Sludge media has created an interactive map of ICE contractors around the nation. Click through to find contracts in your area. Contact the companies. Be polite. Many contracts date to January 2025 and some will have already ended. Ask questions and make a plan accordingly. Simply calling with questions lets them know future contracts might be dangerous. If they are actively or defiantly allied with ICE, boycott, or consider protests to raise awareness.
Food banks can stretch your dollar further by buying what they really need at wholesale. If the holiday season feels busy don’t grab a few sale cans to throw in a box — donate that money to the food bank directly. If you’re able, make it recurring.
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Bring snacks to work (or elsewhere) in containers decorated with pro-constitution messages, or with images now associated with progressive causes, like rainbows. Associating treats with ideas works for humans, too.
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Buy lunch for a friend or coworker who is demographically (age, race, class, etc.) different from you. Ask them how they’re doing, and really listen to what they say.
Don’t dive directly into politics. Just build the relationship naturally, one lunch at a time.
If the U.S. is starting wars for oil again, we strike at the pump. Go fill up now, and on Thursday, January 8th, skip the pump. It’s the first of a series of gas-pump protests so #cutTheFuel and spread the word.
Start the semester off with some good news: call your local school district and ask to pay off a student’s lunch debt, or offer to buy supplies for a classroom. Times are getting harder for families. Schools are a way to help anonymously.
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