… EDUCATION FOR PEACE …
Text of remarks and song that he composed and sang
Hello, Minnesota!
It’s turning into a beautiful day!
This past winter, federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis.
Well, they picked the wrong city!
The power and the solidarity of the people of Minneapolis and of Minnesota was an inspiration to the entire country.
Your strength and your commitment told us that this is still America!
Video of Springsteen at NoKings Rally of Minneapolis
And this reactionary nightmare and these invasions of America’s cities will not stand.
You gave us hope! You gave us courage!
And for those who gave their lives, Renee Good, mother of three, brutally murdered, Alec Pretti, VA nurse, executed by ICE, shot in the back and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths.
Their bravery, their sacrifice, and their names will not be forgotten.
MUSIC: STREETS OF MINNEAPOLIS
Through the winter’s ice and cold
Down Nicollet Avenue
A city aflame fought fire and ice
‘Neath an occupier’s boots
King Trump’s private army from the DHS
Guns belted to their coats
Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law
Or so their story goes
Against smoke and rubber bullets
By the dawn’s early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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What place does music have in the peace movement?
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Oh Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies
Oh Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Crying through the bloody mist
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
Now they say they’re here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In our chants of ICE out now
Let me hear ya! ICE OUT NOW!
Our city’s heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis
Oh Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis!
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