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Immigrant communities and schools as sanctuaries of learning are being targeted—but students and organizers are fighting back.
We've created a new resource to provide you with the tools to demand that school districts protect immigrant students and families ⤵️
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We've created a new resource to provide you with the tools to demand that school districts protect immigrant students and families ⤵️
policefreeschools.org/resources/pr...
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Cash bail puts a price on freedom — and tears families and communities apart. This holiday season, let's ensure everyone can stay together, regardless of how big their bank account is. 🦃 Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/3KogRwC
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Cash bail puts a price on freedom — and tears families and communities apart. This holiday season, let's ensure everyone can stay together, regardless of how big their bank account is. 🦃 Learn more and take action now: benjerrys.co/3KogRwC
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🗣️Did you know the feds are trying to make masking illegal at protests?
Criminalizing protestors is an intimidation tactic designed to silence us and instill fear, but we know resistance and protest is one key strategy to birthing a new world.
Criminalizing protestors is an intimidation tactic designed to silence us and instill fear, but we know resistance and protest is one key strategy to birthing a new world.
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🗣️Did you know the feds are trying to make masking illegal at protests?
Criminalizing protestors is an intimidation tactic designed to silence us and instill fear, but we know resistance and protest is one key strategy to birthing a new world.
Criminalizing protestors is an intimidation tactic designed to silence us and instill fear, but we know resistance and protest is one key strategy to birthing a new world.
Congratulations to @jbrownedianis.bsky.social on winning the inaugural @kettering.org Democracy Prize. At a time when we are seeing the most severe anti-voter efforts since the end of Jim Crow, Advancement project is steadfast in our commitment to fighting for a caring, inclusive and just democracy.
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Congratulations to @jbrownedianis.bsky.social on winning the inaugural @kettering.org Democracy Prize. At a time when we are seeing the most severe anti-voter efforts since the end of Jim Crow, Advancement project is steadfast in our commitment to fighting for a caring, inclusive and just democracy.
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We are thrilled to welcome @profmmurray.bsky.social back with us tonight. She joins @jbrownedianis.bsky.social for a conversation about expanding inclusion and strengthening trust in our democratic life. Together, they bring deep insight and a shared vision for a democracy that serves all of us.
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We are thrilled to welcome @profmmurray.bsky.social back with us tonight. She joins @jbrownedianis.bsky.social for a conversation about expanding inclusion and strengthening trust in our democratic life. Together, they bring deep insight and a shared vision for a democracy that serves all of us.
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As executive director of the @advancementproject.org, she spent decades fighting voter suppression, challenging discriminatory systems, and lifting the voices of those too often left out of our democracy. We are proud to honor her courage and commitment tonight.
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
As executive director of the @advancementproject.org, she spent decades fighting voter suppression, challenging discriminatory systems, and lifting the voices of those too often left out of our democracy. We are proud to honor her courage and commitment tonight.
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Our livestream has returned, and we now turn to @jbrownedianis.bsky.social, as she accepts the #KetteringDemocracyPrize.
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Our livestream has returned, and we now turn to @jbrownedianis.bsky.social, as she accepts the #KetteringDemocracyPrize.
The administration's agenda of mass deportations and racial profiling is directly impacting student safety. When young people don't feel safe at school, immigrant families step back from the school system which is an essential pillar of community support. Schools must remain sanctuaries of learning.
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The administration's agenda of mass deportations and racial profiling is directly impacting student safety. When young people don't feel safe at school, immigrant families step back from the school system which is an essential pillar of community support. Schools must remain sanctuaries of learning.
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🚨 ICE is spending up to $180 million to hire bounty hunters and private investigators to track undocumented people including using physical surveillance. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea. 🧵
🚨 ICE is spending up to $180 million to hire bounty hunters and private investigators to track undocumented people including using physical surveillance. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea. 🧵
SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.
ICE Plans to Spend $180 Million on Bounty Hunters to Stalk Immigrants
Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🚨 ICE is spending up to $180 million to hire bounty hunters and private investigators to track undocumented people including using physical surveillance. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea. 🧵
🚨 ICE is spending up to $180 million to hire bounty hunters and private investigators to track undocumented people including using physical surveillance. Here’s why that’s a terrible idea. 🧵
Don't forget our webinar with @kettering.org Democracy Prize winner @jbrownedianis.bsky.social is this Wednesday, November 12!
Register today for a conversation you won't want to miss: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
Register today for a conversation you won't want to miss: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
This year, we've witnessed a coordinated assault on democracy that puts us all at risk. How can our communities stand up and fight back against these threats?
Join us next Wednesday, Nov 12 for for an insightful conversation on the future of American democracy.
