No Kings 3 | Live National Coverage | March 28
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enough when we talk about Minnesota and our resilience and what we do is the fact that not only do we think of
7 seconds
everything, the second we hear that there's something in a place that needs to get filled or a space that needs15 seconds
help, we don't say that's not the thing I want to do. We just show up in the right clothes and we do it.22 seconds
And
I just want since there's cameras here and the nation is watching the
stream, I want people to know that if you want to act like Minnesota or
you31 seconds
think Minnesota is a model, what can I do? Well, you can check your ego about what you want to do and listen to the39 seconds
leadership and when they tell you what they need done, you do that.46 seconds
and
you pay enough attention to the amazing organizers who've been on the
ground, who actually have the information, who've already done the54 seconds
work instead of starting your own. Often times when you're like, who's doing it?58 seconds
It's
like someone you just need to learn who. And then you need to be the
PAC mule in the fight that they have been doing and organizing because
let me tell1 minute, 6 seconds
you
what what we need as PAC mules because there's brilliant minds and
brilliant leaders in this community who often times are putting up the
folding1 minute, 14 seconds
chairs
when they should be literally strategizing because that's their strong
suit. So be the pe be the folding chairs people. Be the I'll bring
donuts people1 minute, 23 seconds
for the brilliant minds who are actually making this train run.1 minute, 31 seconds
And on that note, I'm going to bring up some really brilliant minds who helped organize this entire day across the1 minute, 39 seconds
country and the world. Um, they are tireless humans. Some I have met just recently and I so admire, some I've met1 minute, 47 seconds
today, some whose work I've admired from afar, but you're so lucky to have them here today to speak to you about what1 minute, 54 seconds
you've done and more importantly where we need to go and what we need to do. So remember what I said just two seconds2 minutes, 1 second
ago about when they tell you do that do that thing. So, please welcome to the2 minutes, 8 seconds
stage the organizers of this incredible movement. Uh, oh my gosh, wind. Wind,2 minutes, 15 seconds
sorry. Co-executive directors of Indivisible, Leah Greenberg and Ezra Leven, the 50-51 national coordinator2 minutes, 22 seconds
Sarah Parker, executive director of Move On, Katie Bethl, and president of public citizen Rob Weissman. Bring them up,2 minutes, 29 seconds
everybody.2 minutes, 44 seconds
Put
that up a little bit. My name is Sarah Parker and I am the executive
director of Voices of Florida Fund and a national coordinator of 5051.2 minutes, 57 seconds
I am honored to be here among heroes.3 minutes
And I mean you, the locals standing in front of me today. I want to use this moment to honor you. Every single one of3 minutes, 7 seconds
you
who took part in the resistance in any small way. You are the heroes in
this story. You turn the cameras back on them and you put your life on
the line.3 minutes, 19 seconds
Across the country, people are building power. People are building community.3 minutes, 23 seconds
And every time this administration swings, we will grow stronger. Every time our neighbors are kidnapped by3 minutes, 31 seconds
masked
men, we will grow bigger. And every time they think we are losing hope,
we will become more determined. We are the lynch pin and our democracy.3 minutes, 47 seconds
No.
Kings is calling for people just like you across the country to
continue to build local power and those networks to protect your
neighbors and stand up3 minutes, 56 seconds
and fight back. If there's anything I've learned living in Florida, you can't seed a damn inch to this authoritarian4 minutes, 3 seconds
administration and to a man who has an ego of a king and the temperament of a child. We will not give in. We will not4 minutes, 12 seconds
give up. They tried to control the narrative and we are taking it back. The truth is immutable. We were never the4 minutes, 20 seconds
villains in this story. They have always been. We demand accountability. We demand an end to reckless mass men4 minutes, 28 seconds
terrorizing our neighborhoods. We demand an end to abortion bans. We demand justice and peace for our black, brown,4 minutes, 35 seconds
and LGBTQIA communities. And we demand free and fair elections.4 minutes, 43 seconds
And right now, we demand an end to this reckless, illegal5 minutes, 48 seconds
to be here because Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota, you show up When5 minutes, 56 seconds
times get up6 minutes, 4 seconds
by your example, there are millions of people who need to hear from you. What we do when tyrants speak up. What do we6 minutes, 13 seconds
do? We show up. I want to hear you say it. Show up. Minnesota knows what we6 minutes, 22 seconds
need
to do. And we need to tell the nation right now because there are
people who feel helpless. There are people who feel scared. There are
people6 minutes, 30 seconds
who feel like showing up doesn't make a difference. But you know all of this matters. You know what do we do when6 minutes, 40 seconds
they try to trample our rights? What do we do? We show up. When they try to6 minutes, 47 seconds
steal the election, what are we going to do?6 minutes, 51 seconds
when they declare illegal wars, what do we do?6 minutes, 57 seconds
Now, I want to tell you about some people who are showing up right now today for this No Kings community. There7 minutes, 4 seconds
are thousands of volunteers who have given tens of thousands of hours to be safety officers, marshals who are making7 minutes, 12 seconds
sure that our events today reflect the peaceful democracy of7 minutes, 21 seconds
harmony and love that we want to see in America today. I want them to hear you coast to coast. Thank you volunteers for7 minutes, 29 seconds
all you're doing to make No Kings happen. Thank you for showing up.7 minutes, 43 seconds
Brothers and sisters and friends, my name is Rob Weissman. I'm with Public Citizen.7 minutes, 51 seconds
You beautiful and heroic people showed our country and reminded the7 minutes, 58 seconds
world that the opposite of authoritarianism is not justice8 minutes, 5 seconds
and democracy and freedom. It's also solidarity and community and love and8 minutes, 13 seconds
neighbors and persistence.8 minutes, 20 seconds
And now as we rally here a 100,000 or more strong and across the nation in the8 minutes, 27 seconds
largest day of protest in American history, we have to persist.8 minutes, 36 seconds
We have to persist to end this illegal, unconstitutional,8 minutes, 41 seconds
and devastating war on Iran and make sure that Congress does not give a penny more to pay for or extend this war.8 minutes, 55 seconds
We have to persist to make sure we have free and fair elections that everyone can vote and that all the votes are counted.9 minutes, 6 seconds
And we have to persist to win our yes agenda. Yes to healthc care for all. Yes9 minutes, 13 seconds
to tax the rich. Yes to the clean energy revolution. Yes to overturn Citizens United. Yes for a living wage. Yes. To9 minutes, 22 seconds
make sure every person has the right to organize into a union. Yes. To make sure there is equality for every human being9 minutes, 29 seconds
living in the United States, whatever their status, whatever language they speak, whatever their gender.9 minutes, 39 seconds
Now, say this with me, my friends. Say this with me. No kings, no ice, no war.9 minutes, 46 seconds
No kings, no ice, no war. Democracy is what we're fighting for. Democracy is what we're fighting for.9 minutes, 55 seconds
No kings, no ice, no war. No kings, no ice, no war. Justice is what we're fighting for.10 minutes, 3 seconds
Justice is what we're fighting for. No kings, no ice, no war. No kings, no ice, no war.10 minutes, 10 seconds
Healthc care and human rights and dignity and freedom and love and peace is what we're fighting for.10 minutes, 21 seconds
No kings, no ice, no war. No kings, no ice, no war. No kings, no ice, no war.10 minutes, 28 seconds
No kings, no ice, no war. No kings, no ice, no war. No kings, no ice, no war.10 minutes, 34 seconds
Thank you. You're beautiful.10 minutes, 45 seconds
Hi, Minnesota. It is incredible to be here with you today. I'm Leah.10 minutes, 50 seconds
Hey. And I'm Leah's husband, Ezra. This is our wedding anniversary.10 minutes, 57 seconds
And
we are proud to support a movement of thousands of local indivisible
groups across the country building power on their home turf in including
the incredible groups of Minnesota.11 minutes, 10 seconds
Now,
today is today is historic. We are seeing 3,300 protests across every
state and congressional district in America standing up to say we have
no king.11 minutes, 24 seconds
But Minnesota of all people, you know that it takes more than one day of protest to defeat fascism. It is going11 minutes, 31 seconds
to take relentless, determined, creative organizing to protect our neighbors and to stand for our rights.11 minutes, 39 seconds
The nation learned that from you. We We learned it from every motan who stood up to protect their neighbors. We11 minutes, 47 seconds
learned it from everyone who went out after the shootings, the murders of Alex Prey and Renee Good. From everyone who11 minutes, 54 seconds
came out after the murder of Melissa Hortman to say that fear will win, hate will win. That in Minnesota you protect12 minutes, 1 second
your neighbors and you stand up for democracy.12 minutes, 8 seconds
Now,
if there is anything we know about wouldbe dictators, it is that when
they start to lose their grip, they get even more dangerous. They
escalate. They invade. They attack.12 minutes, 20 seconds
Donald Trump is facing down a midterm election that he knows he is going to lose because people hate this mad king business.12 minutes, 32 seconds
And so, what is he going to do? He's going to try to steal it.12 minutes, 36 seconds
But he's going to fail because we are going to stop him. That's right.12 minutes, 42 seconds
So
for the 100,000 Twin Cities residents in the crowd right now, we have
an ask to share on behalf of our friends at Indivisible Twin Cities,12 minutes, 51 seconds
text pledge 30319.12 minutes, 56 seconds
Text text pledge to 30319 to take the pledge of resistance with Indivisible Twin Cities and say you're13 minutes, 3 seconds
ready to show up and mobilize in the event of election sabotage.13 minutes, 13 seconds
Sorry folks, I'm back.13 minutes, 16 seconds
Uh, this is the largest protest in Minnesota history. Good job everybody.13 minutes, 23 seconds
Now,
if you know anything about Indivisible, we have a real bias towards
action. So, we're going to give you some actions. Leah just gave you one
action13 minutes, 30 seconds
for everybody in the Twin Cities. There are millions of people watching now. And for the millions of people around the13 minutes, 37 seconds
country, around the globe, we've got to work in concert with the motans. When Trump tries to sabotage the midterms, we13 minutes, 46 seconds
need
to match the depth of the organizing that we've seen here in Minnesota
with the breadth of the organizing we're seeing all over the world for
No Kings 3.13 minutes, 58 seconds
So, what what does that mean? Let's get specific. I want everybody everybody here to put this on your calendar. The14 minutes, 6 seconds
next major national action of this movement is not just going to be another protest. It is a tactical escalation.14 minutes, 15 seconds
An escalation. It is an economic show of force inspired by Minnesota's own day of truth and action.14 minutes, 26 seconds
We all We all saw this. Thousands of teachers and nurses, community leaders,14 minutes, 31 seconds
faith leaders showing up in sub-zero temperatures, showing this state that they were not going to put up with14 minutes, 38 seconds
business as usual. while a secret police goon squad was murdering Americans in the streets.14 minutes, 46 seconds
We need to do that nationally, y'all. We need to do that all over the country. So on May 1st, on Mayday, across the14 minutes, 55 seconds
country, we are saying no business as usual, no work, no school, no shopping,15 minutes, 1 second
we're going to show up and say we're putting workers over billionaires and kings.15 minutes, 10 seconds
Minnesota,
we cannot thank you enough for the courage you've displayed, for the
instruction you have given. We are going to build on that courage, on
that15 minutes, 19 seconds
sacrifice, on that dedication, on that organizing. We are going to demonstrate that regular people are the single15 minutes, 27 seconds
greatest threat to fascism in this country. It's up to all of us to walk that path. So say it with me as we heard15 minutes, 34 seconds
from Rob. No kings, no ice, no war. No kings, no ice, no war. No kings, no ice,15 minutes, 43 seconds
no war. No kings, no ice, no war. How many kings? How many kings?15 minutes, 52 seconds
Damn right. CMA first.16 minutes, 1 second
Keep it going. These folks are not messing around.16 minutes, 10 seconds
All right, we're gonna do a redo because I was out of order and now I'm back in order. It's hard. This is hard,16 minutes, 18 seconds
y'all. You know, brain fog, old menopause. Give me a break. Um,16 minutes, 25 seconds
now we're gonna really I'm just going to read it again because the importance of this next speaker is is really incredible.16 minutes, 33 seconds
um a healer, a singer, member of the Ajiway nation here to perform a healing song that she wrote in the Ajiway16 minutes, 41 seconds
language 10 years ago and it is so special because this is the first time the song will be performed outside of16 minutes, 49 seconds
the indigenous community. So please let's start now.16 minutes, 55 seconds
Welcome to the stage Doren de Wamukquay17 minutes, 12 seconds
Dorene Day Wanukquay. Let's hear it.17 minutes, 19 seconds
Thank you so much. Buju Indian.17 minutes, 45 seconds
Our ancestors are always with us.17 minutes, 51 seconds
This is a healing song.17 minutes, 55 seconds
For all of those that have suffered during this this time.18 minutes, 13 seconds
No Jim is18 minutes, 20 seconds
moan is18 minutes, 31 seconds
more me.18 minutes, 54 seconds
Oh Jim is19 minutes, 1 second
a no19 minutes, 10 seconds
is19 minutes, 24 seconds
Miss G.19 minutes, 34 seconds
No.19 minutes, 37 seconds
Moan is moan19 minutes, 51 seconds
is bimos is19 minutes, 58 seconds
moade go missing. And20 minutes, 9 seconds
we no gan20 minutes, 21 seconds
is no20 minutes, 35 seconds
Mos is most20 minutes, 58 seconds
darqu. Yay.21 minutes, 6 seconds
So y'all, being that a big part of this day is a tribute to all of you, um, we have another video from another super21 minutes, 14 seconds
dope person who couldn't be here, but wanted to lend his voice in a sort of montage of all of the great work that21 minutes, 24 seconds
you did. There will not be enough dildo throwing in this video. I will warn you, but that's just the world we live in.21 minutes, 30 seconds
I'm so sorry. So, please take a look at yourselves and see how amazing it really is.21 minutes, 42 seconds
I'm here to tell you a story about motans.21 minutes, 47 seconds
A story about Renee Nicole Good, a mom who wrote poems and had sparkles coming out of her pores. She had whistles.21 minutes, 56 seconds
They had guns. A story about Alex Prey,22 minutes, 1 second
an ICU nurse who cared for American veterans. Someone who wanted to make a difference in the world and spent his22 minutes, 8 seconds
last moments protecting a woman targeted by ICE.22 minutes, 13 seconds
A story about Liam Kaneo Ramos and his father Adrien Kaneo Aas, a preschooler with a Spider-Man backpack and a blue22 minutes, 22 seconds
bunny hat and his father who were only trying to get to school. A story about all the people nationwide who have died22 minutes, 30 seconds
at
the hands of ICE. The thousands in Minnesota and across the country who
have been hiding in their homes for months, afraid of being taken by
ICE.22 minutes, 39 seconds
The hundreds of thousands separated from their families, trapped in detention centers are deported and dreaming of a22 minutes, 46 seconds
way back home. Heartbreaking stories meant to exhaust us into submission.22 minutes, 53 seconds
But not you, Minnesota.22 minutes, 56 seconds
This is a story about a revolution starting in Minnesota.23 minutes, 2 seconds
When your neighbors are being attacked and your communities are being targeted, you don't give up. You don't look away.23 minutes, 10 seconds
You don't back down. You showed up.23 minutes, 15 seconds
Protesting by the thousands. Sub freezing temperatures.23 minutes, 19 seconds
Delivering groceries to neighbors in hiding.23 minutes, 23 seconds
Driving friends to doctor's appointments and walking children to school. The heroism of ordinary people doing23 minutes, 30 seconds
extraordinary acts of resilience who show the world what courage looks like.23 minutes, 37 seconds
I'm not cold. I'm not afraid. Minnesota taught us to be brave.24 minutes
May I have your attention for an important public safety announcement?24 minutes, 5 seconds
Once again, motans have shown up. But anytime we have a crowd this large, it is possible for people to become24 minutes, 12 seconds
separated. If you have become separated from your family or your group, the place to meet is the lost and found area24 minutes, 21 seconds
located on Reverend Martin Luther King Boulevard. As you face the cap, Reverend Martin Luther King Boulevard is the24 minutes, 29 seconds
street
to your left. That is where you should go and where you should direct
people who are lost. Thank you all for making this a safe event for
everyone.24 minutes, 40 seconds
And now, are you ready to continue with No Kings 3.24 minutes, 49 seconds
We are proud to welcome to the stage organizer, activist, and movement strategist Ashley Woodard Henderson.25 minutes, 10 seconds
Why are we in this situation that brings us down?25 minutes, 18 seconds
Can't you see we are losing patience with oppression? Now the people will25 minutes, 26 seconds
rise. The people will rise. The people will rise. Sing with me. The people will25 minutes, 32 seconds
rise.
The people will rise. The people will rise. It looks like you're mighty
risen today. It looks like you're mighty risen today.25 minutes, 45 seconds
My
name is Ashley Woodard Henderson and I'm going to be your friendly MC
today for this No Kings 3 flagship rally. How you doing?25 minutes, 58 seconds
Look at this historic moment that motans built. Not a moment that happened to motans,26 minutes, 7 seconds
but the moment you built you built this moment. We are standing26 minutes, 14 seconds
miles from where federal agents took the lives of Renee Good and Alex Prey.26 minutes, 20 seconds
We're standing in the shadow of the Capitol where Melissa and Mark Hortman lay in state murdered the morning of the26 minutes, 27 seconds
very first no kings because a man with a hit list tried to stop what we're doing right now. We honor them today.26 minutes, 36 seconds
And I need you to understand one more fundamental truth about where we're standing.26 minutes, 42 seconds
This is not just a rally site, my friends. I know if you look around you might think it to be, but this isn't26 minutes, 49 seconds
just a rally site. This is a place where a wannabe king sent 3,000 federal agents to terrorize your neighbors.27 minutes, 3 seconds
Steven Miller drew up the blueprint. Y'all heard of that little thing,27 minutes, 10 seconds
Operation Metro Surge. They thought it could break Minnesota. They didn't know Minnesota.27 minutes, 19 seconds
They didn't know Minnesota. They didn't know the immigrant families and labor unions, faith leaders and soccer moms,27 minutes, 27 seconds
retirees and young people would lock arms and say, "Not our neighbors,27 minutes, 36 seconds
not our city, not our state. Not here. Y'all, you didn't just resist.27 minutes, 44 seconds
You didn't just show up. You organized. You built phone trees and legal clinics.27 minutes, 50 seconds
Y'all built sanctuary networks. You showed up in 10 below zero degree weather.27 minutes, 58 seconds
You came out when they had pepper spray and tear gas and bullets. You came back the next day and the day after that and28 minutes, 6 seconds
the day after that. And guess what? The whole damn country told him to leave.28 minutes, 16 seconds
And guess what y'all? Christy Gnome and Greg Bavino. Peace. They gone, right?28 minutes, 25 seconds
The Twin Cities, the land of of 10,000 lakes. Guess what? Y'all still here. Look around. We out here.28 minutes, 35 seconds
That's not just a one day protest, my friends. That's building power.28 minutes, 40 seconds
You all are showing us why we ought to be here. Because motans proved to our28 minutes, 47 seconds
entire country something that we all need to take seriously and learn. We do not wait for permission to protect each other.28 minutes, 58 seconds
We do not beg a wannabe king to do the right thing. We organize.29 minutes, 5 seconds
We refuse to comply or cooperate with evil forces in high places.29 minutes, 12 seconds
When they demand our complicency and quiet disobedience, we do the right thing.29 minutes, 20 seconds
We build people power together. And it wasn't just here. It was Los Angeles and Memphis and Washington DC, Chicago,29 minutes, 30 seconds
Portland, Charlotte, Denver, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle,29 minutes, 35 seconds
Nashville. It was communities across our country. This administration will not win.29 minutes, 43 seconds
They will not win. And we will make it clear as they try to prove to us that they will use force against our people29 minutes, 51 seconds
even when we are peaceful. Across our country, our people have made it clear back. We will not be broken.30 minutes, 3 seconds
In June, 5 million people took to the streets. In October, 7 million. Right now, right this second, there are 3,30030 minutes, 13 seconds
No Kings actions happening across 16 countries.30 minutes, 22 seconds
Y'all, there are no kings protests on every continent except for Antarctica.30 minutes, 29 seconds
They'll catch up.30 minutes, 32 seconds
Let me say this again. Nearly every continent on Earth is with us. They're30 minutes, 39 seconds
out
there right now because of what you showed them, Minnesota. So, today
we celebrate that. Today, we lift up the people who made this moment
happen.30 minutes, 50 seconds
Today
we sing and we march and we stand together on this beautiful day at
this capitol and we let them hear us. Do you want to be heard today?31 minutes, 5 seconds
Now
y'all know me cuz y'all been on the mass calls. I have to keep it
honest with you. And you know I'm going to keep it real with you today
and tomorrow.31 minutes, 14 seconds
Today
is not the finish line, my friends. How many of y'all it's your first
no kings? Holler at me if it's your first. No, Kings, I see you.31 minutes, 22 seconds
Welcome.31 minutes, 24 seconds
Today is not the end of our work. Today is the beginning. Today is the proof of concept. What you built here in31 minutes, 31 seconds
Minnesota, every single community in this country needs help to build. And they're going to need your help. Y'all,31 minutes, 39 seconds
today we're going to have a beautiful day, right?31 minutes, 44 seconds
We are going to be powerful together today, right?31 minutes, 48 seconds
We are going to be disciplines in our nonviolence today, right? We're going to build power together.31 minutes, 56 seconds
Let's
honor the people that we have lost. Let's celebrate the people who are
still fighting like each and every one of you. And let's get ready
because what32 minutes, 4 seconds
comes next is going to require every single one of us. Y'all, I want to hear you say it. No ice. No ice. No war.32 minutes, 13 seconds
No war. No billionaires. No billionaires. No kings. No kings.32 minutes, 18 seconds
I think you can. If if I don't believe you, they're not. No war. No war. No ice. No ice. No billionaires.32 minutes, 26 seconds
No. No kings. Are you ready? Are you ready? Let's go.32 minutes, 51 seconds
Go ahead.32 minutes, 54 seconds
Please welcome to the stage Gwen Westerman, Minister Jana Bates, Immine,33 minutes, 2 seconds
and Rabbi Ariel Leach Rosenberg.33 minutes, 26 seconds
Hello my relatives.33 minutes, 50 seconds
This is for Renee and Liam and Alex and the thousands of others whose names we don't have with us today.34 minutes, 2 seconds
When we stand together, possibilities seem endless,34 minutes, 9 seconds
but only for those who can look up.34 minutes, 14 seconds
How do we reconcile as your sky above white clouds with what is obscured below?34 minutes, 24 seconds
The winding rivers, the broken hearts, the soulless eyes,34 minutes, 31 seconds
the brush of wings, the lost dreams.34 minutes, 37 seconds
Possibilities are endless yet the needs are beyond measure.34 minutes, 46 seconds
When time has run out and ties have been broken.34 minutes, 52 seconds
When speaking out means losing your life.34 minutes, 56 seconds
When chaos abounds and there is no shelter.35 minutes, 2 seconds
When protecting a woman means losing your life.35 minutes, 8 seconds
Who recognizes her talent when she has no hope?35 minutes, 15 seconds
Who lends a hand when he cannot get up?35 minutes, 20 seconds
Who welcomes them when all the doors close?35 minutes, 26 seconds
The possibilities are endless when we stand together.35 minutes, 35 seconds
Reach out, join hands, look up.35 minutes, 41 seconds
We are Minnesota strong.35 minutes, 51 seconds
Thank you. Win. Hello Minnesota.35 minutes, 59 seconds
I am Minister Jana Bay Tamari. I am the co-executive director of Isaiah and Faith in Minnesota in this awesome state.36 minutes, 11 seconds
And can I keep it real with you all for a minute?36 minutes, 15 seconds
Can I keep it real with you all for a minute? I'm going to talk very very clearly,36 minutes, 23 seconds
fully and unapologetically as country36 minutes, 31 seconds
who are using something called white Christian nationalism.36 minutes, 38 seconds
And right now we are in the Lenton season. We are in the Lenton season. We are getting ready to celebrate tomorrow36 minutes, 46 seconds
Palm Sunday. And on Palm Sunday, there were two processions that happened.36 minutes, 52 seconds
There
was one that we hear about with Jesus on a donkey. But there was
another with Pontius Pilate and Caesar who declared himself as king who
tried to37 minutes, 1 second
hold down the people of that time. Who tried to tell us that we do not deserve better. who tried to oppress people with37 minutes, 9 seconds
cruelty, who tried to text people and take their wages and use them for things that were not about feeding the hungry,37 minutes, 17 seconds
that were not about healing the sick, that were not about caring for the poor, that were not about loving thy neighbor.37 minutes, 23 seconds
And that is what we who call ourselves Christians are supposed to do.37 minutes, 33 seconds
And so as thousands of Christians are prepared to come right back here tomorrow at 2:30,37 minutes, 40 seconds
right back here at this Capitol, we are coming together to declare that Christians need to stand up right now at this time.37 minutes, 51 seconds
That's right. Christians, especially in Minnesota, and motans across race and faith, have gotten to bear witness37 minutes, 59 seconds
something great here. We have witnessed some horror and some terror and some harm and some abductions and some38 minutes, 6 seconds
killing. But we've also witnessed what it means to love thy neighbor and to live that sermon out loud.38 minutes, 17 seconds
And so my prayer for all of us motans and the invocation in this moment is that we take seriously our38 minutes, 25 seconds
responsibility that it is on us that we have agency that we get to decide what liberation is38 minutes, 33 seconds
and there is certainly no king in the white house who will do that for us.38 minutes, 42 seconds
So, I hope that I get to see many of you right back here tomorrow at 2:30 at this cap. But I also hope and pray that we38 minutes, 50 seconds
continue
to move our feet because we may have won a battle, but we're going to
win the greatest of all time because motans are going to be that north
star.38 minutes, 59 seconds
Motans
are going to be the one that become the light. We are going to be the
ones to show this country how a neighbor loves their neighbor.39 minutes, 14 seconds
Greetings of peace. I greet you with the universal greeting of peace. Assalamu alaykum. May God's peace be with you. My39 minutes, 22 seconds
I am Imam Makram Elam. And I stand before you today as a Muslim. I stand before you as an imam, as an39 minutes, 29 seconds
African-American man whose very existence is rooted in the struggle for dignity, justice, and freedom.39 minutes, 37 seconds
Oh God, the creator of all, Lord of humanity, you created us from a single soul and made us nations and tribes that39 minutes, 45 seconds
we may come to know each other. We ask you this day to bless this gathering,39 minutes, 50 seconds
not just for our presence, but for our purpose, not just for our voices, but for our courage. We stand together in39 minutes, 58 seconds
this moment where power seeks to concentrate itself in the hands of a few. We where fear is used to divide40 minutes, 6 seconds
neighbor from neighbor where the language of domination is dressed up as order. But we know better. We know we40 minutes, 14 seconds
have seen this before. We carry the memory of oppression in our very bones.40 minutes, 19 seconds
And we also carry the legacy of resistance in our spirits. Oh God, strengthen us to speak truth to power.40 minutes, 28 seconds
Not
with hatred but with clarity. not with violence, but with unwavering
convictions. Let us not be intimidated by the machinery of
authoritarianism,40 minutes, 39 seconds
nor seduced by the comfort of silence.40 minutes, 42 seconds
May must all people stand together for justice even when it's inconvenient.40 minutes, 48 seconds
Make
us people who protect the vulnerable even when it costs us something.
