Earlier today, CHN along with our partners @nilc.org @detentionwatchnetwork.org @popdemoc.bsky.social marched and gathered on Capitol Hill w/ the message "FUND CARE, NOT ICE." Under the blistering DC heat, we’re demanding Congress reject more funding for ICE & CBP and protect Medicaid, SNAP & ACA.

We all need to be united as human beings—no matter where we were born or what language we speak. Human rights, not cruel partisan politics, are our common thread.

Not a Penny More for ICE, Wars, or Billionaires—Fund Communities Instead

Immigrant families want what all families want: safety, health, and opportunities. The federal budget puts these at risk for our families—and yours, too.

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1/🧵 Nothing says hate group like going after an organization that has dedicated its existence to rooting them out.

On April 1, We Are CASA, @aclu.org, and partners are rallying for our rights, our families, and our future. Join us at 10am to make it clear: #BirthrightCitizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, and the President cannot override the Constitution. Period.

Our Executive Director's opinion for @commondreams.org: "Defending birthright citizenship is not only about protecting children of immigrants. It is about preserving a constitutional framework that recognizes our shared humanity and limits the government’s ability to decide whose rights matter."

Common Dreams@commondreams.org · 4mo ago

If the court strikes down birthright citizenship, it would let the government decide who counts as American based on the circumstances of their birth, writes DaMareo Cooper of @popdemoc.bsky.social.

Join the People's Chorus, a national community raising our voices together to demand change. Monthly gifts help us run neighbor-to-neighbor organizing trainings, mobilize working people to take action and amplify stories from the frontlines. Fuel the fight: populardemocracy.org/donate-form/...

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We’re forging a path towards a just, multiracial democracy filled with opportunity. As a national network, we play a unique role in bringing together and building the capacity of our affiliate partner...

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Black History Month is our time to highlight the beauty of our people and everything we’ve built, fought for, and carried forward.

"I cannot view the actions of ICE separate from the context of Black Codes or the Fugitive Slave Act. When I hear of masked men in unmarked cars snatching our neighbors from street corners, I imagine the position of my ancestors..." – LaDon Love, @spacesinaction.bsky.social #Defendthe14thAmendment

This is a sankofa moment: What are we learning?

In this season of Black History Month, LaDon Love reflects on the practice of Sankofa and the need to understand our past to shape a better future.

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Here is our 2019 impact brief with @popdemoc.bsky.social outlining what this loss meant for CoreCivic and GEO Group: populardemocracy.org/sites/defaul...

The Intercept@theintercept.com · 6mo ago

According to a nonprofit report, banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, cost the prison companies billions in potential financing. Now, the private prison firms are fighting back, spending millions on lobbying Congress to pass a law to require that the banks can’t deny their business.

Billions of dollars in opioid settlement funds from pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. must go to what's proven to work: ✅Harm reduction ✅Housing & support NOT: 🚫Prisons 🚫Family separation Read more from our grantee @popdemoc.bsky.social: populardemocracyinaction.org/publication/...

A National Roadmap for Spending Opioid Settlement Funds in 2026: Supporting Communities & Ending the Overdose Crisis - Popular Democracy in Action

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Happening now: Members of @wearecasa.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social Congregation Action Network and @domesticworkers.bsky.social are gathering to demand the Senate block all funding for DHS and ICE.

As the partial government shutdown drags on over DHS funding, Midwest advocates say it’s not just a budget fight—it’s about human dignity & constitutional rights. “Who gets to be human in the United States in the future.” —DaMareo Cooper (@popdemoc.bsky.social) #DHS #GovernmentShutdown #CivilRights

DHS funding fight sparks human rights outcry

Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news…

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🚨Minneapolis 🚨 another murder by ICE funded by our tax dollars! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! #AbolishICE www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Breaking: Video shows another shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis

Agents shot the man several times after wrestling him to the ground.

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We showed up in DC today for Little v. Hecox because banning trans girls from school sports is discrimination, no matter how politicians try to dress it up. These laws weren’t based on evidence or real harm. They were based on fear.

