We mourn the death of Renee Good with peaceful vigils and a march at Powderhorn Park

So much as happened in the past month; it has been overwhelming. Today we are going to try to catch the blog up with what has happened as an archive and a reminder of who we are and what we want for Minnesota. We’ll go back to January 7 when after ICE has been terrorizing our immigrant neighbors, federal agents murdered Renee Good. She was a mother, a wife, a poet, a legal observer, a US citizen, and a Minnesotan. Our hearts go out to her family, her community and our community. Her last words before being shot, seems to be, “I’m not mad at you.” To the agent who dangerous ran in front of her car and shot her in the face at close range.

It was heartbreaking and terrifying for all good people of Minnesota and beyond. And we responded. The street where she was shot was flooded all day. That evening there was a memorial vigil on the street where she was killed. Thousands came out on a cold and wet night to peacefully show our respects to Renee Good and show our perseverance to ICE.

We showed up the next (Friday) morning to the Whipple Building, where ICE agents start and end their days of terror. The bring detainees here. Detainees are brough to court and often quickly transferred somewhere else. There has been a presence protesting ICE at the Whipple Building for years. The intensity of situation and hours of protesting have increased greatly in the last year and month.

Friday evening, local clergy held a vigil and prayer service at the Minnesota State Capitol. It was calming, restorative and left us empowered to make change.

The Saturday after her murder, again on an exceptionally cold day, thousands marched peacefully around the Powderhorn Park neighborhood to protest ICE and murder of Renee Good.