Largest rent strike in 100 years, fire at Good memorial

Now we’re talking:

• Renters unions across Minneapolis and St. Paul announced a strike to protest government inaction. If held, it’d be the largest rent strike in 100 years.
• House Dems tried and failed to secure emergency funds for neighbors sheltering in place due to ICE. Minnesota Republicans just love landlords more than us, I guess.

Investigation into Mondragón beating:

• The FBI and St. Paul Police opened an investigation into the ICE beating of Castañeda Mondragón which resulted in multiple skull fractures.

A fire at the Good Memorial:

• A suspicious fire broke out at the Rene Good Memorial in South Minneapolis. Such activity echos similar suspicious and not so suspicious vandalism at the George Floyd memorial.

Things to think about:

• Zafar Siddiqui writes about the repeated broken promises of racial justice in Minnesota
• Will McGrath writes about his experiences in the resistance against ICE
• Earlier this month, Billy Bragg writes about how the protest song can be a powerful force multiplier