One citizen spoke up. Hundreds followed. After weeks of organizing, testimony, and public pressure, Carver County residents stopped their sheriff from signing a contract to detain people for ICE. This is what civic engagement looks like.
Democracy at work. Thank you, David, for your clear reporting of the facts! Thank you to all who stood up and offered their testimony on the dangers of going forward with this proposal!
This again proves that people, regular folks, have power when they organize. Thank you so much for this amazing accomplishment. You have touched many seen and unseen lives by preventing yet another impending atrocity.
I don’t know if you or anyone else would find it helpful, but I just did a post on resources I’ve been able to find on how to use boycott / divestment campaigns to undermine ICE’s ability to function:
Thank you, Monique, and to all the others who took such a brave and relentless stand against using our county jail as a detention center. By standing up and speaking out in growing numbers we can change the tide of this cruel, chaotic and corrupt administration. One step at a time!
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has," Margaret Mead
Democracy at work. Thank you, David, for your clear reporting of the facts! Thank you to all who stood up and offered their testimony on the dangers of going forward with this proposal!
Shelley Varner
This again proves that people, regular folks, have power when they organize. Thank you so much for this amazing accomplishment. You have touched many seen and unseen lives by preventing yet another impending atrocity.
Well done 👏
Thanks for this post, it’s great.
I don’t know if you or anyone else would find it helpful, but I just did a post on resources I’ve been able to find on how to use boycott / divestment campaigns to undermine ICE’s ability to function:
https://open.substack.com/pub/ihavefriendseverywhere/p/resources-for-ice-boycott-divestment?r=58xctb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
It’s meant to be a starting point. If you have any thoughts on it, I’d love to hear them.
Thank you.
Thank you for your work to defeat the ICE contract. Your work is very needed and appreciated!
Thank you, Monique, and to all the others who took such a brave and relentless stand against using our county jail as a detention center. By standing up and speaking out in growing numbers we can change the tide of this cruel, chaotic and corrupt administration. One step at a time!