The Washington Redskins are in Minneapolis today to face the Minnesota Vikings. Both teams have 3-5 win/loss records and both are coming off wins last weekend. However, this weekend’s pregame festivities will include protests against the Washington team name:
People who want Washington to abandon the Redskins nickname are taking their protest to the streets.
After a rally at David Lilly Plaza, several hundred people are marching through the University of Minnesota campus to TCF Bank Stadium, where Washington plays the Minnesota Vikings. Four men banging a traditional drum and women carrying a banner reading, “No Honor in Racist Nicknames or Imagery” are leading the March to the stadium, about a mile away.
“Today it’s going to stop,” Clyde Bellcourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, said before the march began.
Update:
Wow. @MikeWiseguy: This is the scene of the largest ever physical gathering against the Wash. NFL team. pic.twitter.com/dEG2o01soW"
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) November 2, 2014
The people protesting the non-bird friendliness of #Vikings new stadium drawing slightly less attention. pic.twitter.com/zWFkhhB5gS
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 2, 2014
