#resistfascism — Public Fediverse posts
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You are invited to the Shalom V'Tzedek
Anti-Fascist Book Discussion GroupThe group happens every 1st Wednesday of the month at 3 pm Central time via Zoom.
Our current book for discussion: "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder.
(Please note that the opening introduction presentation will be recorded for later sharing, but the bulk of our conversation time will not be recorded.)To register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/IitdKJavQoiEunHzMTqPgg
For more information on this group: https://shalomvtzedek.org/bookgroup-antifascist.htm
Also, our sponsor is Shalom V'Tzedek a Jewish school of learning that explores Unbound #HumanisticJudaism with a special focus on #peace and #SocialJustice
#AntiFascism #BookDiscussion #Books #Mazeldon #Judaism #ResistFascism #Fascism #TimothySnyder
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🚨 We all knew this would be coming... Don't like polluters? TOUGH SHIT! You're under arrest!!!
#FBI #Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a #ClimateActivist — Then Showed Up at His Door
The visit suggests a possible FBI probe into #ExtinctionRebellionNYC as the Trump administration increases surveillance of #activist groups.
Jacqueline Sweet, February 12 2026
Excerpt: "Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, at least one of whom works on counterterrorism, went to the home of a former member of a #ClimateActivism group for questioning last week, potentially signaling a new escalation in the Trump administration’s promise to criminalize #nonprofits and #ActivistGroups as #DomesticTerrorists.
"Two FBI agents, one from New York’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, told a former member of Extinction Rebellion NYC they wanted to ask him about the group at his home upstate on Friday, an attorney for the group told The Intercept. The visit followed a prior attempt to reach him at his old address.
"The FBI’s apparent probe of Extinction Rebellion NYC comes as the Justice Department ramps up its surveillance of activists protesting immigration enforcement and the Trump administration creates secret lists of domestic enemies under Trump’s National Security Presidential #Memorandum7, or #NSPM7." 'I believe this to be a significant escalation of the criminal legal system against #XR and find it very troubling,' said Ron Kuby, the Extinction Rebellion attorney. 'This is usually the way we find out an actual investigation is underway and is often followed by other visits and other actions.'
"The former Extinction Rebellion member, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear for his safety, said that the visit came after a phone call in January from a special agent that he assumed was a scam.
" 'I was skeptical the phone call was really from the FBI, but after I declined to speak with the agent, she said that she was standing outside my door,' he said. She was actually at the activist’s former address, which he said made him additionally dubious. But last week, when the agents showed up at his current address, he said he saw the agent’s business card through his door."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/12/fbi-counterterror-extinction-rebellion/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/4Nq3X#USPol #ExtinctionRebellion #CriminalizingDissent #AntiProtestLaws #EPAFail #Polluters #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #Oligarchy #EnvironmentalActivists #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NoMiningWithoutConsent #ResistFascism #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Orwellian #ThoughtCrime #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #SilencingDissent #SilencingFreeSpeech #CorporationsAreTheRealTerrorists
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“Uptick in Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of #Minneapolis #LegalObservers
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as #Trump’s #BorderCzar #TomHoman calls on locals to “end the #resistance.”
By Ryan Devereaux, February 9, 2026
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/09/ice-minneapolis-legal-observers-abduction/
#ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #Authoritarianism #Fascism #ICEOut #DefundICE #DefundCBD #Disappeared
#DefundDHS #MurderPatrol #ThoughtPolice #Orwellian #IndefiniteDetention #BigBrother #NineteenEightyFour #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity -
#Minneapolis locals have reported that this #restaurant refused to shut down during the recent statewide #GeneralStrike & that the owner is sympathetic to #ICE over community. #Minnesotans have shared that this #NaziFriendly biz had also shut down comments on their IG.
Feel free to leave this #fascist friendly biz a shitty review:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pF3RLegsS3e8M8ug8#USpol #FuckICE #TerroristUSA #BoycottUSA #FascistUSA #SanctionUSA #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA #BDSUSA #AllPowerToThePeople #ResistFascism #Protest #HumanRights #DoxICE #DoxNazis #DoxICEAbettingBiz #Antifascist #CanadiansAgainstICE #PowerOfDissent #BoycottsWork #RemoteProtest #AccessibleProtest
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A noise protest at #Home2Suites by #Hilton resulted in multiple #ICENazis scurrying to checkout, graffiti on the hotel, smashed front window, broken automatic doors, a solo - seemingly drunk/self-injured ICENazi (he was bleeding from nose/hands & no one had touched him) trying to scare off protestors before a ton of his backup arrived & threw a lot of smoke bombs/fired tear gas. Once they left, a few protestors went back in front of the hotel & made noise again, joined by many cars - all honking their horns. Then MPD & SWAT arrived to clear out everyone remaining.
The protest worked to get ICENazis to leave the hotel & not have a peaceful night. Private property damage is covered by corporate insurance. Capital is of lesser value than human lives - for anyone who judges vandalism from protestors. You can repair material damages. You can't bring murdered people back to life & that damage is irreparable.
Leave a shitty review (remote protest option):
https://maps.app.goo.gl/JhFuXm1hqUKwxwbGAThese are #screenshots from a @UnicornRiot vid on YouTube that I put into a collage.
https://mastodon.social/@UnicornRiot/115961627366603434
#USpol #FuckICE #TerroristUSA #BoycottUSA #FascistUSA #SanctionUSA #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA #BoycottHilton #BoycottMarriot #BoycottWyndham #BDSUSA #AllPowerToThePeople #ResistFascism #Protest #HumanRights #DoxICE #DoxNazis #DoxICEAbettingBiz #Antifascist #UnicornRiot #SupportIndieMedia #CanadiansAgainstICE #PowerOfDissent
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#NoKings2 - SATURDAY, OCT 18
"On #October18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has #NoKings, and The Power Belongs to the People.
Official as listed NO KINGS events in Maine & NH as of October 13th
#AuburnME: 12-2PM - Court St, Longley Bridge
#AugustaME: 1-3PM - Rt 202 Memorial Bridge
#BangorME: 12-2PM - Broadway Park
#BathME: 1-2PM - Sagadahoc Bridge
#BelfastME: 2-5PM - 34 Commerical St
#BlueHillME: 12-1PM – In front of Town Hall
#BridgtonME: 12-2PM - Shorey Park, Main St
#BrunswickME: 11:30-12:30PM - 191 Maine Street
#CalaisME: 11-12:30PM - Flatiron Park, North & Main St
#CastineME: 1-3PM – Castine Common, 86 Court St
#CherryfieldME: 12-2PM - Stewart Park, US Rt 1 & Main St
#ConwayNH: 12-2:00PM - 4 Corners, NH 16 & NH 153
#DexterME: 12-1:00PM - 2 Post Office Rd/1 Church St
#DoverFoxcroftME: 1-2PM - Main St Bridge
#EllsworthME: 12-1:30PM – City Hall, 1 City Hall Plaza
#Farmington: 11-12:30PM - 196 Main St
#FreeportME: 8-11:00AM - 134 Main St
#HoultonME: 11-12:00PM – North St near Domino's/Walgreens
#LubecME: 11-12:00PM - Washington St & Main St
#MachiasME: 12-1PM - 16 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill
#Ogunquit: 12-1PM – US Rt 1 in front of Post Office
#OxfordHills: 11-1:00PM - Fair St, Norway & Main St, #SouthParisME
#PortlandME: 1:30-3:00PM - Deering Oaks Park, State St & Park
#PortsmouthNH: 1-3PM - Market Sq
#PresqueIsleME: 10-11:30AM - 1 North St
#RocklandME: 12-1:00PM – Chapman Park, 294 Main St
#RumfordME: 12-1:00PM - Rumford Info Center, Rt 2
#SacoME: 10-12:00PM - Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
#SanfordME: 1-3:00PM - Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St
#SouthPortlandME: 11-12:00PM - Erskine Park, B'way & Waterman
#SouthwestHarborME: 11-12:30PM - 315 Main St
#VinalhavenME: 9-11AM - Bandstand, Main St
#WatervilleME: 10-12:00PM - March> UU Church, 69 Silver St
#WayneME: 9-10:00AM - Maine Rt 133 On the Bridge
#WellsME: 1:30-2:30PM - Wells Jr High School, 1470 Post Rd
#WiscassetME: 10-11:00AM - Rt 1 Wiscasset Bridge
#WolfeboroNH: 12-2PM - 153 S Main St & Center
#YarmouthME - 9-9:45AM (then Freeport) - Town Hall, 200 Main
#YorkME: 10-11:00AM - York Town Hall, 186 York St
Check for updates: PineTreeActivism.org
Submit events: [email protected]#MaineResists #NHResists #ResistFascism #Resistance #NoCrowns
#NoThrones #October18th #MaineEvents #NHEvents -
#NoKings2 - SATURDAY, OCT 18
"On #October18, millions of us are rising again to show the world: America has #NoKings, and The Power Belongs to the People.
Official as listed NO KINGS events in Maine & NH as of Sept 24.
