‘ICE out’ movement sparks protests, temporary business closures in New Orleans
New Orleans businesses, advocates call for an end to federal agents in cities
COMING NEXT WEEK. I’LL SHOW YOU WHEN THAT IS COMING UP LATER. DEREK THANK YOU. SO WARMING SHELTERS ARE OPEN TONIGHT IN ORLEANS AND JEFFERSON, SAINT TAMMANY, WASHINGTON AND TANGIPAHOA PARISH. WE HAVE A FULL LIST FOR YOU AND OF THE LOCATIONS ON OUR WDSU MOBILE APP. WELL, TODAY, PEOPLE FROM COAST TO COAST ARE TAKING TO THE STREETS IN PROTEST, CALLING FOR AN END TO IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS. AND NEW ORLEANS IS NO DIFFERENT. WITH A PROTEST UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW AT ARMSTRONG PARK. AND THIS MARKS A DAY OF QUIET PROTEST AS WELL, WITH SEVERAL LOCAL BUSINESSES CLOSING THEIR DOORS OR MAKING DONATIONS TO ANTI ICE GROUPS. WDSU REPORTER ALYSSA GOMEZ IS LIVE AT ARMSTRONG PARK, WHERE THAT PROTEST IS UNFOLDING. ALYSSA. YEAH. YOU CAN HEAR THEM BEHIND ME. WHAT STARTED AS ABOUT A COUPLE DOZEN PEOPLE WITH SOME SCIENTISTS QUICKLY GROWN INTO OVER 100 PEOPLE, AND THIS IS JUST ONE WAY THAT PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THIS ICE OUT PROTEST. TODAY. STUDENTS STAYED HOME FROM SCHOOL. SOME WORKERS STAYED HOME AS WELL, AND SOME BUSINESSES CLOSED THEIR DOORS. BUT SOME OF THOSE THAT STILL HAD TO CLOCK IN IN NEW ORLEANS FOUND OTHER WAYS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE MOVEMENT. UNION MAKES US STRONG. NATIONWIDE PROTESTS ARE UNDERWAY AFTER FEDERAL AGENTS SHOT AND KILLED ALEX PURDY IN MINNEAPOLIS NEARLY A WEEK AGO. I FEEL LIKE WE’RE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME, EVEN THOUGH HISTORY FEELS LIKE IT’S REPEATING ITSELF. SOME NEW ORLEANS BUSINESSES SHUT THEIR DOORS TODAY, A SYMBOL OF SOLIDARITY FOR THOSE PROTESTING IN MINNESOTA. OTHERS KEPT WORKING TO PUT A PORTION OF THEIR PROCEEDS TO IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY GROUPS LIKE HEY COFFEE COMPANY. IT’S INCREDIBLE TO SEE WORKING CLASS, LOWER CLASS PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO BASICALLY SPEAK UP. NOW’S THE TIME TO SPEAK UP. LIKE, I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN’T REMAIN SILENT. AND WE NEED TO STAY STRONG AND BE UNIFIED. NOLA MIX RECORDS KEPT THE MUSIC ON AND THEIR DOORS OPEN. COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS. BUT 15% OF WHAT THEY MADE TODAY IS GOING TO THE ACLU. WE’RE ALL LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, UPHOLD DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY AND JUST WITHOUT FEAR OF REPERCUSSIONS, JUST FOR SPEAKING OUT. THEY JOINED THE RANKS OF SEVERAL SMALL BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING IN THE ICE OUT MOVEMENT, SOME OF WHOM EVEN DONATED ALL OF THEIR PROFITS. TODAY, AS A NEW ORLEANIAN IN NEW ORLEANS, LIKE, I FEEL LIKE WE TAKE A PART OF THIS EVERY DAY. AND SO I FEEL LIKE WHEN THERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THAT VOICE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, IT JUST FEELS MORE OF LIKE SHOWING WHAT WE DO BEST. NOW, GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY DID SPEAK WITH NATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS TODAY OR THIS WEEK, AND HE DID SAY THAT FEDERAL OR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS WELCOME IN LOUISIANA AND THAT THEY HAV
‘ICE out’ movement sparks protests, temporary business closures in New Orleans
New Orleans businesses, advocates call for an end to federal agents in cities
New Orleans businesses and advocates are calling for an end to federal agents in their cities. A nationwide “ICE out” protest took place on Friday. The demonstration calls for disruption to business and the economy as a sign of solidarity with those protesting in Minnesota, calling for action after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti nearly a week ago. Across the country, some students and workers stayed home. In New Orleans, some businesses closed their doors for the day while others chose to donate a portion of their profits to immigration advocacy groups. “It’s incredible to see working-class lower-class people coming together to basically speak up,” said D. Ray from Hey Coffee Company.The local shop donated 15% of their Friday sales to ISLA, Immigration Services and Legal Action. NOLA Mix Records also gave 15% of their Friday sales to the ACLU of Louisiana, while keeping their doors open to uphold and maintain their mission of supporting local artists. “Now is the time to speak up. I feel like you can’t stay silent and we need to be strong and unified,” said owner Ben Epstein.
New Orleans businesses and advocates are calling for an end to federal agents in their cities.
A nationwide “ICE out” protest took place on Friday.
The demonstration calls for disruption to business and the economy as a sign of solidarity with those protesting in Minnesota, calling for action after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti nearly a week ago.
Across the country, some students and workers stayed home. In New Orleans, some businesses closed their doors for the day while others chose to donate a portion of their profits to immigration advocacy groups.
“It’s incredible to see working-class lower-class people coming together to basically speak up,” said D. Ray from Hey Coffee Company.
The local shop donated 15% of their Friday sales to ISLA, Immigration Services and Legal Action.
NOLA Mix Records also gave 15% of their Friday sales to the ACLU of Louisiana, while keeping their doors open to uphold and maintain their mission of supporting local artists.
“Now is the time to speak up. I feel like you can’t stay silent and we need to be strong and unified,” said owner Ben Epstein.