Ben Passer
Midwest Climate and Energy Program Director at the McKnight Foundation and longtime Twin Cities resident who writes and organizes on the intersection of climate policy and democracy.
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Feb 26, 2026 • 52min
Melting ICE: The Climate Movement Defends Democracy
Emily Atkin, independent climate reporter and founder of HEATED; Ben Passer, Midwest climate policy leader at McKnight Foundation; and Aru Shiney-Ajay, Sunrise Movement director and frontline organizer. They recount Minneapolis resistance to ICE, how climate organizing defended democracy, links between fossil fuel power and state violence, and tactics that disrupted enforcement while protecting community and climate wins.
