Ordinary Citizen Protesting
@thewelcometable.bsky.social
Spiritual director, coordinator of The Welcome Table LGBTQ Community for Catholics/former Catholics, founder of a daily 5-6pm protest of illegal, unconstitutional, & unethical actions by Trump now held in Wheaton, IL.
Day 298.3
Urgent! Trump's '25 Recon Bill gave ICE $45 bil to expand immigration detention; more $ would escalate the crisis. Funding for the gov't runs out 1/31 so Congress is negotiating ICE & CBP budgets RIGHT NOW & can prevent an increase for immigration jails.
Act: act.nilc.org/page/92601/a...
Urgent! Trump's '25 Recon Bill gave ICE $45 bil to expand immigration detention; more $ would escalate the crisis. Funding for the gov't runs out 1/31 so Congress is negotiating ICE & CBP budgets RIGHT NOW & can prevent an increase for immigration jails.
Act: act.nilc.org/page/92601/a...
Tell Congress: No Funding for More ICE Detention Beds
Urge your representatives to reject more money for ICE detention.
act.nilc.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Day 298.3
Urgent! Trump's '25 Recon Bill gave ICE $45 bil to expand immigration detention; more $ would escalate the crisis. Funding for the gov't runs out 1/31 so Congress is negotiating ICE & CBP budgets RIGHT NOW & can prevent an increase for immigration jails.
Act: act.nilc.org/page/92601/a...
Urgent! Trump's '25 Recon Bill gave ICE $45 bil to expand immigration detention; more $ would escalate the crisis. Funding for the gov't runs out 1/31 so Congress is negotiating ICE & CBP budgets RIGHT NOW & can prevent an increase for immigration jails.
Act: act.nilc.org/page/92601/a...
Day 298.2
Tonite! Jan 8th, at 8pm ET Indivisible emergency call to discuss the murder by ICE in MN & their lawlessness & harm in communities across the US. We will talk with local, nat'l leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you can take action. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Tonite! Jan 8th, at 8pm ET Indivisible emergency call to discuss the murder by ICE in MN & their lawlessness & harm in communities across the US. We will talk with local, nat'l leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you can take action. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Day 298.2
Tonite! Jan 8th, at 8pm ET Indivisible emergency call to discuss the murder by ICE in MN & their lawlessness & harm in communities across the US. We will talk with local, nat'l leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you can take action. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Tonite! Jan 8th, at 8pm ET Indivisible emergency call to discuss the murder by ICE in MN & their lawlessness & harm in communities across the US. We will talk with local, nat'l leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you can take action. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Day 298
"Rising Majority is calling for..gas strikes..until the U.S. commits to not occupying Venezuela..don’t buy gas [today-1/8]..post about it on social media using #CutTheFuel ..check back..for future dates" and protest! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
"Rising Majority is calling for..gas strikes..until the U.S. commits to not occupying Venezuela..don’t buy gas [today-1/8]..post about it on social media using #CutTheFuel ..check back..for future dates" and protest! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Day 298
"Rising Majority is calling for..gas strikes..until the U.S. commits to not occupying Venezuela..don’t buy gas [today-1/8]..post about it on social media using #CutTheFuel ..check back..for future dates" and protest! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
"Rising Majority is calling for..gas strikes..until the U.S. commits to not occupying Venezuela..don’t buy gas [today-1/8]..post about it on social media using #CutTheFuel ..check back..for future dates" and protest! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Protest. Connect. Be the change. Find small daily ways you can consistently resist this administration's illegal, unconstitutional, immoral actions and persevere, persevere, persevere. Lead others by your example.
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Protest. Connect. Be the change. Find small daily ways you can consistently resist this administration's illegal, unconstitutional, immoral actions and persevere, persevere, persevere. Lead others by your example.
Tonight!
January 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Tonight!
Day 297
"With his invasion of Venezuela and capture of its leader, President Trump dares us to take stock, dares us to say that he has gone too far, and dares us to engage in acts of resistance equal to his destructive behavior."
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
"With his invasion of Venezuela and capture of its leader, President Trump dares us to take stock, dares us to say that he has gone too far, and dares us to engage in acts of resistance equal to his destructive behavior."
