There’s been lots of talk of strikes and shutdowns over the past couple of days. As usual, when news spreads quickly, it can also spread confusingly and inaccurately.
Here is what we know about the Nationwide Shutdown for this Friday, January 30:
From what we’ve gathered, a call for a shutdown began on Sunday, January 25, through a coalition of four student groups from the University of Minnesota: the Black Student Union, the Ethiopian Student Association, the Liberian Student Association, and the Somali Student Association.
The initial call for the shutdown was for a statewide campaign, but eventually grew nationwide and now includes hundreds of “Endorsers” and others supporting the effort, officially known as the Nationwide Shutdown. Other groups, such as The General Strike, have called for a general strike in addition to the shutdown.
It’s through this combination that a loose coalition of activists, businesses, educators, non-profits, organizers, students, and others across the country plan to show their solidarity with the people of Minnesota and with the nationwide efforts against ICE through boycotts, donations, fundraisers, protests, strikes, walkouts, and other actions.
To help our members and readers make sense of it all, we have read through the list of endorsers on the Nationwide Shutdown website and are including the groups from Southern California, as well as non-listed organizations, businesses, etc., who have openly supported the call-to-action in the list below.
The list is not exhaustive and will continually be updated through out the day, so refresh often.
ESTABLISHMENTS (CLOSED)
- A Good Used Book
- A Very Good Space
- Abuelita Guille
- Acurrúcame Coffee
- Anti Records
- Aquarela Coffee
- Arcana Books
- Armory Center for the Arts
- Atelier Pasadena
- Bacetti Trattoria
- Bar Bacetti
- Bar Flores
- Besties Vegan Paradise
- Black Elephant Coffee
- Blue Rooster Art Supplies
- Braindead Studios
- Bob Baker Marionette Theatre
- Botanica Restaurant & Market
- Brooklyn Bagel Bakery
- Broome St. General & Co.
- Burden of Proof
- Cafe Con Libros Press
- Cafe De Leche
- Cantiq Los Angeles
- Cantrip Candles
- Canyon Coffee
- Carniceria El Pacifico
- Casa Victoria
- Ceviche Project
- The Chocolate Dispensary
- Chunky Cat Cafe
- Civil Coffee
- Clockshop
- Collage Coffee
- Common Corners Brewing
- Corita Art Center
- Courage Bagels
- Crush & Touch Art Supply
- Damn, I Miss Paris
- Dead Lady Vintage
- Delco Rose Hoagies
- Dia Natural Wine
- Eat Happy Mediums
- El Clasico Tattoo
- Epitaph Records
- Esquina Bicycle Shop
- Fables & Fancies Books
- Foos Gone Wild
- Geeky Teas & Games
- Gordos Cafecito
- Grand Slam Los Angeles
- Heavy Manners Library
- Hello Stranger
- Honey Hi
- The Hunt Vintage
- Intentionally Blank
- Japanese American National Museum Store
- Joan’s On Third
- Kaleidoscope Coffee
- La Luz de Jesus Gallery
- La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
- Le Chat Noir Bookstore & Cat Lounge
- Leanna Lin’s Wonderland
- M Street Coffee
- Maccheroni Republic
- Makisupa Coffee Bar
- Mandarin Coffee Stand
- Marginalia Rare Books
- MOCA Grand Avenue / The Geffen Contemporary
- Moroccan Rugs
- The Midnight Hour
- NELA Printing
- Octavia’s Bookshelf
- Offe Market
- Picaresca Coffee
- Picnic Coffee
- Proof Bakery
- Puffco
- Record Safari
- The Runway Outlet
- SAJE
- Salt Box Records
- San Pedro Soapworks
- Sara’s Market
- Saturn Bridal
- Self-Help Graphics & Art
- Sidoh Cafe
- Silverlake United
- Skylight Books
- Slow Bloom Coffee
- Soap Plant / WACKO
- Sonora Refillery
- South LA Cafe
- Sqirl
- The Station
- Stories Books & Cafe
- Strommen
- Stronghold Climbing Gym
- Suay Sew Shop
- Sunday’s Best
- Sybilline Records
- Tepito Coffee
- Theodore Payne Foundation
- Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural
- The Untamed Apothecary
- Under The Radar Records
- Urge Palette
- Vegatinos
- Verve Coffee Roasters
- The Village Market Place
- Untamed Spirits
- Weird Wave
- Whammy!
- When Two Become One
- White Sparrow Coffee
- Yeems Coffee
- Zizou Los Angeles
ESTABLISHMENTS (OPEN BUT DONATING / SUPPORTING)
- All Power Books
- Amoeba Hollywood
- Bar Sinizki
- Be U Kitchen
- Black Lantern Co-Op
- Brewjeria Company
- Bub and Grandma’s Bread
- Cafe Niña
- Crown City Games
- De La Playa Records
- Dom’s Taverna
- Foodologie Baked Goods
- Goldburger
- Ground Up
- Gusto Bread
- Hey Brother Baker
- Highlight Coffee
- Home State
- Little Dom’s Restaurant
- Loquat Oysters
- Los Borgers
- Mandarin Coffee Stand
- Midnight Books
- Nam Coffee
- Neat Coffee
- Pink Flamingo Supper Club
- Puro Cafe
- Proudly Serving
- Quiet Quail Books
- Revenge Of
- San & Wolves Bakeshop
- The Secret Headquarters
- Sender One
- Sogo Roll Bar
- Sonoratown Taqueria
- Stay Home Friend
- Supernova Thrift
- Taqueria Frontera
- The Valerie Confections
- Vidiots
- Vroman’s Bookstore
- Watch Me Sports Bar
- The Wicked Wolf
- Wood Coffee Co.
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
- Activist San Diego
- Amiga Amore Mexitalian Eatery
- Anti-Racist Action Los Angeles
- Association of Spanish-speaking Programmers KPFK 90.7
- BLM Los Angeles
- Burbank Tenants Union
- California Faculty Association
- Citizens 4 Ontario
- Code Pink LA
- College Democrats of UCI
- Communist Party USA (San Diego chapter)
- Compton Wellness Collective
- Creating Justice LA
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Entertainment Labor 4 Palestine
- Highland Park Community Defense Corner
- IATSE Local 800 (Art Director’s Guild)
- Indivisible CA 47 (Orange County)
- Indivisible Westside Los Angeles
- Inner City Law Center
- Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice
- Inland Empire Labor Council
- Inland Empire Tenants Union
- LA Tenants Union
- Los Angeles LGBT Center
- Mar Vista Voice
- Norwalk Community Care Coalition
- OC Banner Drop for Palestine
- Our Town El Sereno
- Palestinian Youth Movement LA-OC-IE
- Party of Socialist Liberation
- Peace & Freedom Party
- People’s Sound System
- Refuse Fascism (Los Angeles)
- San Fernando Valley Walkout
- Sisters of Social Service
- Somos Long Beach
- Students for Justice in Palestine (CSU Channel Islands)
- Students for Quality Education (CSU Channel Islands)
- Students for Socialism (UCLA)
- Union de Vecinos
- VC Defensa
- Venice Justice Committee
- Venice Mexican American Traquero Monument Project
- Venice Resistance
- Ventura County Artists Against ICE
- Ventura Tenants Union
- Veterans for Peace (San Diego)
- VietRISE