"Organizations such as the @streetvendorproj.bsky.social and Make the Road NY have increased resources for street vendors & immigrants. These include legal & financial assistance, & #KnowYourRights trainings." ✊The most valuable defense our communities have against ICE is to know our rights!

How street vendors navigate the fear of ICE | amNewYork

Street vendors, most of whom are immigrants, are among those targeted by ICE as they try to earn a living.

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🚨ACTON NEEDED: We demand that ICE #FreeAllan! On Monday, November 24th, just days before families across the country gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving, Allan, a gay man originally from the Cayman Islands was detained & separated from his husband following their marriage-based green card interview.

Earlier this month, we were proud to partner with @copalmn.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social @threewatersprt.bsky.social and @oilchange.bsky.social for a Movement to End Fossil Fuels training in Minneapolis! There'll be more trainings in other cities soon, so stay tuned!

“By exercising rights loudly, courageously, and openly, people protect them… [Trump's attacks on the 14th Amendment] serve to divide and distract people as the White wealthy class consolidates power. But just like those who walked before us, we can claim our rights.” —Analilia Mejía & DaMareo Cooper

NPQ (Nonprofit Quarterly)@npquarterly.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Why We Must Defend the Fourteenth Amendment: "By exercising rights loudly, courageously, and openly, people protect them." nonprofitquarterly.org/why-we-must-... @demosorg.bsky.social @popdemoc.bsky.social

"As organizers and practitioners of democracy, we must act every day to protect these invaluable rights—irrespective of race, class, or status. ...The 14th Amendment says freedom and dignity belong to all of us." nonprofitquarterly.org/why-we-must-...

Why We Must Defend the Fourteenth Amendment | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

The three post–Civil War constitutional amendments offered the United States a second, more democratic founding. Preserving this framework is essential.

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Our leaders failed us — but our communities are fighting back.⁠ ⁠ Tonight, @reprokhanna joins us to break down what’s happening in Congress and how we organize for food, care, and dignity.⁠ ⁠ 🗓️ TONIGHT @ 7 PM ET — National Fight Back Call⁠ RSVP now @ link in bio.⁠ popdemoc.org/FightBack

SCOTUS just upheld marriage equality by refusing to revisit the 2015 ruling. Millions of LGBTQ+ Americans keep their right to marry. Love still wins. ❤️🌈 Text DEFEND to 25463 #LoveWins

Millions are losing healthcare today because of Republican cruelty and the cowardice of the eight Senate Democrats who voted with them.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 9mo ago

"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes Jonathan Chait. Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in: https://theatln.tc/ZOBij51v

We were proud to join @popdemoc.bsky.social and partners at today’s rally lifting up the stories of those that depend on the Affordable Care Act for affordable health care.

👪 Protecting our Families: Planning Guide   This resource is a guide to start a family preparedness conversation, in case of emergencies like immigration arrests.    To download the full guide in both English & Spanish, and for more resources, visit: weprotectusny.org

Happy Indigenous People’s Day, today and EVERY DAY!

We're still celebrating and grieving the life of our North Star. Fly High Assata Olugbala Shakur 🕊

🦋 This weekend, we celebrated Mexican Independence Day with our NYC communities despite ICE’s pervasive presence & threats throughout our neighborhoods. Although these are dark times for our people, we will always show our pride for our culture & support one another.

Workers are about to see their health insurance costs go up by 5%. Employers will see 10% higher health insurance costs. That's because healthcare is being cut in order to send a six-figure tax break to each member of the richest 1%. I'm sure that'll be great for the economy.

This Thursday!!!

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 11mo ago

BIG NEW YORKERS AGAINST ICE rally at 6 pm, Thursday, 9/25 at Foley Square in NYC, friends! Please do come through! If you've never been to a rally, why not start here? It's 2025 and it's time. We all gotta stand up for all of us.

“Fascism is not new. It wears a new dress, buys new boots—but it can only reproduce fear, denial, and the loss of will to fight.” Toni Morrison’s timeless warning on fascism & censorship still rings out today. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...