> What kind of power?

[00:56:35]>> People power.

[00:56:36]>> Thank you and happy Mayday, guys.

[00:56:42]Marie Cornelius Jackson, >> three Nico running.

[00:56:49]>> Free them all.

[00:56:51]>> Free them all.

[00:56:53]>> Thank you so much, Matta. Okay, next we're going to have Benji from Teamster 638. Some more unique representation here.

[00:57:01]>> And at the same time, while Nico is speaking, we're going to do like a funny little scooch forward. And so, just bear with us. Please follow the truck as we scooch a little bit. Uh, and uh, please listen to Benji as well.

[00:57:13]>> Give it up for Benji.

[00:57:15]>> Minneapolis, this is beautiful.

[00:57:16]Minneapolis, this is your core. This is Minnesota core right here. My name is Benji Gomez. I'm the founder and CEO of Benji's Pantry Community. What started as an underground pantry in my garage has grown into a warehouse, but it's still powered the same way by donations and volunteers.

[00:57:35]>> Good.

[00:57:37]Since January 13th, during the federal ICE occupation here in Minnesota, we've served nearly 900 families every single week. And many of the people that make that possible are my fellow teamsters from local 638.

[00:57:52]I was raised by an immigrant.

[00:57:58]I was raised by an immigrant and my entire family are immigrants. So like me and like so many others, this isn't theoretical, it's personal. I'm also the first in my family to join a union and it's given me and my voice a real power.

[00:58:16]On International Workers Day, we recognize that the strength of this country has come from its workers and immigrants have always been at the center of that story. Not just at a part of the workforce, but as a driving force behind unions themselves.

[00:58:31]Unions exist because workers stood together and demanded dignity, fair wages, safe conditions, and respect. And so often those workers were immigrants, people with the least protection, but the courage to organize anyway.

[00:58:47]That's still true today.

[00:58:49]Immigrant workers continue to do some of the hardest, most essential work, often while facing the greatest risks. But when they protect, when they are protected, when they have a voice, when they stand together through unions, it uplifts everyone.

[00:59:07]That's what solidarity looks like. A brotherhood, a f a family, a community.

[00:59:14]So today isn't just about honoring workers. It's about recognizing who built this movement and who continues to carry it forward. Because at the end of the day, this movement doesn't survive on words. It thrives on people who show up, stand together, and refuse to be divided.

[00:59:32]And as long as we do that, workers will never stand alone. Thank you, Chica.

[00:59:39]>> Chica, thank you so much, Benji. Quick announcement as we walk away from the theater.

[01:00:04]Heat. Heat.

[01:00:13]Heat.

[01:00:38]Heat.

[01:00:41]Heat. Heat.

[01:01:10]Heat. Heat.

[01:01:35]And if you guys are just tuning in, we're live here on Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Live on the ground, guys. Support Independent Media.

[01:01:44]with Liberation.

[01:01:45]>> Down with deportation. Up with liberation.

[01:01:50]>> Down with deportation.

[01:01:52]>> Up. Up with liberation.

[01:01:54]>> Down with deportation.

[01:01:57]>> Up. Up with liberation.

[01:01:59]>> Down with deportation.

[01:02:01]>> Up. Up with liberation.

[01:02:03]>> Down with deportation.

[01:02:06]>> Up. Up with liberation.

[01:02:08]>> Down with deportation.

[01:02:10]>> Up. Up with liberation. Down with deportation.

[01:02:15]>> Up with reformationation.

[01:02:18]>> Down with deportation.

[01:02:20]>> Say it loud. Say it clear. Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:02:25]>> Say it loud. Say it clear.

[01:02:27]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:02:29]>> Say it loud. Say it clear.

[01:02:32]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:02:34]>> Say it loud. Say it clear.

[01:02:37]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:02:39]>> Say it loud. Say it clear. Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:02:46]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:02:51]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:02:56]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:02:59]>> Say it.

[01:03:00]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:03:03]>> Say it. Say it.

[01:03:05]>> Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:03:07]>> Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with ice.

[01:03:12]>> Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with ice.

[01:03:16]>> Say it once. Say it twice.

[01:03:19]>> We will not put up with ice.

[01:03:21]>> Say it once. Say it twice.

[01:03:23]>> We will not put up with ice.

[01:03:26]>> Say it once. Say it twice.

[01:03:28]>> We will not put up with ice.

[01:03:31]>> Say it once. Say it twice.

[01:03:33]>> We will not put up with ice.

[01:03:35]>> Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with ICE.

[01:03:40]>> Say it once. Say it twice.

[01:03:43]>> We will not put up with ICE.

[01:03:45]>> The workers united will never be defeated.

