AlenaKehm
In light of a recent increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity across the country, citizens of the greater Omaha area have expressed a wide spectrum of reactions. During the month of January, two Minneapolis residents, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, were shot and killed by ICE agents according to Aaron Blake at CNN. Although Minneapolis is almost 400 miles away, the shockwave of these shootings reached Nebraska and stretched across the nation. Their deaths led to a nationwide general strike in opposition to ICE. Organizers called on Americans to follow the slogan “no work, no school, no shopping” on Jan. 30.
Many businesses also chose to join in the strike by remaining closed. One Omaha business to take a stand was The Grove Juicery and Wellness Cafe. On Jan. 30, all three of The Grove’s locations were closed…