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uhnope

(6,419 posts) Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:16 PM Oct 2015

Black Lives Matter says it will not disrupt Sunday's Twin Cities Marathon

Source: Star Tribune

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman said Thursday that organizers of the St. Paul chapter of Black Lives Matter have assured him that protesters will not disrupt Sunday’s Twin Cities Marathon and stop runners from finishing the race.

Coleman made his comments at a media briefing Thursday afternoon after meeting privately for more than two hours with Rashad Turner, the leader of the St. Paul chapter of Black Lives Matter at the mayor’s office in City Hall. Coleman said that protesters will be provided space near the finish line to rally but that they have agreed to not go on the course. “I am happy that we have a chance to have this dialogue,” Coleman said.

Coleman had requested the meeting after the St. Paul group indicated earlier this week that it planned to shut down the marathon near the finish line at the State Capitol to raise awareness of recent incidents involving St. Paul police and people of color. More than 11,000 participants are expected for the 26.2-mile race, which begins at 8 a.m. Sunday in downtown Minneapolis.

“Our voices are being listened to,” Turner said after the meeting.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/black-lives-matter-tells-st-paul-mayor-that-it-will-not-disrupt-sunday-s-twin-cities-marathon/330283691/

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Black Lives Matter says it will not disrupt Sunday's Twin Cities Marathon (Original Post) uhnope Oct 2015 OP

Home of the St. Paul Saints. pangaia Oct 2015 #1

Smart move by BLM. Pick your battles wisely, guys. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #2

smart move. geek tragedy Oct 2015 #3

Wise move. iandhr Oct 2015 #4

And I suppose we are expected to be thankful question everything Oct 2015 #5

The Whole BLM (movement?) Is Rudderless? NonMetro Oct 2015 #7

You means the cops will show up to brutalize them. Hey pick a city and go to you tube, put the trillion Oct 2015 #11

Good decision by BLM mcar Oct 2015 #6

Shouldn't have given in and met with them... TipTok Oct 2015 #8

OK this is good news LiberalElite Oct 2015 #9

Agreed, but they need to be disrupting. No change ever came from remaining silent. trillion Oct 2015 #10

What should they disrupt? Jimbo S Oct 2015 #12

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

1. Home of the St. Paul Saints.

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:24 PM

Oct 2015

Glad to hear it..

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

2. Smart move by BLM. Pick your battles wisely, guys.

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:24 PM

Oct 2015

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. smart move.

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:26 PM

Oct 2015

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

4. Wise move.

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 06:32 PM

Oct 2015

question everything

(47,538 posts)

5. And I suppose we are expected to be thankful

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 07:35 PM

Oct 2015

Enough of these disruptions. So they don't like "rich white" training or the marathon. A qualifying event, by the way. Tough. People have a right to continue with their regular lives.

I was hoping that police force from all across the state would come to keep them away.

NonMetro

(631 posts)

7. The Whole BLM (movement?) Is Rudderless?

Reply to question everything (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 1, 2015, 10:17 PM

Oct 2015

One of the BLM protesters that disrupted the Sanders campaign was apparently known to have been a tea party activist a few years ago. Anyone can claim to "represent" BLM, and all they've done so far is target our candidates. They haven't targeted any Republcans for disruption, only Democrats. What is going on with that?

trillion

(1,859 posts)

11. You means the cops will show up to brutalize them. Hey pick a city and go to you tube, put the

Reply to question everything (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 03:46 AM

Oct 2015

cities name in and police violence. Take a look at what your cops are up to. Maybe you'd gain a friggen clue.
Nothing like a bunch of racist brutal steroid junkies beating up and killing people for peacefully protesting. Why don't you show up at one of those and cheer your terrorists in blue on? Film it and stick it on you-tube, of course it will get buried in all the truth already there.