minnseota trade office

UPDATE: Report-back from Trade Office Protest | Photos from Friday | Feb. 18 Protest at U of M

For the second time in two weeks, protesters will gather at 3pm Friday at the Minnesota Trade Office on 332 Minnesota Street in downtown St. Paul to demand an end to trade with Israel. On January 23rd, activists entered and sought to occupy the office, then exited the building when police arrived and demanded they do so. The group released a statement saying, "The Minnesota Trade Office is the bureaucratic middleman in the economic relationship between Minnesota and Israel, facilitating the economic collaboration of the nations and their corporations that exceeds $125 million in domestic exports annually, of which $4 million alone comes from military contracts with local arms merchants such as Napco International in Hopkins, and Alliant Techsystems in Edina."