Minneapolis, MN - Human Rights Day is celebrated internationally every year on December 10. This year, activist groups from the Twin Cities gathered in the Minneapolis’s Uptown neighborhood for a protest and march to bring attention to the ongoing fight for human rights. Over 50 people attended the protest and march despite the cold weather.
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Plan includes law enforcement and National Guard presence to reach its peak during the trial’s closing arguments and verdict.
Minnesota’s National Guard last deployed in record numbers to the streets of Minneapolis during last summer’s riots. (Photo via Twitter)
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) – Citizens and businesses of Minneapolis will be forced to reckon with a high street presence of the National Guard as the city prepares for the upcoming murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the disgraced ex-cop accused of killing George Floyd, with jury selection set to begin on March 8th.
At this past Monday’s City Council Public Briefing, it was confirmed by the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) that the National Guard will be playing a key role in coordination of all city, county, state and federal law enforcement and security operations for the trial.
Minneapolis spends more than $1M on barricades ahead of Derek Chauvin trial next week for murder of George Floyd as local businesses fear repeat of BLM rioting
Barbed wire and metal barricades have already been erected around the Hennepin County Courthouse where Chauvin s murder trial is set to start Monday with jury selection
City, state and federal leaders held their last security briefings Thursday just days before the trial kicks off
Dubbed Operation Safety Net , the multi-agency security plan includes closures of certain public buildings and streets, extra security from cops and National Guard troops and a public communication plan
Activist coalition announces protest set for Day 1 of Chauvin trial
The team of more than a dozen social justice and community groups says city leaders and police are more concerned about protesters than they are about justice. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 8:04 AM CST March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS A coalition of more than a dozen social justice and community groups says it will stage a protest on March 8, demanding justice for George Floyd as the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin begins.
The demonstration is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. outside the Hennepin County Government Center, as jury selection gets underway in Chauvin s murder trial. He is the officer seen in video kneeling on Floyd s neck for nearly nine minutes, an act prosecutors say caused Floyd s death.