#AuburnME: 12-2:00PM - Court St, Longley Bridge
#BangorME: 12-2:00PM - Broadway Park
#BathME: 1-2:00PM - Sagadahoc Bridge
#BelfastME: 2-5:00PM - 34 Commerical St, Belfast
#BridgtonME: 12-2:00PM - Shorey Park, Main St
#CalaisME: 11-12:30PM - Flatiron Park, North & Main St
#CherryfieldME: 12-2:00PM - Stewart Park, US Rt 1 & Main St
#Farmington: 11-12:30PM - 196 Main St
#FreeportME: 8-11:00AM - 134 Main St
#LubecME: 11-12:00PM - Washington St & Main St
#MachiasME: 12-1:00PM - 16 O'Brien Ave, bottom of College Hill
#OxfordHills: 11-1:00PM - Fair St, Norway & Main St, #SouthParisME
#PortlandME: 1:30-3:00PM - Deering Oaks Park, State St & Park
#PortsmouthNH: 1-3:00PM - Market Sq
#PresqueIsleME: 10-11:30AM - 1 North St
#SacoME: 10-12:00PM - Saco Transportation Center, 138 Main St
#SouthPortlandME: 11-12:00PM - Erskine Park, B'way & Waterman
#SouthwestHarborME: 11-12:30PM - 315 Main St
#VinalhavenME: 9-11AM - Bandstand, Main St
#WatervilleME: 10-12:00PM - March> UU Church, 69 Silver St
#WayneME: 9-10:00AM - Maine Rt 133 On the Bridge
#WellsME: 1:30-2:30PM - Wells Jr High School, 1470 Post Rd
#WiscassetME: 10-11:00AM - Rt 1 Wiscasset Bridge
#WolfeboroNH: 12-2:00PM - 153 S Main St & Center
#YorkME: 10-11:00AM - York Town Hall, 186 York St
Check for updates: PineTreeActivism.org
Submit events: [email protected]#MaineResists #NHResists #ResistFascism #Resistance #NoCrowns #NoThrones #October18th #MaineEvents #NHEvents
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Feels like déjà vu straight out of a dystopian movie. If you hit the streets to protest, bring your full courage because it seems this fascist regime will not hesitate to test it. #PredatorDrones #MQ9ReaperDrones #SurveillanceState #ResistFascism #DefendDemocracy #StandStrong #CourageOverFear
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He will not need to beg anyone to find 11,000 votes anymore. By installing Heather Honey, an #Election2020 conspiracy theorist to control our elections, he has taken one more step toward corrupting the entire system and stripping away the last safeguards of American democracy. #TrumpDictatorship #GOPCorruption #ElectionIntegrity #VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy #StopTheCoup #ResistFascism
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#Solidarity! Pre-Hearing Rally and Press Conference
Pre-Hearing Rally to Support #Activists Arrested for Sit-Ins Against the #GazaGenocide.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
8:00 AM to 9:30 AMPortland District Court
205 Newbury Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United StatesSource:
https://www.mvprights.org/events/pre-hearing-rally-and-press-conference#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights -
#Solidarity! Pre-Hearing Rally and Press Conference
Pre-Hearing Rally to Support #Activists Arrested for Sit-Ins Against the #GazaGenocide.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
8:00 AM to 9:30 AMPortland District Court
205 Newbury Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United StatesSource:
https://www.mvprights.org/events/pre-hearing-rally-and-press-conference#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights -
#Solidarity! Pre-Hearing Rally and Press Conference
Pre-Hearing Rally to Support #Activists Arrested for Sit-Ins Against the #GazaGenocide.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
8:00 AM to 9:30 AMPortland District Court
205 Newbury Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United StatesSource:
https://www.mvprights.org/events/pre-hearing-rally-and-press-conference#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights -
#Solidarity! Pre-Hearing Rally and Press Conference
Pre-Hearing Rally to Support #Activists Arrested for Sit-Ins Against the #GazaGenocide.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
8:00 AM to 9:30 AMPortland District Court
205 Newbury Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United StatesSource:
https://www.mvprights.org/events/pre-hearing-rally-and-press-conference#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights -
#Solidarity! Pre-Hearing Rally and Press Conference
Pre-Hearing Rally to Support #Activists Arrested for Sit-Ins Against the #GazaGenocide.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
8:00 AM to 9:30 AMPortland District Court
205 Newbury Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United StatesSource:
https://www.mvprights.org/events/pre-hearing-rally-and-press-conference#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights -
Lift the Children, Feed the People: A #Solidarity #Fundraiser and Gathering
#Humanitiarian Relief for #Gaza
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
7:00 PM to 9:00 PMNovel, Portland
643 Congress Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United States"We are raising funds for lifesaving convoys bringing food, water, and medical supplies directly to families in Gaza. The situation is urgent. The need is real. If you're in a position to give, please consider donating to this grassroots effort.
"One way of resisting the cruelty and chaos of the genocide in Gaza is to gather, attempt to process what’s happening, and raise a boatload of money to send to The Center for Freedom and Justice, a Palestinian non-profit that is coordinating food convoys into Gaza. Please join your neighbors, friends, and partners at Novel for an evening of expression, reflection, and activism, featuring short readings by writers and community leaders, as well as a number of raffles. Our goal is simple: to raise as much money as we can to send to the people who need it most.
"There will be music, art, books, and donated items for raffle from your favorite Maine vendors (#PaperTiger, #BreadAndFriends, Waterstruck, Washington Baths, original art by James Foley and Jamie Hogan, and much more!) —all in support of humanitarian relief for Gaza. It will be a space for grief, for action, for love, and for hope. Spoken words by #LilyKing, #ZahirJanmohamed, #KarenOrtiz, #RebeccaTurkewitz, #ChelseaConaboy, #OnneshaRoychoudhuri, #ArisaWhite and more!
"Please come if you can. Please give if you can. And if you can’t do either, please help us spread the word.
"Because silence isn’t neutrality. And small acts, when joined together, can become lifelines.
"We all do better when we all do better."
RSVP and FMI:
https://www.novelmaine.com/event-details/lift-the-children-feed-the-people-a-solidarity-fundraiser-and-gathering#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
Lift the Children, Feed the People: A #Solidarity #Fundraiser and Gathering
#Humanitiarian Relief for #Gaza
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
7:00 PM to 9:00 PMNovel, Portland
643 Congress Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United States"We are raising funds for lifesaving convoys bringing food, water, and medical supplies directly to families in Gaza. The situation is urgent. The need is real. If you're in a position to give, please consider donating to this grassroots effort.
"One way of resisting the cruelty and chaos of the genocide in Gaza is to gather, attempt to process what’s happening, and raise a boatload of money to send to The Center for Freedom and Justice, a Palestinian non-profit that is coordinating food convoys into Gaza. Please join your neighbors, friends, and partners at Novel for an evening of expression, reflection, and activism, featuring short readings by writers and community leaders, as well as a number of raffles. Our goal is simple: to raise as much money as we can to send to the people who need it most.
"There will be music, art, books, and donated items for raffle from your favorite Maine vendors (#PaperTiger, #BreadAndFriends, Waterstruck, Washington Baths, original art by James Foley and Jamie Hogan, and much more!) —all in support of humanitarian relief for Gaza. It will be a space for grief, for action, for love, and for hope. Spoken words by #LilyKing, #ZahirJanmohamed, #KarenOrtiz, #RebeccaTurkewitz, #ChelseaConaboy, #OnneshaRoychoudhuri, #ArisaWhite and more!
"Please come if you can. Please give if you can. And if you can’t do either, please help us spread the word.
"Because silence isn’t neutrality. And small acts, when joined together, can become lifelines.
"We all do better when we all do better."
RSVP and FMI:
https://www.novelmaine.com/event-details/lift-the-children-feed-the-people-a-solidarity-fundraiser-and-gathering#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
Lift the Children, Feed the People: A #Solidarity #Fundraiser and Gathering
#Humanitiarian Relief for #Gaza
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
7:00 PM to 9:00 PMNovel, Portland
643 Congress Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United States"We are raising funds for lifesaving convoys bringing food, water, and medical supplies directly to families in Gaza. The situation is urgent. The need is real. If you're in a position to give, please consider donating to this grassroots effort.
"One way of resisting the cruelty and chaos of the genocide in Gaza is to gather, attempt to process what’s happening, and raise a boatload of money to send to The Center for Freedom and Justice, a Palestinian non-profit that is coordinating food convoys into Gaza. Please join your neighbors, friends, and partners at Novel for an evening of expression, reflection, and activism, featuring short readings by writers and community leaders, as well as a number of raffles. Our goal is simple: to raise as much money as we can to send to the people who need it most.
"There will be music, art, books, and donated items for raffle from your favorite Maine vendors (#PaperTiger, #BreadAndFriends, Waterstruck, Washington Baths, original art by James Foley and Jamie Hogan, and much more!) —all in support of humanitarian relief for Gaza. It will be a space for grief, for action, for love, and for hope. Spoken words by #LilyKing, #ZahirJanmohamed, #KarenOrtiz, #RebeccaTurkewitz, #ChelseaConaboy, #OnneshaRoychoudhuri, #ArisaWhite and more!
"Please come if you can. Please give if you can. And if you can’t do either, please help us spread the word.
"Because silence isn’t neutrality. And small acts, when joined together, can become lifelines.
"We all do better when we all do better."
RSVP and FMI:
https://www.novelmaine.com/event-details/lift-the-children-feed-the-people-a-solidarity-fundraiser-and-gathering#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
Lift the Children, Feed the People: A #Solidarity #Fundraiser and Gathering
#Humanitiarian Relief for #Gaza
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
7:00 PM to 9:00 PMNovel, Portland
643 Congress Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United States"We are raising funds for lifesaving convoys bringing food, water, and medical supplies directly to families in Gaza. The situation is urgent. The need is real. If you're in a position to give, please consider donating to this grassroots effort.
"One way of resisting the cruelty and chaos of the genocide in Gaza is to gather, attempt to process what’s happening, and raise a boatload of money to send to The Center for Freedom and Justice, a Palestinian non-profit that is coordinating food convoys into Gaza. Please join your neighbors, friends, and partners at Novel for an evening of expression, reflection, and activism, featuring short readings by writers and community leaders, as well as a number of raffles. Our goal is simple: to raise as much money as we can to send to the people who need it most.
"There will be music, art, books, and donated items for raffle from your favorite Maine vendors (#PaperTiger, #BreadAndFriends, Waterstruck, Washington Baths, original art by James Foley and Jamie Hogan, and much more!) —all in support of humanitarian relief for Gaza. It will be a space for grief, for action, for love, and for hope. Spoken words by #LilyKing, #ZahirJanmohamed, #KarenOrtiz, #RebeccaTurkewitz, #ChelseaConaboy, #OnneshaRoychoudhuri, #ArisaWhite and more!
"Please come if you can. Please give if you can. And if you can’t do either, please help us spread the word.
"Because silence isn’t neutrality. And small acts, when joined together, can become lifelines.
"We all do better when we all do better."
RSVP and FMI:
https://www.novelmaine.com/event-details/lift-the-children-feed-the-people-a-solidarity-fundraiser-and-gathering#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
Lift the Children, Feed the People: A #Solidarity #Fundraiser and Gathering
#Humanitiarian Relief for #Gaza
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
7:00 PM to 9:00 PMNovel, Portland
643 Congress Street
Portland, ME, 04101
United States"We are raising funds for lifesaving convoys bringing food, water, and medical supplies directly to families in Gaza. The situation is urgent. The need is real. If you're in a position to give, please consider donating to this grassroots effort.
