\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cNo work. No School. No Shopping.\u201d That was the message behind a mass protest called the “National Shutdown” on Friday. People across the United States, and in Pittsburgh, opted out of work and school and instead took to the streets to condemn immigration enforcement.\u201cImmigrants have really made the fabric of the service industry. And so, this is like our way of showing support and thanking them for everything that they\u2019ve done,\u201d said Neave Hengelsberg. Hengelsberg is the bar manager at Jackworth Ginger Beer in Larimer. While businesses were encouraged to close as part of the strike, the locally owned ginger beer brewery decided to stay open and show support in other ways.Hengelsberg said they will hold a happy hour on Feb. 9 to benefit the organization, Frontline DIGNITY. \u201cWe decided it was important to still be open today to provide a third space and obviously support our employees during this time that we\u2019ve been struggling with the weather,\u201d Hengelsberg told Pittsburgh\u2019s News 4 Reporter Jordan Cioppa. White Whale Bookstore in Bloomfield took a similar approach. \u201cBookstores, historically, have always been sort of third spaces in the community, and we wanted to remain open so that we had a place for people to come and gather and have support if they need it,\u201d said owner Jill Yeomans. Yeomans said the store\u2019s numbers are down 64% this week compared to the same time last year because of the snowstorm. Since closing wasn\u2019t an option, they are raising money and awareness through books. According to Yeomans, they will donate this week\u2019s proceeds from a select list of books from the store\u2019s Current Events & Resources list.\u201cWe have, I think, 80 books on there and a lot of them are about current events, about immigration, about mutual aid, about just being neighborly and a community member,\u201d Yeomans said. The money will go to the 18 area nonprofits in the Collaborative for Immigrant Impact Fund.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo work. No School. No Shopping.\u201d That was the message behind a mass protest called the “National Shutdown” on Friday. <\/p>\n
People across the United States, and in Pittsburgh, opted out of work and school and instead took to the streets to condemn immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmigrants have really made the fabric of the service industry. And so, this is like our way of showing support and thanking them for everything that they\u2019ve done,\u201d said Neave Hengelsberg. <\/p>\n
Hengelsberg is the bar manager at Jackworth Ginger Beer in Larimer. While businesses were encouraged to close as part of the strike, the locally owned ginger beer brewery decided to stay open and show support in other ways.<\/p>\n
Hengelsberg said they will hold a happy hour on Feb. 9 to benefit the organization, Frontline DIGNITY. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe decided it was important to still be open today to provide a third space and obviously support our employees during this time that we\u2019ve been struggling with the weather,\u201d Hengelsberg told Pittsburgh\u2019s News 4 Reporter Jordan Cioppa. <\/p>\n
White Whale Bookstore in Bloomfield took a similar approach. <\/p>\n
\u201cBookstores, historically, have always been sort of third spaces in the community, and we wanted to remain open so that we had a place for people to come and gather and have support if they need it,\u201d said owner Jill Yeomans. <\/p>\n
Yeomans said the store\u2019s numbers are down 64% this week compared to the same time last year because of the snowstorm. <\/p>\n
Since closing wasn\u2019t an option, they are raising money and awareness through books. <\/p>\n
According to Yeomans, they will donate this week\u2019s proceeds from a select list of books from the store\u2019s Current Events & Resources list.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have, I think, 80 books on there and a lot of them are about current events, about immigration, about mutual aid, about just being neighborly and a community member,\u201d Yeomans said. <\/p>\n
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