A small group of protesters staged a sit-in Tuesday in the lobby area of the Retirement Systems Building in St. Paul.

The group of activists had been protesting the State Board of Investment on the same day it held a quarterly meeting. The group, which occupied the space peacefully beginning at 8:30 a.m., had sought a number of demands from state leaders. Its priority was the divestment from and halt to purchasing Israeli bonds.

They also sought the establishment of a task force to investigate and publicly release its findings “regarding the entanglement of SBI investments in the crimes of genocide and apartheid,” according to a statement by the Minnesota Anti-War Committee.

The board met virtually on Tuesday due to the planned protest. Demonstrators demanded the return to in-person pub

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