"One way of resisting the cruelty and chaos of the genocide in Gaza is to gather, attempt to process what’s happening, and raise a boatload of money to send to The Center for Freedom and Justice, a Palestinian non-profit that is coordinating food convoys into Gaza. Please join your neighbors, friends, and partners at Novel for an evening of expression, reflection, and activism, featuring short readings by writers and community leaders, as well as a number of raffles. Our goal is simple: to raise as much money as we can to send to the people who need it most.
"There will be music, art, books, and donated items for raffle from your favorite Maine vendors (#PaperTiger, #BreadAndFriends, Waterstruck, Washington Baths, original art by James Foley and Jamie Hogan, and much more!) —all in support of humanitarian relief for Gaza. It will be a space for grief, for action, for love, and for hope. Spoken words by #LilyKing, #ZahirJanmohamed, #KarenOrtiz, #RebeccaTurkewitz, #ChelseaConaboy, #OnneshaRoychoudhuri, #ArisaWhite and more!
"Please come if you can. Please give if you can. And if you can’t do either, please help us spread the word.
"Because silence isn’t neutrality. And small acts, when joined together, can become lifelines.
"We all do better when we all do better."
RSVP and FMI:
https://www.novelmaine.com/event-details/lift-the-children-feed-the-people-a-solidarity-fundraiser-and-gathering#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
TODAY! The Crisis in #Gaza - Panel in #NewcastleME
Saturday, July 5, 2025
3:00 PM to 5:00 PMSecond Congregational Church
51 Main Street Newcastle, ME, 04553 United StatesGUEST SPEAKER PANEL IN CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
People's Perseverance For #Palestine
https://www.mvprights.org/events/crisis-in-gaza-newcastle
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
TODAY! The Crisis in #Gaza - Panel in #NewcastleME
Saturday, July 5, 2025
3:00 PM to 5:00 PMSecond Congregational Church
51 Main Street Newcastle, ME, 04553 United StatesGUEST SPEAKER PANEL IN CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
People's Perseverance For #Palestine
https://www.mvprights.org/events/crisis-in-gaza-newcastle
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
TODAY! The Crisis in #Gaza - Panel in #NewcastleME
Saturday, July 5, 2025
3:00 PM to 5:00 PMSecond Congregational Church
51 Main Street Newcastle, ME, 04553 United StatesGUEST SPEAKER PANEL IN CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
People's Perseverance For #Palestine
https://www.mvprights.org/events/crisis-in-gaza-newcastle
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
TODAY! The Crisis in #Gaza - Panel in #NewcastleME
Saturday, July 5, 2025
3:00 PM to 5:00 PMSecond Congregational Church
51 Main Street Newcastle, ME, 04553 United StatesGUEST SPEAKER PANEL IN CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
People's Perseverance For #Palestine
https://www.mvprights.org/events/crisis-in-gaza-newcastle
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
TODAY! The Crisis in #Gaza - Panel in #NewcastleME
Saturday, July 5, 2025
3:00 PM to 5:00 PMSecond Congregational Church
51 Main Street Newcastle, ME, 04553 United StatesGUEST SPEAKER PANEL IN CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
People's Perseverance For #Palestine
https://www.mvprights.org/events/crisis-in-gaza-newcastle
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #Palestine #NoWar
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."
Recurring Standouts & Mini-Rallies
#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 11AM
Post Office#HoultonME
Friday - 1PM
Peace Pole#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Veterans Park#PortlandME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Park#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Main St & Park St#SacoME
First Friday, Monthly - 2:30PM
General Dynamics#WatervilleME
Monday - 11:30AM
Main St & Temple Sthttps://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."
Recurring Standouts & Mini-Rallies
#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 11AM
Post Office#HoultonME
Friday - 1PM
Peace Pole#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Veterans Park#PortlandME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Park#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Main St & Park St#SacoME
First Friday, Monthly - 2:30PM
General Dynamics#WatervilleME
Monday - 11:30AM
Main St & Temple Sthttps://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."
Recurring Standouts & Mini-Rallies
#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 11AM
Post Office#HoultonME
Friday - 1PM
Peace Pole#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Veterans Park#PortlandME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Park#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Main St & Park St#SacoME
First Friday, Monthly - 2:30PM
General Dynamics#WatervilleME
Monday - 11:30AM
Main St & Temple Sthttps://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."
Recurring Standouts & Mini-Rallies
#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 11AM
Post Office#HoultonME
Friday - 1PM
Peace Pole#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Veterans Park#PortlandME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Park#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Main St & Park St#SacoME
First Friday, Monthly - 2:30PM
General Dynamics#WatervilleME
Monday - 11:30AM
Main St & Temple Sthttps://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
#MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights
"We are a group of people from #Maine and beyond who stand in solidarity with the #Palestinian people and seek to amplify their movement of liberation from occupation and #apartheid."
Recurring Standouts & Mini-Rallies
#BangorME
Wednesday - 12PM Noon
6 State St (Kenduskeag Bridge)#BelfastME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Square#BlueHillME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Blue Hill Town Hall#BrunswickME
Thursday - 12PM Noon
Maine St (at Tontine Mall)#BrunswickME
Friday - 5PM
Maine Street (by Walgreens)#BucksportME
Saturday - 12:30PM
Bucksport-Verona Bridge#CamdenME
Friday - 5PM
Camden Village Green#DoverFoxcroftME
Saturday - 9AM
Main Street Bridge#EllsworthME
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Union River Bridge#FarmingtonME
Saturday - 11AM
Post Office#HoultonME
Friday - 1PM
Peace Pole#NewcastleME
Thursday - 3PM
Veterans Park#PortlandME
Saturday - 12PM Noon
Post Office Park#RocklandME
2nd + 4th Thursdays - 3PM
Main St & Park St#SacoME
First Friday, Monthly - 2:30PM
General Dynamics#WatervilleME
Monday - 11:30AM
Main St & Temple Sthttps://www.mvprights.org/events#block-a15fa12ef4b264f29ded
#FreeGaza #EndGenocide #HumanRights #Maine #MaineResists
#MaineEvents #FreePalestine
#MaineVoicesForPeace #ResistAuthoritarianism
#ResistFascism #USPol #WorldPol #FreePalestine #Gaza #WorldWarBibi
#BibiIsAWarCriminal #Genocide #MaineCoalitionForPalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #PeaceActionMaine #MaineDSA #JVP
#Palestine #NoWar #PeaceWorks
#HumanRightsAreNeverWrong -
And THIS is one of the reasons why I'm a #DemocraticSocialist!
#Unions and Community Unite for #MayDay: Lessons for the Fight Ahead
Posted by #ToddChretien | Jun 16, 2025 |
This article is reprinted from the Socialist Forum, a publication of #DSA. It was authored by Todd Chretien, who serves both on DSA’s Editorial Board as well as Pine & Roses’ Editorial Collective. It was originally published on May 30, 2025.
What happened?
"Hundreds of thousands of workers marched and rallied on May Day, making it the largest International Workers Day since 2006 when two million immigrant workers left work and marched to demand their rights. Protests were organized in 1300 locations, large and small; no doubt the first May Day protest in many places. Broadly speaking, there were three different levels of mobilization. First, as in 2006, Chicago stood out with some 30,000 marching, organized by a mass coalition of labor and immigrant rights organizations. Second, cities like Philly, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Oakland, Burlington, and #PortlandME mobilized between two and fifteen thousand. Third, hundreds of cities and towns turned out crowds from a couple dozen to hundreds, including smaller cities like Davis, California. This ranking is not intended as a judgement on the organizers. In fact, some of the smaller rallies included higher percentages of the population than the largest. For instance, in the town of #WayneME — population 1,000 — seventy-five people turned out for both morning and evening rallies.
"It’s worth noting that the crowds were not as large as the #April5 day of protest initiated by #Indivisible; however, participants were noticeably more #multiracial, younger, and #radical with widespread support for #TransgenderRights and opposition to the genocide of #Palestinians in #Gaza. Though an important step in the process of building working-class unity against the billionaires and capitalist class, these efforts have a long way to go. For instance, although multiracial, at the national level, the marches did not entirely reflect working-class diversity. And if immigrant rights organizations were critical in many cities, Trump’s reign of terror against immigrant workers suppressed turnout from this community in many places.
[...]
New York City
"On the day, NYC-DSA turned out some 500 members, many of whom marched with their unions. They did so while keeping up with other work—DSA member #ZohranMamdani is running for mayor—with #NYCDSA labor organizers having advanced a month-long Build to May Day campaign. Organizers called on committees and working groups across the chapter to make May Day a priority, turning out members and volunteer marshalls. The chapter is now in a stronger position to discuss next steps with the broader coalition and consolidate a layer of new members and allies. There’s more pain ahead, but May Day helped gather working-class forces together for action and to take the temperature of the most active and militant layer of trade unionists and community activists. As NYC-DSA Labor Working Group member David Duhalde suggests, 'The New York City May Day rally and march from Foley Square to the iconic Wall Street Bull statue was a microcosm of the shift in energy in labor during Trump’s second term.' How far that shift goes can only be tested in practice.
[...]
Portland, Maine
"Maine DSA’s Labor Rising working group decided to focus on May Day in December, laying the basis to help initiate an organizing meeting open to all community groups and unions. Maine AFL-CIO leaders and UAW graduate students participated in a preliminary meeting to brainstorm ideas, and more than 70 people attended an April 12 meeting in the South Portland Teamsters’ Hall, where the group democratically planned Portland’s May Day. Working groups took up all aspects of the action, and we took all important decisions back to the coalition for votes. Running a long a related track, Maine Education Association and Maine AFL-CIO leaders called for actions across the state, amplifying the Chicago May Day Strong call and dramatically broadening what the Portland coalition could organize.
"Nearly 2,000 people turned out in Portland, starting with a rally at the University of Southern Maine to back UAW graduate students’ demands for a first contract and then marching to the Post Office to hear from postal workers. Members of the Portland Education Association and a trans student poet headlined the stop at Portland High School and a librarian union rep spoke in Monument Square before the final rally that heard from the president of the Metal Trades Council at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a rep from the Maine State Nurses Association, members of the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine, an organizer from #LGTBQ+ community group #PortlandOutright, a local immigrant rights group called Presente! Maine, and others. It was a great demonstration and showed the thirst for a broader coalition. Twenty-five other towns held actions, bringing the total number of Maine participants to over 5,000, the largest Maine May Day anyone can remember.
