26 days ago
Apply Heat, Melt ICE: A Guide to Resisting ICE around the Country this Octoberhttps://crimethinc.com/MeltICEAll around the United States, people are organizing to resist the federal mercenaries who carry out Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Here, we announce three upcoming mobilizations and share reports from two recent confrontations.In Arizona, people have been blocking the construction of the border wall since July 27; they are calling for people from around the country to come join them.In the Twin Cities, people are calling for a countrywide day of action on October 3 to express solidarity with the Minnesota 15, who have been federally charged for allegedly conspiring to resist Operation Metro Surge.In Vermont, people have organized a week of action for October 4-9 and are inviting people to come participate or carry out solidarity actions elsewhere.Clashes with federal mercenaries have recently broken out in Austin, Texas and Frederick, Maryland.As many liberals shift to focusing on the midterm elections this November, naïvely hoping that elections alone will provide change, it is especially important to continue to focus on what we can accomplish directly by means of collective power. However the elections turn out, only effective grassroots action can create a situation in which neither party will be able to continue the violence of ICE.It is time to shift from reactive to proactive—from organizing rapid response networks to seizing the initiative. Pick the struggle that is nearest to you geographically or politically and participate in it, whether by traveling to join it or by organizing a local action in solidarity.