Make us people who refuse to bow to any king except for you.40 minutes, 59 seconds
and and we while we stand firm, oh God,41 minutes, 3 seconds
strengthen our hearts towards one another in in this interfaith gathering,41 minutes, 8 seconds
remind us that our diversity is not weakness. It is our witness.41 minutes, 13 seconds
Together, Muslims, Christians, Jewish people, and people of consciousness for will form a moral arc that no regime can41 minutes, 20 seconds
permanently bend away from justice. Oh God, raise us to a higher level today.41 minutes, 27 seconds
Let us be the a just rally. Not just a rally, but a renewal. A renewal of our commitment to each other. A renewal of41 minutes, 35 seconds
our belief that justice is still possible. A renewal of their courage to build a nation lives in it at its41 minutes, 44 seconds
highest ideals. And when history remembers this moment, let it be said41 minutes, 50 seconds
that we did not shrink. We stood. We did not divide. We united. We did not41 minutes, 58 seconds
despair. We believed. May God bless you all. God protect this city. And God protect all of those who are working for42 minutes, 6 seconds
justice, dignity, and peace. I mean,42 minutes, 14 seconds
good afternoon, Minnesota.42 minutes, 18 seconds
You're beautiful. My name is Rabbi Ariel Leah Rosenberg. I'm the rabbi of Sherika in South Minneapolis.42 minutes, 24 seconds
I am so honored to be here today. Will you sing with me? Will you sing with me?42 minutes, 32 seconds
No one is getting left behind this time.42 minutes, 38 seconds
No one is getting left behind.42 minutes, 45 seconds
No one is getting left behind this time.42 minutes, 50 seconds
We get there together. never get there at all.42 minutes, 56 seconds
We get there together, never get there at all.43 minutes, 1 second
We get there together, never get there at all.43 minutes, 7 seconds
So, dear ones, welcome to this epic family reunion.43 minutes, 13 seconds
And what a family we are, the people of Minnesota, with our whistles, with our cell phones, doing everything we can to43 minutes, 22 seconds
stop the federal government's invasion of our home. Everything we can to stop authoritarianism.43 minutes, 30 seconds
Now, Jewish people will tell the story this week around our Passover tables of our ancestors leaving the narrowness of43 minutes, 37 seconds
oppression as an Arav, as a multi-racial crossclass, intergenerational multitude,43 minutes, 45 seconds
an enduring coalition. Our ancestors crossed the sea with their neighbors.43 minutes, 52 seconds
They would not leave each other behind.43 minutes, 55 seconds
And in Minnesota, we have created an ecosystem of resistance. In the face of fascists and white Christian44 minutes, 3 seconds
nationalists, bound together, we work to keep each other safe. And these oligarchs, they're scared of our network44 minutes, 12 seconds
of neighbors, this web of care. And they should be. And we're here together today44 minutes, 18 seconds
to say no. No to the abductions. No to the brutality of this federal invasion.44 minutes, 25 seconds
No to fascism. No to any leader that attempts to lead without the will of the people. But we are also saying a loud44 minutes, 34 seconds
and beautiful yes to the world that we want. Yes to repairing our communities.44 minutes, 40 seconds
Yes to our shared dignity. Yes to our defiant joy. So Holy One, be with us44 minutes, 47 seconds
now. this irreressible coalition calling on our neighbors across the country and around the world to join us, to show up44 minutes, 56 seconds
with the strength of our no and the hutbah and the vitality of our yes that we might build a world founded on a45 minutes, 3 seconds
transformative love for one another that gives us the strength to oppose the forces of domination. So, Holy One, make45 minutes, 11 seconds
us a people who say yes and yes and yes to one another. Yes to creativity. Yes45 minutes, 19 seconds
to courage. Yes to belonging to this expansive and expanding coalition. No one is getting left behind this time. We45 minutes, 28 seconds
get there together or never get there at all.45 minutes, 44 seconds
No
Kings is proud to welcome to the stage the 41st Governor of the great
state of Minnesota, Tim Walls and First Lady Gwen Walls.46 minutes, 4 seconds
Wow. Hello, Minnesota.46 minutes, 16 seconds
Welcome to the freestate in the nation.46 minutes, 21 seconds
A state where you love who you choose to love.46 minutes, 26 seconds
A state where you make your healthc care decisions.46 minutes, 30 seconds
A state where you worship or not according to your own beliefs.46 minutes, 37 seconds
and maybe most importantly, a state where everyone belongs.46 minutes, 45 seconds
Thank
you to all the organizers. Thank you to our sisters and brothers in
labor for the work you do every day and being here making this possible.46 minutes, 56 seconds
Look,46 minutes, 58 seconds
when the wannabe dictator in the White House sent his untrained aggressive thugs to do damage to47 minutes, 7 seconds
Minnesota, it was you, Minnesota, who stood up for your neighbors, who stood up for decency, who stood up for kindness.47 minutes, 19 seconds
And
at this moment that we are still in when democracy itself seems to be
at risk, it was Minnesota who said, "Not on our watch."47 minutes, 33 seconds
Not on our watch.47 minutes, 40 seconds
You are the heart and soul of what the nation saw that is good in this nation.47 minutes, 46 seconds
But make no mistakes about it, they did damage. They killed Renee and Alex. They traumatized our neighbors.47 minutes, 58 seconds
And just be very clear, our weather may be a little cool, but our people are warm and we're fierce.48 minutes, 8 seconds
And my message, because this is not over,48 minutes, 12 seconds
don't ever mistake our kindness for weakness.48 minutes, 19 seconds
We demand justice for Renee Good and Alex Prey. We demand justice for every single person who was hurt or traumatized.48 minutes, 33 seconds
We will never forget what they did here.48 minutes, 37 seconds
And I have a message to our immigrant community here in Minnesota. You are seen, heard, valued, and loved.48 minutes, 50 seconds
You add value to our state. You are part of the fabric of what is good about Minnesota.48 minutes, 58 seconds
And I have to tell you, that is a hell of a lot more than I'll say about anybody in the White House.49 minutes, 7 seconds
And I will add a special a special thank you and a special acknowledgement that49 minutes, 14 seconds
we will never leave the side of our Somali motans.49 minutes, 22 seconds
Here's our pledge to you.49 minutes, 25 seconds
Our Somali motans, your greatgrandchildren will still be here. When that orange49 minutes, 34 seconds
clown is in the dust bin of history, you will be here.49 minutes, 46 seconds
They they call us radicals. I I see that I I see that the the president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right.49 minutes, 54 seconds
We've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion. Radicalized by decency.50 minutes, 1 second
Radicalized by due process. Radicalized by democracy.50 minutes, 7 seconds
And radicalized to do all we can to oppo oppose authoritarianism.50 minutes, 17 seconds
So for those of you watching at home, welcome to the Northstar State.50 minutes, 24 seconds
Welcome to the land of hope and dreams.50 minutes, 29 seconds
And
it's my pleasure to be able to welcome somebody who has spent a
lifetime giving voice to the working class, expressing our hopes and
dreams,50 minutes, 40 seconds
our fears, all of the things that makes us human, and has done that with a voice that resonated across generations. So, I50 minutes, 50 seconds
have to tell you, we're damn sure about this. We need no damn kings.51 minutes
But I'll tell you what, I'm glad we have. We do need a boss. Please welcome Bruce Springsteen to the stage.51 minutes, 27 seconds
Hello, Minnesota. All right.51 minutes, 34 seconds
Hey, it's turning into a beautiful day.51 minutes, 43 seconds
Well, this past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis. Well, they picked the wrong city.51 minutes, 56 seconds
The power and the solidarity of the people of Minneapolis and of Minnesota was an inspiration to the entire52 minutes, 3 seconds
country. Your strength and your commitment told us that this is still America52 minutes, 12 seconds
and this reactionary nightmare and these invasions of American cities will not stand.52 minutes, 20 seconds
You gave us hope. You gave us courage. And for those who gave their lives,52 minutes, 27 seconds
Renee Good, mother of three, brutally murdered. Alex Prey, VA nurse, executed52 minutes, 34 seconds
by
ICE, shot in the back, and left to die in the street without even the
decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths.52 minutes, 47 seconds
Their bravery, their sacrifice, and their names will not be forgotten.53 minutes, 2 seconds
Well, through the winter's ice and cold down avenue,53 minutes, 10 seconds
the city of flame fought fire and ice need an occupy boots.53 minutes, 19 seconds
King Trump's private army from the DHS.53 minutes, 23 seconds
Guns belted to their courts came to Minneapolis to enforce their53 minutes, 31 seconds
law. Or so their story goes against smoke and rubber bullets.53 minutes, 43 seconds
Well, by the dawn's early light, citizens stood for justice.53 minutes, 51 seconds
Their voices ringing through the night.53 minutes, 56 seconds
And there were bloody footprints where mercy should have stood.54 minutes, 5 seconds
Two dead left to die on snow filled streets. I look pretty and rene54 minutes, 18 seconds
Oh, Minneapolis, I hear your voice sanging through the bloody mist.54 minutes, 27 seconds
We'll take our stand for this land and the strangeanger in our midst.54 minutes, 36 seconds
Here at home, they killed and wronged in the winter of 26.54 minutes, 45 seconds
Who remember the names of those who died on the streets of Minneapolis?55 minutes
Trump's federal thugs beat up on his face and his chest.55 minutes, 9 seconds
And then we heard the gunshots and Alex pretty lay in the snow dead.55 minutes, 18 seconds
Their claim was selfdeenser. Just don't believe your eyes.55 minutes, 26 seconds
It's our blood and bones and these whistles and phones against Miller and no struck55 minutes, 38 seconds
Minapolis. I hear your voice crying through the bloody mist.55 minutes, 47 seconds
Remember the names of those who died on the streets of the56 minutes, 20 seconds
Well, they say they're here to uphold the law. But they trample on our rights.56 minutes, 29 seconds
If your skin is black or brown, my friend, you'll be questioned on sight.56 minutes, 39 seconds
In our chance of ice out now, let me hear you.56 minutes, 48 seconds
Chance of ice out now.56 minutes, 54 seconds
Let me hear you chances57 minutes
now. I see heart and soul through broken glass and bloody tears on57 minutes, 9 seconds
the streets of well the I hear your voice57 minutes, 19 seconds
crying through the bloody mist here in our home they killed and wronged in the winter of 26.57 minutes, 33 seconds
We'll take our stand for this land and the strangangered in our midst.57 minutes, 42 seconds
We remember the names of those who died on the streets of Minneapolis.57 minutes, 52 seconds
Remember the names of those who died on the streets of Min.58 minutes, 19 seconds
Thank you. Minneapolis St. Paul. No kings, no wall. Thank you, Minnesota.58 minutes, 40 seconds
Let's hear it again for the boss, Bruce Springsteen.58 minutes, 50 seconds
Minnesota has inspired the world with its courage, resilience, and resolve.58 minutes, 54 seconds
And that takes leadership. Please welcome three motans who rose to the moment. Karolina Ortiz, Malikica Deir,59 minutes, 3 seconds
and your mayor, Khali her.59 minutes, 24 seconds
That's right. Ice out now.59 minutes, 29 seconds
Good
afternoon, America. I am Karolina Ortiz, associate executive director
of Copal and a leader with the Immigrant Defense Network.59 minutes, 42 seconds
I am an immigrant, a former undocumented person, a DACA recipient, and I stand59 minutes, 49 seconds
here because as a child, I learned what it means when your life can be decided by a piece of paper when your future59 minutes, 56 seconds
feels uncertain. I carried fear, but I also carried something stronger. The1 hour, 2 seconds
belief that one day we would rise. And that day is today.1 hour, 10 seconds
So let me say this very clear. We are not the problem to solve. Immigrants are a blessing to this country.1 hour, 23 seconds
Say it with me. Immigrants are a blessing to this country.1 hour, 30 seconds
For too long the story about immigrants has been written in fear. But fear is a poor storyteller because fear only knows1 hour, 39 seconds
how to divide. It cannot see who we really are. We are the hands that build.1 hour, 45 seconds
We are the hearts that care. We invest in this country even when it does not always believe in us.1 hour, 54 seconds
During Operation Metro, our communities were targeted, silenced, and criminalized. family stopped going to1 hour, 1 minute, 1 second
work
to school because even a normal day no longer felt safe. But even in
those moments, we showed up and we protected one another.1 hour, 1 minute, 12 seconds
And across Minnesota, we built something powerful. Together, we trained over 33,000 constitutional observers,1 hour, 1 minute, 21 seconds
neighbors
who stood in our communities watching, documenting, and saying if they
come for one of us, they will have to face all of us.1 hour, 1 minute, 35 seconds
This is what courage looks like. This is what people power looks like. This is organized collective love and action. So1 hour, 1 minute, 43 seconds
look around you. People choosing each other again and again, standing shouldertosh shoulder, not divided by1 hour, 1 minute, 51 seconds
fear, but united by purpose. That is right here is what dem this right here1 hour, 1 minute, 57 seconds
is what democracy looks like. So today from St. Paul, we send a message to this country and to the world. We are1 hour, 2 minutes, 5 seconds
essential. We are organized and we are no longer afraid because this moment,1 hour, 2 minutes, 11 seconds
this
moment right here is bigger than politics. This is about dignity.
