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“Demonstrators with the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee gathered at
the State Capitol Tuesday to unveil a massive 11,000 patch quilt made in
protest against ICE.
Crafted from contributed fabric squares, project leaders explained that the
blanket was created to spotlight ongoing local detentions and to pressure
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to sign an executive order restricting sheriff
departments from collaborating with federal immigration officers.
MIRAC’s Owen Lubozynski came up with the idea for the quilt.
"I really just wanted to make it visible that people are still being taken,"
Lubozynski explained. "You know, unique precious lives are still being
destroyed by this, and so I was looking for a way to represent that."
Organizers say they plan to deliver petition signatures to state offices next
to see if state leadership will implement policy changes in response to their
community demands.”
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
