For Immediate Release // Please Excuse Cross Posting
Wednesday, January 7th, 2025
Contact: Palmira Figueroa, 425-301-2764; pfigueroa@ndlon.org
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 — The following is a statement from Pablo Alvarado, Co-Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON):
“Today we honor the memory of Renee Nicole Good. We stand in solidarity with her family and the people of Minneapolis who are mourning her senseless and tragic death. She was shot by ICE agents who should never have been there — killed by masked gunmen who are continually disturbing the peace in that beautiful, peaceful city with acts of aggression, hostility and violence.
“As we honor Renee Nicole Good, we call upon others to do the same by recommitting ourselves to peace, nonviolence and justice. Let us all stand on the side of the human right of safety for all people that Renee lost her life defending.
“And as we grieve for Renee, we grieve for the countless others this Administration has attacked, injured, chased, abducted and tormented in custody. And we say to ICE: Get out. Leave our cities. Put away your weapons. Leave us in peace.
“Today is a day of grief, shock and anger. Let this day spur us into action in defense of shared values and shared humanity. The White House is working to inflame outrage and provoke more violence with lies and false accusations. We must not take their bait. Even as we mourn, we remember that violence begets violence. Hate worsens hate. The only answer in these tragic times is love, expressed in the form of action to defend our loved ones.”
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