Protesting the Inauguration

UPDATED WITH ADDITIONAL EVENTS 1/19, 8 P.M. – At the checkout counter at Target, the clerk noted the Black Lives Matter button on my coat and asked me, “Going to the march?” I told her yes, and she went on to say that the website was down this morning, so she had been unable to sign in. She was talking about Saturday’s Minnesota Women’s March. That’s not the only march this week (and not the only one I plan to go to.)

I’ve noticed that the various demonstrations, while all protesting the incoming administration, sometimes seem to draw from entirely different communities that don’t talk to each other. For example, I’ve talked to friends who are going to the Minnesota Women’s March on Saturday, but haven’t heard of the Resist From Day One mega-march on Friday. I’ve seen calendars that list one or the other, but no calendars that list both. Besides the two big marches, many smaller events also offer ways to join in solidarity. So – here’s my big list of inauguration protests in the Twin Cities, quite likely incomplete, but with plenty of ways to opt in.

Here’s a list, with details below for each event, in chronological order. If you have another event, please feel free to add it in the comments.

• January 19: Protect Our Students and Schools
• January 19: Nasty Woman: Night b4 Inauguration
• January 20: Historic Strike Against Trump & Poverty Wages
• January 20: We the People Read and Sing
• January 20: Resist From Day One
• January 20: Love, Resistance and Revolution
• January 20: Black Dog Inauguration Night Benefit for ACLU
• January 20: Joyful Resistance with Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
• January 21: Minnesota Women’s March

January 19

PROTECT OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS

Thursday, January 19, 3:45-6 p.m. at LEAP High School, 631 Albert St N, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104 – “On January 19th, right before Inauguration Day, we will stand up as educators, students, and community members with our allies across the country to protect our students and our public schools. Join us for a rally and a march to demand the city of Saint Paul and Saint Paul

Public Schools loudly and clearly proclaim themselves sanctuaries for our students and their families and commit to funding our public schools.” (Organizer: St. Paul Federation of Teachers)

NASTY WOMAN: NIGHT B4 INAUGURATION
Thursday, January 19, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. – Muse Event Center · Minneapolis. “Tis the night before Inauguration… The man we don’t speak of, is about to assume position. Let’s celebrate Barack’s last as commander and chief, WITH A ROCKING PARTY TO BENEFIT: Planned Parenthood Minnesota Advocate and Family Tree Clinic 100% of the door profits will be split between both agencies.”

January 20

HISTORIC STRIKE AGAINST TRUMP & POVERTY WAGES

Friday, January 20, 5:30 a.m.-10 a.m. at 1520 New Brighton Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55413

“On January 20, Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day, janitors who clean Home Depot stores in the Twin Cities will go on strike against their cleaning contractor to protest their poverty wages and Donald Trump’s anti-worker agenda – the first strike against Donald Trump in the country since his election.

“The two founders of Home Depot have donated millions of dollars to Trump and one of Home Depot’s major investors supports Trump. Home Depot uses the Trump model of business for its janitorial services: using subcontractors that hire immigrant workers and sometimes face lawsuits for wage theft. (Organizer: CTUL)”

WE THE PEOPLE READ AND SING

Friday, January 20, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Wedge Table, 2412 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

“Bring your favorite protest poem, an excerpt from an inspiring speech, or your own short reflection.* (5 minutes max per reading.) Come alone, or bring your friends. Stay the whole time, or just drop by. Readings will be interspersed with a few rousing folk/protest songs/chants.”

RESIST FROM DAY ONE

Members of the Resist from Day One Coalition MN will begin marches from separate locations, during the day and converge on Minneapolis City Hall for a rally at 5 p.m. to “unite in defending our communities against the racist, anti-immigrant, anti-worker, anti-Muslim, anti-woman, anti-environment, anti-LGBTQI agendas of the Trump administration and beyond.” As of January 15, 71 organizations had endorsed this march (listed below.)

The parts of the marches and rallies are:

• SDS @ U of Minn UMN Walkout! Oppose Trump! January 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave S #307, Minneapolis, MN 55455. On January 20th, Students for a Democratic Society will send a message to Presidents Kaler and Trump of what we think of them with a student walkout, meeting at the Humphrey school at 1:00pm to demand our university be declared a sanctuary campus, to demand our administration accept radical pay cuts and freeze and lower…
• Resist From Day One MN Mega-March part 1 January 20, 2017 at 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Kmart, 10 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408. Gather at Lake Street and Nicollet Ave to begin march up Nicollet Ave where we will meet with the Resist the Black Snake march, students from the UMN and more.
• Native Lives Matter Black Snake Resistance March January 20, 2017 at 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Peavey Field Park, 730 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55404, On Inauguration Day Friday, January 20th 2017 at 2:30pm CST. Will be meeting on the corner of Franklin Ave. And Chicago Ave. in South Minneapolis for the BLACK SNAKE RESISTANCE MARCH! This march is against not only the newly elected president Trump but also the system as whole that cradles and supports such racism and…
• Water is Life – Resist Cultural Genocide – Native Lives Matter January 20, 2017 at 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM1900 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Please join us for Hot Chocolate, Meet Up with Allies and Prepare for Resistance March 3:00 pm- 1900 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403 4:00 pm Meet the March and leave from (Franklin & Nicollet to City Hall) 5:00 pm Convergence Rally at City Hall (350 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415)
• Resist From Day One MN Mega-March Part 2 January 20, 2017 at 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403. March leaves from Franklin Ave and Nicollet Ave S to go to City Hall
• Resist From Day One MN RALLY @ City Hall January 20, 2017 at 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Minneapolis City Hall, 350 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415. 5:00 pm Convergence Rally at City Hall (350 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415)

