How Communities Are Resisting I.C.E. Terror With Rapid Response
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Episode Description
In this episode, we reflect on recent rapid response movements, what it's felt like to process the rising state violence (especially the threats of more I.C.E. raids in Springfield, OH). Then we move on to unpack community defense and rapid response movements in Twin Cities area and beyond with the following pieces...
Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities (CrimethInc) – How organizers built decentralized, trust-based networks to respond quickly to ICE raids and police escalation.
From Minneapolis: I’ve Never Seen Unity Like This (Margaret Killjoy) – A firsthand account of collective refusal and mutual aid under federal repression.
https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/from-minneapolis-ive-never-seen-unity
Crossing the Line: It Really Is Safer in the Front (CrimethInc) – On crowd defense, solidarity, and confronting ICE and federal agents together.
The Noise: Demonstrations Keeping ICE Awake (CrimethInc) – Why unpredictability and escalation matter in confronting federal power.
Eight Things You Can Do to Stop ICE / Seven Steps to Stop ICE (CrimethInc) – Practical guides for resisting deportation and building collective defense.
https://crimethinc.com/zines/8-things-you-can-do-to-stop-ice
https://crimethinc.com/zines/seven-steps-to-stop-ice
When the Feds Come to Your City (CrimethInc) – Lessons from Chicago organizers on preparing for federal escalation.
Our Neighbors in Minneapolis (Margaret Killjoy)
https://margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighbors-in-minneapolis
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
07:50 READING & REFLECTIONS onRapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities (Crimethinc)
30:49 READING & REFLECTIONS on Crossing the Line: It Really Is Safer in the Front (Crimethinc)
39:08 READING & REFLECTIONS on The Noise: Demonstrations Keeping ICE Awake (CrimethInc)
50:00 READING & REFLECTIONS on From Minneapolis: I’ve Never Seen Unity Like This (Margaret Killjoy)
55:30 READING & REFLECTIONS on Our Neighbors in Minneapolis (Margaret Killjoy)
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Topics include:
ICE surges and repression • TPS and immigration enforcement • Rapid response networks • Protest tactics and escalation • Solidarity under state violence • Organizing in moments of crisis
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