[01:03:50]>> The workers united will never be defeated.

[01:03:55]>> The workers united will never be defeated.

[01:03:59]>> The workers united >> will never be defeated. The workers united >> will never be defeated.

[01:04:09]>> The workers >> in Minneapolis >> coverage continues.

[01:04:18]>> You guys are watching on Status Coup.

[01:04:20]You guys are not done with Minnesota.

[01:04:23]>> I'm going to make sure Jordan puts Minnesota on the stream.

[01:04:28]I'll keep lobbying for more Minnesota coverage, you guys. We got a governor race this year, too. I have a feeling uh it's going to it's going to it's all going to come on back.

[01:04:40]>> It's all going to come on back.

[01:04:46]>> But Status Coup News has been live on the ground here in Minnesota since the start of Operation Metro Surge. I know for a fact because they were in the vehicle with me while we were covering it. I'm live on Marcato Media, but I'm proud to also be hosting stream for Status Coup News, support independent media, you guys on the ground here on the streets. Mainstream news is nowhere to be found in this massive protest.

[01:05:14]They come and they uh they'll come and get maybe like a 20 second clip for their evening news feed and then they will go home and then they get paid a lot of money to do that.

[01:05:29]So support independent media.

[01:05:32]>> We're on the ground here for hours, >> sometimes months away from the family and everything.

[01:05:42]So continue to support independent media you guys as this protest continues.

[01:06:20]What do we want now?

[01:06:22]>> What do we want?

[01:06:24]>> What do we want now?

[01:06:26]>> What do we want?

[01:06:28]>> What do we want now?

[01:06:31]>> What do we want?

[01:06:33]>> What do we want now? He's a mega >> do we want it?

[01:07:14]to say guys, there's some a pretty large protest here on Lake Street. There's there's a sectioned off group so that way everybody can hear speakers, multiple activists uh speaking about the working class and the importance of why we should support the working class. It should be a basic concept but yet uh efforts persist thankfully especially on this Mayday guys it's important to demand workers if you're obviously if you're a worker you should be getting fair pay and in this country the billionaire class continue to screw us over.

[01:08:02]So, multiple sections of this protest have different themes from what I'm noticing. Some with an anti-war message, others with a union message for the workers, some still demanding ICE be abolished.

[01:08:21]>> Let's get to this next crowd here, which I've heard is a Union marching band.

[01:08:26]Everybody, hey I know.

[01:09:18]We play for the head manager.

[01:09:22]>> Do we play for the 99?

[01:09:26]Do we play for the silent majority?

[01:09:30]>> Do we play for the whistle?

[01:09:44]Yeah.

[01:09:54]Oh, welcome.

[01:10:20]Heat. Heat.

[01:10:52]They still want to go to Madison.

[01:11:01]Oh, that fire. Bring that fire.

[01:11:24]Bring that fire. We got the fire.

[01:11:29]We got that fire. We got that fire.

[01:11:33]We got the fire.

[01:11:45]Heat. Heat.

[01:12:17]Heat.

[01:12:22]Heat.

[01:12:28]Heat.

[01:12:45]Heat.

[01:12:53]Again, if you guys just tuning in, we're live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, guys, on Lake Street for Mayday Protest live on Marcato Media and Status Coup News, guys.

[01:13:13]Hit the like button, support the stream if you guys haven't. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for more on the ground coverage.

[01:13:22]I'm I'm stationed in Minnesota, but I also travel across the country as well.

[01:13:27]>> I'm sure Jordan will find a way to utilize me in that sense at some point.

[01:13:31]>> Well, here we go, guys. Let's get in there.

[01:13:34]>> Show me what solidarity looks like.

[01:13:37]>> This is what solidaridity looks like.

[01:13:39]>> Show me what solidarity looks like.

[01:13:42]>> This is what solidaridity looks like.

[01:13:44]>> Show me what solidarity looks like.

[01:13:47]>> This is what solidarity looks like. Show me what solidarity looks like.

[01:13:52]>> This is what solidarity looks like.

[01:13:55]>> Who streets?

[01:13:56]>> Our streets.

[01:14:01]>> Our streets.

[01:14:03]>> Our streets.

[01:14:18]There's so many is a holiday for the people.

[01:14:28]>> Everywhere we go, >> everywhere we go, >> the people want to know. The people want to know >> who we are.

[01:14:37]>> Who we are.

[01:14:39]>> So we got to tell them >> how we got to tell them.

[01:14:42]>> We are the people.

[01:14:44]>> We are the people.

[01:14:46]>> The mighty mighty people.

[01:14:47]>> Mighty mighty people.