"It would be shortsighted to overstate the power and stability of this fledgling coalition. Large doses of patience and understanding will be necessary to foster bonds of trust. Sectarian pressures to draw 'red lines' that exclude workers new to political activity and organizations who have various programs and interests represent one danger. A narrow focus on the midterm elections represents another. Fortunately, there’s a lot of room for creativity between those two extremes.
Long road ahead
"May Day was the first test of strength for the left and working class against #Trump, #MAGA, and forty-plus years of #neoliberal rot. We face a long, complex problem where political pressures to return to passivity will be strong, but May Day 2025 constitutes a small step towards healing deep wounds in the American working class, the divide between organized and unorganized, immigrant and US born, etc. If brother Fain’s call for 2028 is to grow strong, then 2026 and 2027 must be practice runs. If 2026 and 2027 are to be real demonstrations of strength, they must grow out of tighter bonds between labor, community, and the left, more active membership participation in all of those forces, and a combination of defensive struggles we are forced to fight and battles we pick on our own terms. As Sarah Hurd, co-chair of DSA’s National Labor Commission, spells out, 'This year’s May Day actions showed the power of what we can accomplish just by setting a date and inviting people to take action together. It has also highlighted what work we need to do to scale up our level of organization in the next three years.'
"What did May Day teach us? Fittingly, the last word goes to Kirsten Roberts, a rank-and-file Chicago teacher, 'The most important element of #MayDay2025 is the explicit entry of organized and unorganized labor into #resistance to Trump. Trump’s attacks are aimed directly at dividing the working class and turning ordinary people against one another while the billionaires rob and plunder us all. An agenda for working class unity can be built when we stand up for those most victimized and vilified by the right-wing bigots AND when we stand together to fight for the things that the billionaire class has denied us—the fight for healthcare, education, housing, and good-paying jobs for starters. For decades, we’ve been told by both parties that funding war, incarceration, and border militarization are their priorities. May Day showed that working people have another agenda. Now let’s organize to win it.”
https://pineandroses.org/reports/unions-and-community-unite-for-may-day-lessons-for-the-fight-ahead/
#MaineResists #NYCResists #ResistTrump #ResistFascism #Socialism #CapitalismKills #MaineDSA #PinesAndRoses #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica
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And THIS is one of the reasons why I'm a #DemocraticSocialist!
#Unions and Community Unite for #MayDay: Lessons for the Fight Ahead
Posted by #ToddChretien | Jun 16, 2025 |
This article is reprinted from the Socialist Forum, a publication of #DSA. It was authored by Todd Chretien, who serves both on DSA’s Editorial Board as well as Pine & Roses’ Editorial Collective. It was originally published on May 30, 2025.
What happened?
"Hundreds of thousands of workers marched and rallied on May Day, making it the largest International Workers Day since 2006 when two million immigrant workers left work and marched to demand their rights. Protests were organized in 1300 locations, large and small; no doubt the first May Day protest in many places. Broadly speaking, there were three different levels of mobilization. First, as in 2006, Chicago stood out with some 30,000 marching, organized by a mass coalition of labor and immigrant rights organizations. Second, cities like Philly, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Oakland, Burlington, and #PortlandME mobilized between two and fifteen thousand. Third, hundreds of cities and towns turned out crowds from a couple dozen to hundreds, including smaller cities like Davis, California. This ranking is not intended as a judgement on the organizers. In fact, some of the smaller rallies included higher percentages of the population than the largest. For instance, in the town of #WayneME — population 1,000 — seventy-five people turned out for both morning and evening rallies.
"It’s worth noting that the crowds were not as large as the #April5 day of protest initiated by #Indivisible; however, participants were noticeably more #multiracial, younger, and #radical with widespread support for #TransgenderRights and opposition to the genocide of #Palestinians in #Gaza. Though an important step in the process of building working-class unity against the billionaires and capitalist class, these efforts have a long way to go. For instance, although multiracial, at the national level, the marches did not entirely reflect working-class diversity. And if immigrant rights organizations were critical in many cities, Trump’s reign of terror against immigrant workers suppressed turnout from this community in many places.
[...]
New York City
"On the day, NYC-DSA turned out some 500 members, many of whom marched with their unions. They did so while keeping up with other work—DSA member #ZohranMamdani is running for mayor—with #NYCDSA labor organizers having advanced a month-long Build to May Day campaign. Organizers called on committees and working groups across the chapter to make May Day a priority, turning out members and volunteer marshalls. The chapter is now in a stronger position to discuss next steps with the broader coalition and consolidate a layer of new members and allies. There’s more pain ahead, but May Day helped gather working-class forces together for action and to take the temperature of the most active and militant layer of trade unionists and community activists. As NYC-DSA Labor Working Group member David Duhalde suggests, 'The New York City May Day rally and march from Foley Square to the iconic Wall Street Bull statue was a microcosm of the shift in energy in labor during Trump’s second term.' How far that shift goes can only be tested in practice.
[...]
Portland, Maine
"Maine DSA’s Labor Rising working group decided to focus on May Day in December, laying the basis to help initiate an organizing meeting open to all community groups and unions. Maine AFL-CIO leaders and UAW graduate students participated in a preliminary meeting to brainstorm ideas, and more than 70 people attended an April 12 meeting in the South Portland Teamsters’ Hall, where the group democratically planned Portland’s May Day. Working groups took up all aspects of the action, and we took all important decisions back to the coalition for votes. Running a long a related track, Maine Education Association and Maine AFL-CIO leaders called for actions across the state, amplifying the Chicago May Day Strong call and dramatically broadening what the Portland coalition could organize.
"Nearly 2,000 people turned out in Portland, starting with a rally at the University of Southern Maine to back UAW graduate students’ demands for a first contract and then marching to the Post Office to hear from postal workers. Members of the Portland Education Association and a trans student poet headlined the stop at Portland High School and a librarian union rep spoke in Monument Square before the final rally that heard from the president of the Metal Trades Council at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a rep from the Maine State Nurses Association, members of the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine, an organizer from #LGTBQ+ community group #PortlandOutright, a local immigrant rights group called Presente! Maine, and others. It was a great demonstration and showed the thirst for a broader coalition. Twenty-five other towns held actions, bringing the total number of Maine participants to over 5,000, the largest Maine May Day anyone can remember.
"It would be shortsighted to overstate the power and stability of this fledgling coalition. Large doses of patience and understanding will be necessary to foster bonds of trust. Sectarian pressures to draw 'red lines' that exclude workers new to political activity and organizations who have various programs and interests represent one danger. A narrow focus on the midterm elections represents another. Fortunately, there’s a lot of room for creativity between those two extremes.
Long road ahead
"May Day was the first test of strength for the left and working class against #Trump, #MAGA, and forty-plus years of #neoliberal rot. We face a long, complex problem where political pressures to return to passivity will be strong, but May Day 2025 constitutes a small step towards healing deep wounds in the American working class, the divide between organized and unorganized, immigrant and US born, etc. If brother Fain’s call for 2028 is to grow strong, then 2026 and 2027 must be practice runs. If 2026 and 2027 are to be real demonstrations of strength, they must grow out of tighter bonds between labor, community, and the left, more active membership participation in all of those forces, and a combination of defensive struggles we are forced to fight and battles we pick on our own terms. As Sarah Hurd, co-chair of DSA’s National Labor Commission, spells out, 'This year’s May Day actions showed the power of what we can accomplish just by setting a date and inviting people to take action together. It has also highlighted what work we need to do to scale up our level of organization in the next three years.'
"What did May Day teach us? Fittingly, the last word goes to Kirsten Roberts, a rank-and-file Chicago teacher, 'The most important element of #MayDay2025 is the explicit entry of organized and unorganized labor into #resistance to Trump. Trump’s attacks are aimed directly at dividing the working class and turning ordinary people against one another while the billionaires rob and plunder us all. An agenda for working class unity can be built when we stand up for those most victimized and vilified by the right-wing bigots AND when we stand together to fight for the things that the billionaire class has denied us—the fight for healthcare, education, housing, and good-paying jobs for starters. For decades, we’ve been told by both parties that funding war, incarceration, and border militarization are their priorities. May Day showed that working people have another agenda. Now let’s organize to win it.”
https://pineandroses.org/reports/unions-and-community-unite-for-may-day-lessons-for-the-fight-ahead/
#MaineResists #NYCResists #ResistTrump #ResistFascism #Socialism #CapitalismKills #MaineDSA #PinesAndRoses #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica
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And THIS is one of the reasons why I'm a #DemocraticSocialist!
#Unions and Community Unite for #MayDay: Lessons for the Fight Ahead
Posted by #ToddChretien | Jun 16, 2025 |
This article is reprinted from the Socialist Forum, a publication of #DSA. It was authored by Todd Chretien, who serves both on DSA’s Editorial Board as well as Pine & Roses’ Editorial Collective. It was originally published on May 30, 2025.
What happened?
"Hundreds of thousands of workers marched and rallied on May Day, making it the largest International Workers Day since 2006 when two million immigrant workers left work and marched to demand their rights. Protests were organized in 1300 locations, large and small; no doubt the first May Day protest in many places. Broadly speaking, there were three different levels of mobilization. First, as in 2006, Chicago stood out with some 30,000 marching, organized by a mass coalition of labor and immigrant rights organizations. Second, cities like Philly, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Oakland, Burlington, and #PortlandME mobilized between two and fifteen thousand. Third, hundreds of cities and towns turned out crowds from a couple dozen to hundreds, including smaller cities like Davis, California. This ranking is not intended as a judgement on the organizers. In fact, some of the smaller rallies included higher percentages of the population than the largest. For instance, in the town of #WayneME — population 1,000 — seventy-five people turned out for both morning and evening rallies.
