Atlanta to Minneapolis, Welaunee to Mni Sota Makoce: Defend the Forest, Defend East Phillips!

Having rejected the neighborhood's grassroots proposal to build an urban farm on the site, the City of Minneapolis intends to demolish the old Roof Depot building at 28th and Hiawatha as soon as Monday 2/27, and build a Public Works diesel refueling station there. The demolition by Rachel Contracting would kick up a plume of arsenic from underground, and the refueling station would worsen the already dangerous air quality in the most heavily polluted neighborhood in south Mpls.

Across the country people are rising up to oppose destructive toxic projects in poor BIPOC communities like south Atlanta and East Phillips Minneapolis. No Cop City! No Roof Depot Demolition! Urban Farm, Not Toxic Harm!

The Sunday 2/19, 1pm rally at the Roof Depot site advertised here is just one of many calls to action to come over the coming week from a variety of organizations of different stripes as well as autonomous crews. Please share widely and stay tuned! #DefendTheDepot #UrbanFarmNotToxicHarm #Minneapolis #StopCopCity

Atlanta to Minneapolis, Welaunee to Mni Sota Makoce: Defend the Forest, Defend East Phillips!

Having rejected the neighborhood's grassroots proposal to build an urban farm on the site, the City of Minneapolis intends to demolish the old Roof Depot building at 28th and Hiawatha as soon as Monday 2/27, and build a Public Works diesel refueling station there. The demolition by Rachel Contracting would kick up a plume of arsenic from underground, and the refueling station would worsen the already dangerous air quality in the most heavily polluted neighborhood in south Mpls.

Across the country people are rising up to oppose destructive toxic projects in poor BIPOC communities like south Atlanta and East Phillips Minneapolis. No Cop City! No Roof Depot Demolition! Urban Farm, Not Toxic Harm!

The Sunday 2/19, 1pm rally at the Roof Depot site advertised here is just one of many calls to action to come over the coming week from a variety of organizations of different stripes as well as autonomous crews. Please share widely and stay tuned! #DefendTheDepot #UrbanFarmNotToxicHarm #Minneapolis #StopCopCity