Because no system built on fear will ever be stronger than a community
built on love.1 hour, 2 minutes, 22 seconds
So today I ask you, do not leave unchanged. Leave louder. Leave braver. Leave ready.1 hour, 2 minutes, 33 seconds
Because power does not belong to presidents or billionaires and it does not belong to anyone trying to rule1 hour, 2 minutes, 40 seconds
through through fear. Power belongs to the people. Power belongs to all of us.1 hour, 3 minutes, 19 seconds
So
let this moment travel across the United States, across the world. And
let it be clear to every single corner of this country,1 hour, 3 minutes, 32 seconds
we are here. We belong. And we are a blessing to this country. Thank you.1 hour, 3 minutes, 39 seconds
Gracias.1 hour, 3 minutes, 50 seconds
Hello, Minnesota.1 hour, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
I greet you with the Muslim greeting of peace. Assalamu alaykum. May peace be upon you all.1 hour, 4 minutes, 4 seconds
I also greet you with the Somali greeting. Galabanagen.1 hour, 4 minutes, 11 seconds
I want to begin by grounding us in truth. This land is home to the1 hour, 4 minutes, 18 seconds
indigenous peoples, the original stewards whose presence, care, and sovereignty did not begin with history1 hour, 4 minutes, 26 seconds
books and does not end here today.1 hour, 4 minutes, 34 seconds
We
must also acknowledge our African-American sisters and brothers whose
ancestors were forcibly brought here through slavery and who build,1 hour, 4 minutes, 44 seconds
shape, and sustain this country through generations of struggle, resistance, and1 hour, 4 minutes, 51 seconds
brilliance and who are still waiting for justice and reparations.1 hour, 5 minutes
And then there's the rest of all of us. All of us. Whether we come from Asia,1 hour, 5 minutes, 9 seconds
the African diaspora, Latin America, North Africa, or Europe, we are all immigrants in this land.1 hour, 5 minutes, 21 seconds
That's right. Many of us are here because of movement.1 hour, 5 minutes, 26 seconds
Whether by choice, by force, or by necessity, whether our ancestors escaped monarchies,1 hour, 5 minutes, 34 seconds
wars, persecutions, we crossed oceans and borders in search for a better life,1 hour, 5 minutes, 40 seconds
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Naming this matters.1 hour, 5 minutes, 47 seconds
It reminds us while our our stories are different, they are deeply connected through histories of displacement,1 hour, 5 minutes, 56 seconds
resilience, and the struggle for dignity.1 hour, 6 minutes
And now I'm going to holler a little bit at my Somali sisters and brothers.1 hour, 6 minutes, 6 seconds
Somali people are people who have known hardship, war, displacement, famine, the uncertainty of starting over.1 hour, 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Many of us carry stories of loss. But alongside these stories is something just as powerful. Survival, strength,1 hour, 6 minutes, 29 seconds
and the refusal to be erased. Because even when borders shift, our identity does not.1 hour, 6 minutes, 37 seconds
As a Somali American, we carry the stories of thousand sunrises over the horn of Africa. We carry the strength of1 hour, 6 minutes, 44 seconds
our mothers, the resilience of our fathers. We come from people who have survived war, displacement, and started1 hour, 6 minutes, 51 seconds
over and over from nothing. So understand this.1 hour, 6 minutes, 57 seconds
If we have survived all of that, we will survive your harsh words.1 hour, 7 minutes, 13 seconds
As immigrants, we rebuild. We adapt. We learn new languages while teaching our1 hour, 7 minutes, 20 seconds
children our old ones. We contribute to the places that we arrive in with our labor, our culture, our ideas, and our1 hour, 7 minutes, 28 seconds
very spirits. We stand as proof that identity can survive distance, that culture can survive disruption, and that1 hour, 7 minutes, 37 seconds
people can rise again and again under the warmth of other sons and the cold of Minnesota winters.1 hour, 7 minutes, 47 seconds
What we ask is simple. The right to hold on to who we are while becoming a part1 hour, 7 minutes, 54 seconds
of where we are. The right to belong without having to erase ourselves.1 hour, 8 minutes
Because when immigrants thrive, our communities grow richer. Not just economically, but culturally, socially,1 hour, 8 minutes, 9 seconds
and morally.1 hour, 8 minutes, 15 seconds
Over the last few months, motans have shown up in record numbers to protect1 hour, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
one another. We showed the nations that our differences are our special sauce.1 hour, 8 minutes, 32 seconds
Our neighbors dignity will not be tied to where you were born. We show the nation that it is tied to our humanity.1 hour, 8 minutes, 41 seconds
Today we stand at a moment in history that demands more than reflection. It demands action.1 hour, 8 minutes, 49 seconds
Across the world and here at home, we are witnessing rising tensions and rising gas prices. We see policies that1 hour, 8 minutes, 57 seconds
reshape who belongs and who is protected. We are seeing our authorities tested, expanded, and sometimes1 hour, 9 minutes, 4 seconds
concentrated in ways that call for vigilance. This is not a moment for silence. It's a moment for clarity. And1 hour, 9 minutes, 13 seconds
let us be clear. No thrones, no crowns, and no kings.1 hour, 9 minutes, 27 seconds
So, America, Minnesota,1 hour, 9 minutes, 31 seconds
what do we do after this moment? That is what counts. We must act with urgency.1 hour, 9 minutes, 38 seconds
We must widen the circle. Bring more voices to the table. Invite more communities into the conversation. Look1 hour, 9 minutes, 46 seconds
around you. Who is missing? Bring them into the circle.1 hour, 9 minutes, 52 seconds
We attend community meetings. We contact our elected officials. We advocate for policies that protect immigrants,1 hour, 9 minutes, 59 seconds
refugees, and all marginalized communities. for policies that allow us to put food on the table and a roof over our heads.1 hour, 10 minutes, 12 seconds
We organize, we participate, and we show up. And Minnesota, we showed the country that that is what we do.1 hour, 10 minutes, 27 seconds
So, let's continue to show up, not just today, not in this moment of crisis, but consistently,1 hour, 10 minutes, 35 seconds
ongoing, relentlessly in our commitment to justice and inclusion.1 hour, 10 minutes, 42 seconds
We roll up our sleeves and get to work towards meaningful and systemic change.1 hour, 10 minutes, 56 seconds
Hi everyone,1 hour, 11 minutes, 5 seconds
St. Paul Mayor. I want to welcome everyone in St. Paul here, communities across Minnesota and all across the1 hour, 11 minutes, 12 seconds
nation. As the mayor of our beautiful capitol city, I welcome you1 hour, 11 minutes, 20 seconds
today. We stand up to declare that 250 years later that this is a land without a ruler and we are a people without a king.1 hour, 11 minutes, 32 seconds
Donald Trump tried to make an example of Minnesota. Get in Trump's way and he will do to you what uh do to you and1 hour, 11 minutes, 40 seconds
your community what he did to our beloved Twin Cities. But I tell you, do not be afraid.1 hour, 11 minutes, 47 seconds
Trump and Christine Gnome illegally sent thousands of masked unaccountable agents to occupy our streets for months. And1 hour, 11 minutes, 56 seconds
like so many of Donald Trump's other ventures, he failed.1 hour, 12 minutes, 5 seconds
We delivered groceries to neighbors,1 hour, 12 minutes, 7 seconds
raised funds, protested, and stood vigilant so that our children could go to school without fear of abduction.1 hour, 12 minutes, 15 seconds
Because of our solidarity, Minnesota became the model of resistance for the country.1 hour, 12 minutes, 22 seconds
My grandfather fought in the secret war for America, a country he had never set foot in because he believed in democracy1 hour, 12 minutes, 30 seconds
and
freedom. My family fled this war as refugees to bring their children to
a country where they would be free from tyranny and oppression.1 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds
They could never imagine their children would end up living in an occupied city,1 hour, 12 minutes, 46 seconds
too afraid to open their blinds and leave their homes.1 hour, 12 minutes, 51 seconds
The occupation our community experienced is not who we are or should be as a country. I shouldn't, you shouldn't,1 hour, 13 minutes
your children should not have to carry around their passports in fear of unlawful detention.1 hour, 13 minutes, 10 seconds
We are not defined by the tragedy we experience, but by how we respond to it.1 hour, 13 minutes, 17 seconds
Donald Trump, your actions speak for who you are, and the chaos of your lawless agents is yours to bear.1 hour, 13 minutes, 26 seconds
St. Paul and Minneapolis have shown that strength comes from the people, not from a king.1 hour, 13 minutes, 36 seconds
The lessons we learned, the unity we built, the communities we created during this crisis will endure. We know who our1 hour, 13 minutes, 45 seconds
neighbors
are, and we will always stand with them in power and in love. As mayor
of St. Paul, I want to thank our partners in the state. Governor Walls,1 hour, 13 minutes, 57 seconds
Lieutenant Governor Flanigan, Attorney General Keith Ellison, my partner across the river, Mayor Fry,1 hour, 14 minutes, 6 seconds
our neighboring cities and communities,1 hour, 14 minutes, 9 seconds
the Minnesota ACLU, Twin Cities Indivisible, and most of all, I am1 hour, 14 minutes, 16 seconds
grateful to all of you who stand with me when I say no kings.1 hour, 14 minutes, 24 seconds
Thank you.1 hour, 14 minutes, 32 seconds
People
across the Twin Cities have stepped up over many months to protect
their neighbors and push back against authoritarianism.1 hour, 14 minutes, 40 seconds
Now it's time for the world to hear their stories. Give a warm no kings welcome to Flannery Clark, Nick Benson,1 hour, 14 minutes, 50 seconds
Natalie Eritt, and Nima Levy Armstrong.1 hour, 15 minutes, 9 seconds
Hello, Minnesota.1 hour, 15 minutes, 13 seconds
Hello, I'm Nick Benson. I like airplanes and I'm a plaid clad working dad. Most importantly, I'm a motan.1 hour, 15 minutes, 25 seconds
Six months ago, I was chatting with a fellow aviation geek, Seth Miller. He's an outspoken critic of ICE deportation1 hour, 15 minutes, 33 seconds
flights. I said, "Seth, I really admire your courage. I wish I could do that."1 hour, 15 minutes, 40 seconds
He replied, "It's not that hard. You just have to do it." Now, I'm here volunteering with Minnesota 50-51.1 hour, 15 minutes, 52 seconds
We count every person being loaded on ICE flights at MSP. There were 19. Yesterday,1 hour, 16 minutes, 2 seconds
we revealed that Delta Airlines is flying Minnesota kids to concentration camps.1 hour, 16 minutes, 11 seconds
Seth told me it's not going to be that hard, but truthfully, it's been a struggle, hasn't it?1 hour, 16 minutes, 18 seconds
We've been remembering Victor Manuel Diaz, Renee Good, Alex Prey.1 hour, 16 minutes, 27 seconds
We've been thinking about our neighbors who've been stuck at home, unable to go to school, work, or the doctor.1 hour, 16 minutes, 35 seconds
We've been thinking about the kids who are not sure if mom or dad will be home tonight for bedtime snuggles.1 hour, 16 minutes, 44 seconds
The students who are not sure if their friend with a cute hat will ever get to play with them ever again.1 hour, 16 minutes, 54 seconds
We've knelt in apartment hallways,1 hour, 16 minutes, 56 seconds
Spanish over speaker phone, explaining that we were there to help.1 hour, 17 minutes, 1 second
We've woken up full of rage after a nightmare, discovering ICE agents lurking in another place that used to be safe.1 hour, 17 minutes, 12 seconds
It wasn't easy, but we had to do it. But what if Metro Surge wasn't the end?1 hour, 17 minutes, 20 seconds
What if it was just the beginning? What if the upcoming year is worse than the year before?1 hour, 17 minutes, 27 seconds
Silent businesses, complicit institutions, and cowardly politicians keep failing us. But you don't have to.1 hour, 17 minutes, 38 seconds
My fellow motans, I'm giving each one of you here today explicit permission to act with courage.1 hour, 17 minutes, 46 seconds
It's not that hard. You just have to do it.1 hour, 17 minutes, 53 seconds
Be the neighbor that Mr. Rogers knew you could be be a helper. When the government fails1 hour, 18 minutes, 1 second
to meet our needs, we meet them ourselves. We feed each other, clothe each other,1 hour, 18 minutes, 7 seconds
and care for each other. We keep us safe.1 hour, 18 minutes, 15 seconds
So when others are silent, speak up. Stand up for health care, education,1 hour, 18 minutes, 21 seconds
child care, and housing. No kings is a great start, but we also need to be done with cowards.1 hour, 18 minutes, 31 seconds
When I say no kings, you say no cowards. No kings. No cowards.1 hour, 18 minutes, 39 seconds
No kings. No cowards. I love you, Minnesota. Ice.1 hour, 18 minutes, 58 seconds
They put my babies right in front. That's not fair.1 hour, 19 minutes, 4 seconds
Uh, I probably should have prepared more for this. Um, this is so outside of my comfort zone, but that's partly1 hour, 19 minutes, 12 seconds
intentional because what Haven Watch did, what motans did when faced with injustice wasn't comfortable.1 hour, 19 minutes, 22 seconds
It wasn't organized or well rehearsed.1 hour, 19 minutes, 25 seconds
We didn't know to do until we were already doing it. We just acted. closer to the market.1 hour, 19 minutes, 32 seconds
Haven
Watch began on January 12th when I took my 11 and 21 year old sons to
the Whipple Federal Building where people were being released from
detention.1 hour, 19 minutes, 43 seconds
I took them to see the protests there and to learn how to use their voices and their bodies to stand up. At one point,1 hour, 19 minutes, 50 seconds
my 21-year-old son went off on his own and called from his phone shortly after.1 hour, 19 minutes, 56 seconds
He told me he had found two girls wandering in the cold, freezing without phones, and he had them in our car,1 hour, 20 minutes, 5 seconds
giving them food and water and letting them use his phone to call home.1 hour, 20 minutes, 11 seconds
My son Jack did that night what Haven has done every day and night since then.1 hour, 20 minutes, 29 seconds
If
anyone was going to be the spark that started Haven Watch, it was him.
Three years ago, Jack was diagnosed with brain cancer his senior year of
high school.1 hour, 20 minutes, 40 seconds
And he went through more in that year than many of us will in a lifetime and nearly died more than once. He has1 hour, 20 minutes, 47 seconds
always been kind, but that experience changed him. He understands now what most of us don't. How short life can be1 hour, 20 minutes, 56 seconds
and how important true human connection and kindness is.1 hour, 21 minutes, 3 seconds
While I don't wish his forced perspective on any of you, I think we can learn from it. Don't walk past1 hour, 21 minutes, 12 seconds
suffering. Act even when it's not easy.1 hour, 21 minutes, 21 seconds
because that's what he did and that's what Minnesota did and that's what our incredible volunteers did.1 hour, 21 minutes, 31 seconds
They they paused their lives mostly strangers and showed up to stand and watch at a gate.1 hour, 21 minutes, 40 seconds
Motans acted be on behalf of each other without a plan or regard for their own safety or comfort or even lives.1 hour, 21 minutes, 48 seconds
We
acted for each other and that's something we should expect from
ourselves every day. There is nothing extraordinary about me or Haven
watch.1 hour, 21 minutes, 58 seconds
Sorry guys.1 hour, 22 minutes
And I mean that in the best way possible because it means what we did is something anyone could do.1 hour, 22 minutes, 7 seconds
Don't notice the small everyday opportunities to show kindness that are so easy to ignore and don't ignore them.1 hour, 22 minutes, 18 seconds
While ISIS presence in Minnesota may be less visible, the struggles of many in our immigrant communities are no less1 hour, 22 minutes, 26 seconds
real.
Their need for continued support and care is real. It doesn't stop when
the attention fades. And it requires us to keep showing up.1 hour, 22 minutes, 37 seconds
The only reason I did this, and I'm up here incredibly nervous and uncomfortable,1 hour, 22 minutes, 44 seconds
is because I hope people here can see themselves in what we did and say, "I could do that.1 hour, 22 minutes, 59 seconds
I I could bring two people who are freezing into my car and let them use my phone. Thank you.1 hour, 23 minutes, 21 seconds
How y'all doing out there? I'm Nikima Levy Armstrong,1 hour, 23 minutes, 30 seconds
civil rights attorney, activist,1 hour, 23 minutes, 35 seconds
and someone standing firmly against authoritarianism,1 hour, 23 minutes, 39 seconds
tyranny, and fascism of the Trump administration.1 hour, 23 minutes, 49 seconds
They tried to underestimate the people across the state of Minnesota, but we showed them hell no,1 hour, 23 minutes, 58 seconds
we won't go.1 hour, 24 minutes, 2 seconds
That we'll continue standing up for the rights of our immigrant brothers and sisters. That we're standing up for1 hour, 24 minutes, 11 seconds
those who are being ignored. those who are being treated as if their lives are disposable and who are being treated as1 hour, 24 minutes, 19 seconds
if their lives don't matter. But we have to remember that this struggle did not start with Donald Trump taking office1 hour, 24 minutes, 28 seconds
again. It started with our indigenous brothers and sisters standing up for their land, for their people,1 hour, 24 minutes, 39 seconds
their dignity, their traditions.1 hour, 24 minutes, 48 seconds
And I'm here standing on the shoulders of the black women and the black men and children who came before me. Harriet Tubman,1 hour, 25 minutes
Rosa Parks, Fanny Liu Hamer, Sjourer Truth,1 hour, 25 minutes, 8 seconds
and so many others who stood up for freedom, justice, and equality. We cannot forget about the struggle of1 hour, 25 minutes, 16 seconds
those women who organized in our communities, who taught us that we matter and when they fought, we all win.1 hour, 25 minutes, 31 seconds
I want to lift up one of my comrades,1 hour, 25 minutes, 34 seconds
Monnique Colors Dodie, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Minnesota,1 hour, 25 minutes, 43 seconds
also co-founder along with myself and Jay Lani Hussein of the National Target Boycott.1 hour, 25 minutes, 57 seconds
The national Target boycott started right here in Minnesota where Target is1 hour, 26 minutes, 3 seconds
head shot that Target1 hour, 26 minutes, 10 seconds
before we saw Target capitulate to Donald Trump and align itself with authoritarianism.1 hour, 26 minutes, 18 seconds
We decided that it was time to hold a hometown company accountable for their actions.1 hour, 26 minutes, 30 seconds
When
they decided to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion, we the
people decided to roll back our dollars and shop elsewhere.1 hour, 26 minutes, 45 seconds
I don't care what mega passers they sent from Atlanta or the two stooges with them. The target boycott continues.1 hour, 27 minutes, 2 seconds
I also want to lift up the more than 200 motans who are currently facing state1 hour, 27 minutes, 9 seconds
and federal charges for standing up against the Trump administration.1 hour, 27 minutes, 15 seconds
We are calling on our state and county elected officials to drop the damn charges.1 hour, 27 minutes, 25 seconds
These people put their lives, bodies,1 hour, 27 minutes, 29 seconds
and livelihoods on the line for our freedom and the freedoms of people across this country.1 hour, 27 minutes, 35 seconds
Myself along with Mon'nique and other black women are also co-organizers1 hour, 27 minutes, 42 seconds
of the city's church protest that took place on January 18th during Dr. King weekend.1 hour, 27 minutes, 52 seconds
There are 39 of us right now, the righteous 39 who are being charged by the Trump1 hour, 28 minutes
administration for standing up for freedom, justice, and equality.1 hour, 28 minutes, 8 seconds
We need to stand behind those of us who are calling out ICE, fascism, tyranny,1 hour, 28 minutes, 16 seconds
and
authoritarianism on behalf of the people. standing up for our immigrant
neighbors, standing up for Renee Good, standing up for Alex Prey,1 hour, 28 minutes, 28 seconds
and calling for justice.1 hour, 28 minutes, 39 seconds
I just want to say to the people of Minnesota,1 hour, 28 minutes, 45 seconds
you stood up. You fought. You put your bodies on the line. You spoke the truth.1 hour, 28 minutes, 54 seconds
And you let them know we're not stepping back. We're not afraid.1 hour, 29 minutes, 2 seconds
We will continue to rise up for the people of this country, for our1 hour, 29 minutes, 10 seconds
immigrant neighbors, and for the future of our democracy.1 hour, 29 minutes, 17 seconds
All power to the people.1 hour, 29 minutes, 29 seconds
My name is Flannry Clark. I'm from the south side of Minneapolis and for 117 days in counting I've been1 hour, 29 minutes, 36 seconds
wearing this whistle around my neck. I have no plans to stop anytime soon.1 hour, 29 minutes, 42 seconds
I'm here representing tens of thousands of ordinary motans who when faced with masked and armed ICE thugs abducting our1 hour, 29 minutes, 50 seconds
neighbors said not here, not now, not ever. Since December 4th, armed with whistles,1 hour, 29 minutes, 57 seconds
phones,
and our deep love for our neighbors, my community and I have built
systems of protection in nearly every neighborhood of our city. We did
this to1 hour, 30 minutes, 6 seconds
ensure
our neighbors would not be abducted and disappeared into DHS prisons.
We did this to keep families together. We did this because we knew1 hour, 30 minutes, 15 seconds
even if we could not stop every act of terror, the least we could do was bear witness.1 hour, 30 minutes, 22 seconds
We've
built neighborhood alert networks that are so effective that at the
height of the occupation, our response time to an ICE sighting in South
Minneapolis was less than two minutes.1 hour, 30 minutes, 36 seconds
Network so strong in fact that we retired Greg Bovino and we cost Christine Gnome her job.1 hour, 30 minutes, 49 seconds
Simultaneously, we created a mutual aid infrastructure that has paid over $10 million in rent, taken thousands of kids1 hour, 30 minutes, 56 seconds
to and from school, and delivered meals for countless families.1 hour, 31 minutes, 3 seconds
There
were thousands of us in the streets in early December. And after our
neighbor Renee Good was murdered by ICE on January 7th, there were tens
of1 hour, 31 minutes, 12 seconds
thousands.
We know what happened to Renee and Alex because of the observers and
responders who filmed state violence at great risk to themselves.1 hour, 31 minutes, 22 seconds
We mourn for every neighbor abducted,1 hour, 31 minutes, 24 seconds
every neighbor sent to a camp and families torn apart. And we will never know how many families were kept1 hour, 31 minutes, 32 seconds
together safely in their homes because of the courageous actions of our neighbors.1 hour, 31 minutes, 38 seconds
How many were warned with a whistle or a signal chat or a patroller on the corner? The rapid responders of1 hour, 31 minutes, 45 seconds
Minnesota are heroes, but they are also ordinary people. These neighbors of mine, these absolute heroes, were1 hour, 31 minutes, 53 seconds
teargassed, harassed, and came right back in the streets. Heroes who unfailingly blew a whistle every time1 hour, 32 minutes, 1 second
they saw an ICE agent. who recorded every abduction so no neighbor would disappear in darkness. Heroes who1 hour, 32 minutes, 8 seconds
understand that it's our moral imperative to stand up even when it's scary, even when we are terrified, even1 hour, 32 minutes, 15 seconds
when guns are pointed at us. I am representing tens of thousands of people whose names you will never know. I'm not1 hour, 32 minutes, 23 seconds
here to take credit for them, but I am here to tell you that your neighbors are heroes.1 hour, 32 minutes, 32 seconds
They are heroes in thousands of different ways, most of which we will never know. I've never been so proud to1 hour, 32 minutes, 39 seconds
be from Minnesota. I am so proud to have seen us step up and become the community we have always needed to build the world1 hour, 32 minutes, 46 seconds
that we know we won't ever stop fighting for.1 hour, 32 minutes, 56 seconds
One more thing.1 hour, 32 minutes, 58 seconds
And now all right is going to do one quick chant. Who keeps us safe?1 hour, 33 minutes, 7 seconds
Who keeps us safe? Who keeps us safe? Who keeps us safe?1 hour, 33 minutes, 16 seconds
All power to the people.1 hour, 33 minutes, 23 seconds
And now, No Kings is proud to welcome to the stage Senator Bernie Sanders.1 hour, 33 minutes, 52 seconds
