SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A Sioux Falls business announced that it would be closed Friday in support of a nationwide shutdown.
Terra Shephard Boutique and Apothecary said that their business would be closed Friday, writing: “I have talked frequently over the years about the power of ‘voting with your dollars’. As a small business owner, this is typically put into practice through small, quiet, everyday actions. Tomorrow is a day to be a little more loud in that practice.”
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The strike is being organized across the U.S. in protest of ICE, demanding justice and accountability for the violence federal agents have brought to U.S. cities.
Organizers of the strike are asking participants not to go to work, not to go to school, and to not purchase anything on Jan. 30, creating an economic blackout. Following the strike, protests are planned for Jan. 31…