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Back in January, Minneapolis residents were holding vigils for Renee Good and Alex Pretti between shifts patrolling local schools and houses of worship, while delivering food to their immigrant neighbors too afraid to leave their homes for fear of being nabbed by federal agents conducting the largest anti-immigrant operation in U.S. history.
At the time, few were thinking about voting in the midterm elections in 10 months. But between Sept. 18 and Nov. 3, Minneapolitans showed up to vote in record numbers, in a dramatic showing of using the ballot as another way to stand up for their community.
Indeed, what happened in the streets of Minneapolis last winter, and how we responded, helped inspire voters across the city, state and even the nation to show up and cast a vote in favor of each other. Together, Read Entire Article
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