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Editorial: With Venezuela, Trump dares us to confront what we've become
With his invasion of Venezuela and capture of its leader, President Trump dares us to take stock, dares us to say that he has gone too far, and dares us to engage in acts of resistance equal to his de...
www.ncronline.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Day 297
"With his invasion of Venezuela and capture of its leader, President Trump dares us to take stock, dares us to say that he has gone too far, and dares us to engage in acts of resistance equal to his destructive behavior."
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
"With his invasion of Venezuela and capture of its leader, President Trump dares us to take stock, dares us to say that he has gone too far, and dares us to engage in acts of resistance equal to his destructive behavior."
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Day 296.2
Boycott Hilton hotels unless you want to sleep with ICE. "Hilton’s values..are to allow kidnappers & lawless thugs to stay at their chains so they can get a comfortable rest while destroying lives."
Tell Hilton why you are boycotting them: [email protected]
Boycott Hilton hotels unless you want to sleep with ICE. "Hilton’s values..are to allow kidnappers & lawless thugs to stay at their chains so they can get a comfortable rest while destroying lives."
Tell Hilton why you are boycotting them: [email protected]
January 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Day 296.2
Boycott Hilton hotels unless you want to sleep with ICE. "Hilton’s values..are to allow kidnappers & lawless thugs to stay at their chains so they can get a comfortable rest while destroying lives."
Tell Hilton why you are boycotting them: [email protected]
Boycott Hilton hotels unless you want to sleep with ICE. "Hilton’s values..are to allow kidnappers & lawless thugs to stay at their chains so they can get a comfortable rest while destroying lives."
Tell Hilton why you are boycotting them: [email protected]
Day 296
A traitor in the White House, insurrectionists running the government. An unbelievably sad day in American history.
A traitor in the White House, insurrectionists running the government. An unbelievably sad day in American history.
January 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Day 296
A traitor in the White House, insurrectionists running the government. An unbelievably sad day in American history.
A traitor in the White House, insurrectionists running the government. An unbelievably sad day in American history.
Day 282
Across the country, Americans are facing fear with courage & division with unity..These stories reveal the deep wells of resilience, creativity, and moral courage that define who we are as a nation. Read below for twelve inspiring examples of resistance:
americasvoice.org/facts/a-year...
Across the country, Americans are facing fear with courage & division with unity..These stories reveal the deep wells of resilience, creativity, and moral courage that define who we are as a nation. Read below for twelve inspiring examples of resistance:
americasvoice.org/facts/a-year...
A Year of Solidarity: 12 Stories of Hope as Neighbors Stand Up for Immigrant Neighbors - America's Voice
Across the country, Americans are facing fear with courage and division with unity. In response to the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda, communities nationwide are standing together in rem...
americasvoice.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Day 282
Across the country, Americans are facing fear with courage & division with unity..These stories reveal the deep wells of resilience, creativity, and moral courage that define who we are as a nation. Read below for twelve inspiring examples of resistance:
americasvoice.org/facts/a-year...
Across the country, Americans are facing fear with courage & division with unity..These stories reveal the deep wells of resilience, creativity, and moral courage that define who we are as a nation. Read below for twelve inspiring examples of resistance:
americasvoice.org/facts/a-year...
Day 281
Donate! Enlace Chicago helps immigrant families w programs that create stability, dignity & hope including trauma-informed counseling/ emotional support, free legal services & advocacy, & student support. www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-t...
Donate! Enlace Chicago helps immigrant families w programs that create stability, dignity & hope including trauma-informed counseling/ emotional support, free legal services & advocacy, & student support. www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-t...
Home for the Holidays
Dear Friend,This holiday season, as families gather and traditions fill our homes with warmth, I am asking you to stand with the Little Village community during one of the most challenging years we ha...
www.zeffy.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Day 281
Donate! Enlace Chicago helps immigrant families w programs that create stability, dignity & hope including trauma-informed counseling/ emotional support, free legal services & advocacy, & student support. www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-t...
Donate! Enlace Chicago helps immigrant families w programs that create stability, dignity & hope including trauma-informed counseling/ emotional support, free legal services & advocacy, & student support. www.zeffy.com/en-US/peer-t...
Day 280
Natl Day Laborer’s Network asks us to “adopt a corner” to help protect & connect with undocumented day laborers at our local Home Depot by showing up regularly. ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...
Natl Day Laborer’s Network asks us to “adopt a corner” to help protect & connect with undocumented day laborers at our local Home Depot by showing up regularly. ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...