"It’s worth noting that the crowds were not as large as the #April5 day of protest initiated by #Indivisible; however, participants were noticeably more #multiracial, younger, and #radical with widespread support for #TransgenderRights and opposition to the genocide of #Palestinians in #Gaza. Though an important step in the process of building working-class unity against the billionaires and capitalist class, these efforts have a long way to go. For instance, although multiracial, at the national level, the marches did not entirely reflect working-class diversity. And if immigrant rights organizations were critical in many cities, Trump’s reign of terror against immigrant workers suppressed turnout from this community in many places.
[...]
New York City
"On the day, NYC-DSA turned out some 500 members, many of whom marched with their unions. They did so while keeping up with other work—DSA member #ZohranMamdani is running for mayor—with #NYCDSA labor organizers having advanced a month-long Build to May Day campaign. Organizers called on committees and working groups across the chapter to make May Day a priority, turning out members and volunteer marshalls. The chapter is now in a stronger position to discuss next steps with the broader coalition and consolidate a layer of new members and allies. There’s more pain ahead, but May Day helped gather working-class forces together for action and to take the temperature of the most active and militant layer of trade unionists and community activists. As NYC-DSA Labor Working Group member David Duhalde suggests, 'The New York City May Day rally and march from Foley Square to the iconic Wall Street Bull statue was a microcosm of the shift in energy in labor during Trump’s second term.' How far that shift goes can only be tested in practice.
[...]
Portland, Maine
"Maine DSA’s Labor Rising working group decided to focus on May Day in December, laying the basis to help initiate an organizing meeting open to all community groups and unions. Maine AFL-CIO leaders and UAW graduate students participated in a preliminary meeting to brainstorm ideas, and more than 70 people attended an April 12 meeting in the South Portland Teamsters’ Hall, where the group democratically planned Portland’s May Day. Working groups took up all aspects of the action, and we took all important decisions back to the coalition for votes. Running a long a related track, Maine Education Association and Maine AFL-CIO leaders called for actions across the state, amplifying the Chicago May Day Strong call and dramatically broadening what the Portland coalition could organize.
"Nearly 2,000 people turned out in Portland, starting with a rally at the University of Southern Maine to back UAW graduate students’ demands for a first contract and then marching to the Post Office to hear from postal workers. Members of the Portland Education Association and a trans student poet headlined the stop at Portland High School and a librarian union rep spoke in Monument Square before the final rally that heard from the president of the Metal Trades Council at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a rep from the Maine State Nurses Association, members of the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine, an organizer from #LGTBQ+ community group #PortlandOutright, a local immigrant rights group called Presente! Maine, and others. It was a great demonstration and showed the thirst for a broader coalition. Twenty-five other towns held actions, bringing the total number of Maine participants to over 5,000, the largest Maine May Day anyone can remember.
"It would be shortsighted to overstate the power and stability of this fledgling coalition. Large doses of patience and understanding will be necessary to foster bonds of trust. Sectarian pressures to draw 'red lines' that exclude workers new to political activity and organizations who have various programs and interests represent one danger. A narrow focus on the midterm elections represents another. Fortunately, there’s a lot of room for creativity between those two extremes.
Long road ahead
"May Day was the first test of strength for the left and working class against #Trump, #MAGA, and forty-plus years of #neoliberal rot. We face a long, complex problem where political pressures to return to passivity will be strong, but May Day 2025 constitutes a small step towards healing deep wounds in the American working class, the divide between organized and unorganized, immigrant and US born, etc. If brother Fain’s call for 2028 is to grow strong, then 2026 and 2027 must be practice runs. If 2026 and 2027 are to be real demonstrations of strength, they must grow out of tighter bonds between labor, community, and the left, more active membership participation in all of those forces, and a combination of defensive struggles we are forced to fight and battles we pick on our own terms. As Sarah Hurd, co-chair of DSA’s National Labor Commission, spells out, 'This year’s May Day actions showed the power of what we can accomplish just by setting a date and inviting people to take action together. It has also highlighted what work we need to do to scale up our level of organization in the next three years.'
"What did May Day teach us? Fittingly, the last word goes to Kirsten Roberts, a rank-and-file Chicago teacher, 'The most important element of #MayDay2025 is the explicit entry of organized and unorganized labor into #resistance to Trump. Trump’s attacks are aimed directly at dividing the working class and turning ordinary people against one another while the billionaires rob and plunder us all. An agenda for working class unity can be built when we stand up for those most victimized and vilified by the right-wing bigots AND when we stand together to fight for the things that the billionaire class has denied us—the fight for healthcare, education, housing, and good-paying jobs for starters. For decades, we’ve been told by both parties that funding war, incarceration, and border militarization are their priorities. May Day showed that working people have another agenda. Now let’s organize to win it.”
https://pineandroses.org/reports/unions-and-community-unite-for-may-day-lessons-for-the-fight-ahead/
#MaineResists #NYCResists #ResistTrump #ResistFascism #Socialism #CapitalismKills #MaineDSA #PinesAndRoses #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica
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And THIS is one of the reasons why I'm a #DemocraticSocialist!
#Unions and Community Unite for #MayDay: Lessons for the Fight Ahead
Posted by #ToddChretien | Jun 16, 2025 |
This article is reprinted from the Socialist Forum, a publication of #DSA. It was authored by Todd Chretien, who serves both on DSA’s Editorial Board as well as Pine & Roses’ Editorial Collective. It was originally published on May 30, 2025.
What happened?
"Hundreds of thousands of workers marched and rallied on May Day, making it the largest International Workers Day since 2006 when two million immigrant workers left work and marched to demand their rights. Protests were organized in 1300 locations, large and small; no doubt the first May Day protest in many places. Broadly speaking, there were three different levels of mobilization. First, as in 2006, Chicago stood out with some 30,000 marching, organized by a mass coalition of labor and immigrant rights organizations. Second, cities like Philly, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Oakland, Burlington, and #PortlandME mobilized between two and fifteen thousand. Third, hundreds of cities and towns turned out crowds from a couple dozen to hundreds, including smaller cities like Davis, California. This ranking is not intended as a judgement on the organizers. In fact, some of the smaller rallies included higher percentages of the population than the largest. For instance, in the town of #WayneME — population 1,000 — seventy-five people turned out for both morning and evening rallies.
"It’s worth noting that the crowds were not as large as the #April5 day of protest initiated by #Indivisible; however, participants were noticeably more #multiracial, younger, and #radical with widespread support for #TransgenderRights and opposition to the genocide of #Palestinians in #Gaza. Though an important step in the process of building working-class unity against the billionaires and capitalist class, these efforts have a long way to go. For instance, although multiracial, at the national level, the marches did not entirely reflect working-class diversity. And if immigrant rights organizations were critical in many cities, Trump’s reign of terror against immigrant workers suppressed turnout from this community in many places.
[...]
New York City
"On the day, NYC-DSA turned out some 500 members, many of whom marched with their unions. They did so while keeping up with other work—DSA member #ZohranMamdani is running for mayor—with #NYCDSA labor organizers having advanced a month-long Build to May Day campaign. Organizers called on committees and working groups across the chapter to make May Day a priority, turning out members and volunteer marshalls. The chapter is now in a stronger position to discuss next steps with the broader coalition and consolidate a layer of new members and allies. There’s more pain ahead, but May Day helped gather working-class forces together for action and to take the temperature of the most active and militant layer of trade unionists and community activists. As NYC-DSA Labor Working Group member David Duhalde suggests, 'The New York City May Day rally and march from Foley Square to the iconic Wall Street Bull statue was a microcosm of the shift in energy in labor during Trump’s second term.' How far that shift goes can only be tested in practice.
[...]
Portland, Maine
"Maine DSA’s Labor Rising working group decided to focus on May Day in December, laying the basis to help initiate an organizing meeting open to all community groups and unions. Maine AFL-CIO leaders and UAW graduate students participated in a preliminary meeting to brainstorm ideas, and more than 70 people attended an April 12 meeting in the South Portland Teamsters’ Hall, where the group democratically planned Portland’s May Day. Working groups took up all aspects of the action, and we took all important decisions back to the coalition for votes. Running a long a related track, Maine Education Association and Maine AFL-CIO leaders called for actions across the state, amplifying the Chicago May Day Strong call and dramatically broadening what the Portland coalition could organize.
"Nearly 2,000 people turned out in Portland, starting with a rally at the University of Southern Maine to back UAW graduate students’ demands for a first contract and then marching to the Post Office to hear from postal workers. Members of the Portland Education Association and a trans student poet headlined the stop at Portland High School and a librarian union rep spoke in Monument Square before the final rally that heard from the president of the Metal Trades Council at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a rep from the Maine State Nurses Association, members of the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine, an organizer from #LGTBQ+ community group #PortlandOutright, a local immigrant rights group called Presente! Maine, and others. It was a great demonstration and showed the thirst for a broader coalition. Twenty-five other towns held actions, bringing the total number of Maine participants to over 5,000, the largest Maine May Day anyone can remember.
"It would be shortsighted to overstate the power and stability of this fledgling coalition. Large doses of patience and understanding will be necessary to foster bonds of trust. Sectarian pressures to draw 'red lines' that exclude workers new to political activity and organizations who have various programs and interests represent one danger. A narrow focus on the midterm elections represents another. Fortunately, there’s a lot of room for creativity between those two extremes.
Long road ahead
"May Day was the first test of strength for the left and working class against #Trump, #MAGA, and forty-plus years of #neoliberal rot. We face a long, complex problem where political pressures to return to passivity will be strong, but May Day 2025 constitutes a small step towards healing deep wounds in the American working class, the divide between organized and unorganized, immigrant and US born, etc. If brother Fain’s call for 2028 is to grow strong, then 2026 and 2027 must be practice runs. If 2026 and 2027 are to be real demonstrations of strength, they must grow out of tighter bonds between labor, community, and the left, more active membership participation in all of those forces, and a combination of defensive struggles we are forced to fight and battles we pick on our own terms. As Sarah Hurd, co-chair of DSA’s National Labor Commission, spells out, 'This year’s May Day actions showed the power of what we can accomplish just by setting a date and inviting people to take action together. It has also highlighted what work we need to do to scale up our level of organization in the next three years.'
