{"id":28509,"date":"2014-11-02T11:11:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T16:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=28509"},"modified":"2014-11-02T11:36:41","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T16:36:41","slug":"pre-game-program-in-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2014\/11\/02\/pre-game-program-in-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-game program in Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Viking_Head.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Viking_Head\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10672\" \/>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&#8217;s pregame festivities will include protests against the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2014\/11\/02\/redskins-protest-vikings-game\/18370451\/\" target=\"_blank\">Washington team name<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>People who want Washington to abandon the Redskins nickname are taking their protest to the streets.<\/p>\n<p>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, &#8220;No Honor in Racist Nicknames or Imagery&#8221; are leading the March to the stadium, about a mile away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today it&#8217;s going to stop,&#8221; Clyde Bellcourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, said before the march began.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Wow. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeWiseguy\">@MikeWiseguy<\/a>: This is the scene of the largest ever physical gathering against the Wash. NFL team. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/dEG2o01soW\">pic.twitter.com\/dEG2o01soW<\/a>&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Wyche (@wyche89) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wyche89\/status\/528946839714684928\">November 2, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>The people protesting the non-bird friendliness of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vikings?src=hash\">#Vikings<\/a> new stadium drawing slightly less attention. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/zWFkhhB5gS\">pic.twitter.com\/zWFkhhB5gS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/528948298158460928\">November 2, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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. 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