[01:14:49]>> Fighting for a right.

[01:14:51]>> Fighting for a right >> and a brighter future.

[01:14:56]>> Everywhere we go.

[01:14:58]>> Everywhere we go.

[01:15:00]>> People want to know. People want to know who we are >> who we are.

[01:15:09]>> So we got to tell them >> the people.

[01:15:13]>> We are the people.

[01:15:24]party up with liberation. Down with deportation. Down with deportation. Up with liberation. Up with liberation.

[01:15:41]Down with deportation. Down with deportation. Up with liberation. Up with liberation. Down with deportation. Down with deportation.

[01:15:55]Up with liberation. Up with liberation.

[01:15:59]Down with deportation.

[01:16:02]out with deportation. Say it loud. Say it clear. Say it loud. Say it clear.

[01:16:09]Immigrants are welcome here. Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:16:22]Heat. Heat.

[01:16:32]Heat.

[01:16:43]Heat.

[01:17:01]Heat. Heat.

[01:17:24]Border walls have got to go. From Palestine to Mexico have got to go.

[01:17:31]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:17:34]>> Border walls have got to go.

[01:17:36]>> From Palestine to Mexico. Border walls have got to go. From Palestine to Americans have got to go. From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:17:48]>> Border walls have got to go.

[01:17:50]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:17:52]>> Border walls have got to go.

[01:17:54]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:17:57]>> Border walls have got to go.

[01:17:59]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:18:02]>> Border walls of Mexico.

[01:18:04]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:18:06]>> Border walls of Mexico.

[01:18:08]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:18:11]>> Border walls of Mexico. from Mexico.

[01:18:16]>> Border walls have got to go.

[01:18:27]>> Justice, you say now. We say justice. You say deportation. Now we sayice, you say deportation now.

[01:18:46]ground.

[01:19:10]>> Yeah.

[01:19:20]in that moment because of how >> So, I'm reading some comments in the chat. Shout out to Status Coup. This is how Minneapolis rolls. I've been covering protests in Minneapolis since 2020. Uh the people truly when they say we keep us safe in the protest, Minneapolis dead ass means it. There's no police around. Uh this is as is most of the time that the protest movement happens here.

[01:19:49]There are hundreds of marshals. The protest will use its own vehicles to protect the front and the back of the protest.

[01:19:59]There's a motorcycle group too that will also do it when they need to when they need.

[01:20:04]But the uh the protest in Minneapolis truly does like protect truly does uh look after itself >> and it has been for many years now.

[01:20:25]Prosecute the police.

[01:20:27]>> No, >> no peace. Prosecute the police.

[01:20:33]>> No troops. No wall. Legalization for all.

[01:20:38]>> No troops. No wall. Legalization for all. No troops. No wall.

[01:20:46]>> Legalization for all.

[01:20:48]>> No troops. No wall.

[01:20:51]>> Legalization for all.

[01:20:52]>> No troops. the wall.

[01:20:55]>> I am I'm uh if you're watching Marcato Media, I uh >> they added me to their squad. I'm on the status qu team >> for live stream.

[01:21:08]>> Shout out to Status Coup News, you guys on Marcato Media.

[01:21:12]Go to the wall.

[01:21:14]>> Legalization for all.

[01:21:17]>> Go to the wall.

[01:21:19]>> Legalization for all.

[01:21:23]>> No.

[01:21:25]For all.

[01:21:29]>> Legalization for all.

[01:21:31]>> We say justice. You say you say Come on.

[01:22:12]I like crazy.

[01:22:17]Heat. Heat.

[01:22:41]Perfect.

[01:23:15]Thank you.

[01:23:46]1 2 3 Heat. Heat.

[01:24:06]They're all going to freak out.

[01:24:25]>> Oh my god. There's a hund of them.

[01:24:28]>> There's 12.

[01:24:32]>> We got a runner. We got a runner.

[01:24:47]There was like a hundred deer in the cemetery people were looking at. They were all running across the field.

[01:25:12]We will not put up.

[01:25:17]>> No one is illegal. All power to the people.

[01:25:23]>> All power to the people.

[01:25:26]>> No one is illegal. All power to the people.

[01:25:30]>> No one is illegal. All power to the people.

[01:25:34]>> No one is illegal. All power to the people.

[01:25:48]is illegal. A power to the people.

[01:25:51]>> It is time to take a stand.

[01:25:54]>> It is time to take a stand.

[01:25:56]>> No, it is illegal on stolen land.

[01:25:58]>> No, it is illegal on stolen land.

[01:26:01]>> It is time to take a stand.

[01:26:03]>> It is time to take a stand.

