"This past summer, kids turned to to protest the aggressive, violent escalation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. Now, activists are using both and Grand Theft Auto V roleplay to educate gamers on how to handle an IRL ICE raid. As reported by both 404 Media and WIRED , a global gamer group called New Save Collective has been organizing special events in video games that mimic real-world ICE raids to help raise awareness and educate players about their rights."
"On November 20, the collective organized a event, which took place in the RP servers and featured masked ICE agents stopping players and demanding they show identification. On November 21, New Save Collective held a related event in the currently -themed , specifically in the "Delulu" mode, the only one that features proximity chat. It allowed players to meet each other in-game before practicing what to do if ICE approaches them in a real-life scenario."
New Save Collective organizes in-game role-play events that mimic ICE raids to raise awareness and teach players about their rights. On November 20 the group staged encounters on RP servers with masked agents stopping players and demanding identification. On November 21 the collective held a session in a currently themed mode, using the Delulu proximity-chat mode to allow players to meet and practice responses to potential real-life ICE approaches. Organizers and partnered advocacy groups such as Immigrants Belong and Define American played agents who attempted to detain or question “vulnerable” civilians, while other players recorded and intervened. The exercises provide a low-stakes environment to rehearse responses.
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