Adopt A Day Labor Corner – NDLON
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network is calling on the public to Adopt a Day Labor Corner. Please submit your information here.
ndlon.org
December 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Day 280
Natl Day Laborer’s Network asks us to “adopt a corner” to help protect & connect with undocumented day laborers at our local Home Depot by showing up regularly. ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...
Natl Day Laborer’s Network asks us to “adopt a corner” to help protect & connect with undocumented day laborers at our local Home Depot by showing up regularly. ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...
Day 279
USE! Natl Immigration Law Center tool urges state legislators to bar law enforcement masks, establish safe places in state/city/county facilities, create hotline/online portal for the public to report harms from federal deployments or immigration enforcement...
act.nilc.org/page/91483/a...
USE! Natl Immigration Law Center tool urges state legislators to bar law enforcement masks, establish safe places in state/city/county facilities, create hotline/online portal for the public to report harms from federal deployments or immigration enforcement...
act.nilc.org/page/91483/a...
Protect Our Communities from Federal Overreach
Send a message to your mayor and urge them to issue an executive order that defends your city’s values, safeguards constitutional rights, and keeps families safe.
act.nilc.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Day 279
USE! Natl Immigration Law Center tool urges state legislators to bar law enforcement masks, establish safe places in state/city/county facilities, create hotline/online portal for the public to report harms from federal deployments or immigration enforcement...
act.nilc.org/page/91483/a...
USE! Natl Immigration Law Center tool urges state legislators to bar law enforcement masks, establish safe places in state/city/county facilities, create hotline/online portal for the public to report harms from federal deployments or immigration enforcement...
act.nilc.org/page/91483/a...
Day 277.2
"U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from detention & ..could not be re-detained until his hearing." Thank her!
Judge Paula Xinis
U. S. District Court
6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 255
Greenbelt, MD 20770
susanrogan.substack.com/p/december-1...
"U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from detention & ..could not be re-detained until his hearing." Thank her!
Judge Paula Xinis
U. S. District Court
6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 255
Greenbelt, MD 20770
susanrogan.substack.com/p/december-1...
December 16, 2025 - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Iraq
Trump is on the hunt for WMDs and we need to oppose a rush to war. Plus SPEED Act opposition coming together, organizing to impeach RFK Jr. and more
susanrogan.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Day 277.2
"U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from detention & ..could not be re-detained until his hearing." Thank her!
Judge Paula Xinis
U. S. District Court
6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 255
Greenbelt, MD 20770
susanrogan.substack.com/p/december-1...
"U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from detention & ..could not be re-detained until his hearing." Thank her!
Judge Paula Xinis
U. S. District Court
6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 255
Greenbelt, MD 20770
susanrogan.substack.com/p/december-1...
Day 277
Call Reps! Weds the House is scheduled to vote on H.R. 3492 which would criminalize drs for providing consensual, evidence-based transition-related care, & H.R. 498 which blocks fed Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care for adolescents. susanrogan.substack.com/p/december-1...
Call Reps! Weds the House is scheduled to vote on H.R. 3492 which would criminalize drs for providing consensual, evidence-based transition-related care, & H.R. 498 which blocks fed Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care for adolescents. susanrogan.substack.com/p/december-1...
December 15, 2025 - House Won't Go Home For the Holidays Without Bullying Trans People One More Time
Make sure our reps here us on gender-affirming care, plus a look at the impact of the Laken Riley Act and more
susanrogan.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Day 277
Call Reps! Weds the House is scheduled to vote on H.R. 3492 which would criminalize drs for providing consensual, evidence-based transition-related care, & H.R. 498 which blocks fed Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care for adolescents. susanrogan.substack.com/p/december-1...
Call Reps! Weds the House is scheduled to vote on H.R. 3492 which would criminalize drs for providing consensual, evidence-based transition-related care, & H.R. 498 which blocks fed Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care for adolescents. susanrogan.substack.com/p/december-1...
Day 276
Act local! Find out when your county, city, town, school district, parish, or village's council meets & plan to attend with specific concerns about how each group is protecting our immigrant neighbors or criticisms of how they are collaborating w ICE to the detriment of human dignity.
Act local! Find out when your county, city, town, school district, parish, or village's council meets & plan to attend with specific concerns about how each group is protecting our immigrant neighbors or criticisms of how they are collaborating w ICE to the detriment of human dignity.
