Baseball Fans Demand: Move the Game! 5 Arrested Delivering 110,000 Petitions to MLB Owners

MINNEAPOLIS--Dozens of baseball fans and immigrant rights activists gathered outside the Graves 601 Hotel in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday at rush hour. The hotel is where Major League Baseball's owners are all meeting this week to discuss all things pro baseball. Activists from MIRAC, BAM!, Centro Campesino, SEIU 26 and MoveTheGame.org wanted to make sure moving the 2011 All Star Game from Arizona was on their agenda.

They had 110,000 petitions to take to the owners - but were refused entry to the hotel. Sitting in the doorway, five activists were arrested, boxes of petitions in hand. Later, several of the MLB honchos exited the hotel, having to walk through the crowd chanting "Move the Game! Stop the Hate!" on their way to nearby Target Field.


TV

KSTP Channel 5: Protesters Rally To Move Next Year's All-Star Baseball Game
http://kstp. com/news/ stories/S1694002 .shtml?cat= 1

FOX 9: Protesters Want MLB to Boycott Arizona (includes extensive interview with Clyde Bellecourt)
http://www.myfoxtwi ncities.com/ dpp/news/ protesters- want-mlb- to-boycott- arizona