On Friday a lot of Minnesotans will be staying at home rather that going to work, to school, or shopping. The purpose is to protest the ongoing disruptions by ICE in the State. Some organizations like United We Dream have promoted the event as a general strike and called for nation-wide participation in the Friday event.
A strike with a predetermined ending doesn't seem like a strike at all, but perhaps terminology should not get in the way of any effort to raise awareness and offer an opportunity to express rejection of Trump's war on the people.
I'm game.
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Jacobin provides a brief history of the General Strike.
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The New Republic has an essay on Minnesota character,
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