Register: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
Join us next Wednesday, Nov 12 for for an insightful conversation on the future of American democracy.
Register: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Don't forget our webinar with @kettering.org Democracy Prize winner @jbrownedianis.bsky.social is this Wednesday, November 12!
Register today for a conversation you won't want to miss: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
Register today for a conversation you won't want to miss: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
ICE and police have no place in or around our schools.
Despite lies from federal officials, ICE's detention of a Chicago preschool teacher at Rayito del Sol is proof that ICE and other law enforcement is terrorizing immigrants and communities of color. 🧵
Despite lies from federal officials, ICE's detention of a Chicago preschool teacher at Rayito del Sol is proof that ICE and other law enforcement is terrorizing immigrants and communities of color. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
ICE and police have no place in or around our schools.
Despite lies from federal officials, ICE's detention of a Chicago preschool teacher at Rayito del Sol is proof that ICE and other law enforcement is terrorizing immigrants and communities of color. 🧵
Despite lies from federal officials, ICE's detention of a Chicago preschool teacher at Rayito del Sol is proof that ICE and other law enforcement is terrorizing immigrants and communities of color. 🧵
Neither ICE nor police have any place in or around schools. Despite lies from federal officials, this event is proof that ICE and other law enforcement is terrorizing immigrants and communities of color.
We call on all school leaders to do everything in their power to protect immigrant students.
We call on all school leaders to do everything in their power to protect immigrant students.
Chicago Teacher Arrest Proves ICE & Police Have No Place in Schools - Advancement Project
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November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Neither ICE nor police have any place in or around schools. Despite lies from federal officials, this event is proof that ICE and other law enforcement is terrorizing immigrants and communities of color.
We call on all school leaders to do everything in their power to protect immigrant students.
We call on all school leaders to do everything in their power to protect immigrant students.
This year, we've witnessed a coordinated assault on democracy that puts us all at risk. How can our communities stand up and fight back against these threats?
Join us next Wednesday, Nov 12 for for an insightful conversation on the future of American democracy.
Register: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
Join us next Wednesday, Nov 12 for for an insightful conversation on the future of American democracy.
Register: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This year, we've witnessed a coordinated assault on democracy that puts us all at risk. How can our communities stand up and fight back against these threats?
Join us next Wednesday, Nov 12 for for an insightful conversation on the future of American democracy.
Register: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
Join us next Wednesday, Nov 12 for for an insightful conversation on the future of American democracy.
Register: bit.ly/fight-back-webinar
Young children, who should be nurtured and protected, cried as they witnessed armed agents violently arrest their teacher. We cannot stand by while our communities are terrorized and children traumatized. Immigration enforcement has no place in our schools and daycares.
ICE agents detain teacher at Chicago daycare Rayito del Sol in North Center
ICE agents detaining a female teacher inside a North Center daycare Wednesday morning, in front of children.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Young children, who should be nurtured and protected, cried as they witnessed armed agents violently arrest their teacher. We cannot stand by while our communities are terrorized and children traumatized. Immigration enforcement has no place in our schools and daycares.
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This year, federal and state governments have introduced more than 100 bills aiming to curtail the right to protest. Four newly-signed state laws increase protest-related offenses from misdemeanors to felonies, with similar legislation pending in about 10 other states.
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Protest or Riot? Foundations Navigate Legal Landmines
For the Bread & Roses Community Fund, protest is a key method of pushing for social change. Grantees of the $14 million fund have taken to the streets, held signs, chanted slogans, and rallied for var...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This year, federal and state governments have introduced more than 100 bills aiming to curtail the right to protest. Four newly-signed state laws increase protest-related offenses from misdemeanors to felonies, with similar legislation pending in about 10 other states.
https://phlnthrp.com/47V2w3E
https://phlnthrp.com/47V2w3E
Thousands of young voters on Virginia college campuses want to make their voices heard in today’s election, but too many of them are at risk of being disenfranchised by Virginia policies that are restricting students’ access to the ballot.
Civil rights groups accuse Virginia officials of illegally blocking campus voters • Virginia Mercury
Civil-rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit in Virginia alleging that state and local election officials are unlawfully rejecting student voter registration forms because they lack dormitory name...
virginiamercury.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thousands of young voters on Virginia college campuses want to make their voices heard in today’s election, but too many of them are at risk of being disenfranchised by Virginia policies that are restricting students’ access to the ballot.
ICYMI We filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials to stop unlawful barriers to voting that target college students with discriminatory residency requirements. Students' voter registration applications have been rejected across Virginia for not including dormitory names or room numbers.
