#LIVE: Minneapolis Residents Rally to Defend East Phillips and Show Solidarity with Atl. Forest Defenders twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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East Phillips’ residents are 76% people of color. Many members of the East Phillips community are immigrants and non-English speakers, and over a quarter live on income below the state poverty threshold.
Minneapolis is planning to demolish the Roof Depot site in the neighborhood, which has a century-long history of industrial use, including a petroleum storage yard and a pesticide factory.
That section of East Phillips has come to be known as the “arsenic triangle” because of the high levels of contaminants leached into the soil and groundwater from the arsenic and lead-arsenate based pesticide manufacturing that took place from 1938 to 1963.
A community member speaks to the crowd in front of the Roof Depot site, saying how they hope other community members come out when the demolition happens, and that some people are willing to put their bodies in the way. 
An Indigenous elder speaks to the crowd, particularly to the white people, saying "we don't blame you for what happened," but says that white people are still benefiting from the past.
He says the demolition will be stopped, and shares Mayor Jacob Frey's personal cell phone number and encourages everyone to text or call him.
Someone calls for community members to travel to #Atlanta, #Georgia for the upcoming week of action from March 4-11.
A "Defend the Depot" flyer that was passed around during the rally.
The rally outside Roof Depot (an EPA Superfund site) is over. Thanks for tuning in. We may try to interview someone before we end our stream.
"He's killing us," referring to Mayor Jacob Frey.
By 2011, over 600 residential properties had their soil replaced due to arsenic poisoning in East Phillips. EPA workers in hazmat suits dug up backyards and replaced the soil.
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