Last week’s arrests of two independent journalists and two activists marked the federal government’s latest attempt to erode Constitutional rights in Minnesota. Twin Cities journalist Georgia Fort and national journalist Don Lemon, along with St. Paul activists Trahern Crews and Jamael Lundy, were all arrested Friday, Jan 30th, on federal charges stemming from the Jan. 18th protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, whose pastor, David Easterbook, also serves as ICE’s acting Field Director for St. Paul.

On Wednesday, Feb 11th, Indivisible Twin Cities members will participate in the national ICE Out of MN Action, sitting in at several local Target stores. We are demanding that Target take a firm stand with Minnesotans against ICE attacks and pressure the administration to end the occupation here and nationwide. Why are we targeting Target? It is Minnesota’s leading corporate citizen and the state’s third leading employer, … known as the hometown store, a supporter of schools and nonprofits.

Each March over the past several years, we Minnesotans have turned to one another, shaking our heads and saying, “No winter again this year.” … Then came the unforgiving winter of 2025-26. … Everything about this harsh winter has tested us.

We were tested further by the ICE surge arriving in December, followed by a second surge of Border Patrol, bringing the total number of federal agents in Minnesota to 3,000. These heavily armed, combat-ready troops have roamed our streets, terrorized our neighbors, and acted with a level of violence and unpredictability we have never experienced before in our city.

ICE and ice. Cruelty and cold.

Saturday. March 28th, State Capitol, main rally/program at 2pm

The national organizers of No Kings chose the Twin Cities as the flagship event based on the determined efforts of Minnesota residents during ICE’s Operation Metro Surge, which began in early December 2025 and continues to this day.

The world saw the lawless behavior of thousands of masked, armed ICE and CBP agents against the people of Minnesota, resulting in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Thousands of people have been kidnapped, detained, sent to concentration camps, and denied due process.

We are saddened by the announcement this morning that Governor Tim Walz has decided to end his campaign for re-election. Under his leadership, Minnesota has implemented so many policies that truly help people all across the state.  

We all now know the name Renee Nicole Good and we are learning who she was as a mother, wife, and poet. A full human settling into a life here in Minneapolis, my city and yours. Even though we didn’t know her, we miss her. And we know that she should still be here with all of us.

Minnesotans know how to handle harsh conditions – sub-zero temps, blizzards, hail storms and endless months of winter. …What we’re enduring now is a different kind of emergency: … Under orders from the White House, thousands of armed and often masked federal agents swarmed into Minnesota, creating a blizzard of chaos, violence and fear. … But Minnesotans don’t give up easily. We’ve learned to come together to get through hard times.

I left the downtown Minneapolis March on Friday convinced that we were making tremendous progress toward ending the violent occupation of our state and our cities. I am not sure I’ve ever been more proud to be a Minnesotan. here

Online chats organized by city or neighborhood groups share up-to-the-minute details of where ICE is and what location they are targeting. Neighbors are organizing to protect others as they go to and from school, church or grocery shopping. Others are holding vigil outside of mosques during prayer services. Others are collecting food and donations and then delivering the food boxes to those who are too afraid to leave their homes.

Art and artists have always been at the center of political and civil rights movements. We learned the story of Marian Anderson in 1939 singing “America the Beautiful” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial after having been barred from singing to an integrated audience by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger singing This Land is Your Land at Obama’s inauguration, in a moment of hopefulness that seemed to bring us all together, finally. And more recently, our own friend Larry Long, who sang “I Don’t Believe in Violence” at No Kings on June 14th, just hours after we learned of the murder of Melissa and Mark Hortmann in an act of horrific political violence which we will never forget. 

Rather than a typical year-end wrap up, we invited our dedicated volunteers, team leads and steering committee members to share how 2025 has impacted them. This included thoughts on specific events or how they felt earlier in the year versus how they feel now.  And what they have learned about themselves, our country and our community.