Emilia Gonzalez Avalos

Rev. Mark Thompson, a civil rights organizer, shares insights on activism today. Gyasi Ross, an Indigenous activist, highlights the illegal detentions of tribal citizens by ICE. Emilia Gonzalez Avalos discusses the impact of ICE on immigrant communities in Minnesota. Jolly Good Ginger critiques the hypocrisy of white Christian nationalism. Don Lemon recounts his experiences covering protests, while Rep. Pramila Jayapal advocates for dismantling DHS. Together, they explore the parallels between current immigration tactics and historical injustices, celebrating the fight for justice.

JaNaé Bates Imari, faith organizer who mobilizes congregations for racial and economic justice. Greg Nammacher, longtime labor leader for janitorial and service workers. Emilia González Avalos, immigrant-rights organizer and voter mobilizer. They recount how long-term organizing, faith-based tactics, union power, mutual aid, and disciplined mass mobilization combined to confront a federal occupation and pull off a citywide shutdown.

JaNaé Bates Imari, faith organizer building mass mobilizations; Greg Nammacher, seasoned labor leader for janitorial and security workers; Emilia González Avalos, immigrant-rights and community organizer. They discuss how decade-long organizing in Minneapolis scaled into rapid resistance against ICE occupation. Conversations cover faith-based action, labor strategies, mutual aid-to-organizing pipelines, coordinated citywide noncompliance, and lessons for scaling movement infrastructure.