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Collected Item: “Kaia Hirt, chained herself to a barbed-wired gate outside the Hennepin County Courthouse demanding action from Minnesota legislators on police violence.”

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Kaia Hirt, chained herself to a barbed-wired gate outside the Hennepin County Courthouse demanding action from Minnesota legislators on police violence.

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Last night, educator and activist, Kaia Hirt, chained herself to a barbed-wired gate outside the Hennepin County Courthouse demanding action from Minnesota legislators on police violence. Her demands include requesting Minn. Governor Walz meet with those who have lost family members to policing and a vote to be held on police reform bills currently going through committee.

As of this morning, she is still chained to the fence and requesting allies show solidarity by holding space with her.

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educator, activist, police, police violence, action, protest, Kaia Hirt, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Governor Walz, police reform bills, police reform, solidarity, community,

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CNC452Bnlsl/

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Drew Arrieta @itsdrw

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2021
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