There are a lot of people here.1 hour, 34 minutes
Thank you, Minnesota.1 hour, 34 minutes, 4 seconds
And let me thank Indivisible Move On 5051 and all of the organizations that have1 hour, 34 minutes, 12 seconds
made this great event possible.1 hour, 34 minutes, 20 seconds
And thanks to the millions of Americans from our smallest towns to our largest1 hour, 34 minutes, 27 seconds
cities in every state in our country who are gathering today at thousands of rallies.1 hour, 34 minutes, 42 seconds
It is absolutely appropriate that we hold a major no kings rally right here1 hour, 34 minutes, 51 seconds
in the St. Paul Minneapolis area.1 hour, 34 minutes, 58 seconds
When historians write about this dangerous moment in American history,1 hour, 35 minutes, 6 seconds
when they write about courage and sacrifice,1 hour, 35 minutes, 11 seconds
the people of Minnesota will deserve a special chapter for themselves1 hour, 35 minutes, 23 seconds
in the face of unprecedented occupation.1 hour, 35 minutes, 28 seconds
of this city by ICE, Trump's domestic army. This community stood up and with1 hour, 35 minutes, 37 seconds
extraordinary solidarity fought back and won.1 hour, 35 minutes, 48 seconds
Minnesota showed the American people and in fact the world what democracy is1 hour, 35 minutes, 56 seconds
about, what grassroots activism is about, and what standing up for the1 hour, 36 minutes, 3 seconds
American ideals of freedom and justice is about.1 hour, 36 minutes, 12 seconds
And I want to thank my colleagues Amy Cloverar and Tina Smith for their leadership in the Senate on this issue.1 hour, 36 minutes, 24 seconds
And today we remember and honor two brave Americans,1 hour, 36 minutes, 31 seconds
Renee Good and Alex Prey, who lost their lives in the struggle.1 hour, 36 minutes, 39 seconds
And we promise their families and their friends that these two heroes will not have died in vain.1 hour, 36 minutes, 55 seconds
Their sacrifice has inspired and will continue to inspire the1 hour, 37 minutes, 3 seconds
American people in the neverending struggle for justice.1 hour, 37 minutes, 13 seconds
As all of you know, we are living in an unprecedented and dangerous moment in American history.1 hour, 37 minutes, 24 seconds
In many ways, the future of our country and in fact the entire world is hanging in the balance.1 hour, 37 minutes, 35 seconds
And the actions that we take now will determine what the future looks like.1 hour, 37 minutes, 44 seconds
The choices that we face are clear.1 hour, 37 minutes, 49 seconds
in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. At a time of massive breakthroughs in technology,1 hour, 37 minutes, 58 seconds
we now have the opportunity to create a nation in which all people1 hour, 38 minutes, 6 seconds
can enjoy a dignified standard of living.1 hour, 38 minutes, 11 seconds
where we wipe out bigotry and hatred1 hour, 38 minutes, 18 seconds
and where all of us can live in peace and participate in a vibrant democracy1 hour, 38 minutes, 32 seconds
where the foundation of our nation is built on love, compassion,1 hour, 38 minutes, 41 seconds
human solidarity and and an understanding.1 hour, 38 minutes, 46 seconds
As your great former senator, the late Paul Wellstone said,1 hour, 38 minutes, 55 seconds
"We all do better when we all do better."1 hour, 39 minutes, 7 seconds
And that is that is one vision for the future. A1 hour, 39 minutes, 13 seconds
vision that in my view the vast majority of the American people share.1 hour, 39 minutes, 21 seconds
But there is another vision out there as well.1 hour, 39 minutes, 26 seconds
A darker vision. It is a vision which says that we must give up on democracy.1 hour, 39 minutes, 35 seconds
that we are too stupid and inept to govern ourselves1 hour, 39 minutes, 43 seconds
and that we must put more and more power into the hands of one man.1 hour, 39 minutes, 53 seconds
It is a vision that says we should accept an economy in which a handful of1 hour, 40 minutes, 2 seconds
oligarchs have unbelievable wealth while the vast majority of our people struggle to put food on the table.1 hour, 40 minutes, 14 seconds
It is a vision that says that the only thing that matters in life is the1 hour, 40 minutes, 22 seconds
accumulation of money and power and that it is okay if we lie, cheat,1 hour, 40 minutes, 35 seconds
and steal to achieve those goals.1 hour, 40 minutes, 42 seconds
It is a vision which says that we must hate each other because of where we were born.1 hour, 40 minutes, 52 seconds
Hate each other because of a different language that someone speaks.1 hour, 40 minutes, 59 seconds
Hate each other because of the differences in the color of our skin1 hour, 41 minutes, 6 seconds
or our religion or our sexual orientation.1 hour, 41 minutes, 11 seconds
It is a vision that faments hatred and hatred and hatred, division, division and division.1 hour, 41 minutes, 25 seconds
It is an Orwellian vision which says that we must live in a constant state of fear,1 hour, 41 minutes, 35 seconds
that we must always have an enemy and that we must always be at war.1 hour, 41 minutes, 45 seconds
It is a vision which says that we have unlimited amounts of money for bombs and1 hour, 41 minutes, 53 seconds
guns and killing but never enough money to feed our1 hour, 42 minutes
children, provide affordable housing, or enable our parents to retire with dignity.1 hour, 42 minutes, 11 seconds
Today, here in Minnesota, in Vermont,1 hour, 42 minutes, 16 seconds
and in every state in the country, we say loudly and proudly that as1 hour, 42 minutes, 22 seconds
Americans, we will never forsake our heritage. We will never accept authoritarianism.1 hour, 42 minutes, 34 seconds
We will never accept oligarchy.1 hour, 42 minutes, 40 seconds
And we will never accept a president who is a pathological liar,1 hour, 42 minutes, 48 seconds
a kleptocrat,1 hour, 42 minutes, 51 seconds
and a narcissist who is undermining the Constitution of the United States and the rule of law every day.1 hour, 43 minutes, 7 seconds
We will never accept government policy that gives massive tax breaks to billionaires,1 hour, 43 minutes, 16 seconds
throws 15 million Americans off the health care they have,1 hour, 43 minutes, 24 seconds
breaks unions,1 hour, 43 minutes, 27 seconds
denies women the right to control their own bodies,1 hour, 43 minutes, 33 seconds
and is pushing pushing the planet closer and closer to a climate crisis.1 hour, 43 minutes, 43 seconds
In the last year, I must confess, I've been thinking a lot about American1 hour, 43 minutes, 50 seconds
history, about the men and women in 1776,1 hour, 43 minutes, 57 seconds
who with unbelievable courage announced to the world that they would no longer1 hour, 44 minutes, 3 seconds
be ruled by the king of England, who had absolute power over their lives.1 hour, 44 minutes, 12 seconds
These patriots demanded freedom and they fought a bloody revolutionary war against the1 hour, 44 minutes, 22 seconds
most powerful military in the world to achieve that freedom and they won.1 hour, 44 minutes, 34 seconds
And after their military victory,1 hour, 44 minutes, 38 seconds
they established the first democratic form of government in modern history.1 hour, 44 minutes, 47 seconds
In 1789,1 hour, 44 minutes, 50 seconds
they said loudly and boldly to the entire world,1 hour, 44 minutes, 56 seconds
here in this new nation of America, we don't want kings.1 hour, 45 minutes, 8 seconds
And let us never forget the extraordinary and powerful words they left to us. Quote, "We hold these1 hour, 45 minutes, 18 seconds
truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and they are endowed by their creator with1 hour, 45 minutes, 26 seconds
certain unalienable rights. that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.1 hour, 45 minutes, 41 seconds
And today in 2026,1 hour, 45 minutes, 45 seconds
our message is exactly the same. No more kings.1 hour, 45 minutes, 57 seconds
We will not allow this country to descend into authoritarianism1 hour, 46 minutes, 4 seconds
or oligarchy in America. We the people will rule.1 hour, 46 minutes, 17 seconds
But let us be clear.1 hour, 46 minutes, 20 seconds
This moment is not just about one man's greed, one man's corruption,1 hour, 46 minutes, 29 seconds
or one man's contempt for our constitution.1 hour, 46 minutes, 34 seconds
This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on earth who in their1 hour, 46 minutes, 41 seconds
insatiable greed have taken over our economy, have taken over our political system,1 hour, 46 minutes, 50 seconds
have taken over our media in order to enrich themselves at the expense of the working families of our country.1 hour, 47 minutes, 4 seconds
Brothers and sisters, never before in American history have so few had so much wealth and so much power.1 hour, 47 minutes, 15 seconds
Never before in American history has there been such extreme levels of income1 hour, 47 minutes, 22 seconds
and wealth inequality with the top 1%1 hour, 47 minutes, 27 seconds
now owning if you can believe it more wealth than the bottom 93%.1 hour, 47 minutes, 39 seconds
Never before in American history had we seen the super rich expand their wealth1 hour, 47 minutes, 47 seconds
so rapidly. Last year alone, after receiving the largest tax break in history,1 hour, 47 minutes, 56 seconds
938 billionaires in America, fewer than1 hour, 48 minutes, 1 second
$1,000 people became $1.5 trillion richer.1 hour, 48 minutes, 14 seconds
And our president, honest Donald Trump,1 hour, 48 minutes, 17 seconds
became over a billion dollars richer himself.1 hour, 48 minutes, 25 seconds
Never before in American history have we seen a ruling class within a corrupt1 hour, 48 minutes, 32 seconds
campaign finance system spend so much money to buy politicians.1 hour, 48 minutes, 40 seconds
In the coming midterm elections, the billionaires will spend many, many1 hour, 48 minutes, 47 seconds
hundreds of millions of dollars to make sure that government continues to work for them and not working families.1 hour, 49 minutes
Meanwhile, while the richest people in America become much, much richer,1 hour, 49 minutes, 7 seconds
60% of our people here in Minnesota, in Vermont, and all over this country are living paycheck to paycheck,1 hour, 49 minutes, 18 seconds
struggling to put food on the table,1 hour, 49 minutes, 21 seconds
struggling to pay their rent and their mortgage, struggling to pay for child care and education.1 hour, 49 minutes, 29 seconds
and struggling to put a few bucks aside for a decent retirement.1 hour, 49 minutes, 35 seconds
In America today, tens of thousands of our people die every year unnecessarily1 hour, 49 minutes, 44 seconds
because they cannot afford to go to a doctor.1 hour, 49 minutes, 51 seconds
And unless we change how our economy works, our younger generation, our kids,1 hour, 49 minutes, 59 seconds
for the first time in modern history,1 hour, 50 minutes, 3 seconds
will have a lower standard of living than their parents.1 hour, 50 minutes, 11 seconds
So today, we not only say no to Trump's authoritarianism,1 hour, 50 minutes, 19 seconds
we say no to Mr. Musk,1 hour, 50 minutes, 24 seconds
no to Mr. Bezos and Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Ellison and all the other multibillionaires.1 hour, 50 minutes, 35 seconds
You cannot have it all. We will create an economy that works for all Americans,1 hour, 50 minutes, 43 seconds
not just the 1%.1 hour, 50 minutes, 52 seconds
Brothers and sisters, it is not just the authoritarianism of the Trump administration1 hour, 50 minutes, 59 seconds
that we must combat. It is not just the oligarchs and their insatiable greed that we must combat.1 hour, 51 minutes, 11 seconds
Now, as the news literally of today reminds us, we have got to stop1 hour, 51 minutes, 18 seconds
the outofcontrol militarism of the Trump administration.1 hour, 51 minutes, 23 seconds
Whether it is here at home in cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul or abroad.1 hour, 51 minutes, 36 seconds
Let us be honest. The American people were lied to about the war in Vietnam.1 hour, 51 minutes, 47 seconds
We were lied to about the war in Iraq.1 hour, 51 minutes, 52 seconds
And we are being lied to today about the war in Iran.1 hour, 52 minutes, 2 seconds
This war must end immediately.1 hour, 52 minutes, 10 seconds
In the last election, Donald Trump pointed out correctly the huge amounts of money that had been wasted in wars1 hour, 52 minutes, 19 seconds
that should have been spent rebuilding America. He campaigned as a peace1 hour, 52 minutes, 25 seconds
candidate and he promised no more forever wars.1 hour, 52 minutes, 32 seconds
He lied. One month ago, Trump and his partner,1 hour, 52 minutes, 40 seconds
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, started a war with Iran.1 hour, 52 minutes, 51 seconds
This war is unconstitutional.1 hour, 52 minutes, 55 seconds
Trump did not seek or receive authorization from Congress. This war is1 hour, 53 minutes, 1 second
a violation of international law. One sovereign nation cannot simply go about1 hour, 53 minutes, 9 seconds
attacking another sovereign nation for any reason it chooses.1 hour, 53 minutes, 22 seconds
Since this war began,1 hour, 53 minutes, 26 seconds
13 American soldiers have been killed and hundreds have been wounded,1 hour, 53 minutes, 32 seconds
including another 12 yesterday.1 hour, 53 minutes, 37 seconds
In Iran, nearly 2,000 civilians have been killed and many more wounded and1 hour, 53 minutes, 45 seconds
498 schools have been bombed by American and Israeli missiles.1 hour, 53 minutes, 57 seconds
In Lebanon,1 hour, 53 minutes, 58 seconds
more than a thousand people are dead and more than 1 million Lebanese people, 15%1 hour, 54 minutes, 7 seconds
of their population have been displaced from their homes.1 hour, 54 minutes, 15 seconds
In Israel, 20 people have been killed and over 5,000 wounded. In the West1 hour, 54 minutes, 22 seconds
Bank, Israeli vigilantes are burning down homes and killing Palestinians.1 hour, 54 minutes, 32 seconds
At a time when gas prices are soaring,1 hour, 54 minutes, 36 seconds
when
many Americans cannot afford the basic necessities of life, it is
estimated that this war has already cost a trillion dollars.1 hour, 54 minutes, 53 seconds
At a time when the American people are politically divided,1 hour, 54 minutes, 59 seconds
there is one issue that is bringing us together. Conservatives,1 hour, 55 minutes, 5 seconds
moderates, and progressives are speaking out in unison.1 hour, 55 minutes, 12 seconds
End this war.1 hour, 55 minutes, 35 seconds
And as a US senator, I want to just mention to you about what I intend to do about it.1 hour, 55 minutes, 44 seconds
First, we have got to make sure that Congress does not send another $2001 hour, 55 minutes, 52 seconds
billion dollars to fight this war.1 hour, 55 minutes, 57 seconds
Trump's supplemental appropriation for the war in Iran must be defeated.1 hour, 56 minutes, 7 seconds
Secondly, I will be forcing a vote in the Senate on legislation to block the1 hour, 56 minutes, 14 seconds
sale of nearly a billion dollars in weapons to the Israeli military for bombs and bulldozers.1 hour, 56 minutes, 28 seconds
A nation,1 hour, 56 minutes, 30 seconds
a government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.1 hour, 56 minutes, 45 seconds
My fellow Americans, we are all proud to live in a country which throughout our1 hour, 56 minutes, 52 seconds
history has inspired people throughout the world to struggle for freedom, for democracy and justice.1 hour, 57 minutes, 3 seconds
And we understand that when we stand together and not let demagogues divide1 hour, 57 minutes, 11 seconds
us up, we can continue to inspire the world to believe in a brighter future.1 hour, 57 minutes, 26 seconds
Yes, we can create a vibrant democracy by ending Citizens United and not allow billionaires to buy elections.1 hour, 57 minutes, 42 seconds
Yes, we can create an economy that works for every man, woman, and child in our1 hour, 57 minutes, 49 seconds
country and not just a handful of billionaires.1 hour, 57 minutes, 57 seconds
Yes, we can make certain that the revolutionary technologies of artificial1 hour, 58 minutes, 4 seconds
intelligence and robotics are used to improve life for all of us and not just1 hour, 58 minutes, 12 seconds
make the rich owners of that technology even richer.1 hour, 58 minutes, 20 seconds
Yes, we can and must join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee1 hour, 58 minutes, 27 seconds
healthc care as a human right for all of our people.1 hour, 58 minutes, 36 seconds
Yes. Instead of spending a trillion dollars a year on the military, we can wipe out homelessness and build millions1 hour, 58 minutes, 46 seconds
of units of lowincome and affordable housing.1 hour, 58 minutes, 53 seconds
Yes, in the richest country on earth, we can have the best public educational1 hour, 59 minutes
system in the world, tuitionfree from child care to graduate school.1 hour, 59 minutes, 10 seconds
Yes, we can expand Social Security and radically improve our pension system so1 hour, 59 minutes, 17 seconds
that every senior in America can retire with dignity.1 hour, 59 minutes, 26 seconds
Yes, we can raise the minimum wage to a living wage and guarantee every worker the right to join a union.1 hour, 59 minutes, 38 seconds
Yes, we can guarantee that every woman in this country has the right to control her own body.1 hour, 59 minutes, 52 seconds
And yes, when billionaires are paying an effective tax rate lower than a truck1 hour, 59 minutes, 59 seconds
driver or a nurse, we can and must make certain that the top 1% and large2 hours, 7 seconds
profitable corporations start paying their fair share of taxes.2 hours, 18 seconds
My fellow Americans, the establishment,2 hours, 24 seconds
including the corporate media and many of my colleagues in Congress,2 hours, 30 seconds
want you to believe that you are powerless.2 hours, 35 seconds
They want you to believe that you cannot change the status quo. that because of their wealth and their influence,2 hours, 45 seconds
there is nothing you can do to combat them. But that is a lie.2 hours, 56 seconds
Throughout the history of our country,2 hours, 59 seconds
when Americans have stood up and fought for justice, they have prevailed.2 hours, 1 minute, 5 seconds
The founders of our country did it when they stood up to King George.2 hours, 1 minute, 11 seconds
The abolitionists did it when they ended slavery. The working class did it when2 hours, 1 minute, 18 seconds
they stood up to their bosses and formed unions.2 hours, 1 minute, 24 seconds
The suffragettes did it when they demanded that women have the right to vote.2 hours, 1 minute, 32 seconds
The LGBT community did it when they demanded basic human rights.2 hours, 1 minute, 42 seconds
Time and time again in difficult moments in American history, our people stood up,2 hours, 1 minute, 51 seconds
fought back, and won.2 hours, 1 minute, 55 seconds
They did it then, we can, and will do it now.2 hours, 2 minutes, 6 seconds
Today, March 28th, 2026,2 hours, 2 minutes, 11 seconds
millions of Americans are out on the street demanding freedom, democracy, and justice.2 hours, 2 minutes, 20 seconds
But we must make certain today is not the end of our struggle. It is the beginning.2 hours, 2 minutes, 31 seconds
Together, when we stand united,2 hours, 2 minutes, 38 seconds
we can and will create the kind of nation that you and I know that we can become. Thank you all very much.2 hours, 2 minutes, 58 seconds
And now, please welcome to the stage Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.2 hours, 3 minutes, 22 seconds
Hello, Minnesota.2 hours, 3 minutes, 27 seconds
It is so incredible to be here with you all as you show the country just how2 hours, 3 minutes, 34 seconds
courageous and dedicated and resistant we are2 hours, 3 minutes, 42 seconds
in the United States of America. We bl allegiance to the constitution and the flag, not to a person or a king.2 hours, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
I came to this country as a refugee. To me, America was a beacon of hope. A place where freedom wasn't just a word,2 hours, 4 minutes, 4 seconds
but it was a promise. I arrived here when I was 12 years old.2 hours, 4 minutes, 10 seconds
I
could have never imagined the day would come when we were staring down
at this kind of creeping authoritarianism in the United States of
America.2 hours, 4 minutes, 23 seconds
But we are here because Donald Trump just has not chipped away at our democracy. He has taken a wrecking ball2 hours, 4 minutes, 33 seconds
to the very foundation of what makes America great. He has tried to intimidate motans.2 hours, 4 minutes, 42 seconds
He has tried to make us afraid. He has tried to divide us. But we stood strong.2 hours, 4 minutes, 51 seconds
We have had each other's back and we have never bent the knee2 hours, 5 minutes, 1 second
because in Minnesota we are bill different.2 hours, 5 minutes, 8 seconds
We do not cower to bullies. We are Minnesota strong.2 hours, 5 minutes, 17 seconds
What we are seeing right now is bigger bigger than what is happening here.2 hours, 5 minutes, 23 seconds
Operation metro surge was just the tip of the icing.2 hours, 5 minutes, 28 seconds
We are witnessing a fullscale assault on our rights, our institutions and the rule of law.2 hours, 5 minutes, 37 seconds
We have an administration that is openly and brazingly breaking the law and is acting like the Constitution is optional.2 hours, 5 minutes, 47 seconds
And while they are doing that, they are shamefully and blatantly lying about every single thing they are doing.2 hours, 5 minutes, 55 seconds
There were hundreds of millions of dollars in oil futures traded just minutes before a sudden reversal in US2 hours, 6 minutes, 5 seconds
policy towards Iran. This is not a coincidence. It is corruption.2 hours, 6 minutes, 12 seconds
At DHS, we got a reckless spending spree. Planes, vanity projects. It's2 hours, 6 minutes, 20 seconds
like a billionaire's midlife crisis except the American people are paying for it.2 hours, 6 minutes, 30 seconds
In while the Pentagon keeps failing its audits year after year, somehow they are2 hours, 6 minutes, 36 seconds
able to find the budget for a steak and lobster.2 hours, 6 minutes, 43 seconds
And
we know that what Trump calls his strength is his and his idea of
liberating women in Iran is to bomb and murder school children.2 hours, 6 minutes, 57 seconds
They
are pushing for the safe act to dis to disenfranchise millions of
voters because they know they are not going to win a fair election.2 hours, 7 minutes, 9 seconds
They
are floating an illegal takeover of places like Cuba and Greenland like
it is some kind of a real state deal. And under the so-called anti-war
president,2 hours, 7 minutes, 21 seconds
we are now we have now seen the launching of military operations in Iran, in Venezuela, and in Ecuador.2 hours, 7 minutes, 32 seconds
Just
a couple of weeks ago, they told us that they blew up a drug drug
trafficking camp in Ecuador, and it turned out to be a dairy farm.2 hours, 7 minutes, 44 seconds
A dairy farm.2 hours, 7 minutes, 47 seconds
This
is what incompetency and unchecked power looks like. It is reckless. It
is dangerous. And this is not what our country will stand for.2 hours, 8 minutes
But I still have hope. I have hope in every one of you that is here today. I have hope in people across this country.2 hours, 8 minutes, 11 seconds
We are going to speak up. We are going to continue to show up because we refuse to believe in a future ruled by fear,2 hours, 8 minutes, 21 seconds
corruption, and chaos.2 hours, 8 minutes, 27 seconds
We are not a country of kings. We are a country of laws.2 hours, 8 minutes, 33 seconds
We are a country where people look out for one another.2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds
And we are a country that will fight peacefully, powerfully, and persistently to protect our democracy.2 hours, 8 minutes, 48 seconds
I love you, motans. Thank you so much for being out here.2 hours, 8 minutes, 58 seconds
And now it is my honor.2 hours, 9 minutes, 1 second
It is my honor to introduce a lifelong Shirro of mine, the incredible,2 hours, 9 minutes, 9 seconds
brave, courageous Jane Fonda.2 hours, 9 minutes, 26 seconds
Hi everybody. Hey.2 hours, 9 minutes, 30 seconds
Hi. I'm not going to make a speech cuz we're running late and there's a bunch of people who have to catch planes. Let2 hours, 9 minutes, 38 seconds
me just say thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Minnesota. Thank you all the unions. Thank you all the churches and2 hours, 9 minutes, 46 seconds
mosques and synagogues and clergy and neighbors. We are learning so much from2 hours, 9 minutes, 52 seconds
you. Now, when I point to you, you're going to say Minnesota. Okay? When2 hours, 9 minutes, 59 seconds
people ask me how I know we will win, I have one word to say.2 hours, 10 minutes, 7 seconds
When people ask me how I know love is stronger than hate, I say,2 hours, 10 minutes, 15 seconds
