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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · Dec 18

We are THRILLED to launch "We Protect Us"––a *NEW* website that aims to provide up-to-date information and #KnowYourRights resources, including our Deportation Defense Manual, in English and Spanish.

We will #ProtectOurFutures!

Check it out at: weprotectusny.org

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 7h

📖 Enter our book raffle!

This year, we launched a Book Raffle as part of our annual gala! Buy raffle entries for a chance to win a bundle of books while supporting our work.

Entries start at $10 & winners will be announced via email on Oct 17!

🎟️Buy your raffle ticket today: bit.ly/MRNYGalaRaffle

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 23h

From weekly food pantries, health insurance enrollment clinics, classes, to legal consultations, our services team is here to help our communities navigate these difficult times.

All our services are free to anyone in the community.

More info, visit: maketheroadny.org/services-info

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 1d

JeanCarlos is a DACA recipient & father to 2 young kids. He was forcibly detained in his home & ICE is holding him at a detention facility in New Mexico away from his kids and community.

ACT NOW: Demand Jean Carlos’ release! Text Home Is Here to 787-57 to learn more.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 2d

🪇Celebrating Dia de la Raza with our vibrant communities!

Yesterday, our members brought together their Staten Island community for a beautiful celebration of our heritage. The day was filled with music, traditional food, dances, raffles, info sharing & fun for all.

See you next year!

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 2d

Washington just robbed NYers of $13 billion in healthcare funding—slashing coverage, hiking premiums, & forcing hospitals to the brink. But NY doesn’t have to accept it.

Passing the New York Health Act guarantees healthcare for every New Yorker with no copays, no premiums, and no deductibles.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 2d

Paulo was dropping his kids off with his mom when multiple armed & masked agents violently abducted him.

Despite having active DACA status & living in the U.S. since he was just a year old, Paulo was abducted by immigration agents.

ACT NOW: Dial 832-742-1798 to demand his release!

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 3d

🪇 Today, we’re hosting our Staten Island community members to celebrate a deeply significant day: Dia de la Raza!

Despite its dark history, our people have taken it back & turned it into a celebration.

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 4d

Washington’s cuts put 70 hospitals on the chopping block—forcing patients to travel farther, wait longer, and hope their care is “in network.”

The New York Health Act meets this moment and goes beyond it: guaranteeing healthcare for every New Yorker, protecting our hospitals from closure, and more.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 5d

🏁👟MEET OUR RUNNERS!

The NYC Marathon is happening in less than a month & for the 6th year in a row, Make the Road NY continues to have its very own running team! #TeamMRNY

🫶Support #TeamMRNY by cheering them on on November 2nd or making a donation here: bit.ly/MRNY2025Marathon

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 6d

✍️ Our youth workshop the current political climate!

Last week, our Youth Power Project (YPP) member leaders gathered to explore & deepen their understanding of the historical moment we’re currently living in the US, & explore what this means for them and our immigrant communities.

Love to see it!

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 7d

“These coordinated & cruel events are an assault on immigrant communities + a direct violation of individual & human rights.”

We know it'll take all of us to fight back against the abuses ICE is committing against immigrants. NYers are united in defending our immigrant communities! #ICEOutOfNY

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 7d

DC’s cuts mean higher bills, fewer hospitals, and more medical debt for New Yorker. NY doesn't have to play along. The New York Health Act not only protects us from these federal cuts—it guarantees healthcare for every NYer.

It’s time to fight back and pass the New York Health Act.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 7d

”We are strong, vibrant, and enduring. Our trans community is standing together; our existence cannot be erased,” said our youth member, Jayden at today’s rally against hate in NYC schools.

✊Our schools deserve to be fully funded and trans students deserve dignity & respect always.

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 8d

“But the protesters’ message was the same: ‘No ICE in our state’” via @politico.com.

ICE has unlawfully abducted New Yorkers, separating them from their loved ones, as they simply show up to their immigration court hearings.

Last Thursday, 5,000 New Yorkers said: ENOUGH!

Ramped-up resistance at 26 Fed

www.politico.com

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 8d

📖 Announcing: Our gala book raffle!

Buy raffle entries for a chance to win a set of books relating to immigrant justice, and support our work while you’re at it - entries start at $10. Winners will be announced on Oct 17 & you don’t need to attend the gala to participate!

🎟️: bit.ly/MRNYGalaRaffle

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 8d

“NYers are united in resistance against the [ICE] agents that are dividing our communities,” said Yatziri Tovar, our team member.

✊Last Thursday’s rally united nearly 5,000 NYers to send a message: time for our elected leaders to step up & take action to protect ALL NYers, including immigrants.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 9d

We're still in awe of the solidarity & unity that NYers showed for our immigrant communities this past Thursday.

Nearly 5,000 people surrounded 26 Fed Plz to demand #ICEOutOfNY & to pass the New York for All Act, which provides our communities w/ some protections from this cruel deportation agenda.

Rally to call for end to ICE operations in New York City

Immigration advocates, labor union members and elected officials gathered for a rally outside 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan calling for an end to ICE operations in NYC. NBC New York’s Melissa Co...

www.nbcnewyork.com

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Make The Road States @mtrstates.bsky.social · 11d

We’re kicking off the #MRSTHROWDOWN25 in New Jersey! Compas from across the states are coming together to build power and community 🦋✊🏽

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 9d

🎂Your birthday bash is coming up so why not skip the gifts & start a fundraiser for your favorite community organization putting in the work to defend immigrant communities in NYC!

To keep up the fight, we need your help now more than ever!

Email us to get started!

Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 12d

Just yesterday, we all saw an Ecuadorian mother being separated from her husband, assaulted and violently thrown on the floor by an ICE agent in front of her kids. SHAMEFUL!

We demand our leaders take urgent action to end these abuses & stop separating immigrant families! #ICEOutOfNY

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 12d

✊This is what community looks like!

Last night’s rally was a BEAUTIFUL show of solidarity for immigrant communities.

5k NYers peacefully took over the streets around 26 Fed Plz to make it clear that we will not stay silent as ICE repeatedly commits violent & unlawful actions against our people.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 12d

Federal cuts mean fewer hospitals, longer trips, longer waits—and praying your plan even covers the care you need. That’s not a healthcare system, that’s abandonment.

It’s time for a system that works for us, not against us. It’s time to pass the New York Health Act.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 12d

NYers are surrounding 26 Fed Plaza right now with clear demands:

🧊Get #ICEOutOfNY & release all immigrants detained at 26 Federal Plaza;
🪖No federal troops in NYC;
🦋Pass #NY4All & the NYC Trust Act.

It’s time for our leaders to take action to protect ALL New Yorkers, including immigrants.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 12d

New Yorkers stop their march in front of 26 Federal Plaza to observe a moment of silence for all in our immigrant communities disappeared, killed and currently suffering at the hands of ICE.

We’re united in demanding an end to these abuses. #ICEOutOfNY

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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 12d

What an outpouring of New Yorkers joining together to protect our communities & say no to ICE. Marching around 26 Federal Plaza where so many are torn from their families.

@thenyic.bsky.social @maketheroadny.bsky.social @1199seiu.org @indivisible.org @cwaunion.bsky.social @citizenactionny.org

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