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Feb 21 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
LIVE NOW: Press conference - twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
AIM (American Indian Movement) and East Phillips community members occupy the Roof Depot site in South Minneapolis until demands are met

Demands are to halt demolition to stop arsenic plume pollution from spreading.
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
LIVE NOW: Mike Forcia from the American Indian Movement says it is a "racist process" and the 50th anniversary of 1973 Wounded Knee occupation will be commemorated at the Roof Depot.
Opponents of the Roof Depot project are demanding a moratorium on encampment evictions, and other policy shifts from city officials. LIVE NOW
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
LIVE NOW
"There is nothing that is going to keep us from occupying this site ... snow coming symbolizes a fresh new beginning ... firewood coming in ... logistically we are prepared" twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Learn more about the controversies over the South #Minneapolis #RoofDepot site here --
unicornriot.ninja/2023/an-arseni…
We are live now.
"We've been fighting this for over seven years" - LIVE NOW: #Minneapolis #RoofDepot twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Speaker says the city of Minneapolis intentionally only gave notices in English and not in Spanish or Somali despite how diverse the neighborhood is & many don't speak English - earlier they said Little Earth was not notified at all. LIVE NOW:
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
The specific list of demands re the #RoofDepot occupation is here:
The press conference is over at the occupied #RoofDepot site in South Minneapolis - getting a tour now from Akicita - tune in twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… 27th and Hiawatha area google street map Minneapolis
Delaney Russell with EPNI is explaining the alternate plan for an urban farm at #RoofDepot in Minneapolis, which would be "community owned" and "income generating" - also covers toxic Smith Foundry and bitumen manufacturing, lack of air monitoring twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… person in jacket speaking in front of building
After the press conference at #RoofDepot in South #Minneapolis we are talking with community members - live now
"We didn't trust the city and we occupied -- our future matters too. ... I want to see aquaponics in here. ... Little restaurants, events" twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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