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Community leaders in talks with Banks, warn corporate boycott
He is not alone in the fight against corporate banks injustice to the Somali community, but takes the toughest stance. Last Saturday, during a public meeting organized by Somali Action Alliance, SEIU Local 26, SEIU Health Care MN and United … Continue reading
Somali Community To Hold Public Meeting On Banks Refusal To Wire Funds
Community leaders have urged Somalis in Minnesota and their allies to join a public meeting at Abubakr Sadique Mosque on Saturday in a campaign to restore services of the Somali money transfer companies, a leading organizer said on Thursday. The devastating … Continue reading
SAA Director appeals to SAMSA to restore money wiring services
Hashi Shafi, executive director of the Somali Action Alliance, along with Twin Cities-area Imams and allied community leaders, have appealed to the Somali American Money Services Association (SAMSA) to restore money wiring services by using all available legal means to allow Somali … Continue reading
Minneapolis StarTribune: Somalis face ‘a hopeless situation’
Every day, Mohamed Muse grows more fearful for his family. The Minneapolis cab driver hasn’t been able to send the $200 to $300 his wife and two children in Somalia have come to rely on each month to pay for … Continue reading
Failed AT&T / T-Mobile Deal is a Victory For The People
Minneapolis—AT&T’s decision to drop its T-Mobile acquisition deal is a “big victory for the people,” according to SAA Executive Director Hashi Shafi. (The Somali Action Alliance is one of a number of local grassroots organizations in Minnesota that have criticized … Continue reading