[01:26:05]>> No, it is illegal on stolen land.

[01:26:08]>> No, it is illegal on stolen land.

[01:26:10]>> It is time to take a stand.

[01:26:12]>> It is time to take a stand.

[01:26:15]>> No, it is illegal on stolen land. No one is illegal on stolen land.

[01:26:19]>> It is time to take a stand.

[01:26:22]>> It is time to take a stand.

[01:26:24]>> No one is illegal on stolen land.

[01:26:26]>> No one is illegal on stolen land.

[01:26:28]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:26:31]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:26:33]>> These border walls have got to go.

[01:26:36]>> These border walls have got to go.

[01:26:38]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:26:40]>> From Palestine to Mexico.

[01:26:42]>> These border walls have got to go. These have got to go.

[01:27:58]No immigrational.

[01:28:12]International International dollar. International.

[01:28:45]Never miss your knowledge.

[01:29:06]Chamos chamos chamos Wonder >> when we fight.

[01:29:30]>> We win.

[01:29:30]>> When we fight, >> we win.

[01:29:32]>> When we fight, >> we win.

[01:29:35]>> When we fight, >> we win.

[01:29:37]>> When we fight, >> we win.

[01:29:39]>> When we fight, >> we win. When we fight, we win. When we fight, we win. When we fight, we win.

[01:29:47]When we fight, we win. When we fight, we win. When we fight, we win. And I believe that we will win.

[01:29:57]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:29:59]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:01]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:04]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:06]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:08]>> I believe that we will win. I will win.

[01:30:12]>> I know that we will win.

[01:30:15]>> I know that we will.

[01:30:17]>> I know that we will win.

[01:30:19]>> I know that we will win.

[01:30:21]>> I know that we will win.

[01:30:23]>> I know that we will win.

[01:30:26]>> I know that we will win.

[01:30:28]>> I know that we will win.

[01:30:30]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:32]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:34]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:37]>> I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win.

[01:30:41]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:43]>> I believe that we will win.

[01:30:46]>> I believe that we will in Minneapolis on Lake Street, guys, for the Mayday protest. Workers demanding equal pay, fair wages, accountability on billionaire class in the United States of America, ending uh support of foreign war.

[01:31:21]>> They want ain't no power like the power of the people. The power and the people don't stop.

[01:31:36]people.

[01:31:41]The people united defeated. The people united will never be defeated. The people united.

[01:31:54]The power of the people don't stop.

[01:31:56]What?

[01:31:57]>> Ain't no power like the power of the people. But the power of the people.

[01:32:02]>> Ain't no power like the power of the people. Cuz the power of the people don't stop.

[01:32:06]>> Ain't no power like the power of the people. The power of the people.

[01:32:10]>> Ain't no power like the power of the people. Power of the people.

[01:32:15]Ain't no power like the power of the people.

[01:32:23]Ain't nobody Here we go.

[01:33:13]All right.

[01:33:17]Yeah, she got 45%.

[01:33:38]Forever we do what we say. Justice we say Heat.

[01:34:09]Heat.

[01:34:44]Show me what democracy looks like.

[01:34:48]democracy looks like.

[01:34:49]>> Show me what democracy looks like.

[01:34:52]>> This is what democracy looks like.

[01:34:54]>> Show me what democracy looks like.

[01:34:56]>> This is what democracy looks like.

[01:34:58]>> Show me what democracy looks like.

[01:35:01]>> This is what democracy looks like.

[01:35:03]>> Show me what democracy looks like.

[01:35:05]>> This is what democracy looks like.

[01:35:07]>> Show me what people power looks like.

[01:35:10]>> This is what people power looks like.

[01:35:12]>> Show me what people power looks like.

[01:35:14]>> This is what people power looks like.

[01:35:16]Show me what people power looks like.

[01:35:18]>> This is what people power looks like.

[01:35:20]>> Who's got the power?

[01:35:21]>> We got the power.

[01:35:23]>> Who got the power?

[01:35:24]>> We got the power.

[01:35:26]>> We got the power.

[01:35:29]>> Power.

[01:35:31]>> We got the power.

[01:35:33]>> We got the power.

[01:35:34]>> We got the power.

[01:35:35]>> We got the power.

[01:35:36]>> What kind of power?

[01:35:37]>> We got the power.

[01:35:38]>> Who got the power?

[01:35:40]>> We got the power.

[01:35:41]>> Who's got the power?

[01:35:42]>> We got the power.

[01:35:43]>> Who got the power? We got the power.

[01:35:45]>> What kind of power?

[01:35:47]>> People power.

[01:35:48]>> What kind of power?

[01:35:49]>> People power.

