Thanks so much for this, Sarah. Here in Worcester, MA, we are building a network of local faith and advocacy groups to give people as many ways as possible to intervene. We get ICE Watch training from the Massachusetts LUCE network https://www.lucemass.org/ and Neighbor to Neighbor https://n2nma.org/. We get immigration court hearing accompaniment training from BIJAN (Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network) https://www.beyondbondboston.org/. Also guidance and training and resources from MIRA Coalition (Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy) https://miracoalition.org/. I urge folks in other states to seek out comparable resources, get on their mailing lists, and share information with each other in local Signal Messenger groups https://signal.org/download/. Signal is end-to-end encrypted chat, so you can share confidential information without putting people's identities or locations at risk. Blessings, Mike Shell
WOW, Mike, this is a treasure trove of information! TY on behalf of all communities looking to join the resistance to increasing ICE and DHS violence in the service of Trump & Co's expanding police state. TY for linking us to these great capacity-building organizations. I encourage every faith-based, community, and educational institution looking to skill up fast to reach out to these groups directly. See what you can learn from them. Meanwhile, I will add your tip re: Signal to my post because you're right that we should not be sharing sensitive and confidential information over platforms owned by the Bullies and Broligarchs, particularly not those associated with META or Musk. Stay strong, my friend. The only way through this is . . . together! 🙏
Thanks so much for this, Sarah. Here in Worcester, MA, we are building a network of local faith and advocacy groups to give people as many ways as possible to intervene. We get ICE Watch training from the Massachusetts LUCE network https://www.lucemass.org/ and Neighbor to Neighbor https://n2nma.org/. We get immigration court hearing accompaniment training from BIJAN (Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network) https://www.beyondbondboston.org/. Also guidance and training and resources from MIRA Coalition (Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy) https://miracoalition.org/. I urge folks in other states to seek out comparable resources, get on their mailing lists, and share information with each other in local Signal Messenger groups https://signal.org/download/. Signal is end-to-end encrypted chat, so you can share confidential information without putting people's identities or locations at risk. Blessings, Mike Shell
WOW, Mike, this is a treasure trove of information! TY on behalf of all communities looking to join the resistance to increasing ICE and DHS violence in the service of Trump & Co's expanding police state. TY for linking us to these great capacity-building organizations. I encourage every faith-based, community, and educational institution looking to skill up fast to reach out to these groups directly. See what you can learn from them. Meanwhile, I will add your tip re: Signal to my post because you're right that we should not be sharing sensitive and confidential information over platforms owned by the Bullies and Broligarchs, particularly not those associated with META or Musk. Stay strong, my friend. The only way through this is . . . together! 🙏
Blessings to you and all.