Bluesky thread by Dax (David J.) Schwartz
Minnesotan (she/they)
https://bsky.app/profile/snurri.bsky.social
Thread link:
https://tbsky.app/profile/snurri.bsky.social/post/3mewtlek6bs25
Let me tell you a tale of how completely the normies have been mobilized. My 14 year-old niece has done School of Rock for the past 5 years; last summer she was part of their touring band, and the kids loved playing together so much that they decided to keep doing it. (1/?)
These are suburban white kids, with one latinx member. Whose father happens to work at a school in Minneapolis, and was one of the people tackled by ICE when they swarmed his school as it was letting out. They were abducting kids while other kids jumped on the agents to try to stop them. (2/?)
And these kids decided, on their own, to play a benefit show for families impacted by the surge. At that first show they had hoped to raise a couple thousand dollars. Their families and friends came to Minneapolis and packed the house. They ended up raising over 10 grand. (3/?)
I'm at their second benefit show right now. (They just opened their 3rd set with "American Idiot.) These white suburban parents are wearing t-shirts with slogans like "RADICALIZED BY BASIC HUMAN DECENCY" and "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL ON STOLEN LAND BUILT BY STOLEN HANDS." (4/?)
They had a silent auction for art with ICE OUT and the rebel loon. When I put in my donation to their link for families from Minneapolis schools the total was at $39k and change for a goal of $40k. (5/?)
This isn't over. It may not be over for a long while yet. But I am 100 percent convinced that we are going to win. (7/7)
Hey many people are reading this thread and if those of you with a little cash donated to this GFM we could ensure that a great place right here in my neighborhood outlasts ICE's visit
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-mercado-central-from-closure
Link preview: Donate to Help Save Mercado Central from closure, acooperative founded by latino entrepeneurs
OK, last thing: I asked my niece if it was OK to share the band's Instagram and she said sure but y'all BETTER BE NICE
https://www.instagram.com/kick.start.band/
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