
Native Land Pod NLP on ICE: Live Minneapolis Town Hall
Jan 28, 2026
Guest
Leslie E Redmond
Guest
Melvin Carter

Guest
Cedrick Frazier
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Juan Proaño

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Peggy Flanagan

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Keith Ellison
Leslie E Redmond, attorney and former Minneapolis NAACP leader who organized legal aid. Melvin Carter, former Saint Paul mayor who spoke on historical cycles and local organizing. Cedrick Frazier, state representative focused on cross-neighborhood solidarity and school fears. Juan Proaño, LULAC CEO on immigration policy and solidarity. Peggy Flanagan, lieutenant governor on state impacts and removing ICE. Keith Ellison, attorney general on legal accountability.
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Build Cross-Community Coalitions
- Juan Proaño urges coalition-building between Latino and Black organizations to defend citizenship and labor rights.
- Work together across communities to oppose policies that strip birthright citizenship and lower wages.
Depoliticize Basic Human Rights
- Georgia Fort urges us to "depoliticize humanity" so basic human rights aren't framed as partisan issues.
- Treating victims as political tools deepens division and prevents urgent protections.
Media Neutrality Can Enable Harm
- Georgia Fort notes mainstream journalism's neutrality can obscure moral realities and enable injustice.
- Media must stop framing lies as 'both sides' when one side denies humanity.