List of Endorsing Organizations for Resist From Day 1 MN

• AFSCME Council 5
• AFSCME Local 34
• AFSCME Local 2822
• AFSCME Local 3800
• Al-Asqa Institute of MN
• American Indian Movement TC
• American Muslims for Palestine
• Anti-War Committee
• Augsburg Latin American Students (ALAS)
• Black St. Paul
• Black Lives Matter Saint Paul
• Blue Lies Matter
• Casket Arts resource group
• Center for Immigrant Justice
• Communities United Against Police Brutality
• Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL)
• DeLeón & Nestor, LLC
• Feminist Student Activist Collective UMN
• 15 Now MN
• Filipinos for Immigrant Rights in MN (FIRM)
• Freedom Road Socialist Organization
• Gang of Voices
• Hennepin County AFSCME Education, Engagement, and Outreach Committee
• Idle No More Twin Cities
• Interfaith Coalition on Immigration (ICOM)
• International Marxist Tendency-Twin Cities
• IWW General Defense Committee Local 14
• James Dewitt Yancey Foundation MN Chapter
• Jewish Voice for Peace – Twin Cities
• Justice for Native Lives
• La Asamblea de Derechos Civiles
• La Raza Student Cultural Center – UMN
• Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
• MN350
• MN Committee to Stop FBI Repression
• MN Cuba Committee
• MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC)
• MIRAC-UMN
• MN Green Party
• MN Neighbors for Justice
• MN NOW
• MN Peace Action Coalition (MPAC)
• MN Two-Spirit Society
• MORENA Minnesota
• Native Lives Matter
• Native Lives Matter Coalition
• Our Revolution MN
• RadAzns
• Release the MN 8
• Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation
• SEIU Local 26
• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) MN
• Sierra Club Northstar Chapter
• Socialist Action
• Socialist Alternative
• Socialist Students
• Solidarity Committee of MFT 59
• Students for a Democratic Society UMN
• Students for Justice in Palestine UMN
• Students for Revolutionary Socialism
• TC Coalition for Justice 4 Jamar
• TC Peace Campaign
• TC Save The Kids
• UMAHH Universal Movement for the Advancement of Hip Hop
• Veterans for Peace Chapter 27
• Veterans for Peace Chapter 115
• VoteClimate.org
• Women Against Military Madness (WAMM)
• Welfare Rights Committee
• Young People’s Action Coalition

ICE CUBE’S GOOD DAY

U.M.A.H.H. presents Ice Cube’s Good Day 25th Anniversary Party January 20, 2017 at 7:00 PM – 2:00 AM Nomad World Pub, 501 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55454. Friday 20th January, 2017, is historic for two reasons: the 25th anniversary of the day Ice Cube had his “good day”, and the inauguration of the most unsuitable President in history. Come for an evening of community building, resistance planning, and the vital work of partying to the best of Ice Cube and other West…

LOVE, RESISTANCE AND REVOLUTION

Friday, January 20, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Las Mojarras Restaurante, 1507 E. Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407 – After the daytime events on Inauguration Day, come join community members and organizations from all around the Twin Cities as we gather to recognize and explore the incredible strength, resourcefulness, creativity, and resilience of a connected, collaborative community.
There’ll be music, powerful stories, community resources, and opportunities to learn and become connected with initiatives that will help support a more fair, just and sustainable life for all.
Performances by
– Maria Isa
– Lydia Liza
– Tony Williams
– City Counselor
– See More Perspective
– Farrington Llewelyn
– More to be announced
Partnering organizations include:

• Waite House
• MN Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC)
• Our Revolution MN
• Isuroon
• Navigate MN
• NAACP MPLS
• TakeAction Minnesota
• ISAIAH
• MN350: Building a Climate Movement in Minnesota
• GoodSpace Murals

BLACK DOG INAUGURATION NIGHT BENEFIT FOR ACLU
Friday, January 20, 6 p.m.-11 p.m., 308 Prince Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 – Music, food, drink, good company. $20/$10 cover.

JOYFUL RESISTANCE
Ginger Hop, 201 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414 – 10 pm – 2 am
“The night of the inauguration, join NOC and community for a night of music, dancing, and joyful resistance. As we prepare for the next four years, we refuse to surrender our joy — we embrace it as an act of love and resistance. Join us for music, dancing, and community. We’ll also have info about our Resist. Revolt. Unite. campaign and how you can join the movement.”

January 21

MINNESOTA WOMEN’S MARCH

Gather at 10 a.m. at St. Paul College, Lot E (NO parking available). March at 11 a.m. to State Capitol. Rally at noon-2 p.m. at State Capitol.

“We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all.”

Meet up before the march: Pizza Lucé St. Paul kicks off with complimentary Breggfast Pizza slices and Peace Coffee from 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. before marchers head downtown.

Sponsors:

• NOW Foundation
• National Council of Jewish Women – MN
• Fair Anita
• MaryT Inc. (Nope, no relation)
• Planned Parenthood
• Protect Minnesota
• ACLU
• IATSE Local 13
• Mary’s Pence
• Gender Justice
• MAPE
• Women’s Congress for Future Generations
• By the Rivers
• Vig Guitars
• First Universalist Church of Minneapolis

Endorsers:

• Break the Silence
• 15 Now
• My Sister
• ERA MN
• Wanda MN
• Lexvold Creative
• Minnesota Women’s Press
• NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota
• YWCA of Minneapolis
• YWCA of St. Paul
• NASW – MN Chapter
• Family Tree Clinic
• Isuroon
• Sierra Club
• BAM Essentials
• National Organization for Women
• MU 25
• MN 350 Redeemer Lutheran Church
• Human Rights Campaign
• SEIU Minnesota State Council
• Somali American Parent Association
• Women for Political Change
• Twin Cities Democratic Socialists of America