Activist Group Intensifies Training Efforts Following Shooting

ROSESVILLE, Minn. — In response to the recent shooting death of activist Renee Nicole Good, a Minnesota-based left-wing group has stepped up its initiatives. This Saturday, they hosted a radical training seminar that drew thousands of participants.

The non-profit organization, Monarch, focuses on challenging ICE operations under the Trump administration. They train “integrity legal observers” to monitor and report on Department of Homeland Security activities.

Good, who was 37, belonged to another progressive group called ICE Watch.

Over 1,000 activists filled the Roseville Lutheran Church, roughly 20 minutes from Minneapolis. During the sessions, left-leaning speakers described ICE’s role as one of “federal occupation” and equated their actions to “white supremacy.”

“It’s empowering to see our strength against a president who feels unrestrained in confronting a supposed white supremacist police force without any oversight,” a female organizer shared with the audience.

This same speaker also took aim at “conservative men,” discussing what she characterized as the harmful misogynistic goals tied to the nationalist movements affecting the country.

Left-wing organizers claimed, “Minneapolis is one of the most federally occupied cities in America right now.”

Participants received a 12-page manual detailing how to use whistles to signal ICE presence—short tones for detection and long tones for active situations.

The manual also included media engagement strategies, encouraging participants to say things like, “I’m here because I believe in bringing families and communities together.”

Additional training sessions in various cities are fully booked for the month, according to the group’s site.

Monarch has indicated plans for expansion.

The Rapid Response Line aims to guide citizen reporters to share their locations during ICE activity. This allows the group to track agents, document with photos and videos, and dispatch legal observers.

According to the organization’s website, its legal monitors are trained to help individuals in ICE custody, particularly those who are violent offenders or have been involved in sexual crimes.

Observers are instructed to collect detainee information and make calls on their behalf if required. They are also told not to livestream interactions or post content on social media.

The website further advises legal monitors and civilians to avoid fleeing, arguing, resisting, or fighting ICE personnel.

Last summer, following the DHS’s Operation Midway Blitz in Minnesota, Monarch launched a downloadable resource called the weight station toolkit, designed to inform the public about ICE operations at weigh stations.

They also circulated a narrative emphasizing, “Regardless of race, class, or background, we all want to live in safe communities. Increased military actions by our government put everyone at risk, especially when our neighbors become targets.”

Monarch is a branch of the non-profit Unidos Minnesota, which reported total assets of $545,123 for 2023.

Neither Monarch, Unidos Minnesota, the FBI, nor the DHS offered comments on the situation.