“Phoenix is now experiencing a ramp-up of ICE kidnappings and raids, but nowhere near what Minneapolis has gone through. Still, I feel the fear, the panic, the anxiety reverberating throughout my city and think about what you all are witnessing firsthand and what you are doing to protect one another. It gives me courage. It makes me hopeful. It makes me feel that there is a path out of this destruction – a path that will hopefully make our whole country stronger, even if it can’t ever fully heal Minneapolis’ hurt and pain. You are serving as the bulwark right now for further injustices against the rest of the country and I cannot imagine what a burden that must feel like. But you are making a difference – people across the country and across the globe are seeing your efforts and speaking up. More importantly, and more personally, you are protecting your little corner of the globe. Even though the rest of us are not physically with you, we are WITH YOU.”
(PHOENIX, ARIZONA)