Connecticut demonstrators taking part in the National Shutdown day of action will gather in at least two cities on Friday to protest the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, according to organizers.

The protests follow the killings of Alex Pretti, who was shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Saturday, and Renee Good, who was shot by an ICE agent on Jan. 7.

Community groups in CT are urging businesses and institutions to take part in a general strike Friday to protest ICE and support Minnesota.

The closings follow the fatal shootings by immigration officers in recent weeks in Minnesota.

Organizers are urging Americans nationwide to skip work, school, and shopping today after two fatal shootings by ICE agents. Following last week’s anti-ICE economic blackout in Minnesota and national Free America Walkout,

The action the National Shutdown is calling for essentially is a general strike, a form of protest that developed out of the labor movements of the 19th century. In 1968, a protest movement that began with a revolt by college students in France led to millions of workers walking off the job, and brought the country to a standstill.

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