No ICE Funding - CALL NOW!

 

Believe it ir not, some Dems are negotiating to increase ICE funding in exchange for BS "improvements" in training*, body cams, and other useless idiocies. No.

CALL now. No funding for ICE. Reform is useless. No Democratic votes for ICE.

If this isn't a red line, what is?

*Per Allison Gill (Mueller She Wrote), "Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. ... This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law."

TONIGHT

 Thanks Indivisible!

Main Street Alliance is hosting a candidate forum featuring many of our Democratic gubernatorial candidates. The best part about this event is that you don't even need to leave your house to participate! They will be livestreaming the event on their YouTube page which can be found here.

Our Rights webinar/Emily Berge Online program

 

Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 3 pm. Online

The conversation will cover what's next in the fight to defend our civil liberties, democracy, and the rule of law from the Trump administration's relentless attacks, with ACLU speakers including:

• Executive Director, Anthony D. Romero,
• Chief Political & Advocacy Officer, Deirdre Schifeling,
• National Legal Director, Cecillia Wang,
• ACLU of Minnesota's Executive Director, Deepinder Mayell.

And all moderated by ACLU Deputy Executive Director for Strategy and Culture, A.J. Hikes.

Register here: https://action.aclu.org/signup/aclu-national-town-hall

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Wednesday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m. online

3rd CD candidate, Emily Berge conversation on mental health care

RSVP for link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/berge-jan21

Films For Fighting Fascism

Free movie  screenings with guided syllabus by Dr. Shannon Mancus every other Wednesday starting 1/28 at Rivoli Arts District.

FREE, but seating is limited! 

RSVP to events@rivoli.net. with subject line FFFF.

Walk Out.

 

On Tuesday, January 20, participate in the national Womens March Walkout. Tune in to the national livestream at 1 p.m., then use the day to learn, call, email, write letters to the editor, and, if you can, donate. Below*, find links to a few Minnesota orgs raising funds to help and support communities under siege by the regime.

Join the League of Women Voters online Walkout at 2 p.m.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rUko3I_aRfm04KsFqRzqEQ#/registration

Join the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin for a one-hour virtual gathering in solidarity with the Free America Walkout. This event offers a powerful virtual option for those participating in the walkout who want to take collective action, reflect together, and ground themselves in purpose.

New linktree: MPLSMutualAid

Another great site to help us Stand With Minnesota.

Powderhorn Park neighborhood fundraiser to help families with rent help. This fund will  administer direct financial support to meet the urgent needs of families in crisis as a result of being targeted by the current federal immigration enforcement activities in our community.

Uptown/North Minneapolis restaurants and businesses are raising funds to help feed neighbors who can't get out to shop or work and supply community members working to keep their neighborhood safe. Several are noted in this Racket article.

More ways to help from The Solidarity List: If you buy a pizza at Wrecktangle and put in the notes that you won’t be picking it up with a message of solidarity, they will make two pizzas and donate them to local community members who need them. You can also make a donation to Joyce Uptown Foodshelf or directly to MN Ice Watch via their Venmo as well as MIRAC. MN Ice Watch also has a lot of GoFundMe’s linked in their Link Tree.

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On Friday, January 23, participate in solidarity with the MN Walkout. Here are notes from Jess Craven, political organizer and activist.

Friday, January 23rd will be a statewide day of non-violent moral action and reflection in MN: no work, no school, no shopping — only community, conscience, and collective action. Learn more at iceoutnowmn.com

We will be pressuring orgs like Target, The Home Depot, Enterprise Rentals, Delta, and Hilton to stop cooperating with 🧊 (meanwhile BOYCOTT)

We are pressuring Congress to block funding for DHS until 🧊 is constrained. We have huge leverage on this because they need seven Democratic votes in the Senate to pass anything.

We are demanding that the man who unalived Renee Good must be held accountable.

Learn more at http://iceoutnowmn.com/

Watch MN State Senator Erin Maye Quade (Apple Valley) describing the situation on the ground.