Inflamed by the fatal shootings of two protesters and the increasingly aggressive tactics used by federal agents in Minneapolis, activists and protesters are taking part in \u201cICE Out of Everywhere\u201d demonstrations starting Friday, including several in Los Angeles County. <\/p>\n
These nationwide protests come a week after hundreds of Minnesota businesses closed their doors in a statewide strike. \u201cICE Out of Everywhere\u201d aims to show solidarity with Minnesota and for those who have died in ICE custody, as well as demand an end to federal agents\u2019 raids throughout the U.S.<\/p>\n
A number of Los Angeles businesses have announced plans to close Friday or take other actions to show their solidarity with protesters. Silver Lake sports bar Untamed Spirits and Canyon Coffee in Echo Park<\/a> said on social media that they will be closed Friday for the general strike<\/a>.<\/p>\n Others will stay open but will support the protests.<\/p>\n B\u00e9 \u00d9, a Vietnamese restaurant in Virgil Village, will be open Friday, but owner Uy\u00ean L\u00ea said that\u2019s because she does her community organizing work through the business. Recently, for example, L\u00ea held a fundraiser for restaurants in Minnesota that went on strike, she told news outlet Eater.<\/a> <\/p>\n At Cafe Nido in East Hollywood, a few customers chatted with employees midday Thursday about the strike buzz. Nido\u2019s owner, Devin Lester, said he was weighing how he might contribute to protest actions, saying the business may offer discounts to protesters on Friday. <\/p>\n Some demonstrations have already taken place, including a walkout by more than 1,000 UCLA students at the Westwood campus Wednesday afternoon; they called for \u201cICE out\u201d of campuses and city streets and held signs that said \u201cAbolish ICE\u201d and \u201cNo human being is illegal.\u201d And on Monday, more than 100 students participated in a protest at Cal State Long Beach. <\/p>\n The Los Angeles Unified School District is likely to be a focus of protest activity, either Friday or in the coming weeks. The nation\u2019s second-largest school system is 74% Latino in a region where Latinos \u2014 whether citizens or documented or undocumented immigrants \u2014 have been targeted for immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n L.A. schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho last year urged students to protest on campus because, he said, he could not guarantee their safety off campus.<\/p>\n School board member Tanya Franklin spoke in a similar vein Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cKidnappings, fear-mongering, family separation, and even murder at the hands of a present-day Gestapo have no place in our communities,\u201d Franklin told The Times of her message to students. \u201dStay in school, but ICE out of L.A.!\u201d<\/p>\n But if students choose to leave campus, it is unlikely that a school employee will try to stop them. <\/p>\n \u201dWe have folks across the city who are joining these walkouts,\u201d said Mau Trejo, director of strategic communications for Students Deserve, an organizing group for student activists with close ties to the teachers union. \u201cThe district should be supportive of students exercising the right to protest. We\u2019ve heard that students are not only planning to walk out tomorrow, but there will be other dates this upcoming month of February where students will be walking out.\u201d<\/p>\n Here is a list of local \u201cICE Out of Everywhere\u201d or similar protests happening Friday through Sunday. <\/p>\n Friday, Jan. 30<\/p>\n Los Angeles City Hall <\/b> Santa Clarita <\/b> Burbank City Hall <\/b> Target in Woodland Hills<\/b> Pasadena City College <\/b> Little Company of Mary Torrance<\/b> Saturday, Jan. 31<\/p>\n Los Angeles City Hall <\/b> Compton Art and History Museum <\/b> Jack in the Box – Baldwin Park <\/b> El Segundo City Sign – El Segundo <\/b> Torrance<\/b> Sunday, Feb. 1<\/p>\n Home Depot – Cypress Park <\/b>
When:<\/b> 1 p.m.
Where:<\/b> 200 N. Spring St. <\/p>\n
When: <\/b>3 to 6 p.m.
Where: <\/b>The corner of Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway
Event notes:<\/b> This stationary event is part<\/a> of the nationwide \u201cICE Out of Everywhere\u201d protests. <\/p>\n
When: <\/b>12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Where:<\/b> 275 E. Olive Ave.
Event Notes:<\/b> This Burbank \u201cICE Out for Good\u201d event<\/a> will take place on mainly flat ground.<\/p>\n
When: <\/b>10 to 11 a.m.
Where: <\/b>20801 Ventura Blvd.
Event Notes:<\/b> This ongoing Friday event, organized by Woodland Hills Indivisible<\/a>, is a rally against those who abandoned their DEI programs and what the organization calls \u201cImmigration and Customs Enforcement brutality.\u201d Attendees will gather with signs at the main entrance of Target at Kelvin Avenue and Ventura Boulevard. <\/p>\n
When: <\/b>Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: <\/b>1570 E. Colorado Blvd.
Event notes: <\/b>This protest is aimed against<\/a> President Trump and Elon Musk. Attendees will gather at Harbeson Hall and are encouraged to bring signs. <\/p>\n
When: <\/b>11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: <\/b>4101 Torrance Blvd.
Event Notes: <\/b>National Nurses United RN members are calling on the community to protest in honor of Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents. The protest is also a demand \u201cthat Congress vote to immediately abolish this violent, racist, and lawless agency that poses a dire public health threat to all of our communities,\u201d according to the organization<\/a>. <\/p>\n
When:<\/b> 2 p.m.
Where:<\/b> 200 N. Spring St.
Event notes: <\/b>This peaceful protest is being organized by 50501 SoCal<\/a> in coordination with a larger coalition of Los Angeles-based organizers. The goal is to have a nonviolent action in response to the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. <\/p>\n
When: <\/b>Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: <\/b>240 W. Compton Blvd.
Event notes: <\/b>The Compton Art and History Museum is inviting the community to \u201cThe Proud Origins Walk,\u201d a 5K walk that celebrates culture and migration. Attendees are encouraged to bring and walk with a flag that represents their country of origin. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through Eventbrite online<\/a>. All event proceeds will go toward the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights. <\/p>\n
When: <\/b>Noon to 3 p.m.
Where: <\/b>3188 Baldwin Park Blvd.
Event notes:<\/b> The main focus is to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. However, event organizers said<\/a>, \u201cyou may focus on any of the horrible policies or events that you feel strongly about.\u201d<\/p>\n
When: <\/b>10:30 a.m. to noon
Where:<\/b> The corner of Main Street and Imperial Avenue
Event notes:<\/b> This family-friendly event is aimed at protesting the \u201cinhumane actions of the Trump Administration,\u201d according to the event listing<\/a>. This is a stationary event and attendees are encouraged to bring signs. <\/p>\n
When: <\/b>Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: <\/b>The corner of Hawthorne and Sepulveda Boulevards
Event Notes: <\/b>This is a stationary protest<\/a>. <\/p>\n
When: <\/b>Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: <\/b>2055 N. Figueroa St.
Event notes: <\/b>This weekly ongoing protest<\/a> is joining in the national \u201cICE Out\u201d protests. <\/p>\n