Nathan Petersen-Kindem

@nathanpk.com

Minneapolis-dwelling classical singer, business intel designer, wine collector, performing arts advocate, sci-fi fan, outdoors enthusiast

Beautiful things happened today as we toured the downtown ice-hotels. Encouragement came from the Iranian demonstrators, from chance passersby, from restaurant staff. We will win.

The Singing Resistance March fills the Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis as it moves north.The Singing Resistance March returns to Westminster Presbyterian Church to close the demonstration with reflection. The crowd streams from the Nicollet Mall through the open front door of the sanctuary.

@governorwalz.mn.gov, no doubt your team is seeing plenty of messages on here asking you for action. Don’t worry, I’m about to pile on. Some want you to use the state’s National Guard or even bring back the Minnesota Home Guard to ensure that ICE cannot operate lawlessly. 1/n

Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.

Was at a rehearsal for a joyous upcoming concert when I heard that a local church, one with deep connections to the ensemble, has seen their usual Advent Sunday crowds shrink to 10% of their usual size. And for the ones who are going, there is a weekly vigil as volunteers scour the neighborhood 1/