when people ask me how nonviolence can win, I have one word to say.2 hours, 10 minutes, 22 seconds
Thank you, Minnesota. Now,2 hours, 10 minutes, 28 seconds
Becca Good, the wife of Renee Good, has asked me to read a statement, which I am honored to do.2 hours, 10 minutes, 37 seconds
Hello, Minnesota. This is from Becca Good.2 hours, 10 minutes, 42 seconds
I am so proud to call Minneapolis my home. I can't stop talking about how2 hours, 10 minutes, 48 seconds
absolutely beautiful it is to see how Minnesota shows up for its people. I want to say thank you for how you've2 hours, 10 minutes, 56 seconds
shown up for me, how you've shown up and shown out for all the people victimized by this horrible moment in history. So2 hours, 11 minutes, 6 seconds
many people have reached out to me and surrounded me with safety and care. And2 hours, 11 minutes, 13 seconds
I know I am not alone in feeling in awe of your generosity.2 hours, 11 minutes, 20 seconds
Neighbors are paying people's rent and groceries. Hundreds of businesses become2 hours, 11 minutes, 27 seconds
community hubs. This is beautiful. And belong beyond Minnesota. People all over the country and the world care about2 hours, 11 minutes, 36 seconds
what happens here to all of us. I've received cards from elder grandmas saying this is not what I voted for.2 hours, 11 minutes, 46 seconds
I feel it. Rebecca says, "I feel it. The immense love." And now other cities are taking their cue from what we've learned2 hours, 11 minutes, 55 seconds
and creating new ways of caring for each other. Right on. And I want you to know that my sweet dog Wapsy is okay.2 hours, 12 minutes, 5 seconds
All right. We love dogs.2 hours, 12 minutes, 9 seconds
She is my sidekick and best friend for 12 years and she is healing alongside me2 hours, 12 minutes, 16 seconds
from what we lost that day. The reality is I am so heartbroken. I miss my wife.2 hours, 12 minutes, 25 seconds
The world now knows that my wife sparkled with sunshine and shone with2 hours, 12 minutes, 32 seconds
kindness
that is unmatched. We were robbed of an incredible human. It has made
people pause and take a breath and have to choose sides.2 hours, 12 minutes, 44 seconds
We choose the side of love. Yes.2 hours, 12 minutes, 54 seconds
Everyone who was there when my wife was taken with from me has had their lives destroyed that day, including those2 hours, 13 minutes, 2 seconds
agents. What we need is to stop destroying life. What is happening now is the result of far deeper issues that2 hours, 13 minutes, 11 seconds
have been simmering across this country for a long time. Divisive rhetoric, escalating tensions, fear-mongering.2 hours, 13 minutes, 20 seconds
We
have to address the root causes of these issues and stop this violence
where it came from. Renee and I stood for radical kindness.2 hours, 13 minutes, 31 seconds
I love that notion. Radical kindness.2 hours, 13 minutes, 38 seconds
Renee and I believe that one of the things that will foster a world of radical kindness is to be able to admit2 hours, 13 minutes, 45 seconds
mistakes and learn from them. We are allowed to decide that what we believed2 hours, 13 minutes, 52 seconds
before isn't what we believe anymore. To change your mind is beautiful and powerful and brave.2 hours, 14 minutes, 6 seconds
Renegade and I believe that the love that's needed to build a world where we care for everyone already exists. Yeah,2 hours, 14 minutes, 14 seconds
it already exists. Look at you all.2 hours, 14 minutes, 18 seconds
And I see now that this is true. I have seen it. We have all seen it. And it sparkles2 hours, 14 minutes, 26 seconds
because we know we can do better together. This is not the America I was told existed. I was told we are the people.2 hours, 14 minutes, 37 seconds
I did not ask to be thrust into the spotlight or to be expected to speak out. It's a circumstance I unfortunately2 hours, 14 minutes, 46 seconds
found myself in. But regardless of how I arrived here, I feel it's my responsibility to send a message that2 hours, 14 minutes, 54 seconds
hate has divided us and destroyed so many lives and families. But we can choose something else. We can choose2 hours, 15 minutes, 3 seconds
radical kindness. So, let's do this. And now,2 hours, 15 minutes, 11 seconds
it is my honor to introduce a young woman whom I love a lot, a great singer and a great soul, Maggie Rogers.2 hours, 15 minutes, 31 seconds
What's going on, Minnesota?2 hours, 15 minutes, 37 seconds
I have been so inspired by the resilience and the fortitude that has been coming out of this state.2 hours, 15 minutes, 46 seconds
So much love in the face of evil and hate.2 hours, 15 minutes, 51 seconds
And the best way that I know how to give a little bit of love back to this city that has been such a beacon of it is to2 hours, 16 minutes
sing
a song. This is called Different Kind of World. Thank you so much for
having me. There's nowhere else in the world I would rather be today.2 hours, 16 minutes, 22 seconds
I'll sing a song and make it a song for peace.2 hours, 16 minutes, 29 seconds
Though we all may carry on, may we do so decently.2 hours, 16 minutes, 38 seconds
My hands are shaking, bombs are sweating, thinking about the state of the world.2 hours, 16 minutes, 47 seconds
But when we're riding all together, it's a different kind of world.2 hours, 17 minutes
One more song or write a song and know that it's for you.2 hours, 17 minutes, 8 seconds
That new point of view.2 hours, 17 minutes, 17 seconds
My knees are aching. Back is breaking. Thinking about the state of the world.2 hours, 17 minutes, 25 seconds
But when we're running together, I'm a different kind of girl.2 hours, 17 minutes, 42 seconds
noo.2 hours, 18 minutes, 14 seconds
When we're running all together,2 hours, 18 minutes, 19 seconds
it's a different kind of girl.2 hours, 18 minutes, 46 seconds
It's
my honor to introduce to you a good friend of mine who's also one of my
heroes. Please welcome the great Joan Bayz to the stage.2 hours, 19 minutes, 6 seconds
There we are. Here. All right.2 hours, 19 minutes, 12 seconds
Tiny thing and then I'll come and sing with you.2 hours, 19 minutes, 16 seconds
Thank you, Maggie. I'm honored to be standing in resistance with all of you today on this stage in this city at this moment.2 hours, 19 minutes, 28 seconds
For those of us who believe in the power of nonviolent resistance and those of you who didn't, you have shown the way2 hours, 19 minutes, 37 seconds
with your courage, determination, and decency. Thank you, Minneapolis.2 hours, 19 minutes, 58 seconds
Thank you. Okie do. Yeah. Yeah. All right. I'm gonna stand right here. I'm gonna stand right here.2 hours, 20 minutes, 6 seconds
Perfect. All right.2 hours, 20 minutes, 11 seconds
I think you first sang this song on the March on Washington. Is that right?2 hours, 20 minutes, 16 seconds
I sang this song for the first time with Dr. Martin Luther King in Grenada,2 hours, 20 minutes, 23 seconds
Mississippi actually and then again on the March on Washington.2 hours, 20 minutes, 33 seconds
Come gather around people wherever you ro and accept that the waters around you2 hours, 20 minutes, 43 seconds
have and accept it soon you'll be drenched to the bone.2 hours, 20 minutes, 50 seconds
And if your time to you is worth saving,2 hours, 20 minutes, 55 seconds
then you better start singing. You'll sink like a stone, for the times they are changing.2 hours, 21 minutes, 8 seconds
Come writers and critics who prophesize with your2 hours, 21 minutes, 16 seconds
and keep your eyes wide if your chance won't come again. And don't speak too soon for the wheels still in spin.2 hours, 21 minutes, 26 seconds
There's no telling who that it's or the loser now will be later to win.2 hours, 21 minutes, 36 seconds
for the times they are changing.2 hours, 21 minutes, 44 seconds
Come senators, congressmen, please hear the call.2 hours, 21 minutes, 49 seconds
Don't stand in the doorway and don't block up the hall. For he who gets hurt will be he who has all.2 hours, 22 minutes
And there's a battle outside and it's raing.2 hours, 22 minutes, 4 seconds
It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls for the times they are changing.2 hours, 22 minutes, 15 seconds
Make some noise for Tom Mel. Woohoo.2 hours, 22 minutes, 26 seconds
Come mothers and fathers throughout the land.2 hours, 22 minutes, 32 seconds
And don't criticize what you don't understand.2 hours, 22 minutes, 37 seconds
Minneapolis, Minnesota is beyond your command.2 hours, 22 minutes, 43 seconds
Your old road is rapidly aging.2 hours, 22 minutes, 47 seconds
So get the out the way if you can't lend a hand cuz the times they are changing.2 hours, 23 minutes
The line it is drawn. The curse it is cast.2 hours, 23 minutes, 6 seconds
The so now will later be fast. As the2 hours, 23 minutes, 11 seconds
present now will later be passing2 hours, 23 minutes, 22 seconds
now will later be last. And the times they are changing.2 hours, 23 minutes, 33 seconds
For the times they are changing.2 hours, 23 minutes, 44 seconds
Thank you, Minneapolis. You're an inspiration to the nation. Thank you, Tom Mel.2 hours, 24 minutes, 5 seconds
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The next song.2 hours, 24 minutes, 14 seconds
I sang this with Dr. King in Montgomery,2 hours, 24 minutes, 17 seconds
Alabama 60 years ago. I am deeply moved to sing it here today with two groups2 hours, 24 minutes, 24 seconds
you all know. They were born on the streets of this city and stood through the freezing winter with you and are2 hours, 24 minutes, 32 seconds
standing still are showing up and still standing and playing. The brass solidarity band2 hours, 24 minutes, 46 seconds
formed spontaneously after the murder of George Floyd. It is a joyous celebration of the power of music.2 hours, 24 minutes, 58 seconds
Okay. Street Our street.2 hours, 25 minutes, 8 seconds
Who's street? Our street. Who's street? Our street.2 hours, 25 minutes, 13 seconds
And the singing resistance is a group of folks from across Minnesota who simply could not be silent about injustice and2 hours, 25 minutes, 22 seconds
the
attacks on their communities and they came together, their voices
raised in a chorus of people's power. I'm proud to be with you all here
today. And now,2 hours, 25 minutes, 34 seconds
please join us. You all here? Oh, wonderful. Okay, this next song.2 hours, 25 minutes, 51 seconds
We're getting it together.2 hours, 26 minutes, 2 seconds
Ain't going to let nobody turn me around. Turn me around.2 hours, 26 minutes, 10 seconds
Turn me around. Ain't going to let nobody turn me around.2 hours, 26 minutes, 16 seconds
Keep on walking and keep on talking. Marching up to freedom land.2 hours, 26 minutes, 25 seconds
Ain't going to let discrimination turn me around. No. Turn me around. No.2 hours, 26 minutes, 33 seconds
Turn me around. Ain't going to let discrimination turn me around.2 hours, 26 minutes, 40 seconds
Keep on walking and keep talking.2 hours, 26 minutes, 47 seconds
No kings ain't going to let no turn me around. Turn me around.2 hours, 26 minutes, 56 seconds
Turn me around. Ain't going to let no kings turn me around. I'm going to keep2 hours, 27 minutes, 3 seconds
on walking. Keep on talking. Going to new world. Injustice. Ain't going to let injustice turn me around.2 hours, 27 minutes, 16 seconds
Turn me around. Injustice.2 hours, 27 minutes, 21 seconds
Let justice turn me around. I'm going to keep on walking, keep on talking,2 hours, 27 minutes, 30 seconds
watching up through freedom. Racism ain't going to let racism turn me around.2 hours, 27 minutes, 38 seconds
Turn around. No. No. Racism ain't going to let racism2 hours, 27 minutes, 45 seconds
turn me around. Going to keep on walking. Keep on talking.2 hours, 27 minutes, 54 seconds
No president going to let no president turn me around.2 hours, 28 minutes
Turn me around. No president any2 hours, 28 minutes, 7 seconds
turn me around. I'm going to keep on walking, keep on talking. Light it up to freedom.2 hours, 28 minutes, 42 seconds
Turn me around. Turn me around. Turn me around.2 hours, 28 minutes, 50 seconds
Whoa. Turn me around. Keep on walking. Keep on talking.2 hours, 29 minutes, 15 seconds
I'm going to keep on marching out to freedom.2 hours, 29 minutes, 22 seconds
Nobody ain't going to let nobody turn me around.2 hours, 29 minutes, 29 seconds
Turn me around. Turn me around.2 hours, 29 minutes, 34 seconds
Nobody around us.2 hours, 29 minutes, 45 seconds
Nobody going to let nobody around.2 hours, 30 minutes, 1 second
I'm going to keep on keep on walking on2 hours, 30 minutes, 14 seconds
to Hey,2 hours, 30 minutes, 46 seconds
and and own attorney general General Keith2 hours, 30 minutes, 53 seconds
Ellison and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanigan.2 hours, 31 minutes, 3 seconds
I got it. I got it. Oh, Minnesota.2 hours, 31 minutes, 11 seconds
I'm so grateful to see all of you. Peggy Flaniganame.2 hours, 31 minutes, 23 seconds
My name is Peggy Flanigan. My Ojibway name is speaks in a loud and clear voice women.2 hours, 31 minutes, 31 seconds
I'm
a member of the White Earth Nation and my family is the Wolf Clan. And
the role of our clan is to ensure that we leave no one behind.2 hours, 31 minutes, 44 seconds
And that's one of the reasons why I am so proud to be a motan. You have been showing the world with your own loud and2 hours, 31 minutes, 53 seconds
clear voices what it means to leave no one behind. You know, I grew up on the margins. My mom needed food stamps,2 hours, 32 minutes, 4 seconds
child care assistance, and Medicaid to afford it all. I am the descendant of native people who have lived here since2 hours, 32 minutes, 12 seconds
time immemorial who were pushed from their homes onto the white earth reservation.2 hours, 32 minutes, 19 seconds
And I am the great granddaughter of a young girl who traveled here from Ireland at the age of 15. She sailed to2 hours, 32 minutes, 28 seconds
this
country with her younger siblings that she was responsible for. And
that is my story. And everyone here has a story in how you got here
today.2 hours, 32 minutes, 41 seconds
For generations, powerful people have tried to silence us. And there are so many reasons why we shouldn't be here,2 hours, 32 minutes, 50 seconds
why we shouldn't exist. But we are here because we are resilient.2 hours, 32 minutes, 59 seconds
And friends,2 hours, 33 minutes, 1 second
Donald Trump thinks we should just shut up and do what we're told. But that2 hours, 33 minutes, 8 seconds
that has never worked for me and that will never work for you.2 hours, 33 minutes, 14 seconds
Donald Trump underestimated motans.2 hours, 33 minutes, 18 seconds
He
thought that we would back down. He thought we would get tired that we
would turn on each other. But we turned towards each other.2 hours, 33 minutes, 32 seconds
He underestimated the power of educators, servers, construction2 hours, 33 minutes, 38 seconds
workers, nurses, poets, and moms and people working together.2 hours, 33 minutes, 46 seconds
And no one asked to be on the front lines, but motans stepped up and every day people showed us how to be2 hours, 33 minutes, 53 seconds
incredible. just by caring about each other. And you are here today because you understand the whole point of no2 hours, 34 minutes, 3 seconds
kings. When federal agents kill our neighbors in the streets, when cowards vote to steal health care and food off2 hours, 34 minutes, 11 seconds
the table, and billionaires rip off everyday people and wannabe dictators start illegal wars, we will not be silent.2 hours, 34 minutes, 24 seconds
This mass of humanity, of community,2 hours, 34 minutes, 28 seconds
this movement in front of me shows the world that we are not powerless.2 hours, 34 minutes, 37 seconds
Friends, we are the power and we've decided that we will help our neighbor and we will welcome the stranger. This2 hours, 34 minutes, 46 seconds
movement
is for everybody who knows that this president has gone too far.
Because if you come for one of us, you come for all of us.2 hours, 34 minutes, 59 seconds
And motans, we are carrying a lot right now. grief,2 hours, 35 minutes, 8 seconds
anger, the weight of what has been done to our communities,2 hours, 35 minutes, 14 seconds
done to our children, to our babies, and the heaviness of the lives that have been taken.2 hours, 35 minutes, 21 seconds
Renee Good should be alive. Alex Prey should be alive.2 hours, 35 minutes, 29 seconds
We say their names. We honor their memories. And we turn our grief into action. because the work is not done and2 hours, 35 minutes, 38 seconds
the crisis is not over and some of us will never be whole again.2 hours, 35 minutes, 46 seconds
But here's the deal, friends. We all know that famous quote from Senator Paul Wellstone, which is, and say it with me,2 hours, 35 minutes, 55 seconds
we all do better when we all do better.2 hours, 36 minutes
It is the unofficial slogan of Minnesota.2 hours, 36 minutes, 5 seconds
But my favorite quote from Paul Wellstone is sometimes you got to pick a fight to win one2 hours, 36 minutes, 16 seconds
because there are some fights that are worth picking. And for me, my purpose is clear. No matter what I do from here on2 hours, 36 minutes, 25 seconds
out, I am fighting to avenge Minnesota.2 hours, 36 minutes, 31 seconds
I am fighting to bring justice to our people because with this president, there's always plenty of money for ICE,2 hours, 36 minutes, 39 seconds
for bombs, and for the oligarchs, just not for you.2 hours, 36 minutes, 44 seconds
But they awakened in Minnesota a power that doesn't even exist in Washington DC. It exists within each one of us.2 hours, 36 minutes, 54 seconds
We're fighting for a future where one job is enough to afford the lives people want to live.2 hours, 37 minutes, 2 seconds
We are fighting for where healthc care is a human right, not something that puts you into debt.2 hours, 37 minutes, 10 seconds
Where everyone is treated with dignity,2 hours, 37 minutes, 13 seconds
no matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like. Where the Constitution still matters.2 hours, 37 minutes, 22 seconds
where we don't strip due process away from our immigrant neighbors2 hours, 37 minutes, 29 seconds
and we know that it takes all of us. I am grateful for the work of Senators Clolobachar and Smith for what they have2 hours, 37 minutes, 36 seconds
done to push back and for the work that every person here has done every single day to show the way. And let me close by2 hours, 37 minutes, 45 seconds
telling you about my church in North Minneapolis.2 hours, 37 minutes, 49 seconds
It is a beautiful parish that looks like Minnesota.2 hours, 37 minutes, 58 seconds
It's
been pretty empty these last few months because people have been afraid
to leave their homes. They've been afraid to worship.2 hours, 38 minutes, 8 seconds
But last Sunday, the pews were full.2 hours, 38 minutes, 16 seconds
Kids were laughing and crying and singing even when it wasn't time to sing.2 hours, 38 minutes, 24 seconds
It was a wonderful, beautiful noise. It was the song of resilience because we are still here.2 hours, 38 minutes, 35 seconds
And I want you to feel that resiliency in your bones. I want you to take a minute and I want you to look at each other.2 hours, 38 minutes, 44 seconds
like really look at each other because we deserve better.2 hours, 38 minutes, 53 seconds
We have everything we need to build the future that we want. We are what we need2 hours, 39 minutes
to build the future and we are going to keep fighting until we get it. And I am2 hours, 39 minutes, 8 seconds
honored and humbled to be your lieutenant governor. But more than anything, friends, I am grateful to be your neighbor.2 hours, 39 minutes, 22 seconds
And I love I love you, Minnesota. I love us,2 hours, 39 minutes, 27 seconds
Gimwitch. Thank you so much. And I'm going to hand it over to my brother, Attorney General Keith Ellison.2 hours, 39 minutes, 39 seconds
Hey, Minnesota. Let me hear you.2 hours, 39 minutes, 44 seconds
You know, brothers and sisters, last time I was here with you right here was June 14th,2 hours, 39 minutes, 52 seconds
and it was hot outside.2 hours, 39 minutes, 54 seconds
And earlier that morning, we had be lo we had lost our beloved sister Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. And I just2 hours, 40 minutes, 2 seconds
want
to let you know that that loss has remained with me. I'm sure it's
remained with you. And at this time, we also have to remember Renee
Good,2 hours, 40 minutes, 14 seconds
Alex Petty, but I want you to keep in your heart and your prayers Victor Manuel Diaz who died in custody.2 hours, 40 minutes, 23 seconds
I want you to think about Liam Kaneo Ramos. I want you to think about a young2 hours, 40 minutes, 29 seconds
man named Julio Soliss Sosa Solis who did not die but was shot. And I want you2 hours, 40 minutes, 36 seconds
to think about all of us and the price that we paid in order to kick ISIS ass out of our state.2 hours, 40 minutes, 47 seconds
And and and the more the lesson is very simple, friends.2 hours, 40 minutes, 51 seconds
Freedom ain't free. And some of us have to pay the dearest costs for the sake of freedom.2 hours, 40 minutes, 59 seconds
And we don't want them to pay it. We wish they would never have to pay it. But you can only get rid of tyrants.2 hours, 41 minutes, 6 seconds
And you can only defeat tyranny if your love of freedom is so great that you will risk what you have to for your neighbors.2 hours, 41 minutes, 17 seconds
That is what it is to me. A free society. That's what it means to live free. To be willing to go to the mat,2 hours, 41 minutes, 25 seconds
go to the wall for the people you love and care about.2 hours, 41 minutes, 29 seconds
But I want you to know as your Minnesota Attorney General that justice is not optional.2 hours, 41 minutes, 37 seconds
Accountability is coming and the names of our neighbors and loved ones will never be forgotten.2 hours, 41 minutes, 48 seconds
You might have noticed that me and Mary Morardis had to file a lawsuit last week.2 hours, 41 minutes, 54 seconds
We're suing the federal government to make sure they give us the rest of the damn file.2 hours, 42 minutes, 1 second
We're not going to let them hang on to the file, say they're not going to investigate, and that's it. That is it2 hours, 42 minutes, 9 seconds
ain't it for by a far sight. And I want you to know that we will never back down, that we will never quit.2 hours, 42 minutes, 16 seconds
You know friends, I was in Alabama on March 7th with about a hundred other motans and we went down to Selma,2 hours, 42 minutes, 24 seconds
Alabama because in 1965 that is where that is where inspiration lived.2 hours, 42 minutes, 31 seconds
People
of all colors and cultures came there and they've been coming there
ever since because brave Americans stood up for the right for all
Americans to vote.2 hours, 42 minutes, 42 seconds
And by that August, we passed the Voting Rights Act. And that by that October we passed the immigration bill that allowed2 hours, 42 minutes, 51 seconds
people to come to America who were not from Northern Europe. Did you know that?2 hours, 42 minutes, 57 seconds
So we call it Bloody Sunday. And people were injured and some people like Viola2 hours, 43 minutes, 3 seconds
Leuzo and Reverend James Ree didn't survive that in that interchange. They didn't2 hours, 43 minutes, 12 seconds
make it. thugs and killers and racists kill them.2 hours, 43 minutes, 17 seconds
But we still fought for everybody to vote, right to vote and everybody's right to come to America. And we won2 hours, 43 minutes, 23 seconds
those rights. And now, friends, all of those rights are under attack right now.2 hours, 43 minutes, 29 seconds
Every right we fought and won is under attack right now.2 hours, 43 minutes, 36 seconds
And in Alabama, those people, when I told them I was from Minnesota, I probably said, "I'm from Minnesota."2 hours, 43 minutes, 42 seconds
They all they all applauded not for me but for you because in 2026 inspiration lives in Minnesota.2 hours, 43 minutes, 55 seconds
If
you want if you want to stand up for justice, if you want to be
inspired by the noblest and best ideals of all humanity, you got to come
to Minnesota.2 hours, 44 minutes, 6 seconds
You might have to stop and spend time at the memorial of Alex Prey on East Street on Nichollet.2 hours, 44 minutes, 13 seconds
You might have to go over to Portland to the memorial for our dear beloved sister Renee.2 hours, 44 minutes, 21 seconds
But Minnesota, the world looks to you and is inspired by you because of your love and commitment for each other and2 hours, 44 minutes, 29 seconds
this country and the principles that hold it up. You are so honored that the JFK award for profiles and courage,2 hours, 44 minutes, 38 seconds
well, you won that award. Did you know that?2 hours, 44 minutes, 43 seconds
Now, they even nominated you for a Nobel Peace Prize,2 hours, 44 minutes, 50 seconds