NAACP sues Virginia officials, accusing them of disenfranchising student voters
The NAACP has sued Virginia state election officials, accusing them of disenfranchising students by rejecting voter registration forms from students that do not include details like dormitory names, room numbers and campus mailbox information.
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
ICYMI We filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials to stop unlawful barriers to voting that target college students with discriminatory residency requirements. Students' voter registration applications have been rejected across Virginia for not including dormitory names or room numbers.
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An #ElectionDay reminder: 4 million people in the U.S. have been stripped of their right to vote due to a felony conviction.
Is that what democracy is supposed to look like?
Is that what democracy is supposed to look like?
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
An #ElectionDay reminder: 4 million people in the U.S. have been stripped of their right to vote due to a felony conviction.
Is that what democracy is supposed to look like?
Is that what democracy is supposed to look like?
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"This is a clear attempt to rob students of the right to vote in a state where they study and potentially live once they graduate,” said Anthony P. Ashton, Senior Associate General Counsel at the NAACP, in a statement to Reuters.
First shared w/Reuters: The NAACP has sued Virginia state election officials, accusing them of disenfranchising students by rejecting voter registration forms from students that do not include details like dormitory names, room numbers and campus mailbox information. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"This is a clear attempt to rob students of the right to vote in a state where they study and potentially live once they graduate,” said Anthony P. Ashton, Senior Associate General Counsel at the NAACP, in a statement to Reuters.
We're suing the Virginia Department of Elections over discriminatory residency policies that could result in widespread disenfranchisement of college and university students who reside on campus, including those attending HBCUs, due to error or omission of dormitory names or room numbers.
Advancement Project and NAACP Sue Virginia Department of Elections for Unlawful Voter Disenfranchisement of Students at HBCUs and Universities - Advancement Project
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November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We're suing the Virginia Department of Elections over discriminatory residency policies that could result in widespread disenfranchisement of college and university students who reside on campus, including those attending HBCUs, due to error or omission of dormitory names or room numbers.
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‼️ ICYMI: Amazon Ring announced a partnership with the notorious surveillance tech company Flock, which was recently exposed for secretly sharing camera data w/ ICE & law enforcement investigating people who travel for abortion care.
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
‼️ ICYMI: Amazon Ring announced a partnership with the notorious surveillance tech company Flock, which was recently exposed for secretly sharing camera data w/ ICE & law enforcement investigating people who travel for abortion care.
Since the start of the school year, we’ve seen a clear increase in ICE activity around schools after the Trump administration rescinded a longstanding restriction against immigration agents carrying out enforcement in sensitive locations, resulting in students being targeted on their way to school.
Lawmakers Demand Info on Students Detained by ICE, Including on Their Schooling
Congressional Democrats press DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Ed Secretary Linda McMahon for details on young detainees’ well-being and education.
www.the74million.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Since the start of the school year, we’ve seen a clear increase in ICE activity around schools after the Trump administration rescinded a longstanding restriction against immigration agents carrying out enforcement in sensitive locations, resulting in students being targeted on their way to school.
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Hey NYC! 📣 We're partying like our rights depend on it...because they do! Join us, @aclu_nationwide, @amnesty, and @theslowfactory for A Party for Protest Rights October 25-26! Enjoy music, ice cream, speakers, and your chance to take ACTION for First Amendment rights. benjerrys.co/496iPf5
October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hey NYC! 📣 We're partying like our rights depend on it...because they do! Join us, @aclu_nationwide, @amnesty, and @theslowfactory for A Party for Protest Rights October 25-26! Enjoy music, ice cream, speakers, and your chance to take ACTION for First Amendment rights. benjerrys.co/496iPf5
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More than 53,000 local and state elections are happening across the country on November 4.
Yes, really. We made a map. ⬇️
Make your plan to vote RN at WhenWeAllVote.org. 🗳️⏳
Yes, really. We made a map. ⬇️
Make your plan to vote RN at WhenWeAllVote.org. 🗳️⏳
October 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
More than 53,000 local and state elections are happening across the country on November 4.
Yes, really. We made a map. ⬇️
Make your plan to vote RN at WhenWeAllVote.org. 🗳️⏳
Yes, really. We made a map. ⬇️
Make your plan to vote RN at WhenWeAllVote.org. 🗳️⏳
Everyone should have their voices heard at the ballot box. But a proposed rule change could block tens of millions of Americans from voting.
We must speak out to protect the right to vote. 🧵
We must speak out to protect the right to vote. 🧵
October 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Everyone should have their voices heard at the ballot box. But a proposed rule change could block tens of millions of Americans from voting.
We must speak out to protect the right to vote. 🧵
We must speak out to protect the right to vote. 🧵
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