"What did May Day teach us? Fittingly, the last word goes to Kirsten Roberts, a rank-and-file Chicago teacher, 'The most important element of #MayDay2025 is the explicit entry of organized and unorganized labor into #resistance to Trump. Trump’s attacks are aimed directly at dividing the working class and turning ordinary people against one another while the billionaires rob and plunder us all. An agenda for working class unity can be built when we stand up for those most victimized and vilified by the right-wing bigots AND when we stand together to fight for the things that the billionaire class has denied us—the fight for healthcare, education, housing, and good-paying jobs for starters. For decades, we’ve been told by both parties that funding war, incarceration, and border militarization are their priorities. May Day showed that working people have another agenda. Now let’s organize to win it.”
https://pineandroses.org/reports/unions-and-community-unite-for-may-day-lessons-for-the-fight-ahead/
#MaineResists #NYCResists #ResistTrump #ResistFascism #Socialism #CapitalismKills #MaineDSA #PinesAndRoses #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica
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And THIS is one of the reasons why I'm a #DemocraticSocialist!
#Unions and Community Unite for #MayDay: Lessons for the Fight Ahead
Posted by #ToddChretien | Jun 16, 2025 |
This article is reprinted from the Socialist Forum, a publication of #DSA. It was authored by Todd Chretien, who serves both on DSA’s Editorial Board as well as Pine & Roses’ Editorial Collective. It was originally published on May 30, 2025.
What happened?
"Hundreds of thousands of workers marched and rallied on May Day, making it the largest International Workers Day since 2006 when two million immigrant workers left work and marched to demand their rights. Protests were organized in 1300 locations, large and small; no doubt the first May Day protest in many places. Broadly speaking, there were three different levels of mobilization. First, as in 2006, Chicago stood out with some 30,000 marching, organized by a mass coalition of labor and immigrant rights organizations. Second, cities like Philly, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Oakland, Burlington, and #PortlandME mobilized between two and fifteen thousand. Third, hundreds of cities and towns turned out crowds from a couple dozen to hundreds, including smaller cities like Davis, California. This ranking is not intended as a judgement on the organizers. In fact, some of the smaller rallies included higher percentages of the population than the largest. For instance, in the town of #WayneME — population 1,000 — seventy-five people turned out for both morning and evening rallies.
"It’s worth noting that the crowds were not as large as the #April5 day of protest initiated by #Indivisible; however, participants were noticeably more #multiracial, younger, and #radical with widespread support for #TransgenderRights and opposition to the genocide of #Palestinians in #Gaza. Though an important step in the process of building working-class unity against the billionaires and capitalist class, these efforts have a long way to go. For instance, although multiracial, at the national level, the marches did not entirely reflect working-class diversity. And if immigrant rights organizations were critical in many cities, Trump’s reign of terror against immigrant workers suppressed turnout from this community in many places.
[...]
New York City
"On the day, NYC-DSA turned out some 500 members, many of whom marched with their unions. They did so while keeping up with other work—DSA member #ZohranMamdani is running for mayor—with #NYCDSA labor organizers having advanced a month-long Build to May Day campaign. Organizers called on committees and working groups across the chapter to make May Day a priority, turning out members and volunteer marshalls. The chapter is now in a stronger position to discuss next steps with the broader coalition and consolidate a layer of new members and allies. There’s more pain ahead, but May Day helped gather working-class forces together for action and to take the temperature of the most active and militant layer of trade unionists and community activists. As NYC-DSA Labor Working Group member David Duhalde suggests, 'The New York City May Day rally and march from Foley Square to the iconic Wall Street Bull statue was a microcosm of the shift in energy in labor during Trump’s second term.' How far that shift goes can only be tested in practice.
[...]
Portland, Maine
"Maine DSA’s Labor Rising working group decided to focus on May Day in December, laying the basis to help initiate an organizing meeting open to all community groups and unions. Maine AFL-CIO leaders and UAW graduate students participated in a preliminary meeting to brainstorm ideas, and more than 70 people attended an April 12 meeting in the South Portland Teamsters’ Hall, where the group democratically planned Portland’s May Day. Working groups took up all aspects of the action, and we took all important decisions back to the coalition for votes. Running a long a related track, Maine Education Association and Maine AFL-CIO leaders called for actions across the state, amplifying the Chicago May Day Strong call and dramatically broadening what the Portland coalition could organize.
"Nearly 2,000 people turned out in Portland, starting with a rally at the University of Southern Maine to back UAW graduate students’ demands for a first contract and then marching to the Post Office to hear from postal workers. Members of the Portland Education Association and a trans student poet headlined the stop at Portland High School and a librarian union rep spoke in Monument Square before the final rally that heard from the president of the Metal Trades Council at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a rep from the Maine State Nurses Association, members of the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine, an organizer from #LGTBQ+ community group #PortlandOutright, a local immigrant rights group called Presente! Maine, and others. It was a great demonstration and showed the thirst for a broader coalition. Twenty-five other towns held actions, bringing the total number of Maine participants to over 5,000, the largest Maine May Day anyone can remember.
"It would be shortsighted to overstate the power and stability of this fledgling coalition. Large doses of patience and understanding will be necessary to foster bonds of trust. Sectarian pressures to draw 'red lines' that exclude workers new to political activity and organizations who have various programs and interests represent one danger. A narrow focus on the midterm elections represents another. Fortunately, there’s a lot of room for creativity between those two extremes.
Long road ahead
"May Day was the first test of strength for the left and working class against #Trump, #MAGA, and forty-plus years of #neoliberal rot. We face a long, complex problem where political pressures to return to passivity will be strong, but May Day 2025 constitutes a small step towards healing deep wounds in the American working class, the divide between organized and unorganized, immigrant and US born, etc. If brother Fain’s call for 2028 is to grow strong, then 2026 and 2027 must be practice runs. If 2026 and 2027 are to be real demonstrations of strength, they must grow out of tighter bonds between labor, community, and the left, more active membership participation in all of those forces, and a combination of defensive struggles we are forced to fight and battles we pick on our own terms. As Sarah Hurd, co-chair of DSA’s National Labor Commission, spells out, 'This year’s May Day actions showed the power of what we can accomplish just by setting a date and inviting people to take action together. It has also highlighted what work we need to do to scale up our level of organization in the next three years.'
"What did May Day teach us? Fittingly, the last word goes to Kirsten Roberts, a rank-and-file Chicago teacher, 'The most important element of #MayDay2025 is the explicit entry of organized and unorganized labor into #resistance to Trump. Trump’s attacks are aimed directly at dividing the working class and turning ordinary people against one another while the billionaires rob and plunder us all. An agenda for working class unity can be built when we stand up for those most victimized and vilified by the right-wing bigots AND when we stand together to fight for the things that the billionaire class has denied us—the fight for healthcare, education, housing, and good-paying jobs for starters. For decades, we’ve been told by both parties that funding war, incarceration, and border militarization are their priorities. May Day showed that working people have another agenda. Now let’s organize to win it.”
https://pineandroses.org/reports/unions-and-community-unite-for-may-day-lessons-for-the-fight-ahead/
#MaineResists #NYCResists #ResistTrump #ResistFascism #Socialism #CapitalismKills #MaineDSA #PinesAndRoses #DemocraticSocialistsOfAmerica
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#Florida #sheriff warns protesters ahead of nationwide rallies: ‘We will kill you dead’
‘We will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead,’ the sheriff eerily warned Thursday
by Madeline Sherratt
Friday 13 June 2025"A Florida sheriff issued a stark message to protesters planning to demonstrate this weekend against increasing ICE arrests nationwide.
"#BrevardCounty Sheriff #WayneIvey warned in a press conference Thursday that if any protesters 'throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun,' they will be killed.
" 'If you block an intersection or a roadway in Brevard County, you are going to jail. If you flee arrest, you’re going to go to jail tired because we are going to run you down and put you in jail,' Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.
" 'If you try to mob rule a car in Brevard County, gathering around it, refusing to let the driver leave in our county, you’re most likely going to get run over and dragged across the street.'
"Protests against the Trump administration's ongoing #ImmigrationCrackdown have been popping up across the nation after they first erupted in Los Angeles on Friday.
"They are expected to continue through the weekend, in alignment with the president’s birthday parade."
#ACAB #Resistance #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism #USPol #ResistICE #FloridaResists #TrafficInterference #DriverImmunity #Fascism #FascismAhead
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#Florida #sheriff warns protesters ahead of nationwide rallies: ‘We will kill you dead’
‘We will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead,’ the sheriff eerily warned Thursday
by Madeline Sherratt
Friday 13 June 2025"A Florida sheriff issued a stark message to protesters planning to demonstrate this weekend against increasing ICE arrests nationwide.
"#BrevardCounty Sheriff #WayneIvey warned in a press conference Thursday that if any protesters 'throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun,' they will be killed.
" 'If you block an intersection or a roadway in Brevard County, you are going to jail. If you flee arrest, you’re going to go to jail tired because we are going to run you down and put you in jail,' Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.
" 'If you try to mob rule a car in Brevard County, gathering around it, refusing to let the driver leave in our county, you’re most likely going to get run over and dragged across the street.'
"Protests against the Trump administration's ongoing #ImmigrationCrackdown have been popping up across the nation after they first erupted in Los Angeles on Friday.
"They are expected to continue through the weekend, in alignment with the president’s birthday parade."
#ACAB #Resistance #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism #USPol #ResistICE #FloridaResists #TrafficInterference #DriverImmunity #Fascism #FascismAhead
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#Florida #sheriff warns protesters ahead of nationwide rallies: ‘We will kill you dead’
‘We will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead,’ the sheriff eerily warned Thursday
by Madeline Sherratt
Friday 13 June 2025"A Florida sheriff issued a stark message to protesters planning to demonstrate this weekend against increasing ICE arrests nationwide.
"#BrevardCounty Sheriff #WayneIvey warned in a press conference Thursday that if any protesters 'throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun,' they will be killed.
" 'If you block an intersection or a roadway in Brevard County, you are going to jail. If you flee arrest, you’re going to go to jail tired because we are going to run you down and put you in jail,' Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.
" 'If you try to mob rule a car in Brevard County, gathering around it, refusing to let the driver leave in our county, you’re most likely going to get run over and dragged across the street.'
"Protests against the Trump administration's ongoing #ImmigrationCrackdown have been popping up across the nation after they first erupted in Los Angeles on Friday.