which is more than I can say for certain people I know.2 hours, 44 minutes, 55 seconds
But the fact is is that you are an inspiration. You are where people come to get inspired. And I want to just2 hours, 45 minutes, 3 seconds
thank all of our out of town guests who came. Bernie, you know what I'm saying? Joan Bayz, Jane Fonda,2 hours, 45 minutes, 12 seconds
all the, you know, Tom Mel, all these amazing labor leaders who've come here.2 hours, 45 minutes, 16 seconds
They come here because they know where inspiration lives in 2026. And it lives right here with you. Now, beloved, let2 hours, 45 minutes, 24 seconds
me tell you right now, we got a few more months until there's a national election,2 hours, 45 minutes, 31 seconds
and Trump is scared to death. I'm not here to give you tell you who to vote for. Hell, you know who to vote for.2 hours, 45 minutes, 41 seconds
Vote
for the people who vote for your family. Vote for people who don't kill
your neighbors. Vote for people who don't throw your neighbors in in2 hours, 45 minutes, 48 seconds
detention. Vote for people who don't raise taxes on you and drive up your prices. Vote for people who don't start2 hours, 45 minutes, 55 seconds
for war foreign wars after they promise not to.2 hours, 46 minutes
You know, you know what to do. But what you got to do is to do it. We've got to have the largest turnout the history2 hours, 46 minutes, 9 seconds
this state has ever known. And we're the number one turnout state in the country already.2 hours, 46 minutes, 16 seconds
But we've got to convert this great energy into electoral success. The bottom line is there's a lot of ways to2 hours, 46 minutes, 23 seconds
push back on a tyrant. One of them is to sue him. I do it all the time. Did it 57 times.2 hours, 46 minutes, 30 seconds
The another way is to do street activism, protest, demonstration.2 hours, 46 minutes, 34 seconds
Another one is art. But another one is voting. And please don't discount that one. That one will be important.2 hours, 46 minutes, 41 seconds
We
got in part. In part, we got into this mess because of an election, and
we're going to help get ourselves out of it through an election. Now,
let me wrap2 hours, 46 minutes, 50 seconds
up by saying that we've gota we've got to be real clear. It wasn't just the election that got us here. It was a set2 hours, 47 minutes
of decisions made over the course of the last many decades where some leaders in both parties, my friends,2 hours, 47 minutes, 9 seconds
did not put the workingclass people of America first.2 hours, 47 minutes, 14 seconds
And we have got to say that we absolutely demand free and fair elections and will stand for them. We2 hours, 47 minutes, 23 seconds
got to demand leaders who will stand up for our democracy. We got to demand to keep dark money out of these elections.2 hours, 47 minutes, 31 seconds
We have got to demand that these giant companies that love to merge with each other all so they can screw us out of2 hours, 47 minutes, 38 seconds
our money get stopped. We got to stop this this merger mania.2 hours, 47 minutes, 43 seconds
We
have got to demand a free and a fair economy. We've got to get
collective bargaining going again. We've got to raise the minimum wage.2 hours, 47 minutes, 51 seconds
We got to have universal singlepayer healthc care for all because it won't do just to get rid of2 hours, 48 minutes
one
bad guy and then four years later get another one because we haven't
done what we needed to do to solidify shared prosperity in America.2 hours, 48 minutes, 12 seconds
So
beloved, let me just say as I wrap up on behalf of me and my dear
sister Peggy Flanigan. Love this lady. She is the best. Give it up for
Peggy, y'all.2 hours, 48 minutes, 24 seconds
I want us to think about a new birth of freedom for this country. I want us to look past Trump and into the society2 hours, 48 minutes, 33 seconds
that we dream about where we have prosperity, peace for all in this time. God bless everybody.2 hours, 48 minutes, 50 seconds
Before we continue, we have a public service announcement.2 hours, 48 minutes, 55 seconds
Joan Molinar, if you are looking for Moren Corlath, she is at the lost and found area located on Martin Luther King2 hours, 49 minutes, 4 seconds
Boulevard. That is the street to the left of the stage as you face the cap.2 hours, 49 minutes, 9 seconds
Again, Joan Molinar. If you are looking for Moren Corath, she is located at the Lost and Found area.2 hours, 49 minutes, 18 seconds
And next, we have two fierce advocates serving in the Minnesota State Legislature. Please welcome2 hours, 49 minutes, 26 seconds
Representatives Lee Finkei and Shelley Buck.2 hours, 49 minutes, 38 seconds
Hello. Sorry that took a while. Hello. Those of you still joining us,2 hours, 49 minutes, 44 seconds
thank you so much for hanging around. My name is Lee Fininky. I use she her pronouns.2 hours, 49 minutes, 50 seconds
I'm a state representative. I work here along with my colleague Shelley Buck in the Minnesota House of Representatives.2 hours, 49 minutes, 59 seconds
I'm here to provide a little trans representation.2 hours, 50 minutes, 4 seconds
Trans representation. But I'm also here to demand our trans liberation.2 hours, 50 minutes, 11 seconds
And I'm here to demand our liberation for everyone. I don't mean only queer and trans liberation, but all of ours.2 hours, 50 minutes, 19 seconds
Immigrants, refugees, undocumented neighbors, our friends with disabilities, our indigenous tribal2 hours, 50 minutes, 28 seconds
nations, everyone. Full equality, full inclusion, full stop.2 hours, 50 minutes, 36 seconds
So, here's the thing I want you to remember. When someone asks what the trans lady was yelling about at the No Kings rally,2 hours, 50 minutes, 45 seconds
you can tell them that these fascist thugs in Washington, they are actually not the gatekeepers of our shared liberation.2 hours, 50 minutes, 54 seconds
The violent, hateful ideologies of these men, it will end. Men like this come and men like this go.2 hours, 51 minutes, 3 seconds
Minnesota beat back the fascist ICE invasion and the rest of the nation will too.2 hours, 51 minutes, 11 seconds
When Trump and his cronies are long gone, queer and trans and immigrant and disabled folks will will still be here.2 hours, 51 minutes, 22 seconds
We
will still be here fighting for our shared liberation. And we will need
you at that time to continue to fight for all of this.2 hours, 51 minutes, 33 seconds
This won't be the end for us. This won't be the end for any of us,2 hours, 51 minutes, 40 seconds
but we are in the hot fire right now.2 hours, 51 minutes, 44 seconds
All of our vulnerable communities need you. And you know why the forces of oppression2 hours, 51 minutes, 53 seconds
are obvious, conspicuous. It is like the apocalypse. You know who the bad guys are and you know who the good guys are.2 hours, 52 minutes, 2 seconds
But we know these fascists are bound to lose. And when they are gone in the dust bins of history, your trans, twospirit,2 hours, 52 minutes, 11 seconds
non-binary, queer, immigrant neighbors,2 hours, 52 minutes, 15 seconds
we will still be here fighting for our lives.2 hours, 52 minutes, 20 seconds
And we will need you to be in the streets then, too.2 hours, 52 minutes, 26 seconds
It is not just now. It is not just Trump. It is what comes after. We still will need you to fight for our lives.2 hours, 52 minutes, 38 seconds
Liberation now. Justice for Renee.2 hours, 52 minutes, 41 seconds
Justice for Alex. Justice for all of the families affected by this government. Stay safe. Keep fighting. Thank you.2 hours, 52 minutes, 57 seconds
A little shorter here.2 hours, 53 minutes, 8 seconds
Hello
my relatives. I greet you with a good heart and handshake. My name is
Shelley Buck. I am Dakota and this is Dakota Homeland.2 hours, 53 minutes, 20 seconds
Dakota people are some of the first stewards of this place we call Minnesota Makoce or Minnesota. For us, it is more2 hours, 53 minutes, 29 seconds
than a home. It is the place of our origin on this earth. Through this, we know that we are all interconnected. Our2 hours, 53 minutes, 37 seconds
values, our hopes, and our dreams for our children and the next seven generations. In the past, they stole our children,2 hours, 53 minutes, 46 seconds
cut our people's hair, tried to steal the tongues, uh, the language from our tongues, and tried to convert us into2 hours, 53 minutes, 53 seconds
one of them. Throughout a history of eraser, eradication and state sanctioned genocidal violence, our people did more2 hours, 54 minutes, 2 seconds
than resist. It is because of our ancestors insistence and endurance on endurance and their refusal to abandon2 hours, 54 minutes, 10 seconds
the love they carried for all their rel relatives whether human or nonhuman that I am here before you today.2 hours, 54 minutes, 23 seconds
White supremacy and the clause of those who embody it continue to dig into our backs.2 hours, 54 minutes, 29 seconds
And the government again is stealing our people. ICE and the federal government continue to try to break our bodies,2 hours, 54 minutes, 38 seconds
spirits, and wills. But my friends, they have failed miserably.2 hours, 54 minutes, 45 seconds
Love, laughter, and connectedness with our land and our neighbors is powerful medicine. It feeds our souls and keeps2 hours, 54 minutes, 54 seconds
us moving. We know that the violence of white supremacy, of discrimination, and oppression are all continuences of the2 hours, 55 minutes, 3 seconds
legacies of colonialism that remain today. Though in vastly diverse ways, we are all inheritors of these violent2 hours, 55 minutes, 11 seconds
colonial legacies and the systems that continue to uphold them. And so the responsibility to imagine and create and2 hours, 55 minutes, 20 seconds
work toward a more radically just present and future is a shared inheritance too. Pedamey, thank you to2 hours, 55 minutes, 29 seconds
all of you for being engaged in this work of justice and liberation. For all that you have done and continue to do to2 hours, 55 minutes, 36 seconds
help ensure the legacies we hand down can guide us toward a future to be proud of.2 hours, 55 minutes, 46 seconds
Thank you all my relatives.2 hours, 55 minutes, 54 seconds
The invasion of Minnesota neighborhoods is symbolic of this administration's assault on working families across the2 hours, 56 minutes, 1 second
country. Organized labor is pushing back here in the Twin Cities and in the halls of power. to speak about that2 hours, 56 minutes, 9 seconds
resistance. Please welcome President Liz Scheler of the AFL CIO, President Randy2 hours, 56 minutes, 16 seconds
Weinearten of the American Federation of Teachers, and President of the SEIU,2 hours, 56 minutes, 22 seconds
April Verrett. Hello, Minnesota.2 hours, 56 minutes, 34 seconds
I'm Liz Schuler, president of the AFL CIO, America's labor unions.2 hours, 56 minutes, 41 seconds
Do we have worker power out there today?2 hours, 56 minutes, 46 seconds
That's what I thought. I'm so proud to stand up here alongside my union sisters, Randy and April, bringing the2 hours, 56 minutes, 53 seconds
voices of 15 million workers across 65 unions and every worker in this country.2 hours, 57 minutes, 3 seconds
That's right.2 hours, 57 minutes, 6 seconds
Over and over this past year, we've seen this administration try to divide us as working people.2 hours, 57 minutes, 14 seconds
Whether or not we were born here,2 hours, 57 minutes, 16 seconds
whether we were blue collar, white collar, gay, straight, trans, black,2 hours, 57 minutes, 21 seconds
white, Latino, they try to divide us because they could not be more afraid.2 hours, 57 minutes, 29 seconds
They could not be more afraid of what happens when we stop looking to the left and to the right and we start looking at them.2 hours, 57 minutes, 42 seconds
When three rich people have more money than half the rest of us in this country, does that work for working people?2 hours, 57 minutes, 52 seconds
Hell no.2 hours, 57 minutes, 54 seconds
When CEOs are making $90 million a year while their workers can afford groceries. Does that work for working people?2 hours, 58 minutes, 4 seconds
Hell no. When everything in this country is so damn expensive and Trump's answer2 hours, 58 minutes, 12 seconds
is to cut the taxes of his billionaire friends, is that a country that works for working people?2 hours, 58 minutes, 20 seconds
Hell no.2 hours, 58 minutes, 22 seconds
No. Kings is about standing up to the guy in the White House. But no kings2 hours, 58 minutes, 29 seconds
also means tearing down an economy by and for billionaires and instead building it up for working people.2 hours, 58 minutes, 39 seconds
More money in our pockets because no one in the richest country on earth should struggle to get by.2 hours, 58 minutes, 46 seconds
more time off to spend with our friends, family, kids, and loved ones.2 hours, 58 minutes, 53 seconds
Equal pay for black and Latina women who are still making 58 cents on the dollar.2 hours, 59 minutes, 1 second
Because opportunity in this country should not depend on the color of your skin.2 hours, 59 minutes, 7 seconds
And you know where it all starts? It starts with a good union job for every worker in this country.2 hours, 59 minutes, 17 seconds
because we all know it's better in a union.2 hours, 59 minutes, 24 seconds
I look around and we honor those we have lost in the detention centers and in the streets.2 hours, 59 minutes, 32 seconds
Our brothers, sisters, and siblings.2 hours, 59 minutes, 35 seconds
They have been taken from us because they had the courage to stand up.2 hours, 59 minutes, 41 seconds
And I want to name and honor our union brother, Alex Prey, who stood up for democracy and his community in the2 hours, 59 minutes, 50 seconds
streets and fought for democracy with his AFGE brothers and sisters and siblings in the workplace as a trade unionist.3 hours, 2 seconds
Every single thing we've won in this country happened because we fought for it.3 hours, 9 seconds
It happened because of days like today.3 hours, 14 seconds
This is the power. We have the power. Do we have the power?3 hours, 22 seconds
We got the power.3 hours, 24 seconds
We have the power. And now I'm so honored to introduce my union sister,3 hours, 30 seconds
president of the AFT, Randy Weine Garden.3 hours, 40 seconds
Okay, Minnesota.3 hours, 44 seconds
So, I know the hour is late, but this has been an amazing crowd, not only3 hours, 51 seconds
here, but all across America. Fighting for the promise of America. Fighting for3 hours, 57 seconds
a democracy that works for all. Fighting against kings or the prospect of them.3 hours, 1 minute, 5 seconds
Now, you know, I'm going to be a little bit of a teacher because once a teacher,3 hours, 1 minute, 11 seconds
always a teacher. So, here's the social studies teacher coming out in me today.3 hours, 1 minute, 17 seconds
Democracy can feel like an abstract concept. Now, not to you because today in Minnesota,3 hours, 1 minute, 27 seconds
this is what democracy is like.3 hours, 1 minute, 32 seconds
But, but Why do we say no kings? Because the only way the government acts for the people,3 hours, 1 minute, 42 seconds
listens to the people, responds to the people, solves the people's problems is3 hours, 1 minute, 48 seconds
if it is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.3 hours, 1 minute, 56 seconds
That's why That's why standing up and showing up being in solidarity like3 hours, 2 minutes, 5 seconds
millions of us are doing today is so important. It is the only way we can get the government to act in our interests,3 hours, 2 minutes, 14 seconds
act in our kids' interests, act in working people's interests. It's the only way we can tackle housing costs and3 hours, 2 minutes, 21 seconds
health care costs and child care costs and save our damn retirement.3 hours, 2 minutes, 29 seconds
It's the only way we can re ice and protect our students and our immigrant neighbors. The only way is if the3 hours, 2 minutes, 38 seconds
government is for the people, not for billionaires, not for their cronies, and not for a president's self-interest.3 hours, 2 minutes, 50 seconds
Donald Trump was elected because he claimed he wanted families to have a better, more affordable life. Instead,3 hours, 2 minutes, 59 seconds
as so many have said on this stage today, he's made it hard that is costing a billion dollars a day.3 hours, 3 minutes, 13 seconds
He tripled ISIS budget, but he couldn't find enough money to extend the ACA tax credits. So, how many people across3 hours, 3 minutes, 22 seconds
America are losing healthcare or paying through the nose for it? He couldn't fund Medicaid, so now rural hospitals3 hours, 3 minutes, 30 seconds
are
closing. He golfed a Mara Lago while people were losing SNAP. and he's
attacked universities and public schools that 90% of kids in America
don't do.3 hours, 3 minutes, 43 seconds
And and doing all of this while Melania is trying to replace teachers with3 hours, 3 minutes, 50 seconds
robots and he chose to take on Minnesota.3 hours, 4 minutes
But Minnesota, through this brutal winter, you showed the way. Compassion3 hours, 4 minutes, 6 seconds
for our neighbors, courage in the face of brutality, and solidarity because we are braver and stronger when we are together.3 hours, 4 minutes, 17 seconds
And let me say one more thing here. Solidarity also means taking on target.3 hours, 4 minutes, 25 seconds
As my union did this week, this means this. America's educators will shop3 hours, 4 minutes, 33 seconds
elsewhere, not Target, for back to school because Target refuses to stand up to ICE.3 hours, 4 minutes, 46 seconds
Donald Trump may pretend that he's not listening, but he can't ignore the millions in the streets today at more3 hours, 4 minutes, 54 seconds
events than there are counties in America. We are A movement of many faiths and races, a movement across3 hours, 5 minutes, 3 seconds
geography and demography. And Americans don't agree on everything, but we agree that we the people have to have the3 hours, 5 minutes, 11 seconds
ultimate say, not the president, and sure as hell not a wannabe king. So, as we are closing up today, let me ask you3 hours, 5 minutes, 20 seconds
this. Are you sick and tired of the lies? Are you angry about gas prices?3 hours, 5 minutes, 29 seconds
Do you want a voice?3 hours, 5 minutes, 32 seconds
Then no kings today and freedom tomorrow. No kings today change the3 hours, 5 minutes, 38 seconds
country tomorrow. No kings today. Then we vote in November. We vote for a country that listens to its people. A3 hours, 5 minutes, 47 seconds
country that acts for its people. A country that acts in hope and not fear.3 hours, 5 minutes, 53 seconds
We vote for opportunity for all, not self-interest for some. That's what we3 hours, 5 minutes, 59 seconds
mean when we say no kings, no crowns, no thrones. And let me introduce Emperor Verrett from the SEIU.3 hours, 6 minutes, 15 seconds
Minnesota. Minnesota.3 hours, 6 minutes, 22 seconds
Let me tell y'all something. Y'all are not just nice. Minnesota is patient.3 hours, 6 minutes, 28 seconds
I am indeed April Verrett and I am the proud proud president of the 2 million member Service Employee International Union.3 hours, 6 minutes, 41 seconds
And if I made it my mission to be here today because I got to tell you all,3 hours, 6 minutes, 48 seconds
this is my new crush. And I'm crushing hard on Minnesota.3 hours, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Minnesota, y'all got me all in my feelings because you don't just not back down. Minnesota stands 10 toes down.3 hours, 7 minutes, 6 seconds
You stand 10 toes down for justice. You stand 10 toes down for community. You stand 10 toes down for democracy.3 hours, 7 minutes, 19 seconds
And Democracy is why we are here today,3 hours, 7 minutes, 23 seconds
ain't it? It is because this is supposed to be a democracy. But it sure doesn't feel like one. It sure doesn't feel like3 hours, 7 minutes, 32 seconds
one. While working people are doing every damn thing we can and still falling behind. While the forces of3 hours, 7 minutes, 40 seconds
exploitation and white supremacy stay busy crowning kings, they crown corporate greed so that the people doing3 hours, 7 minutes, 49 seconds
the work struggle while the people at the top cash in. They've crowned systems3 hours, 7 minutes, 56 seconds
that decide who gets access and who gets left behind and somehow try to convince us that it's fair. They've crowned power3 hours, 8 minutes, 5 seconds
that
operates without any accountability and tell the rest of us just to
deal with their wars. Are we going to accept that, Minnesota?3 hours, 8 minutes, 16 seconds
Nah. We going to call them on their Because because in a democracy, you3 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds
don't get crowned. In a democracy, you don't get ignited. In a democracy, you answer to the people.3 hours, 8 minutes, 33 seconds
You answer to the people. In Minnesota,3 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds
right here, right now, are the people in SEIU, we're talking about the three3 hours, 8 minutes, 45 seconds
things that we're fighting for. Y'all ready?3 hours, 8 minutes, 48 seconds
In SEIU, we are fighting for money, for power, and for respect.3 hours, 8 minutes, 54 seconds
money
because working people deserve more than to just get by. Power because
power doesn't just belong to the wealthy. It belongs to all of us.3 hours, 9 minutes, 6 seconds
And respect because too many of us feel like being treated like we don't matter.3 hours, 9 minutes, 13 seconds
That's over. So yeah, we're fighting for money, power, and respect. And I might have to remind y'all, Javier know it.3 hours, 9 minutes, 20 seconds
Back in the 90s, little Kim said,3 hours, 9 minutes, 22 seconds
"Money, power, and respect, what you need in life. Money, power, and respect, you'll be living right. Money, power,3 hours, 9 minutes, 30 seconds
and respect, you'll be eating right. You can sleep at night. It's the key to life."3 hours, 9 minutes, 38 seconds
So, yeah, money, power, and respect.3 hours, 9 minutes, 42 seconds
That's what no kings really means. It means rejecting a system where a few people get crowned while they rule over3 hours, 9 minutes, 49 seconds
the rest of us. So I'll ask you, are we going to let them keep their crowns?3 hours, 9 minutes, 56 seconds
Are we going to take back what belongs to us? Then say it with me. No thrones. No thrones.3 hours, 10 minutes, 3 seconds
No crowns. No crowns. No kings. No kings. No thrones. No thrones. No cap. No crowns.3 hours, 10 minutes, 11 seconds
No crowns. No kings. Let's go get it, Minnesota.3 hours, 10 minutes, 30 seconds
As
you leave the event today, please make sure to stay on sidewalks and
follow traffic laws because roads will no longer be closed to traffic
and3 hours, 10 minutes, 39 seconds
marshals
will not be escorting you back to the March kickoff sites. For those of
you who need to board buses after the program, all buses will be parked
in.3 hours, 10 minutes, 56 seconds
This is Mark with FSTV connecting you to the issues that matter the most.3 hours, 11 minutes, 6 seconds
Hello everybody. I'm Nico Love with Free Speech TV and today we are at the No Kings 3 protest here in Denver,3 hours, 11 minutes, 12 seconds
Colorado. I'm going to take you with me as we talk to everyday Americans about today's political climate. With me, I3 hours, 11 minutes, 20 seconds
have Avery. Avery, thank you for joining me today for today's movement, for this political time. What brought you out?3 hours, 11 minutes, 27 seconds
What was so important that you had to use your voice to come out today?3 hours, 11 minutes, 30 seconds
Yeah,
absolutely. Yeah, I just think that there's a lot of like really
atrocious things going on right now in this country. Um, and you know,
it affects me personally, but there's a lot3 hours, 11 minutes, 39 seconds
that
don't affect me as well and like I care about everyone that lives here
and you know, if we don't speak up, no one's going to. So,3 hours, 11 minutes, 47 seconds
is
there something specific that you can talk on because you just said
something affects you if you feel comfortable. Is there some What is
that that you're going through?3 hours, 11 minutes, 55 seconds
Yeah,
absolutely. I'm very passionate about women's rights, um, abortion
rights, uh, you know, the right to health care. Abortion is healthcare.
Um,3 hours, 12 minutes, 3 seconds
but also women's right to vote. And I know like the SAVE Act going on right now is going to be challenging,3 hours, 12 minutes, 8 seconds
especially
a lot of women who have changed their name when they get married. Um,
names don't necessarily match birth certificates. Um, yeah, it's3 hours, 12 minutes, 17 seconds
just going to be a mess. Um, and that is kind of the thing that impacts me the most. Um, because I am a woman.3 hours, 12 minutes, 26 seconds
Uh
but yeah, also I studied conservation biology in college. So a lot of
what's happening to the national parks right now is really devastating.
