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US news
fromTruthout
3 days ago

Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE

Indigenous-led patrols and a community hub in Minneapolis mobilize to keep ICE off streets, supply residents, and maintain safety after recent violence.
Social justice
fromTruthout
5 days ago

Minneapolis Community Defense Is "Riding on the Learning Edge of a Whirlwind"

Minneapolis faces federal occupation, violent repression, mass immigrant detentions, and a rising community-led movement of mutual aid, collective care, and organized community defense.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Somali Communities Are Building Collective Power in the Face of Trump's Attacks

Minnesota's Somali community and allies organize mutual aid and community patrols to protect residents from aggressive immigration enforcement and social-service cuts.
#immigration-enforcement
Left-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

It's Small. It's Loud. It's Taking Over the Country.

Communities are distributing 3D-printed whistles to alert residents and gather witnesses when ICE agents appear, creating a decentralized national defense network.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

They picked the wrong state': how Minneapolis is fighting back

As protests grow, Minneapolis residents organize rapid response networks, mutual aid, and community defense movements after federal immigration agents shot observer Alex Pretti.
#ice-raids
fromTruthout
2 months ago

How We've Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago

Our guests today are among the many Chicagoans who have shown up with courage and care over the last few months, and I am proud to have struggled alongside them. As raids expand to other cities and the Department of Homeland Security signals that Chicago may be hit even harder in the spring, these lessons feel urgent - both for our own preparation and for anyone, anywhere, who may find themselves facing what we just lived through.
Social justice
Left-wing politics
fromPortland Mercury
4 months ago

Ignoring this won't make it go away

Organize diverse, proactive community protests to oppose violent, fascist forces and prevent disappearances; confront and disrupt their integration into community life.
#immigration
fromBoston.com
6 months ago
Miscellaneous

Dozens of Rhode Island businesses pledge to keep ICE out

Businesses in Rhode Island have formed "immigrant defense zones" to block federal immigration agents without judicial warrants.
fromBuzzFeed
8 months ago
Los Angeles

"THIS Is What A Patriot Sounds Like": A Video Of A Protester Calling Out ICE To Their Faces Is Going SUPER Viral

Protests in LA are rising against ICE raids and police violence, highlighting community defense for immigrants.
fromBuzzFeed
8 months ago
Los Angeles

"THIS Is What A Patriot Sounds Like": A Video Of A Protester Calling Out ICE To Their Faces Is Going SUPER Viral

France news
fromwww.nytimes.com
9 months ago

Amid Sectarian Violence in a Syrian City, Even the Funerals Are Armed

Residents of Jaramana are self-defending against escalating violence amidst increasing clashes and a lack of government support.
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