"They are expected to continue through the weekend, in alignment with the president’s birthday parade."
#ACAB #Resistance #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism #USPol #ResistICE #FloridaResists #TrafficInterference #DriverImmunity #Fascism #FascismAhead
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#Florida #sheriff warns protesters ahead of nationwide rallies: ‘We will kill you dead’
‘We will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead,’ the sheriff eerily warned Thursday
by Madeline Sherratt
Friday 13 June 2025"A Florida sheriff issued a stark message to protesters planning to demonstrate this weekend against increasing ICE arrests nationwide.
"#BrevardCounty Sheriff #WayneIvey warned in a press conference Thursday that if any protesters 'throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun,' they will be killed.
" 'If you block an intersection or a roadway in Brevard County, you are going to jail. If you flee arrest, you’re going to go to jail tired because we are going to run you down and put you in jail,' Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.
" 'If you try to mob rule a car in Brevard County, gathering around it, refusing to let the driver leave in our county, you’re most likely going to get run over and dragged across the street.'
"Protests against the Trump administration's ongoing #ImmigrationCrackdown have been popping up across the nation after they first erupted in Los Angeles on Friday.
"They are expected to continue through the weekend, in alignment with the president’s birthday parade."
#ACAB #Resistance #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism #USPol #ResistICE #FloridaResists #TrafficInterference #DriverImmunity #Fascism #FascismAhead
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#Florida #sheriff warns protesters ahead of nationwide rallies: ‘We will kill you dead’
‘We will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead,’ the sheriff eerily warned Thursday
by Madeline Sherratt
Friday 13 June 2025"A Florida sheriff issued a stark message to protesters planning to demonstrate this weekend against increasing ICE arrests nationwide.
"#BrevardCounty Sheriff #WayneIvey warned in a press conference Thursday that if any protesters 'throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun,' they will be killed.
" 'If you block an intersection or a roadway in Brevard County, you are going to jail. If you flee arrest, you’re going to go to jail tired because we are going to run you down and put you in jail,' Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said.
" 'If you try to mob rule a car in Brevard County, gathering around it, refusing to let the driver leave in our county, you’re most likely going to get run over and dragged across the street.'
"Protests against the Trump administration's ongoing #ImmigrationCrackdown have been popping up across the nation after they first erupted in Los Angeles on Friday.
"They are expected to continue through the weekend, in alignment with the president’s birthday parade."
#ACAB #Resistance #ResistFascism #ResistAuthoritarianism #USPol #ResistICE #FloridaResists #TrafficInterference #DriverImmunity #Fascism #FascismAhead
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[6/8] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
=====================
EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!#Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121REPOST & SHARE!
Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AMSAT May 31
MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #RocklandME
Chapman Park, 294 Main St (Park & Main), Rockland, Maine
Sing Songs of #Resistance with The Audacity in Rockland – Patriots, Show Yourselves! Nonviolent Demonstration to Defend Democracy.
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #WaldoboroME
Rt1 & Main St (Park & Ride lot)
Join Us in Pro-Democracy Protest – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM – #WolfeboroNH
Pickering Corner, 136 S Main St
Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protest – This is a NON- PARTISAN event. All people who are concerned with the fascist takeover of our democracy are welcome.MAY 31, Sat 12:30-1:30PM (& every Sat) – #BucksportME
Bucksport-Verona Bridge
Stand Out Against the Madness – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 1-2:00PM (& every Sat) – #PortlandME
Longfellow Square, Congress & State St
Longfellow Stand Out – #StopTheGenocide
Weekly stand-out in the heart of Portland: www.mvprights.org/eventsMAY 31, Sat 1-3:00PM – #BangorME
This event's address is private. Sign up for more details.
Calling Out Collins - Senator #SusanCollins is failing to stand up for Mainers—and we’re done waiting. With so much at stake, Mainers need a real fighter who’s willing to rise to the moment and not disappear beneath the chaos. Let’s Call Out Collins with a loud and clear message: MAINE DESERVES BETTER! For details and to RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780607/SUN June 1
JUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #BelfastME
Post Office Square
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/eventsJUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #EllsworthME
Union River Bridge downtown
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #FreePalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol
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[6/8] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
=====================
EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!#Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121REPOST & SHARE!
Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AMSAT May 31
MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #RocklandME
Chapman Park, 294 Main St (Park & Main), Rockland, Maine
Sing Songs of #Resistance with The Audacity in Rockland – Patriots, Show Yourselves! Nonviolent Demonstration to Defend Democracy.
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #WaldoboroME
Rt1 & Main St (Park & Ride lot)
Join Us in Pro-Democracy Protest – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM – #WolfeboroNH
Pickering Corner, 136 S Main St
Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protest – This is a NON- PARTISAN event. All people who are concerned with the fascist takeover of our democracy are welcome.MAY 31, Sat 12:30-1:30PM (& every Sat) – #BucksportME
Bucksport-Verona Bridge
Stand Out Against the Madness – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 1-2:00PM (& every Sat) – #PortlandME
Longfellow Square, Congress & State St
Longfellow Stand Out – #StopTheGenocide
Weekly stand-out in the heart of Portland: www.mvprights.org/eventsMAY 31, Sat 1-3:00PM – #BangorME
This event's address is private. Sign up for more details.
Calling Out Collins - Senator #SusanCollins is failing to stand up for Mainers—and we’re done waiting. With so much at stake, Mainers need a real fighter who’s willing to rise to the moment and not disappear beneath the chaos. Let’s Call Out Collins with a loud and clear message: MAINE DESERVES BETTER! For details and to RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780607/SUN June 1
JUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #BelfastME
Post Office Square
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/eventsJUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #EllsworthME
Union River Bridge downtown
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #FreePalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol
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[6/8] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
=====================
EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!#Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121REPOST & SHARE!
Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AMSAT May 31
MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #RocklandME
Chapman Park, 294 Main St (Park & Main), Rockland, Maine
Sing Songs of #Resistance with The Audacity in Rockland – Patriots, Show Yourselves! Nonviolent Demonstration to Defend Democracy.
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #WaldoboroME
Rt1 & Main St (Park & Ride lot)
Join Us in Pro-Democracy Protest – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM – #WolfeboroNH
Pickering Corner, 136 S Main St
Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protest – This is a NON- PARTISAN event. All people who are concerned with the fascist takeover of our democracy are welcome.MAY 31, Sat 12:30-1:30PM (& every Sat) – #BucksportME
Bucksport-Verona Bridge
Stand Out Against the Madness – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 1-2:00PM (& every Sat) – #PortlandME
Longfellow Square, Congress & State St
Longfellow Stand Out – #StopTheGenocide
Weekly stand-out in the heart of Portland: www.mvprights.org/eventsMAY 31, Sat 1-3:00PM – #BangorME
This event's address is private. Sign up for more details.
Calling Out Collins - Senator #SusanCollins is failing to stand up for Mainers—and we’re done waiting. With so much at stake, Mainers need a real fighter who’s willing to rise to the moment and not disappear beneath the chaos. Let’s Call Out Collins with a loud and clear message: MAINE DESERVES BETTER! For details and to RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780607/SUN June 1
JUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #BelfastME
Post Office Square
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/eventsJUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #EllsworthME
Union River Bridge downtown
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #FreePalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol
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[6/8] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
=====================
EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!#Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121REPOST & SHARE!
Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AMSAT May 31
MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #RocklandME
Chapman Park, 294 Main St (Park & Main), Rockland, Maine
Sing Songs of #Resistance with The Audacity in Rockland – Patriots, Show Yourselves! Nonviolent Demonstration to Defend Democracy.
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #WaldoboroME
Rt1 & Main St (Park & Ride lot)
Join Us in Pro-Democracy Protest – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM – #WolfeboroNH
Pickering Corner, 136 S Main St
Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protest – This is a NON- PARTISAN event. All people who are concerned with the fascist takeover of our democracy are welcome.MAY 31, Sat 12:30-1:30PM (& every Sat) – #BucksportME
Bucksport-Verona Bridge
Stand Out Against the Madness – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 1-2:00PM (& every Sat) – #PortlandME
Longfellow Square, Congress & State St
Longfellow Stand Out – #StopTheGenocide
Weekly stand-out in the heart of Portland: www.mvprights.org/eventsMAY 31, Sat 1-3:00PM – #BangorME
This event's address is private. Sign up for more details.
Calling Out Collins - Senator #SusanCollins is failing to stand up for Mainers—and we’re done waiting. With so much at stake, Mainers need a real fighter who’s willing to rise to the moment and not disappear beneath the chaos. Let’s Call Out Collins with a loud and clear message: MAINE DESERVES BETTER! For details and to RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780607/SUN June 1
JUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #BelfastME
Post Office Square
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/eventsJUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #EllsworthME
Union River Bridge downtown
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #FreePalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol
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MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 26 - JUNE 1, 2025
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EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!#Resist the #BudgetBill & #SAVEMEDICAID
FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121REPOST & SHARE!
Updated Mon, May 26, 6:45AMSAT May 31
MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #RocklandME
Chapman Park, 294 Main St (Park & Main), Rockland, Maine
Sing Songs of #Resistance with The Audacity in Rockland – Patriots, Show Yourselves! Nonviolent Demonstration to Defend Democracy.
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/MAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #WaldoboroME
Rt1 & Main St (Park & Ride lot)
Join Us in Pro-Democracy Protest – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 12-1:00PM – #WolfeboroNH
Pickering Corner, 136 S Main St
Wolfeboro Area Peaceful Protest – This is a NON- PARTISAN event. All people who are concerned with the fascist takeover of our democracy are welcome.MAY 31, Sat 12:30-1:30PM (& every Sat) – #BucksportME
Bucksport-Verona Bridge
Stand Out Against the Madness – dedicated weekly protestMAY 31, Sat 1-2:00PM (& every Sat) – #PortlandME
Longfellow Square, Congress & State St
Longfellow Stand Out – #StopTheGenocide
Weekly stand-out in the heart of Portland: www.mvprights.org/eventsMAY 31, Sat 1-3:00PM – #BangorME
This event's address is private. Sign up for more details.