[01:35:50]>> What kind of power?

[01:35:51]>> People power.

[01:35:52]>> When I say people, you say power. People >> power.

[01:35:56]>> People power.

[01:35:57]>> People power.

[01:35:58]>> People power.

[01:35:59]>> When I say people, you say power. People >> power.

[01:36:02]>> People power.

[01:36:03]>> People.

[01:36:04]>> People.

[01:36:05]>> When I say union, you say power.

[01:36:09]>> Union.

[01:36:10]>> Union.

[01:36:11]>> Union. When I say union, you say power.

[01:36:15]>> Power.

[01:36:17]>> Power.

[01:36:18]>> Power.

[01:36:19]>> When I say people, you say power.

[01:36:29]>> We got power.

[01:36:36]We want the legal stool.

[01:36:41]timelen.

[01:36:54]No one's illegal on stolen land. It is time to take a step. It is time to take a stand. No one is illegal on stolen land. No one's illegal on stolen land.

[01:37:05]It is time to take a stand.

[01:37:08]to take a stand. No one is illegal stolen land.

[01:37:12]>> No one is illegal stolen land.

[01:37:14]>> Say it loud. Say it clear. Say it loud.

[01:37:17]Say it clear. Immigrants are welcome here. Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:37:23]>> Say it loud. Say it clear.

[01:37:27]Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:37:30]>> Immigrants are welcome here. Say it loud. Say it clear.

[01:37:34]>> Say it loud. Oh, say it clear.

[01:37:36]Immigrants are welcome here.

[01:37:38]>> Immigrants are welcome here. Say it once. Say it twice.

[01:37:43]>> Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with eyes. We will not put up with eyes. Say it once. Say it twice.

[01:37:51]Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with eyes. We will not put up with eyes. Say it once. Say it twice.

[01:38:00]Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with eyes. We will not put up with I. Say it once. Say it twice. Say it once. Say it twice. We will not put up with I. We will not put up with I.

[01:38:15]When immigrants are under attack, what do we do? Stand up. Fight back. When immigrants are under attack, what do we do?

[01:38:23]>> Stand up. Fight back. When immigrants are under attack, what do we do?

[01:38:28]>> Stand up. Fight back. What do we do?

[01:38:30]>> Stand up. Fight back.

[01:38:31]>> What do we do?

[01:38:32]>> Stand up. Fight back. Heat.

[01:38:53]Heat.

[01:39:10]Heat. Heat.

[01:39:33]Heat.

[01:39:36]Heat.

[01:39:43]Heat. Heat.

[01:40:11]Heat. Heat.

[01:40:27]Power to the people. No one in the >> No one in the power to the people.

[01:40:36]>> All power to the people.

[01:40:45]eyes. But I >> ice fight.

[01:41:11]Resistance is a human right. Fight, fight, fight. Resistance is a human right. Fight. Resistance is a human right. Fight. Resistance is a human right.

[01:41:26]Fight. Resistance is a human right.

[01:41:30]Fight. Fight. Resistance is a human right. Fight. Fight. Resistance is a human right. Fight.

[01:41:39]Resistance right. Fight. Fight. Fight. Fight.

[01:41:42]Fight. Fight. Fight. Every time we will say it every time. Protesting is not a crime. Protesting is not a crime. We will say it every single time. We will say it every time.

[01:42:29]>> Welcome. If you guys just tuning in, we're live in South Minneapolis on Lake Street. The protest just went from Lake in Chicago and I would assume now is going into the Target parking lot as the nationwide Target boycott originated here in Minnesota.

[01:42:46]Never.

[01:42:52]>> No more deportation.

[01:42:55]>> Live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, guys.

[01:42:57]Protest demand. Protest demands equal pay. It's the Mayday May 1st national protest. I've been seeing comments about various protests around the country in the comments. If you guys had a state protest today or whatever, let me know in the comments.

[01:43:17]We stand with immigrants. We stand with immigrants. Down with Trump and J.

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[01:43:28]We stand with immigrants. Stand with Trump and J. Now with Trump and J. We stand with immigrants. We stand with immigrants. Stand with Trump and J. Now with Trump and J. We stand with immigrants. We stand with immigrants.

[01:43:48]Done with Trump and JD. Donald Trump and J. We stand with immigrants. We stand with immigrants. Done with Trump and J.

[01:43:59]Trump and J. We stand with immigrants.

[01:44:03]We stand with immigrants. Done with Trump and J.

[01:44:08]Trump and Sat Vance. We stand with immigrants. We stand within the great Heat. Heat.

[01:45:00]Heat.

[01:45:06]Heat.

[01:45:16]Fire.

