Workers Rising Day of Action

On Thursday, December 8, over 100 community members and Amazon workers are demanding fair wages, worker safety, corporate accountability, and climate justice with a public program and demonstration outside Amazon’s Shakopee fulfillment center. Demonstrators called on Amazon to take responsibility for its impact on our climate by paying for a just transition to clean energy in Minnesota.

WHAT: More than 100 community members will stage a public demonstration and program demanding immediate action from Amazon on raises, safety, and the climate emergency.

WHEN: Thursday, December 8
4:00 – 4:20 pm: Gather & march from Shakopee Ballroom to Amazon facility
4:20 – 5:15 pm: Program & rally

WHERE: MSP1 – Amazon Fulfillment Center (2601 4th Ave E, Shakopee, MN 55379); parking at Shakopee Ballroom, Inc. (2400 4th Ave E, Shakopee, MN 55379)

WHO: Amazon Workers, concerned community members, grassroots organizations TakeAction Minnesota and The Awood Center. Speakers include:

• Khali Jama, Amazon worker
• Jeremy Lane, Amazon worker
• Fardowso Yussef, Amazon worker
• Conor Cusack, TakeAction Minnesota Climate Leader
• Senator-elect Zaynab Mohamed