Bay Area businesses and schools plan walkouts, closures Friday for 'National Day of Action'SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- On Friday, a 'National Day of Action' is planned, encouraging people to avoid shopping, school and work in solidarity with protesters in Minnesota. Across the street from the VA in Menlo Park, community members gathered on Thursday evening to remember and honor Alex Pretti. "For me it was seeing a fellow federal worker getting murdered in the street and seeing nothing from the administration," on protester said. Organizations supporting the event included Veterans for Peace, Raging Grannies, the local chapter of a government employees union and more. The demonstration encourages people to avoid shopping, school and work in solidarity with protesters in Minnesota.