Ways to Take Action for Change
- Judy Lee
- Feb 25
- 2 min read
Join Tsuru for Solidarity & La Resistencia for Solidarity Day
Tsuru for Solidarity and La Resistencia are hosting a Day of Remembrance and solidarity day on the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center on Saturday, February 21st at 1:00pm. Survivors of Japanese American internment will speak about the parallels between their lived experiences and the current victims of mass immigration detention. La Resistencia will be speaking on the latest conditions inside the detention center and will include Taiko drumming and poetry reading.
Sing for Solidarity and Resistance
The group Singing Resistance has been channeling their sorrow and rage into songs such as "This is our Neighbors" and "It's Ok to Change Your Mind." The tradition of singing for resistance and solidarity in Minnesota today is deeply rooted in the legacy of enslaved African Americans, who used music as a vital tool for survival and communication. During slavery, spirituals and work songs served as coded messages for the Underground Railroad while providing a rare space to assert humanity and preserve cultural identity under violent suppression. This ancestral power evolved through the Civil Rights Movement, where freedom songs transformed fear into collective courage, and it continues to sustain modern organizers. By singing together, today’s activists honor those who sang their way toward liberation, drawing on a centuries-old well of strength to fight for contemporary dignity and community.
If you would like to learn these songs or organize a singing protest, you can get a printable songbook, a guide to using song in movements, and an action kit for how to organize. They also have virtual trainings and have been encouraging people to create their own city chapters. Learn more about this movement and listen to some of the songs in the Anderson Cooper story below.
Get ICE Out of our Neighborhood Yard Signs from MoveOn
MoveOn is offering yard signs with "ICE Our of Our Neighborhoods" and "Immigrants Welcome here" for $40 each. MoveOn is a "community of passionate changemakers committed to building a more just and equitable world." Order your yard sign or other merchandise to show your solidarity at the MoveOn store.
Send a Postcard through The Majority Project
The Majority Project was started by the Black owned, family run print company Signs of Justice and aims to flood congress with 12 million postcards with facts about where the majority of Americans stand on universal background checks, trans rights, abortion, and paths to citizenship. They added a second postcard that says No Troops, No ICE Raids, Due Process to send to your representative
You can visit their site to purchase the original postcards or the one featured below. You can also download the images for free to print on your own. Yard signs, stickers, shirts, and other items to show your solidarity are also available for purchase.