Calling Out Collins - Senator #SusanCollins is failing to stand up for Mainers—and we’re done waiting. With so much at stake, Mainers need a real fighter who’s willing to rise to the moment and not disappear beneath the chaos. Let’s Call Out Collins with a loud and clear message: MAINE DESERVES BETTER! For details and to RSVP: https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/780607/SUN June 1
JUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #BelfastME
Post Office Square
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/eventsJUNE 1, Sun 12-1:00PM (& every Sun) – #EllsworthME
Union River Bridge downtown
Weekly Stand Out for Peace – https://www.mvprights.org/events#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #FreePalestine #MaineVoicesForPeace #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol
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MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
MAY 23 - MAY 29, 2025
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EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
#Resist & #SaveMedicaidREPOST & SHARE!
Updated Fri, May 23, 8:55AMSAT, MAY 24, 2025
MAY 24, Sat 11-12:00PM (& every Sat) – #LubecME
81 Washington St, across from IGA
Weekly Peaceful Protest - Using nonviolence & peaceful protest, we stand together to take our country back from the billionaire takeover.MAY 24, Sat 11-12 noon (& every Sat) – #PortlandME
City Hall Plaza, 389 Congress St
EVERY SATURDAY-11AM-PROTEST @ CITY HALL THIS WEEK!
Come speak truth to trump's increasing use of unlawful authoritarian power. His main goal is to enrich himself and the billionaire class.
Speakers welcomed. Bring a friend. Creative signs applauded.MAY 24, Sat 11-12:00PM (& Saturdays through May) – #SouthPortlandME
Erskine Park, end of Casco Bay Bridge
#HandsOff Rallies – Every Saturday at the Casco Bay Bridge in SoPo.MAY 24, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #AuburnME
Court St, Longley Bridge
#StopFascismNow Rally – Our lives and the lives of our children depend on it. Bring your friends, neighbors, and tired masses, yearning to be free.MAY 24, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #BelfastME
Belfast Post Office, 1 Franklin St
Stand for Democracy and the Rule of Law – Join us for peaceful protest and fight to preserve democracy.MAY 24, Sat 12:00-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #BlueHillME
Town Hall, 18 Union St
Join Us in Weekly Peaceful ProtestMAY 24, Sat 12-1:00PM (& every Sat) – #MachiasME
16 O'Brien Ave, Veterans Memorial Triangle (bottom of College Hill)
Every Saturday Rally: Bring signs telling #SusanCollins, #JaredGolden, and #AngusKing what you need them to do to protect people in Washington County and to save democracy. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/778577/MAY 24, Sat 12-2:00PM (& every Sat) – #MillinocketME
Corner of Central and Penobscot
Peaceful Weekly Protest: Started early March 2025 with two people, this event gains every week. One of the older ongoing protests in MaineMAY 24, Sat 12-1:00PM – #RocklandME
12-1:00PM: Chapman Park, 294 Main St (Park & Main)
Sing Songs of #Resistance with The Audacity in Rockland – Patriots, Show Yourselves! Nonviolent Demonstration to Defend Democracy.
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/
@AIF_Massachusetts#Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism
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#PineAndRoses #NewEngland #DSA protests #ICEDetentions
Posted by #MaineDSA and Wes Pelletier | Mar 27, 2025
"Last week, the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine organized a protest of ICE detention of #ColumbiaUniversity student leader #MahmoudKhalil. Since then, ICE has operated as the #Trump Administration’s #SecretPolice, abducting a growing number of immigrant organizers for exercising their right to #FreeSpeech and protesting the U.S.-sponsored #genocide in #Gaza. The list includes #RumeysaOzturk, #YunseoChung, #BadarKhunSuri, #MomodouTaal, #RanjaniSrinivasan, as well as #farmworker organizer #AlfredoJuarezZerefino. Maine DSA member and Portland District 2 City Councilmember #WesPelletier spoke at the Portland Mahmoud Khalil protest and DSA chapters around New England issued a joint declaration reprinted below against the ICE abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk.
New England DSA chapters demand freedom for Rumeysa Ozturk
"Yesterday, ICE agents abducted Rumeysa Ozturk, a graduate student and pro-Palestine activist at Tufts.
"The kidnapping comes after almost 400 #ICEArrests in Massachusetts, as well as the #doxxing of Ozturk by the pro-Isreal website #CanaryMission.
"ICE’s abductions—of Ozturk, Khalil, and many others—is an unprecedented attack on basic #CivilRights in the name of U.S. Empire, whether those detained are peaceful #PoliticalActivists or undocumented #migrants seeking safety, jobs, and a better life.
"We must stand up against this brazen attack on #Palestine, #FreeSpeech, and the #RightToProtest.
"We must stand in solidarity with our neighbors and communities under attack from Trump, ICE, and all agents of #imperialism.
"Governor Healey, the courts, and the Democratic Party establishment are not coming to save us—we must mobilize, agitate, and organize in our workplaces and campuses to defend working-class rights.
In Solidarity,
#BerkshiresDSA, #BostonDSA, #BostonUniversityYDSA, #CapeCodDSA, #ConnecticutDSA, #MaineDSA, #NortheasternYDSA, #RiverValleyDSA, #SimmonsYDSA, #SouthernNewHampshireDSA, #UpperValleyDSA, #WorcesterDSA"
Source:
https://pineandroses.org/news/new-england-dsa-protests-ice-detentions/
#ResistICE #ResistFascism #Resistance #District13 #District13Resists #Fascism #USPol #Authoritarianism #TurReich #CharacteristicsOfFascism -
#PineAndRoses #NewEngland #DSA protests #ICEDetentions
Posted by #MaineDSA and Wes Pelletier | Mar 27, 2025
"Last week, the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine organized a protest of ICE detention of #ColumbiaUniversity student leader #MahmoudKhalil. Since then, ICE has operated as the #Trump Administration’s #SecretPolice, abducting a growing number of immigrant organizers for exercising their right to #FreeSpeech and protesting the U.S.-sponsored #genocide in #Gaza. The list includes #RumeysaOzturk, #YunseoChung, #BadarKhunSuri, #MomodouTaal, #RanjaniSrinivasan, as well as #farmworker organizer #AlfredoJuarezZerefino. Maine DSA member and Portland District 2 City Councilmember #WesPelletier spoke at the Portland Mahmoud Khalil protest and DSA chapters around New England issued a joint declaration reprinted below against the ICE abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk.
New England DSA chapters demand freedom for Rumeysa Ozturk
"Yesterday, ICE agents abducted Rumeysa Ozturk, a graduate student and pro-Palestine activist at Tufts.
"The kidnapping comes after almost 400 #ICEArrests in Massachusetts, as well as the #doxxing of Ozturk by the pro-Isreal website #CanaryMission.
"ICE’s abductions—of Ozturk, Khalil, and many others—is an unprecedented attack on basic #CivilRights in the name of U.S. Empire, whether those detained are peaceful #PoliticalActivists or undocumented #migrants seeking safety, jobs, and a better life.
"We must stand up against this brazen attack on #Palestine, #FreeSpeech, and the #RightToProtest.
"We must stand in solidarity with our neighbors and communities under attack from Trump, ICE, and all agents of #imperialism.
"Governor Healey, the courts, and the Democratic Party establishment are not coming to save us—we must mobilize, agitate, and organize in our workplaces and campuses to defend working-class rights.
In Solidarity,
#BerkshiresDSA, #BostonDSA, #BostonUniversityYDSA, #CapeCodDSA, #ConnecticutDSA, #MaineDSA, #NortheasternYDSA, #RiverValleyDSA, #SimmonsYDSA, #SouthernNewHampshireDSA, #UpperValleyDSA, #WorcesterDSA"
Source:
https://pineandroses.org/news/new-england-dsa-protests-ice-detentions/
#ResistICE #ResistFascism #Resistance #District13 #District13Resists #Fascism #USPol #Authoritarianism #TurReich #CharacteristicsOfFascism -
#PineAndRoses #NewEngland #DSA protests #ICEDetentions
Posted by #MaineDSA and Wes Pelletier | Mar 27, 2025
"Last week, the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine organized a protest of ICE detention of #ColumbiaUniversity student leader #MahmoudKhalil. Since then, ICE has operated as the #Trump Administration’s #SecretPolice, abducting a growing number of immigrant organizers for exercising their right to #FreeSpeech and protesting the U.S.-sponsored #genocide in #Gaza. The list includes #RumeysaOzturk, #YunseoChung, #BadarKhunSuri, #MomodouTaal, #RanjaniSrinivasan, as well as #farmworker organizer #AlfredoJuarezZerefino. Maine DSA member and Portland District 2 City Councilmember #WesPelletier spoke at the Portland Mahmoud Khalil protest and DSA chapters around New England issued a joint declaration reprinted below against the ICE abduction of Rumeysa Ozturk.
New England DSA chapters demand freedom for Rumeysa Ozturk
"Yesterday, ICE agents abducted Rumeysa Ozturk, a graduate student and pro-Palestine activist at Tufts.
"The kidnapping comes after almost 400 #ICEArrests in Massachusetts, as well as the #doxxing of Ozturk by the pro-Isreal website #CanaryMission.
"ICE’s abductions—of Ozturk, Khalil, and many others—is an unprecedented attack on basic #CivilRights in the name of U.S. Empire, whether those detained are peaceful #PoliticalActivists or undocumented #migrants seeking safety, jobs, and a better life.
"We must stand up against this brazen attack on #Palestine, #FreeSpeech, and the #RightToProtest.
"We must stand in solidarity with our neighbors and communities under attack from Trump, ICE, and all agents of #imperialism.
"Governor Healey, the courts, and the Democratic Party establishment are not coming to save us—we must mobilize, agitate, and organize in our workplaces and campuses to defend working-class rights.
In Solidarity,
#BerkshiresDSA, #BostonDSA, #BostonUniversityYDSA, #CapeCodDSA, #ConnecticutDSA, #MaineDSA, #NortheasternYDSA, #RiverValleyDSA, #SimmonsYDSA, #SouthernNewHampshireDSA, #UpperValleyDSA, #WorcesterDSA"
Source:
https://pineandroses.org/news/new-england-dsa-protests-ice-detentions/
#ResistICE #ResistFascism #Resistance #District13 #District13Resists #Fascism #USPol #Authoritarianism #TurReich #CharacteristicsOfFascism