[01:45:41]The people united will never be defeated. The people united will never be defeated. The people united will never be defeated. The people united will never be defeated. The people united will never be defeated. The people united will never be defeated.

[01:46:08]The people united will never be defeated.

[01:46:18]That's true.

[01:46:32]within here parking lot by the way just across the street >> from what used to be the third police precinct for the Minneapolis Police Department >> and in 2020 when the people had enough they made it known and they burnt that shit to the ground.

[01:46:57]We will always celebrate that as the victory of the people and a demonstration of our irresistance that cannot be contained.

[01:47:07]>> I do remember that >> we still stand against the rotten police force in Minneapolis. We still stand against MPD collaborating with ICE and other federal agencies during Operation Metro Surge and before that MPD was present the day that Isabella Lopez was assaulted and is now being charged for it. MPD was present at every single >> So, if you guys don't know, that is the former third precinct of Minneapolis Police Department in 2020. It was uh wasn't burned down. You guys can still see the building is standing, but the interior of it was completely destroyed.

[01:47:44]It's now going to become a community center.

[01:47:48]It was It reminded me of like when a lot of the national press from the coasts came to Minnesota to cover Metro Surge.

[01:47:55]They thought it was sweet here. They did. I I was in the conversations with them and I'm like, "You guys, you don't know what happened in 2020 here. You guys forgot."

[01:48:04]But I don't think people in Minneapolis are going to be afraid of Greg Bavino and and Chris and there were a lot of coastal press that were like, "Oh, what about Chicago? I don't know, man." I'm like, "Bro, this Minneapolis is different." I promise you. Thank you, Minneapolis, for proving me to be right.

[01:48:22]>> I'm out now. If they want to get set up and also, if you are one of our end of program speakers, you should know who you are. Please come and check in with us at the stage.

[01:48:53]Unido.

[01:49:01]Elido saidlob.

[01:49:21]I must say I'm All right, guys. I want us to give another round of applause. Please say thank you to Dano Onita for leading us today with their data.

[01:49:59]>> All right, we're going to get a little theater stage set up for y'all here to watch a little reprieve from the chanting. How about and then we're going to continue with our final speaker. So, please stick around. People are still coming in from the street. Look how many people were out here for International Workers Day. for workers and immigrant friends. Don't sit down.

[01:50:30]>> All right.

[01:50:33]>> All right. Ice out now. Theater people, you want to come up here? We'll give you the mics and whatnot.

[01:50:52]Check into the stream if you guys haven't. We're live in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

[01:51:13]I see.

[01:51:22]>> Yeah.

[01:51:33]Heat. Heat.

[01:52:11]Yo, my name's Hey, I forgot to come down.

[01:52:57]lift us up right here.

[01:53:06]which is right.

[01:53:11]>> Yeah.

[01:53:38]Do it down here.

[01:53:42]>> We're going to do it down here.

[01:53:59]One, two, one, two.

[01:54:31]Are you are you are you are you are you We're just going to go friend.

[01:55:14]Whatever.

[01:55:39]Okay.

[01:56:03]Back in the before times, a person named George opened a store and that store was me.

[01:56:15]Only sort of Target. Uh, you want to know more? Want to know more?

[01:56:23]>> So, the store was called Dayton's. It was founded over 120 years ago in the yester year.

[01:56:34]Those were the days. Those were in fact days. I was born in 1961. Dayton's was a good place.

[01:56:43]>> I liked it. It was okay for a corporation, >> but then Target took off and became the Target Corporation and and Target encouraged other corporations to do more like it's doing.

[01:57:05]I told everyone that I totally believe in justice and respect and rights for all. I mean, didn't you see my Pride merch section?

[01:57:13]What a role model.

[01:57:16]I think >> Yeah. You like that?

[01:57:20]>> I mean, you're saying all the right things.

[01:57:23]>> Those are extremely sexy qualities. Can I listen to your thoughts and feelings?

[01:57:29]>> Hey, you actually want to hear what I think and feel?

[01:57:33]>> I'm here for you.

[01:57:35]>> Wow. So, you really do want to do right by me and my community.

[01:57:44]>> I love you. Let's eat a part Marget pantry ice cream and look at the sunset.

[01:57:52]So, Target said and promised all the right things. The goodness of the people and targets relationship uh continued over the years and grew and was a bit bit exploitative but uh was mostly overall okay.

[01:58:16]But then Target got greedier and greedier.

[01:58:23]They were no longer satisfied by their relationship with the people and wanted and wanted to do more and more and more and more.

[01:58:37]>> Boo.

[01:58:41]>> Wow, Target, that ice cream looks really good on you. Too bad you have to share it. Wouldn't it be cooler if you could have it all for yourself?