Um you know,3 hours, 12 minutes, 34 seconds
the kind of like drill baby drill mindset that the GOP has has always had.3 hours, 12 minutes, 40 seconds
Um is just really devastating to me as well.3 hours, 12 minutes, 43 seconds
Um for people who young people who don't want to come out, they maybe don't feel like it's as big as it is, right? This3 hours, 12 minutes, 50 seconds
mo this political moment, what would you say to them? what would you encourage them to do?3 hours, 12 minutes, 55 seconds
Yeah,
I definitely think um do your research. Uh read from all different
points of view so you're not just kind of in an echo chamber. Uh helps
you3 hours, 13 minutes, 4 seconds
understand like what your beliefs are and what they are not. Uh and also if you're not comfortable coming out,3 hours, 13 minutes, 10 seconds
that's
totally fine. I know not everyone is going to be comfortable speaking
up being public. Uh being in a crowd like this can be intimidating. Uh,
so call your senators, call your representatives, send mail, send
emails,3 hours, 13 minutes, 21 seconds
reach out on social media, any way you can to kind of move that needle is going to make a big impact.3 hours, 13 minutes, 26 seconds
And lastly, because you talked about the parks and what we're seeing with that,3 hours, 13 minutes, 30 seconds
what
can people do to support parks at this moment because it is wildlife
and nature is important, especially when you live in a beautiful state
like Colorado,3 hours, 13 minutes, 36 seconds
right? So, what can people do to support that effort?3 hours, 13 minutes, 38 seconds
Yeah,
absolutely. Um, I think definitely being cognizant of leave no trace
when you are out in nature. That's a super important um like core value
to me and a3 hours, 13 minutes, 47 seconds
lot
of other people. Uh and also just supporting the national parks, going
and visiting them. I know it's not great with his face on the parks pass
this3 hours, 13 minutes, 55 seconds
year, but that money is still going to the national parks. Um so don't shy away from getting one of those. Um you know,3 hours, 14 minutes, 2 seconds
personally, I also don't really want a park pass that has Trump's face on it.3 hours, 14 minutes, 6 seconds
But
I do still want to support the parks. I do still want to be there um
you know for the rangers that are still working and protecting that
beautiful3 hours, 14 minutes, 13 seconds
beautiful land in this country. So Avery, I want to thank you so much. I hope you have a great protest.3 hours, 14 minutes, 26 seconds
Hello everybody. I'm Nico Love with Free Speech TV and today we are at the No Kings 3 protest here in Denver,3 hours, 14 minutes, 32 seconds
Colorado. I'm gonna take you with me as we talk to everyday Americans about today's political climate. With me, I3 hours, 14 minutes, 40 seconds
have Marge. Marge, thank you for joining me today. Thank you for being here.3 hours, 14 minutes, 43 seconds
Absolutely. What is so important about what's happening that brought you out today to use your voice?3 hours, 14 minutes, 48 seconds
I am so worried about what is happening to our country and what Donald Trump is3 hours, 14 minutes, 55 seconds
doing to our country as well as what he is doing globally. Um there's I feel bad3 hours, 15 minutes, 3 seconds
for the young people. It must feel like there's no future. Um and I think it's important that we get out there. I wish3 hours, 15 minutes, 12 seconds
that uh the GOP um Congress would3 hours, 15 minutes, 18 seconds
stop being cowards and go in and just put some handcuffs on him that corrupt.3 hours, 15 minutes, 26 seconds
The whole administration is corrupt.3 hours, 15 minutes, 29 seconds
There's just too many things to even list. I What's happening to our environment and blowing up the oil,3 hours, 15 minutes, 39 seconds
you know, in Iran, um it's it's horrible and we don't need to be that way. We we3 hours, 15 minutes, 47 seconds
should all be together and working together. And I think we need women in the White House. You know, we've raised3 hours, 15 minutes, 56 seconds
families. We've uh you know taken care of arguments, sibling arguments and I mean there are a lot of very intelligent3 hours, 16 minutes, 5 seconds
women and I follow them and there's so many reasons to be here. Yeah.3 hours, 16 minutes, 13 seconds
So
you mentioned young people and sometimes feeling like there is no hope
because the world is so saddening right now with everything that's
happening.3 hours, 16 minutes, 21 seconds
What
encouragement would you give to to the young people that are going
through this that are living with the high gas prices with the high
growth prices with3 hours, 16 minutes, 28 seconds
ICE and their f losing their families maybe? You know, what would you say to those young people?3 hours, 16 minutes, 33 seconds
It's to pay attention what's going on in our world. My dad was a history teacher and you know, we used to watch the news.3 hours, 16 minutes, 41 seconds
I remember watching the news every night when Vietnam was going on and the you know Cambodia and and everything that3 hours, 16 minutes, 50 seconds
happened and um I think it's important to pay attention to what's happening.3 hours, 16 minutes, 56 seconds
Um, silence is um,3 hours, 17 minutes, 1 second
silence just allows these things to happen and I think it's time to use our3 hours, 17 minutes, 8 seconds
voices and to gather. When I come, you know, I can look at the news and look at Facebook or whatever or social media and3 hours, 17 minutes, 18 seconds
it's so depressing. You feel like there's no hope. But then you come to something like this and people are kind3 hours, 17 minutes, 26 seconds
and you're you're there's a camaraderie and you're all here for the same reason3 hours, 17 minutes, 33 seconds
and and you don't feel so alone. You and it's not as depressing and there's hope and it's like what are we going to do,3 hours, 17 minutes, 41 seconds
you know, and that's what we need to go forward and what are we going to do?3 hours, 17 minutes, 46 seconds
And last question, we have a midterm election coming up this year, correct?3 hours, 17 minutes, 50 seconds
We've seen a lot of efforts um for with gerrymandering and to change the midterm and how people are able to vote. For3 hours, 17 minutes, 57 seconds
those people who maybe did not vote when they should have. Yes.3 hours, 18 minutes, 1 second
What would you say to them for this new midterm election coming up?3 hours, 18 minutes, 4 seconds
I was like, pay attention. Vote. You know, our world may not be here in 50 years. You know,3 hours, 18 minutes, 13 seconds
it it might be apocalyptic. you know what what do you want for your children3 hours, 18 minutes, 19 seconds
and your children's children you know so you know just get out there and vote and3 hours, 18 minutes, 26 seconds
do something don't don't sit at home thank you March so much for joining me today you have a great protest3 hours, 18 minutes, 48 seconds
Hello everybody. I'm Nico Love with Free Speech TV and today we are at the No Kings 3 protest here in Denver,3 hours, 18 minutes, 55 seconds
Colorado. I'm going to take you with me as we talk to everyday Americans about today's political climate. with me. I3 hours, 19 minutes, 2 seconds
have a Gaya. Agatha, thank you for joining me today. Yes, thank you for being here.3 hours, 19 minutes, 7 seconds
Yeah, of course. Um, what is so important about today that brought you out?3 hours, 19 minutes, 13 seconds
I always try to get real involved with um the elections and this is just3 hours, 19 minutes, 21 seconds
absolutely absurd what we are going through right now. So, I want to stand up. I want to protest. I want my family3 hours, 19 minutes, 30 seconds
to understand the importance of free speech and being able to participate.3 hours, 19 minutes, 37 seconds
Um,
what would you say to people who maybe did not vote because we know a
lot of people didn't get out and vote and we've seen a lot of efforts to
change3 hours, 19 minutes, 44 seconds
the
voting process for the midterm elections. We've seen the gerrymandering
that's happening in Texas. California is trying to combat that
gerrymandering.3 hours, 19 minutes, 52 seconds
But what would you say to those people that need to go vote?3 hours, 19 minutes, 55 seconds
If you don't vote, you're voting for Trump. A lot of these younger people don't understand the history. And you3 hours, 20 minutes, 2 seconds
mentioned having a grandchild. What lessons do you teach your grandchild about what's happening in this political moment?3 hours, 20 minutes, 8 seconds
If you want fairness, you have to show up.3 hours, 20 minutes, 28 seconds
Show me what democracy looks like. When I say people, you say power. People.3 hours, 20 minutes, 36 seconds
People.3 hours, 20 minutes, 38 seconds
I say all these things because I refuse to be afraid.3 hours, 20 minutes, 45 seconds
There's nothing more American than peaceful protest.3 hours, 20 minutes, 52 seconds
When we speak up for our neighbors, we speak up for ourselves. We're standing up for what is right,3 hours, 21 minutes
what is just, and what is good.3 hours, 21 minutes, 8 seconds
We will not move toward authoritarianism. We the people will rule.3 hours, 21 minutes, 21 seconds
No kings. No kings. No kings.3 hours, 21 minutes, 27 seconds
Over the course of a few years, life yielded a crisis of pandemics, resulting in many reeling and searching for3 hours, 21 minutes, 34 seconds
answers. Black men especially have had to grieve the passing of hip hop icons DMX, Michael K. Williams, Biz Marquee,3 hours, 21 minutes, 43 seconds
and many others. How has this impacted black men? How has this altered the way they see themselves, their ability to3 hours, 21 minutes, 50 seconds
express
themselves and their mental health? We sit down with black men raised
on the culture of hip hop and ask them directly, "Let's have a bite,
take a step back in order to move forward."3 hours, 22 minutes, 1 second
I'm your host, Miracle Jones, and this is Burns the Black Man.3 hours, 22 minutes, 26 seconds
Hello everybody. I'm Nico Love with Free Speech TV and today we are at the No Kings 3 protest here in Denver,3 hours, 22 minutes, 33 seconds
Colorado. I'm going to take you with me as we talk to everyday Americans about today's political climate. Right now I3 hours, 22 minutes, 40 seconds
am
with Pam, an everyday citizen here in Denver, Colorado at the No Kings 3
protest. Pam, why is it so important that you came out today to
protest?3 hours, 22 minutes, 49 seconds
Because
what's happening in our country is very scary. It is undemocratic and
if the people don't stand up, he will do whatever he chooses. And
unfortunately,3 hours, 22 minutes, 58 seconds
his colleagues in the in Congress are f going right along with it.3 hours, 23 minutes, 3 seconds
Is there one specific thing that brought you out that made you really feel strongly about today? all of it.3 hours, 23 minutes, 11 seconds
Um actually um women's right to choose is important. This this war is3 hours, 23 minutes, 19 seconds
ridiculous. It is so frightening that just because he wants to stay out of prison. He is, you know, diverting3 hours, 23 minutes, 26 seconds
everything away from the Epstein files and is putting our young people's lives at risk.3 hours, 23 minutes, 32 seconds
How
do you feel about ICE? Because we're seeing a lot of that. We're seeing
that move into our airports right now. How do you feel about ICE? Oh my
gosh,3 hours, 23 minutes, 40 seconds
ICE.3 hours, 23 minutes, 42 seconds
I I almost have no words. I mean, what they are doing and and being allowed to do and encouraged to do by Trump's3 hours, 23 minutes, 50 seconds
people is just it's unconscionable that that people that are, you know,3 hours, 23 minutes, 55 seconds
exercising
their right to free speech are being gunned down and and macaed and
beaten. It is just it is it is where are where do we live now?3 hours, 24 minutes, 5 seconds
Yeah. For anybody that may be a little nervous about coming out to protest for whatever reason, whether it be safety,3 hours, 24 minutes, 12 seconds
whether it be the color of their skin,3 hours, 24 minutes, 14 seconds
what what encouragement could you give to those people?3 hours, 24 minutes, 18 seconds
Your white be your white friends are your allies. You have every right to be here. And if anything um untoward starts3 hours, 24 minutes, 25 seconds
to happen to any of my neighbors, then I will stand right there beside them, in front of them, because as a white woman,3 hours, 24 minutes, 32 seconds
I
have a responsibility to stand up for people who are either afraid,
rightfully so, and don't feel like they have the ability or right to be
here.3 hours, 24 minutes, 43 seconds
Thank you so much, Pam, for joining me today. You have a great protest. Thank you.3 hours, 25 minutes, 2 seconds
This is Max Millian Alvarez from the Real News Network and you are watching Free Speech TV, the people's TV. Stay tuned, baby.3 hours, 25 minutes, 12 seconds
Hello everybody. Hey, I'm Nico Love with Free Speech TV and today we are at the No Kings 3 protest here in Denver,3 hours, 25 minutes, 18 seconds
Colorado.
I'm going to take you with me as we talk to everyday Americans about
today's political climate. We are at the No Kings 3 protest here in
Denver,3 hours, 25 minutes, 27 seconds
Colorado. With me, I have John. John, thank you for joining me. Thank you.3 hours, 25 minutes, 31 seconds
Why do you feel it is so important to come out and protest and use your voice today?3 hours, 25 minutes, 36 seconds
We're really on the cusp of a change that we don't want. things are happening now that if we don't act now, they'll be3 hours, 25 minutes, 44 seconds
irreversible. I mean, a lot of things are are so damaged, it's going to take a long time to get us back to anywhere3 hours, 25 minutes, 51 seconds
close
to where we were. But it's so important that people are out here
speaking up. And I so hope that we have uh a much greater attendance
than we did in the first two noades.3 hours, 26 minutes, 1 second
Yeah. So, there's a lot going on, right?3 hours, 26 minutes, 3 seconds
We
have troops that are fighting in Iran right now. We have ICE agents
that are now swarming our airports where people travel daily. We have
women's rights3 hours, 26 minutes, 11 seconds
being taken away, right? We're seeing Congress not do much. What issue exactly brought you out today?3 hours, 26 minutes, 18 seconds
I think the biggest thing for me is protecting the vote in November because there's so many obvious efforts3 hours, 26 minutes, 26 seconds
to circumvent the process to shortch change voters to minimize voters to keep3 hours, 26 minutes, 34 seconds
people away from the booth or away from the polls. And uh that's the scariest thing to me. I mean, if Trump declares a3 hours, 26 minutes, 43 seconds
national emergency or something, martial law, and uh takes the vote away, that's that's going to be a a hard deal to deal with.3 hours, 26 minutes, 52 seconds
Yeah.3 hours, 26 minutes, 53 seconds
What would a better reality look like in your mind for from what we're seeing right now? What would be better to you?3 hours, 27 minutes
Well, if we didn't have to speak up against all the idiocy and corruption that's going on right now.3 hours, 27 minutes, 7 seconds
But
Well, John, I want to thank you for joining me today. I think it's very
important, like you said, that we get out. We've seen efforts of3 hours, 27 minutes, 16 seconds
gerrymandering
in Texas that California is now combating, right? Um, I think voting is
very important and I like that message to end on. So, everybody make3 hours, 27 minutes, 24 seconds
sure that you get out and vote in your midterm elections. Once again, I'm M Love in Denver, Colorado at the No Kings 3 protest.3 hours, 27 minutes, 38 seconds
our streets. Our streets.3 hours, 27 minutes, 42 seconds
We are at war. American families are mourning fallen soldiers. Innocent Iranian civilians, many of them3 hours, 27 minutes, 50 seconds
children, are being maimed and massacred. Infrastructure needed to sustain life in Iran, is being obliterated.3 hours, 27 minutes, 59 seconds
Meanwhile, the Trump war machine, drunk with power and incapable of valuing other human lives, rages on. funded by3 hours, 28 minutes, 6 seconds
US taxpayer dollars that should be providing critical support for our needs here at home. As Americans, we say hell3 hours, 28 minutes, 14 seconds
no. We don't want this blood on our hands. But only you have the power to end this. Call your senators and3 hours, 28 minutes, 21 seconds
Congress members through the capital switchboard at 20224-3121.3 hours, 28 minutes, 26 seconds
Call the White House switchboard at 2024561414. Don't stop calling. stop this war.3 hours, 28 minutes, 37 seconds
Um, my name is Dileia Coulter. I'm 16 and I'm here because I think that people3 hours, 28 minutes, 45 seconds
should be allowed to stay in their home and live in a place that they feel safe.3 hours, 28 minutes, 54 seconds
And
you lost your school in the Eaton Fire. Yes, this was my home. Oh, you
lost your home and your school in the Eaton fire. It was my um
elementary3 hours, 29 minutes, 1 second
school, not my like current school, but yeah. What did that feel like? He's here.3 hours, 29 minutes, 7 seconds
It um it's it's a feeling similar to grief I would say because3 hours, 29 minutes, 14 seconds
it was I mean I grew up here and my school was just like3 hours, 29 minutes, 23 seconds
a place that I never really thought I would see looking so different and looking so like3 hours, 29 minutes, 31 seconds
destroyed
and it was a little bit heartbreaking to see what needs to happen like
what would you want from the federal government that you haven't got?3 hours, 29 minutes, 40 seconds
Um impactment that's a difficult question for me to answer I think but3 hours, 29 minutes, 49 seconds
I just think that the government needs to think more about what the people actually need more than what they need3 hours, 29 minutes, 57 seconds
and what other people on their like level. Do you feel strongly about climate change?3 hours, 30 minutes, 6 seconds
Yeah, I do. I think that um climate change is something that could so easily3 hours, 30 minutes, 12 seconds
be solved if the people with access to actually making huge changes like wanted to make changes.3 hours, 30 minutes, 22 seconds
I had to what uh what are you hoping what's a message that you want to send to Trump? You're holding a sign that says ICE out.3 hours, 30 minutes, 29 seconds
So immigration is also important.3 hours, 30 minutes, 32 seconds
Sorry. I just think it's so important that people feel safe in their country again, like feel safe where they live3 hours, 30 minutes, 40 seconds
and where they grew up. And people fight so hard to come here and then they're being pushed back out like it's nothing.3 hours, 30 minutes, 48 seconds
And I just don't think that's fair. Thank you, SA. Thank you.3 hours, 30 minutes, 53 seconds
Pastor
Michael David Lewis and I am here today because I believe in democracy.
I believe in free speech and I believe in American justice.3 hours, 31 minutes, 2 seconds
My name is Reverend Wendy Tajima and I am here because I believe that it's uh3 hours, 31 minutes, 11 seconds
as
people of faith that we need to step forward and speak out when there
are tyrants in our presence and we're standing in front of what used to
be a3 hours, 31 minutes, 19 seconds
church that that you were affiliated with.3 hours, 31 minutes, 21 seconds
That's right. This is the site of Aladena Community Church which is a United Church of Christ congregation.3 hours, 31 minutes, 28 seconds
Um, and the congregation felt very strongly that this march should be here today back on the church's land because3 hours, 31 minutes, 35 seconds
it's
very important um, as my colleague Wendy was saying, it's very
important to the church to be people of faith standing up for um, for
free speech and for for democracy.3 hours, 31 minutes, 45 seconds
What does no kings mean to you?3 hours, 31 minutes, 48 seconds
Well,
it has a theological meaning to us as as uh, as a matter of fact. And
we're celebrating Palm Sunday tomorrow, which I think was a no kings
march. um that3 hours, 31 minutes, 57 seconds
that
peop we believe that people should be ruled by choice and that they
should have a say in their government and in how they lead their lives.
Um there are3 hours, 32 minutes, 6 seconds
churches
on all sides of that issue. And for us, it's really important to speak
up and say that we believe in human rights. We believe in equal rights.3 hours, 32 minutes, 17 seconds
As
Christians, we strongly believe that uh God does not want to raise up
any one human individual over others and that all people are precious in
God's sight.3 hours, 32 minutes, 28 seconds
And so to have a king or somebody who's pretending to be a king is uh actually biblically not what God wanted. Um even3 hours, 32 minutes, 37 seconds
back in the Old Testament uh when the people started saying we need a king,3 hours, 32 minutes, 42 seconds
God said you don't need a king. Um and so we've always believed that that the people have the gifts that God has given3 hours, 32 minutes, 50 seconds
to them that if we work together we have no need for authoritarianism.3 hours, 32 minutes, 54 seconds
Yet we live in a country where there is a revival of this idea that this should be a Christian nation.3 hours, 33 minutes, 2 seconds
Yeah. I I I'm not sure I would call it a revival because I am not I don't know. I think it's a it's a newer idea. It's not3 hours, 33 minutes, 10 seconds
being re revived necessarily. Um, I believe that it is a dying gasp of false3 hours, 33 minutes, 16 seconds
unilateral power. It is a dying gasp of patriarchy where people that used to have illegitimate power are refusing to3 hours, 33 minutes, 26 seconds
give
it up to a broader structure of multilateral relational power because
relational p power is what really changes the world for the better.3 hours, 33 minutes, 36 seconds
That sounds like community. Another way of saying community.3 hours, 33 minutes, 39 seconds
It
sounds like community and we love community. We love people of across
the spectrum of faith. We love our siblings who are atheists and
agnostics because3 hours, 33 minutes, 48 seconds
they keep us honest and they engage us in fantastic conversations.3 hours, 33 minutes, 53 seconds
So your church uh is a progressive church.3 hours, 33 minutes, 57 seconds
Um I I personally love that word. I um I would say that we are a church that believes in um open thinking. We believe3 hours, 34 minutes, 7 seconds
that God is creative and that love is transformative. And if that's progressive, then we'll embrace that label as well.3 hours, 34 minutes, 14 seconds
Any last thoughts?3 hours, 34 minutes, 16 seconds
I think that the the key is to be inclusive and to again be respectful of everyone. Um, and so there are people3 hours, 34 minutes, 23 seconds
who would call themselves conservative who have something to say to us. And so everybody needs to be able to be free to3 hours, 34 minutes, 30 seconds
speak as well as much as they are speaking um with kindness and with compassion and to share each other's3 hours, 34 minutes, 38 seconds
truth because together we learn better than when we're separated. Thank you both so much. Thank you. Thank you.3 hours, 34 minutes, 49 seconds
Blow your whistle when you know there's confirmed ICE activity in your neighborhood. And the fourth one, your rights.3 hours, 34 minutes, 57 seconds
Know your rights.3 hours, 34 minutes, 58 seconds
What's
up y'all? My name is Katie. I'm a journalist and organizer with the
Denver Party for Socialism and Liberation. And we just had the most
amazing community3 hours, 35 minutes, 6 seconds
meeting
here in Denver tonight. Um we had a packed main room and then three
packed overflow rooms and a line down the street. We had the windows
open so3 hours, 35 minutes, 14 seconds
people
could hear what was going on from outside. Um people are really ready
to take that next step, right? A lot of folks have been protesting and
they3 hours, 35 minutes, 22 seconds
realize
now it's time to get organized in their neighborhoods in their
communities. Um so we talked a lot about four resources. Um one is the
rapid3 hours, 35 minutes, 31 seconds
response network uh here in Colorado. Uh that's the number that we have to call anytime uh we have suspected ICE3 hours, 35 minutes, 38 seconds
activity
in our neighborhoods. Um number two was quadrant chats. Um this is
something that we've learned from Minnesota works really well. We need3 hours, 35 minutes, 46 seconds
communication
networks with our neighbors that um spreads accurate information about
ICE presence. Um so we got folks plugged into four main chats that
divide our metro area um evenly,3 hours, 35 minutes, 58 seconds
which
is really awesome. Um and hopefully we'll be able to break down into
neighborhood chat from there. Uh the third thing we did um was talk
about3 hours, 36 minutes, 6 seconds
whistles. Number three, whistles. Keep these things on you. Whistles have been3 hours, 36 minutes, 13 seconds
used in Minnesota in Minneapolis very successfully. We use these to communicate with our neighbors about ICE3 hours, 36 minutes, 22 seconds
presence.
All right. And the last resource was know your rights. We just all need
to know our rights. We need to make sure our neighbors know their
rights. Um we need to spread that information so we get everybody
posters.3 hours, 36 minutes, 32 seconds
Uh, and you know, we all here tonight got those materials, but we have to make sure that every person in this state um3 hours, 36 minutes, 39 seconds
has access to the same things that everyone here tonight has access to. So,3 hours, 36 minutes, 43 seconds
we
are going to work together. Everyone here tonight is going out with an
assignment to find a community distribution hub uh in their neighborhood
that is willing to stock3 hours, 36 minutes, 50 seconds
these
materials, know your right rights materials, um to help get their
neighborhood organized. Um, so hopefully, um, by the end of, you know,3 hours, 36 minutes, 58 seconds
this
week, we're going to have a network of community hubs that are ready to
support their neighbors, um, and everyone to fight back against ICE
terror. If you want to get plugged in3 hours, 37 minutes, 6 seconds
and get the materials and resources that everyone got here tonight, um, just go to our Instagram page, Denver PSL.3 hours, 37 minutes, 19 seconds
My name is Michelle Hunovan and uh, I grew up in Aladena. Oh my god. Are you the famous author? I'm famous.3 hours, 37 minutes, 29 seconds
I read your book last year.3 hours, 37 minutes, 31 seconds
That's so nice. I'm not the f I'm not famous, but I am an author. Okay, start over.3 hours, 37 minutes, 38 seconds
Okay. My name is Michelle Hunnan and I grew up in Aladena and my house is about a mile from here. What's left of it?3 hours, 37 minutes, 46 seconds
Nothing. Um, but we're rebuilding. We just So you lost your home in the fire and you are rebuilding. You're here today.3 hours, 37 minutes, 55 seconds
What is Why does being an Aladina feel significant on a day when you're calling out this idea of no kings? Well, it's3 hours, 38 minutes, 3 seconds
important to be on my home turf and to speak for Aladena or some of Aladena, I3 hours, 38 minutes, 10 seconds
hope most of Aladena that um we're terrified of what's happening in this country and we want it to stop.3 hours, 38 minutes, 20 seconds
What needs to happen? How does one take a king who, you know, technically was democratically elected? How does one3 hours, 38 minutes, 28 seconds
lose how does a nation lose a a king like that? a person who wants to be king. Well, there is impeachment obviously.3 hours, 38 minutes, 35 seconds
Hopefully we'll have some luck at the midterms. Um hopefully there will be midterms. Hopefully there will be free3 hours, 38 minutes, 42 seconds
and fair elections. Um that's partly why I'm here to, you know, he didn't win the3 hours, 38 minutes, 49 seconds
popular
vote. And it's a very slim majority that they seem to forget that over
half the country, well now I hear up to 63 64% of the country is it. So,3 hours, 39 minutes, 1 second
I'm
not saying anything new here, but I do think it's important to come out
and be heard and say, "Remember us, we're more than half the country
and we don't like what's going on."3 hours, 39 minutes, 13 seconds
It seems as though uh this might be the biggest protest since Trump took office a second time. Do you think he's paying3 hours, 39 minutes, 21 seconds
attention?
