DivestMN.com is now updated with the latest numbers from the MN State Board of Investment's June 2024 Asset Listing. Israeli Investments The SBI divested from the following Israeli corporations: Oil Refineries Ltd. Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Equital Ltd. Investments in Israel Bonds decreased from $24 million to $12.4 million New Additions to the Corporations We’re Tracking Alphabet Inc: $440.9 million Amazon.com: $524.4 million Alphabet and Amazon, along with Microsoft, develop Israel’s Nimbus public cloud infrastructure.…

Speech given by Khrys Wetzel, member of the Anti-War Committee, at the Minneapolis Federal Building on June 1 As we gather here today to demand better for our communities and connect our struggles to present a united front against to fight against racist and murderous police here in the united states, I want to also add that our opposition and resistance must make connections across borders, across oceans, across the globe, and must include the…

Speech given by Layna Crandell, an anti-Zionist Jewish member of the Anti-War Committee, gave this speech at our Al Nakba protest on May 17, 2025 Today is a day of mourning and of continual struggle, to commemorate the Nakba, the day in 1948 when the Zionist state of Israel kicked out 750,000 Palestinians from their homes through force, massacre, and through destroying entire cities and towns. Others consider this to be Israel’s national independence day,…

People’s Earth Day Speech by Shawn Rodine, member of the Anti-War Committee, on 4/19/2025 @ the MN State Capitol During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military dropped over 11 million gallons of Agent Orange on the country of Vietnam. It not only destroyed millions of acres of trees and crops but also increased rates of cancer, birth defects, and other illnesses among the Vietnamese people and U.S. soldiers who were exposed. The awful effects of…

Speech given by AWC member Wyatt Miller at the Money for Human Needs NOT War Protest organized by the MN Peace Action Coalition on Tax Day, 4.15.2025 The U.S. is bombing Yemen. It has killed over 120 Yemeni people, wounded hundreds more, and destroyed basic infrastructure. This latest bombing campaign, which started a month ago today, has already cost U.S. taxpayers around $1 billion dollars. This in itself is outrageous. But on top of that,…

Cut the Contract: Zen City Talking Points from the Free Palestine Coalition Take action here:  https://linktr.ee/CuttheContractMpls 1. No Tax Dollars for an Israeli surveillance company. The City of Minneapolis is spending $500,000 in taxpayer money on an Israeli surveillance company instead of investing in real community safety and engagement. 2. Opposing Ties to Surveillance ZenCity’s founder served in Unit 8200, the Israeli military’s elite intelligence unit responsible for surveillance operations against Palestinians. Internet tracking technology…