[01:58:53]>> That does sound kind of nice, >> Target. You can have it all. You can be rich and complacent. You don't have to care about anyone.

[01:59:04]>> Don't have to care.

[01:59:06]>> That's the real joy in life.

[01:59:09]>> But what about Target?

[01:59:13]Which side are you on?

[01:59:19]Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Target.

[01:59:26]Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on, Target?

[01:59:33]Which side are you on? I don't know.

[01:59:37]Well, if you don't pick me, I will destroy your legacy and reputation and harass your employees and ruin your company. You will be targeted. Target >> so rich and complicit. It is >> complacent.

[01:59:54]>> Complacent.

[01:59:56]>> Those are very sexy qualities.

[01:59:59]>> Oh, evil loss of morality. I could get used to this.

[02:00:03]>> Oh, target. goodness of the people. Hold on. What are you going to do, >> Target?

[02:00:12]Seriously, you're not going to say anything to me to ask?

[02:00:22]I don't I don't know.

[02:00:27]Did you just give him $1 million for the inauguration?

[02:00:37]>> What do you expect?

[02:00:40]>> Which side are you on, Target? Which side are you on?

[02:00:46]Which side are you on target? Which side are you on?

[02:00:52]Which side are you on? Which side are you on? That's enough.

[02:01:00]>> That's enough, Target.

[02:01:02]You said you cared about Minnesota. You said you cared about giving back and uplifting. And you said you cared about supporting people. Mostly except for your workers. But still, you cared more than most.

[02:01:21]>> Yeah. The bare minimum.

[02:01:27]target.

[02:01:29]We demand answers for your silence and for your complicity in all evil's activities.

[02:01:40]What else, people? What else do we want Target to do?

[02:01:45]>> When human rights are attacked, what do we do?

[02:01:49]>> Come on. When democracy is under attack, what do we do?

[02:01:56]Target.

[02:01:58]Target.

[02:02:00]Which side are you on?

[02:02:04]Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Which side are you on? Target.

[02:02:11]Which side are you on?

[02:02:14]>> Which side are you on? Target. Which side are you on? Get on the people side.

[02:02:19]>> People. People. Do you want Do you want Target to stand up for us? Do you want Target to side with the people of Minnesota?

[02:02:32]>> The people who built them?

[02:02:38]>> Target let us down during Operation Metro Surge. Right. We have not forgotten. We still hold them accountable for the harm they caused to our communities and continue to cause to our communities. Now the stakes are even higher. Target must join us on the side of democracy and we need all of you. And how you can help us lead the charge is our demands of target.

[02:03:21]You can give information to your workers about how they participate in democracy.

[02:03:29]You can publicly oppose attempts to keep people from voting and organize business to do the same.

[02:03:38]And if the will of the people is not honored, close your businesses business.

[02:03:49]So everybody take a picture of these demands and uh there's also people in the c crowd with flyers that give you all that you need to know. and tag Target. Uh post it online and tag Target and tell them to sign our business pledge.

[02:04:12]Come on. So the question remains, which side are you on target? Which side are you on?

[02:04:23]>> Which side are you on target? On the people side. Which side are you on target? Which side are you on? Are you on target? Which side are you on? Get on the people's side.

[02:05:04]Thank you everybody and stand with us to continue to demand accountability from Target and to demand that they sign on for the business for democracy pledge to ensure that we have a democracy after this year. I want to also give people a heads up. So, as as y'all were marching down the street and we were preparing here, Target got scared and closed down their store.

[02:05:37]>> Thank you for that performance.

[02:05:40]>> We're going to have our next target. So our next speaker is going to be um on behalf of someone else. So our Morgan is going to speak for Abdulahi who is um from Uber and Lyft organizing.

[02:05:57]So Morgan, do you want to come over here and give that speech for So, the Target on Lake Street is now closed for the day. Got some Minneapolis police outside of it. Store managers out front, too.

[02:07:18]successful protest. They got Target to close for the day.

[02:07:24]>> Well, at least for the end of the day.

[02:07:25]It's already been a full day.

[02:07:41]So again guys, Nikima Levy Armstrong is the leader of the Target boycott. She has more to say about that.

[02:07:50]Maybe get her on the stream again. But you we've uh covered many protests in this Target parking lot from riots to protests to all types of happenings in this parking lot.

[02:08:01]But I'll get you guys uh some words from Nima at the next uh next protest I see her. I'll ask her about the target the state of the target boycott. There were individuals that said the boycott was over that didn't check in with Nikima or the other leaders of the target boycott movement.

[02:08:23]So it does continue.