What what what do you think such protests can actually accomplish in a
direct way? Or is it a way to just come out and kind of be in community
about our shared values?3 hours, 39 minutes, 30 seconds
I
think it's both, but I do think that the pro I'm old enough to know
that the protests really helped um end the Vietnam War and that's
another reason3 hours, 39 minutes, 39 seconds
why
I'm coming out is I believe in coming to the streets. You have to come
to the streets if you don't like something. Right. Thank you so much.3 hours, 39 minutes, 47 seconds
Okay. Thank you.3 hours, 39 minutes, 48 seconds
Peace. This is Maurice Mitchell from the Working Families Party and you're watching Free Speech TV.3 hours, 39 minutes, 58 seconds
I'm Rob and I'm here because I think we have to say no to all of this. And uh uh3 hours, 40 minutes, 6 seconds
my
family spread out across the country right now are all protesting. My
daughter's in DC protesting. Uh my other daughter is in New York. I'm
here.3 hours, 40 minutes, 18 seconds
and tell us where we are exactly.3 hours, 40 minutes, 20 seconds
We are in Aladena. Um this is literally Aladina Drive. You can see uh uh uh uh3 hours, 40 minutes, 27 seconds
this
fence here is a church and a couple of homes that used to be here that
were burned down during the fire. You can see the hills and you can see
the community3 hours, 40 minutes, 36 seconds
that's
out here. Not necessarily the biggest group uh that's protesting, but
very heartfelt. children, elderly people of all ages, races, immigrants,
uh, uh,3 hours, 40 minutes, 49 seconds
uh, all of it.3 hours, 40 minutes, 50 seconds
And this is a community that was horribly victimized by basically climate induced factors. And we have a president3 hours, 40 minutes, 57 seconds
who
just paid a big company a billion dollars to not develop wind farms and
to instead develop oil and gas. Is he in the pocket of the oil
companies?3 hours, 41 minutes, 7 seconds
I don't know that he's in the pocket per se. uh but they are his friends and he would like to help them line their3 hours, 41 minutes, 14 seconds
pockets. So uh but he's also a guy who just lives in the past, lives in ideas that he just has in his head that not3 hours, 41 minutes, 23 seconds
necessarily
even remotely connected to reality, you know. I mean there was a story
yesterday that literally someone in the White House was saying Trump's3 hours, 41 minutes, 30 seconds
already
bored with the war in Iran. I mean not like it's not working out the
way he thought. We have to come up with something. He's bored. He's
ready to move on. So what? God knows.3 hours, 41 minutes, 41 seconds
It feel does it feel like one person was holding the country hostage?3 hours, 41 minutes, 46 seconds
Well, yes and no. It's not just one person. It's a huge amount of people. Hey guys,3 hours, 41 minutes, 53 seconds
great to see you. How are you? How you doing?3 hours, 41 minutes, 59 seconds
Um all of us are here. Uh it's not just him. It's a whole group of people. a small group of people uh uh very3 hours, 42 minutes, 6 seconds
fanatical
in their beliefs but we're being held hostage by a whole bunch of
people all over the country what needs to happen I mean I get asked3 hours, 42 minutes, 15 seconds
by
people who are outside the country why are you guys tolerating this and
I never know what to say I don't think people understand3 hours, 42 minutes, 23 seconds
that what happened here was a very methodical and very effective quiet3 hours, 42 minutes, 32 seconds
political coup for one of a better word. They came in and got control of a few houses and3 hours, 42 minutes, 39 seconds
then
they eliminated the bureaucracy that's supposed to keep it uh uh uh uh
you know from tilting one side to another politically. They got rid of3 hours, 42 minutes, 48 seconds
people who uh were not their people like immediately. They had a plan this time.3 hours, 42 minutes, 53 seconds
Uh because I think that uh I mean I hate to be on one side or another, but it just feels like these3 hours, 43 minutes, 1 second
are people who really never really felt that they wanted to be fair or have elections. You know, they want their way period.3 hours, 43 minutes, 11 seconds
That's why no kings. That's why no kings. Thank you, Ro. Thank you, Sali.3 hours, 43 minutes, 22 seconds
My name is Grace and I'm here because I am exhausted.3 hours, 43 minutes, 29 seconds
I'm exhausted of everything that's going on in the country and how democracy,3 hours, 43 minutes, 36 seconds
rule of law,3 hours, 43 minutes, 38 seconds
um, and that we are being, um, governed by people that are unqualified.3 hours, 43 minutes, 46 seconds
And frankly, I feel they're they um are racist,3 hours, 43 minutes, 54 seconds
uh homophobic, uh anything that you can imagine.3 hours, 44 minutes
What do you want to happen in the next year or two? We only we still have more than two years under Trump.3 hours, 44 minutes, 10 seconds
Well, hopefully we will um be able to make inroads to connecting3 hours, 44 minutes, 18 seconds
to people who are on the other side. I think a lot of people on that side are beginning to realize that3 hours, 44 minutes, 28 seconds
you know it's been a big drift and um the president said that he was going to3 hours, 44 minutes, 35 seconds
do one thing and he's done exactly the opposite thing. He's done what most Republican well at least in my lifetime3 hours, 44 minutes, 43 seconds
Republican um presidents have done which is increase uh um spending for the military.3 hours, 44 minutes, 52 seconds
um reduce taxes for the ultra wealthy and um go to war.3 hours, 45 minutes
And so that's my hope is that all of this stuff that's being throwing3 hours, 45 minutes, 9 seconds
thrown at us daily will somehow congeal into one, you know, unifying force for all Americans.3 hours, 45 minutes, 19 seconds
Thank you so much. You're welcome. Hi, I'm Odet with Free Speech TV,3 hours, 45 minutes, 24 seconds
empowering communities through independent media.3 hours, 45 minutes, 32 seconds
And we're hearing uh the crowd right now just starting their chance. Ice ice out now. Yeah. Yeah.3 hours, 45 minutes, 38 seconds
And I think, you know, that's an incredibly important thing of why we're here in Minneapolis, St.3 hours, 45 minutes, 45 seconds
uh is that we saw one of the most brutal uh the repressions of you know they sent3 hours, 45 minutes, 53 seconds
in
mas thugs to kidnap our neighbors. Uh motans stood up and are saying
no. Uh and these masked thugs murdered two citizens in cold blood.3 hours, 46 minutes, 4 seconds
Alex Freddy and Renee Good.3 hours, 46 minutes, 5 seconds
And
I think it really did open people's eyes to we are in an incredibly
dangerous moment. Uh, and then there's two paths for people, you know,
am I3 hours, 46 minutes, 14 seconds
going to be cowed? Am I going to be afraid? Or am I going to stand up and be brave? And I think the answer is pretty3 hours, 46 minutes, 21 seconds
clear.
What I'm seeing is the American people are brave. Uh, and that bravery
is contagious. Uh, and when we define that bravery as protecting our
country.3 hours, 46 minutes, 32 seconds
This is our country. No kings here. This is the people's country. Uh it's so clear uh that this deeply unpopular3 hours, 46 minutes, 40 seconds
regime that we have in Washington DC led by Donald Trump uh is afraid. They're the ones who are afraid and the people3 hours, 46 minutes, 47 seconds
are
the ones who are brave. I think you're exactly right and I think
Minneapolis and St. Paul, these are the be brave cities, right? Um that
isn't3 hours, 46 minutes, 56 seconds
and we shouldn't neglect that other cities, Chicago, LA, Portland have all taken their hits. If you look at Bruce3 hours, 47 minutes, 3 seconds
Springsteen's tour schedule, he's going to the places that Trump and his team targeted. And Springsteen has said,3 hours, 47 minutes, 10 seconds
"Look, the cavalry is coming, right?3 hours, 47 minutes, 12 seconds
We're we are coming to back you up. We are coming to tell you that what you did was brave and what you did was right.3 hours, 47 minutes, 18 seconds
And
that uh you know, maybe you'll be rewarded with a little show, but
really it's much more than that. It's a it's a sign of solidarity that
that these are3 hours, 47 minutes, 27 seconds
the
heroes. The people that went out not on not today. We're able to take
our coats off. It's m relatively mild, right? I mean, mild maybe.3 hours, 47 minutes, 35 seconds
It's 30. It's in the 30s, right? But we're able to take our coats off. Um,3 hours, 47 minutes, 39 seconds
you know, I was up here on days when it was, you know, 14 below. Yeah.3 hours, 47 minutes, 44 seconds
And and they were out in tens of thousands. They did not pull back. They they went to where the issues were,3 hours, 47 minutes, 51 seconds
where the struggle was. And And I think it's was an epic moment. It's a moment that's going to be recorded in history3 hours, 47 minutes, 59 seconds
for
a very very long time when they write the history books. I, you know, I
write books and so I I think a little about how you construct a book
and you look for those moments that are critical3 hours, 48 minutes, 7 seconds
junctures
and you say, "Okay, something happened here." And if you trace from
there, you can see the progress. You can see everything that goes
forward. This3 hours, 48 minutes, 16 seconds
is
true throughout our history. You know, the revolution didn't start as a
revolution. It started as Boston Tea Party. Right. Right. And so grew
with common sense.3 hours, 48 minutes, 23 seconds
And grew with common sense. Tom Payne,3 hours, 48 minutes, 25 seconds
my
hero. And but the same is true of the civil rights movement, right? If
you if you study the civil rights movement, you you you love the march
on Washington 633 hours, 48 minutes, 33 seconds
and then you start tracing back to a Philip Randolph in 1941 and people in the 19s and what you realize is that3 hours, 48 minutes, 41 seconds
there are trajectories and you grow from them. In this moment, Minneapolis and St. Paul also these became, you know,3 hours, 48 minutes, 47 seconds
that
critical juncture where the trajectory begins. Things changed. I was,
bizarrely enough, I was on a TV show that I was on a news show that day3 hours, 48 minutes, 55 seconds
commenting on stuff and they went to the scenes from Minneapolis and then uh Christine Gnome was on claiming this3 hours, 49 minutes, 3 seconds
was, you know, terrorism or something like that. And I thought to myself,3 hours, 49 minutes, 7 seconds
oh,
got to I can't begin to express how big this is going to ultimately be
because people are going to see the wrong of this now looking at what's
happened in a couple3 hours, 49 minutes, 15 seconds
months.
Christine Gnome is gone. She's been bounced out. I'm not telling you
that ICE or DHS is going to get a lot better under the new leadership,
but3 hours, 49 minutes, 23 seconds
what
I'm going to tell you is that's a big deal. Trump doesn't like to have
people removed from positions. Um, but more than that, we have seen a
different3 hours, 49 minutes, 32 seconds
approach
by ICE since then. Not a good one. Not I'm not defending, but what I'm
saying is they clearly got a message from these people. Yeah.3 hours, 49 minutes, 39 seconds
And so now we've we've come here at this moment, right? And um when you put a 100,000 people on the street here, maybe3 hours, 49 minutes, 47 seconds
more,
when you put 10 million on the streets nationally, what you're saying
is that what has happened so far is not I can anything more than the
beginning,3 hours, 49 minutes, 58 seconds
but
we're going to add to it at, you know, each month. And this will be the
the pivot point year at the end of this year. Don't don't don't pause
here.3 hours, 50 minutes, 8 seconds
Right. Right. At the end of this year,3 hours, 50 minutes, 11 seconds
we have the potential to have a political change that could check and balance this administration in3 hours, 50 minutes, 18 seconds
fundamental
ways. Now, I'm not talking Democrat and Republican because that's too
casual. What I'm talking about is putting people into positions of power3 hours, 50 minutes, 27 seconds
who actually know their job. That's different than just, you know, winning control of a chamber of Congress. That's3 hours, 50 minutes, 34 seconds
about folks who say, "Okay, I'm here now in the midst of an administration that's done tremendous damage to this country."3 hours, 50 minutes, 40 seconds
And what I am going to do immediately is stop the damage, right? You know, be a barrier to that which is destructive,3 hours, 50 minutes, 48 seconds
but also work in the most constructive,3 hours, 50 minutes, 51 seconds
most thoughtful ways we can to, you know, build forward. I know people say,3 hours, 50 minutes, 56 seconds
"Oh, we got to wait till 2028." I don't believe in that. I believe that it is possible immediately to start to uh3 hours, 51 minutes, 3 seconds
shore
up Social Security, shore up Medicare, shore up Medicaid, to begin not
to, you know, that this will be much harder to begin to address the AI3 hours, 51 minutes, 12 seconds
threat. And I say it as an AI threat. I we all use AI whether we know it or not,3 hours, 51 minutes, 17 seconds
but the fact of the matter is it's coming on in a way that we are not in control of. If that if moves are not3 hours, 51 minutes, 24 seconds
made
now to get real control of how AI develops, um we're going to have a
system imposed on us that we don't control and it's going to be very3 hours, 51 minutes, 32 seconds
destructive on jobs, surveillance, a host of other issues. And the final thing is we always should remember this.3 hours, 51 minutes, 37 seconds
When you're in a time of war, you want people in power who say to presidents of the United States, this country was3 hours, 51 minutes, 44 seconds
founded by people who wanted to prevent presidents from launching wars of whim.3 hours, 51 minutes, 51 seconds
And
it was founded with a constitutions that's designed to chain the dogs
of war as the founders said. Um that is a huge responsibility that we
take seriously.3 hours, 52 minutes, 1 second
And I'm going tell you you and I taking it seriously. We always do, right?3 hours, 52 minutes, 4 seconds
That's us, right? To have all these people behind us.3 hours, 52 minutes, 8 seconds
That's what makes it possible to make real change. So final question. Um there's a phrase,3 hours, 52 minutes, 13 seconds
you're not from Minnesota, but you're right next door. Close enough. Wisconsin. And there's a phrase Minnesota nice.3 hours, 52 minutes, 19 seconds
Yeah. Uh, and I've been thinking about what does that phrase mean uh right now?3 hours, 52 minutes, 23 seconds
Like it's a fierceness that I didn't understand previously. So the question is what does Minnesota nice mean right now?3 hours, 52 minutes, 32 seconds
Well,
I'm from Wisconsin, so I'm a bad person to ask to define it, but you'll
find others who could do better. What I can tell you is this. I think
what Minnesota nice means is you're nice to3 hours, 52 minutes, 41 seconds
your
neighbors. And if somebody comes for your neighbors, you stand with
them and you make sure that that person who comes doesn't get to harm
them. So, you know, there are many ways to be nice,3 hours, 52 minutes, 50 seconds
right?
You can be just nice to everybody. What does that mean? But it it means
a great deal if you are nice to those who are most vulnerable.
Minnesota3 hours, 52 minutes, 58 seconds
sent
somebody to the US Senate uh for a very long time, Huert Humphrey, and I
will paraphrase him. He said, "The measure of a country is not um you
know3 hours, 53 minutes, 7 seconds
the
the security and the comfort of its wealthy. It is the condition of
those with the least." Right? It is the job of government. It is the job
of activists.3 hours, 53 minutes, 17 seconds
And
his job of us as friends and neighbors to make sure that those who do
not have protection get it. And that protection in this case was often3 hours, 53 minutes, 25 seconds
physical,
right? You had to make sure that they were safe. Uh but it is also
economic. It's social. It is it is humane and good. Minnesota is is an3 hours, 53 minutes, 34 seconds
exemplar of that and they showed it in so many ways. Um at the nation magazine where I write a lot um we nominated3 hours, 53 minutes, 42 seconds
Minnesota for the Nobel Peace Prize. M we nominated M Minneapolis in particular um and but really the whole state and we3 hours, 53 minutes, 51 seconds
did it formally. We got the forms we uh qualified to nominate. We found we some of our writers had had won Nobel prizes3 hours, 53 minutes, 59 seconds
so we had avenues in um and uh it was accepted um and I don't know what will happen. I I don't control the Nobel3 hours, 54 minutes, 7 seconds
committee. Uh but what I can tell you is it's been written up all over Europe.3 hours, 54 minutes, 12 seconds
uh more more than 100,000 people have signed petitions uh supporting the concept and just imagine if sometime3 hours, 54 minutes, 20 seconds
this fall uh Minnesota Minneapolis and Minnesota get the Nobel Peace Prize.3 hours, 54 minutes, 26 seconds
That to my mind would be absolutely appropriate and that's a good measure of Minnesota nice.3 hours, 54 minutes, 32 seconds
John
Nichols as always uh wonderful to talk with you. Thank you for your
analysis and your words. Uh, and I'm excited to share this space with
you.3 hours, 54 minutes, 41 seconds
I am excited to be here with you. And I got to tell you folks who are out there,3 hours, 54 minutes, 44 seconds
I know you're tuning in because you want to see this guy. Nobody fights harder for social security, Medicare, Medicaid,3 hours, 54 minutes, 50 seconds
and
social and economic justice in this country than Alex. He is a absolute
hero. And and he has got he's literally you have no idea the sacrifice
he is making. We were joking about it before.3 hours, 55 minutes
It's
actually cold out here and but he wants to look good in his suit and uh
so he took it off his coat and he's doing that for you.3 hours, 55 minutes, 8 seconds
No, no, no. Stop. Stop. If you're feeling as exhausted and as frustrated as I am, then I have something for you.3 hours, 55 minutes, 17 seconds
I'm CJ Crim, and for the last four years, I've been documenting the fight against that. My film Resistorhood tells3 hours, 55 minutes, 27 seconds
the stories of regular Americans who are standing up against this administration and working for a country that respects3 hours, 55 minutes, 35 seconds
all of us. Film critics are calling it powerful and moving, deeply impactful3 hours, 55 minutes, 42 seconds
and
uplifting, a refreshing and welcome note of hope for change. It was
also called one of the most important films of 2020. So if you want to
be inspired,3 hours, 55 minutes, 54 seconds
if you want to see stories of everyday Americans working to protect our democracy, then please check out Resistorhood.3 hours, 56 minutes, 8 seconds
Yeah. Show me what democracy looks like. This is what democracy looks like. When I say people, you say power.3 hours, 56 minutes, 16 seconds
People. People.3 hours, 56 minutes, 20 seconds
I say all these things because I refuse to be afraid.3 hours, 56 minutes, 26 seconds
There's nothing more American than peaceful protest.3 hours, 56 minutes, 33 seconds
When we speak up for our neighbors, we speak up for ourselves. We're standing up for what is right,3 hours, 56 minutes, 42 seconds
what is just, and what is good.3 hours, 56 minutes, 50 seconds
We will not move toward authoritarianism. We the people will rule.3 hours, 57 minutes, 3 seconds
No kings. No kings. No kings.3 hours, 57 minutes, 12 seconds
More than a dozen former heads of Israeli security agencies have called for an end to the war in Gaza.3 hours, 57 minutes, 19 seconds
We cannot justify cease war because what we are doing in Gaza is something that nobody can justify.3 hours, 57 minutes, 30 seconds
I have never seen Israelis so outraged as they are now.3 hours, 57 minutes, 36 seconds
They warned that the 22-month conflict has caused severe reputational damage to Israel and could have been ended long ago.3 hours, 57 minutes, 46 seconds
Jews who suffered genocide 80 years ago are now committing it in Gaza.3 hours, 57 minutes, 58 seconds
My country has sunk to such political and moral depths that it is now an apartheite regime.3 hours, 58 minutes, 5 seconds
As a Jew, as a Zionist, this is totally unacceptable.3 hours, 58 minutes, 13 seconds
Every day that passes with Israel as an occupant is a day that destroys the moral foundations of the state of Israel.3 hours, 58 minutes, 24 seconds
The majority of Israelis believe that this war must end immediately.3 hours, 58 minutes, 44 seconds
If you look at the polling data, it's black, Latino, Californians that actually care more about climate and3 hours, 58 minutes, 52 seconds
climate change. They're the most at risk from climate change, most likely to be experiencing the actual health impacts,3 hours, 59 minutes, 1 second
asthma, etc. from living next to a refinery or a freeway when we know that mobile sources are the biggest uh3 hours, 59 minutes, 9 seconds
generator of greenhouse gas emissions which affect climate change. We've created a border between ourselves and3 hours, 59 minutes, 16 seconds
earth. People may spend more time in their cars or in front of a computer screen. There's something very healing3 hours, 59 minutes, 23 seconds
about greening spaces. Alma in Spanish translates into soul in English. We grow3 hours, 59 minutes, 32 seconds
food to satisfy the the yearning and the deep hunger of the soul which is for human connection. And I think Alma3 hours, 59 minutes, 40 seconds
backyard farms grows community, grows relationships. Part of what we do generates3 hours, 59 minutes, 47 seconds
um some revenue that goes back into our programming. So we grow everything from season seasonal vegetables to to flowers3 hours, 59 minutes, 56 seconds
that
we put in arrangements. One of our programs is working with school
children. So just tremendous joy when when kids pull stuff out of the
ground.4 hours, 6 seconds
Uh that's an experience we like to provide as much as we can. So we offer a job training4 hours, 15 seconds
program uh with folks who are returning home, returning citizens, formerly4 hours, 22 seconds
incarcerated folks. And so I've heard it from people who have done time that when they they put plants in the ground,4 hours, 30 seconds
there's a parallel where where they're discovering at different developmental stages of that plant, a different sort4 hours, 37 seconds
of application of care has to take place. And I think there's a level of tenderness that has to be applied to to4 hours, 44 seconds
to seedlings when they're first introduced into the ground in order for them to successfully grow. And that4 hours, 51 seconds
takes a lot of attention to detail. It takes a certain level of care. It's beneficial, I believe, for people4 hours, 1 minute
spiritually, mentally, physically, cuz you kind of do it all. There are many reflective moments. You know, there are4 hours, 1 minute, 7 seconds
seasons.
Sometimes there are good seasons and there are bad seasons. But one
thing about farming is you just keep going. You got to keep figuring it
out.4 hours, 1 minute, 16 seconds
Um that just doesn't stop. And you have people who have your back.4 hours, 1 minute, 21 seconds
So, one of the things we know from our research is that if you're looking at the difference between communities that4 hours, 1 minute, 27 seconds
have a tree canopy and shade versus the communities that overwhelmingly have impervious surface like asphalt and4 hours, 1 minute, 36 seconds
concrete that that difference in every region in the state of California is very sharp by race. That is the higher4 hours, 1 minute, 45 seconds
the percent people of color in a community, the more likely it is to have less tree canopy and the more likely it4 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds
is to have more imperous surface like asphalt. But if you're living in South Los Angeles, uh if you're living in4 hours, 1 minute, 59 seconds
Pquima,
if you're living in East Los Angeles, you're much more likely to be
part of an urban heat island. so that as the uh Los Angeles generally
warms up,4 hours, 2 minutes, 10 seconds
you're the one that's going to be at the most risk when there is a heat wave in Southern California. Tomorrow we have a4 hours, 2 minutes, 18 seconds
farm stand here in Compton every first Sunday and every third Sunday of the month.4 hours, 2 minutes, 25 seconds
Um, and what'll happen is,4 hours, 2 minutes, 31 seconds
uh, about 4 to 500 people from the neighborhood and greater Los Angeles.4 hours, 2 minutes, 37 seconds
Um, a lot of foot traffic comes in through the same gate you came through.4 hours, 2 minutes, 42 seconds
Um,
and they'll they'll have a chance to source the produce we grow. Brunch
for us is kind of where elegant meets the hood, right? Because the
truth is people4 hours, 2 minutes, 51 seconds
in
this neighborhood are not only deserving of that. There's something
very dignifying about being able to just enjoy a meal in a beautiful
space.4 hours, 3 minutes, 3 seconds
This is uh called los means um log is longa which is a sausage4 hours, 3 minutes, 10 seconds
which is the fried rice and log the eggs.4 hours, 3 minutes, 16 seconds
Prior to having our son, I would enjoy watching young parents bring their children here, come to the produce4 hours, 3 minutes, 24 seconds
stand, talk about what they're going to make for dinner that evening. But the stories of recipes,4 hours, 3 minutes, 32 seconds
and
then you have different families interact and talk about how they're
going to prepare that meal, that happens in spaces like this, like urban
farms,4 hours, 3 minutes, 40 seconds
like
green spaces. It can't be reduced to like, oh, it's an environmental
thing. know what to think for the the entire generation.4 hours, 3 minutes, 48 seconds
We can think uh a lot about projects that shows what we can do in a neighborhood that's lacked trees. That4 hours, 3 minutes, 55 seconds
projects help lead the way to policy. so hopeful with the work that we're doing around urban greening that it shows such4 hours, 4 minutes, 4 seconds
positive public health impacts that the policy gets adopted that we need to do this all over Los Angeles and indeed all4 hours, 4 minutes, 12 seconds
over the United States and our urban areas. But we only change policy through power.Follow along using the transcript.
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