December 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Day 276
Act local! Find out when your county, city, town, school district, parish, or village's council meets & plan to attend with specific concerns about how each group is protecting our immigrant neighbors or criticisms of how they are collaborating w ICE to the detriment of human dignity.
Act local! Find out when your county, city, town, school district, parish, or village's council meets & plan to attend with specific concerns about how each group is protecting our immigrant neighbors or criticisms of how they are collaborating w ICE to the detriment of human dignity.
Day 275
"There is a particular kind of joy that comes only after wandering thru a wilderness. Not the cheerful sparkle of storefronts & Christmas cards..Gaudete Sunday..points us toward..the joy that breaks open after long stretches of waiting, hoping, & wondering if anything good could grow again."
"There is a particular kind of joy that comes only after wandering thru a wilderness. Not the cheerful sparkle of storefronts & Christmas cards..Gaudete Sunday..points us toward..the joy that breaks open after long stretches of waiting, hoping, & wondering if anything good could grow again."
December 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Day 275
"There is a particular kind of joy that comes only after wandering thru a wilderness. Not the cheerful sparkle of storefronts & Christmas cards..Gaudete Sunday..points us toward..the joy that breaks open after long stretches of waiting, hoping, & wondering if anything good could grow again."
"There is a particular kind of joy that comes only after wandering thru a wilderness. Not the cheerful sparkle of storefronts & Christmas cards..Gaudete Sunday..points us toward..the joy that breaks open after long stretches of waiting, hoping, & wondering if anything good could grow again."
Day 271
Call Reps!
US Rep Al Green intro new articles of impeachment for Trump’s abuse of power, incitement of violence, death threats against lawmakers & fed judges. He invoked Rule IX to force a floor vote on the new articles, which is scheduled for today. freespeechforpeople.org/rep-al-green...
Call Reps!
US Rep Al Green intro new articles of impeachment for Trump’s abuse of power, incitement of violence, death threats against lawmakers & fed judges. He invoked Rule IX to force a floor vote on the new articles, which is scheduled for today. freespeechforpeople.org/rep-al-green...
Rep. Al Green Files Resolution to Impeach President Trump for Abuse of Power and Incitement of Violence and Death Threats Against Lawmakers and Federal Judges - Free Speech For People
(Washington, D.C.)— On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, I filed H.Res.939, to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States. This resolution asserts that President Trump is an abuser of presi...
freespeechforpeople.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Day 271
Call Reps!
US Rep Al Green intro new articles of impeachment for Trump’s abuse of power, incitement of violence, death threats against lawmakers & fed judges. He invoked Rule IX to force a floor vote on the new articles, which is scheduled for today. freespeechforpeople.org/rep-al-green...
Call Reps!
US Rep Al Green intro new articles of impeachment for Trump’s abuse of power, incitement of violence, death threats against lawmakers & fed judges. He invoked Rule IX to force a floor vote on the new articles, which is scheduled for today. freespeechforpeople.org/rep-al-green...
Day 270.2
Starbucks baristas have been on strike since early Nov.
On Mon, Dec 15, join the effort to leaflet non-union Starbucks stores & ask people not to patronize Starbucks while workers are on strike. action.fightforaunion.org/a/starbucks-...
Starbucks baristas have been on strike since early Nov.
On Mon, Dec 15, join the effort to leaflet non-union Starbucks stores & ask people not to patronize Starbucks while workers are on strike. action.fightforaunion.org/a/starbucks-...
December 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Day 270.2
Starbucks baristas have been on strike since early Nov.
On Mon, Dec 15, join the effort to leaflet non-union Starbucks stores & ask people not to patronize Starbucks while workers are on strike. action.fightforaunion.org/a/starbucks-...
Starbucks baristas have been on strike since early Nov.
On Mon, Dec 15, join the effort to leaflet non-union Starbucks stores & ask people not to patronize Starbucks while workers are on strike. action.fightforaunion.org/a/starbucks-...
Day 270
New IL laws signed yesterday by Pritzger! Agents can't make arrests at state courthouses, adds protection for day care centers, community colleges & public univs. Makes it easier for people to sue fed agents who violate their state or fed rts.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/09/g...
New IL laws signed yesterday by Pritzger! Agents can't make arrests at state courthouses, adds protection for day care centers, community colleges & public univs. Makes it easier for people to sue fed agents who violate their state or fed rts.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/09/g...
