As an act of solidarity, several dozen local Industrial Workers of the World members and supporters, along with National Lawyer's Guild observers, intended to peacefully escort the fired then reinstated Erik Forman to the Mall of America. In line with recent police aggression in the Twin Cities related to the 2008 RNC in St. Paul (see http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/30/18531223.php), police massed at the IWW rally point at the light rail station at Lake & Hiawatha.
