Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence and death.
Community members gathered for a protest and vigil in downtown Evanston’s Fountain Square on Wednesday after a Minnesota woman was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
Evanston-based activist group Pink Poster Club organized the event. Progressive content creator Kat Abughazaleh, Mayor Daniel Biss and State Sen. Mike Simmons (D-Chicago), all Democratic primary candidates in Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, attended the gathering.
Community organizer Héctor Reyes addressed the crowd, holding a sign that quotes Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem “The Masque of Anarchy.” (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)The Minnesota woman, Renee Nicole Good, was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Wednesday in Minneapolis. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Sanctuary Evanston and Pink Poster Club organizers spoke at the event. (Yong-Yu Huang/The Daily Northwestern)Several IL-09 candidates were in attendance, including State Sen. Mike Simmons, who spoke with attendees. (Yong-Yu Huang/The Daily Northwestern)Congressional candidate and Mayor Daniel Biss shakes hands with a young attendee. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Congressional candidate and progressive content creator Kat Abughazaleh spoke with attendees. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Community organizer Gabe Gonzalez addressed the crowd. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)Attendees brought a variety of homemade signs denouncing federal immigration enforcement. (Yong-Yu Huang/The Daily Northwestern)Some attendees also held signs in protest of the Trump administration as a whole. (Desiree Luo/The Daily Northwestern)