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Day 270
New IL laws signed yesterday by Pritzger! Agents can't make arrests at state courthouses, adds protection for day care centers, community colleges & public univs. Makes it easier for people to sue fed agents who violate their state or fed rts.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/09/g...
New IL laws signed yesterday by Pritzger! Agents can't make arrests at state courthouses, adds protection for day care centers, community colleges & public univs. Makes it easier for people to sue fed agents who violate their state or fed rts.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/09/g...
Day 269.4
Use your consumer power against ICE!
Use your consumer power against ICE!
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Day 269.4
Use your consumer power against ICE!
Use your consumer power against ICE!
Day 269.3
"AG Pam Bondi sent a memo to every fed prosecutor in the country directing them to go on offense against all organizations connected to 'ANTIFA' -- a loose ideology rather than an actual organization" s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.indivisib...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
"AG Pam Bondi sent a memo to every fed prosecutor in the country directing them to go on offense against all organizations connected to 'ANTIFA' -- a loose ideology rather than an actual organization" s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.indivisib...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Day 269.3
"AG Pam Bondi sent a memo to every fed prosecutor in the country directing them to go on offense against all organizations connected to 'ANTIFA' -- a loose ideology rather than an actual organization" s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.indivisib...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
"AG Pam Bondi sent a memo to every fed prosecutor in the country directing them to go on offense against all organizations connected to 'ANTIFA' -- a loose ideology rather than an actual organization" s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/s3.indivisib...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Day 269.2
"nearly 75,000 people w no criminal records have been swept up after Pres Trump & admin officials said only murderers, rapists, & gang members would be targeted." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
"nearly 75,000 people w no criminal records have been swept up after Pres Trump & admin officials said only murderers, rapists, & gang members would be targeted." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
The figures don't include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.
www.nbcnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Day 269.2
"nearly 75,000 people w no criminal records have been swept up after Pres Trump & admin officials said only murderers, rapists, & gang members would be targeted." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
"nearly 75,000 people w no criminal records have been swept up after Pres Trump & admin officials said only murderers, rapists, & gang members would be targeted." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Day 269
True hospitality: Near "the main square stands a 2-story white house w forest green shutters called 'El Refugio'..a sign out front welcomes anyone coming to see people detained at Stewart. It offers beds if they are tired & food if they are hungry."
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/05/i...
True hospitality: Near "the main square stands a 2-story white house w forest green shutters called 'El Refugio'..a sign out front welcomes anyone coming to see people detained at Stewart. It offers beds if they are tired & food if they are hungry."
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/05/i...
The Small House Offering Aid in the Shadow of an ICE Detention Center
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Day 269
True hospitality: Near "the main square stands a 2-story white house w forest green shutters called 'El Refugio'..a sign out front welcomes anyone coming to see people detained at Stewart. It offers beds if they are tired & food if they are hungry."
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/05/i...
True hospitality: Near "the main square stands a 2-story white house w forest green shutters called 'El Refugio'..a sign out front welcomes anyone coming to see people detained at Stewart. It offers beds if they are tired & food if they are hungry."
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/05/i...
Day 268
“It discourages me..disgusts me, the actions of the federal agents..” Elgin Mayor David J. Kaptain said..“This city was founded on.. diversity..mutual respect..ICE people have not shown that respect to this community & that really angers me.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/07/f...
“It discourages me..disgusts me, the actions of the federal agents..” Elgin Mayor David J. Kaptain said..“This city was founded on.. diversity..mutual respect..ICE people have not shown that respect to this community & that really angers me.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/07/f...
Federal Agents Use Tear Gas, Flash Bangs Against Bystanders After Arrest In Elgin
Seven people were treated for exposure to "chemical irritants" deployed by agents after an immigration arrest, the suburban police department said. "It disgusts me," Elgin's mayor said.
blockclubchicago.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Day 268
“It discourages me..disgusts me, the actions of the federal agents..” Elgin Mayor David J. Kaptain said..“This city was founded on.. diversity..mutual respect..ICE people have not shown that respect to this community & that really angers me.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/07/f...
“It discourages me..disgusts me, the actions of the federal agents..” Elgin Mayor David J. Kaptain said..“This city was founded on.. diversity..mutual respect..ICE people have not shown that respect to this community & that really angers me.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/07/f...