[02:08:47]Nadian embargo.

[02:09:02]Okay, I going to translate him. Uh, my English is is is poor, but I going to try to translate him.

[02:09:13]>> Okay. His name is Luis and my name is Jesus Garcia and he's come uh represented uh as of the civiliz uh he's talking about the uh the big corporations and they lied to everybody and uh also he's uh talking about uh ICE They they lied also to everybody. They killing people inside to the uh uh detention centers and they bring us another histories and they say they the immigrants or they kill each other in the ICE detention. So that's is the big lie to tell everybody.

[02:10:09]So No.

[02:10:30]Blancosenosafe.

[02:10:39]Okay. They they li they build up a big liars big lies to everybody about the uh about they said the colors or everybody you know immigrants you know we are immigrants doesn't matter the colors but they build up a liars they say uh we kill each other but the problems is ICE or the Government Okay. Uh we are suffer to pay our artilleries like rent and uh our you know uh the basket you know the uh gas and the food wherever uh we suffer to pay that and those guys they make more rich they get more money they make more money from us.

[02:11:58]I filmed it.

[02:12:15]Protest protest is starting to thin out now, guys.

[02:12:19]>> I was looking for a couple of the organizers and I don't can't find them to talk to them. think or provide ideas.

[02:12:29]So instant ass.

[02:12:50]Donald Trump.

[02:13:00]So because the power is not for Donald Trump. So the power we have everybody the people we are the people we have the power.

[02:13:36]Okay. So we have to fight right now. We don't we cannot wait for another year.

[02:13:43]So they need to know we are over here fight for everybody.

[02:14:06]El see started.

[02:14:44]So they also they lied about kids. They say the kids are the future but the kids are right now.

[02:14:57]>> So it's the present.

[02:14:59]>> So we need >> the money they spend to the war like >> Iran, Iraq or or the money they given to Israel.

[02:15:11]>> So that money we needed for our kids over here for education.

[02:15:22]So the Mexico say no.

[02:15:51]So nivo americano.

[02:15:58]>> So he say he is from Mexico. So >> Mexico is an American continent. So we are Americans. Doesn't matter where you where you you are. So he's considered American native because when he's got to the hospital they ask him about his nationality or his race and they say they push to the side to accept to say he's Hispanic but and the reality he feels like Native American.

[02:17:00]But you guys, I can All >> right, everybody. I'm going to end it here in the Target parking lot. I couldn't. I was looking around all over for some of the organizers. If you are an organizer, just hit me up. I can always interview you on the stream at home, too. I do daily streams at home showing everybody what's going on in the world when I'm not on the ground.

[02:17:50]>> I appreciate everybody that tuned in to the stream today covering the Mayday protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On the ground coverage will continue. We've been live on the ground. I've been live on the ground in Minneapolis for six years. However, we've been heavily on the ground since the start of Operation Metro Surge. You know, we taken some weeks off here and there. You know, protests aren't every day like they were when ICE was here in the 4,000 3 to 4 thousand ICE agents. So, there still is regular protesting that will continue.

[02:18:23]We do have a governor election, governor races coming up. So, there will be a lot of attention on Minnesota for the rest of the year. I'll continue to lobby to Jordan to get more Minnesota coverage for status coup you guys. So, I'm sure they'll oblige that. Uh, you know, they got they have their streamers in uh coverage in New York and Washington and LA and so and Chicago and of course, you know, those cities will take precedent.

[02:18:45]But, you know, I'll continue to try to get Minnesota into the stream for you guys and uh Jordan's been doing a great job of uh you know, talking with me and making sure that we can do that. So, I appreciate that. To Status Q, thank you for the opportunity to provide coverage for you guys. Thank you to everybody for watching and supporting Independent Media. Uh you guys are awesome for supporting. Again, we're live here on the ground for hours, you guys. It's not a quick little 10-second clip and go home and get a paycheck. Consider supporting Independent Media for less than $5 a month. Uh you can support becoming a member. You can support by sending super chats. Uh you can become member. I have a buy me a coffee. I think I believe uh status has something similar. I'll ask Jordan for next time.

[02:19:26]So that way I have all that. But you guys can support on the YouTube channel.

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[02:19:42]>> So, I'm not sure yet. So, just join the Discord server to find out. Had a good time playing a bus simulator last night, relaxing.

[02:19:49]>> But there will be more, guys. All right.

[02:19:50]We're going into the summertime. We have midterm elections coming up. So, buckle up. All right. You know, this is the winter time was just a was just a phase of the administration, okay? We still have a few years to go and the fight isn't over. So, appreciate you guys for watching. Support Independent News.

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