Wednesday, June 11, 7 – 8pm EDT - Online
A National Call to Action: White People Against ICE! Our Role in Showing Up in Solidarity
organized by Showing Up for Racial Justice
The whole country has watched ICE agents conducting violent raids across the country, sweeping up immigrants from their workplaces and homes. This weekend in LA, in response to a mass sweep by ICE of over 100 immigrants, citizens of Los Angeles took to the streets in protests– and were met by militarized police, Trump calling in the National Guard, and over 100 protestors being arrested.
This is all a part of Trump’s broader authoritarian strategy: to mobilize racism against immigrants, create a fake crisis, and then use it as an opportunity to consolidate his power.
For people who are white and US citizens, we have a particular role right now to stand up to this violence and Trump’s agenda more broadly: to use our privilege to intervene to act in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors. And to step into responsibility to organize other white people to do the same.
At the end of the webinar, stay on for our Action Hour where we'll take impactful action together that moves the needle on justice for immigrants and our communities - no matter where you're located.
Can't make it live? Register for the call to receive a recording.
Join Showing Up for Racial Justice and our partners Wednesday, June 11 at 4 pm PT / 7 pm ET to hear from organizers on the ground in Los Angeles and across the country who will talk about how white people specifically can be showing up right now to take action in solidarity with immigrants in LA– and our vision for organizing white communities away from these racist tactics of division and into multiracial solidarity.
Register for the call to receive a recording.
At the end of the webinar, stay on for our Action Hour, where we'll take impactful action together that moves the needle on justice for immigrants and our communities — no matter where you're located. (also listed separately on the NENJP Calendar)
Showing Up for Racial Justice is the largest grassroots organization in the country that specifically organizes white people for justice. This call will focus specifically on the role of white people, but anyone is welcome.