Businesses, workers and students of the Fort Collins community participated in a Jan. 30 national shutdown that called for no work, no school and no shopping in protest of nationally increased federal immigration agency presence. Many of those who participated in the strike also attended a demonstration located on the corner of South College Avenue and East Mulberry Street that lasted from noon to around 5 p.m.
The protest brought around 700 people, according to protest organizer and Fort Collins community member Andi Hart. The national shutdown came amid weeks of tension and protests surrounding the federally ordered influx of ICE agents in Minneapolis and the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
“We’re basically here to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Minneapolis and Minnesota and across the country,” Hart said. “What we have been witnessing is a tyrannical Trump regime who is committing these violent acts against immigrant communities, Black and Brown people and Indigenous people.”…