People raise signs in protest of a low minimum wage and Donald Trump. Tuesday’s event was hosted by 15 Now Minnesota, an organization that fights for a $15 per hour minimum wage in the state. (Carlee Hackl/TommieMedia)
Build the Resistance: Families for $15 called for a strike for workers rights. Protesters wrote messages on the windows of the Coffman Memorial Union in Minneapolis before the protest. (Emily Sweeney/TommieMedia)
A student writes on a window of the Coffman Memorial Union. While vocal protests included songs, chants and speeches, participants also wrote messages on signs and windows near the University of Minnesota campus. (Emily Sweeney/TommieMedia)
Nov. 29 marks the four year anniversary of the first fast-food workers strike in New York City. According to the 15 Now Minnesota website, a Hart Research poll from 2015 revealed 62% national support for a minimum wage of $15 an hour. (Carlee Hackl/TommieMedia)
A family participates in Tuesday’s event. The protest rallied for a $15 per hour minimum wage and equal rights for minorities and families. (Emily Sweeney/TommieMedia)
A protester raises a sign with the words “Pay the PCA” in reference to healthcare workers. Tuesday’s protest began at University of Minnesota’s Coffman Memorial Union in Minneapolis. (Emily Sweeney/TommieMedia)
Build the Resistance: Families for $15 participants begin walking toward Dinkytown to protest. The event began at 4:30 p.m. in Minneapolis. (Emily Sweeney/TommieMedia)
Protesters line up outside the University of Minnesota campus. The group of families, students and workers marched to Dinkytown after meeting at the university. (Emily Sweeney/TommieMedia)
Protesters from the group 15 Now Coalition and other groups rallied for raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour Tuesday night outside Coffman Union in Minneapolis.