New message from Indivisible On Los Angeles and No Kings day; keeping it peaceful, non-violent

[Amaryllis]

https://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/118577?t=14&akid=118577%2E4288223%2ERL8yWq
(Please go to this link above to access some imbedded links in the message below):

Last night, the Trump regime activated the National Guard to crush peaceful protests against brutal ICE raids that’ve been taking place throughout Los Angeles County.

“Peaceful protests” is not just our phrasing. The Los Angeles Police Department issued a statement last night commending protesters for remaining nonviolent. That stands in stark contrast to the behavior of ICE, which has marauded through the streets in full tactical gear, launching gas at protesters, disappearing community members, and injuring California SEIU President David Huerta as he exercised his right to record them. Huerta remains in detention as we write this.

Clearly, the deployment of military forces was an unnecessary abuse of power by this regime intended to chill dissent against its attacks on our rights, our families, and our communities. They want to sow fear, to escalate, to provoke an emergency that will justify the exercise of ever-greater authoritarian powers.

But we will not cower. On June 14, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this administration’s authoritarian agenda.

If you haven’t found a protest to join yet, please visit the No Kings map here.

No Kings Mass Protests June 14

More than ever, it is critical that we come together to show we will not submit to Trump’s fear tactics. He can roll tanks through DC, he can deploy the military to LA, but we can mobilize millions in large cities and small towns from sea to shining sea.

If you have friends who’ve been alarmed about the events unfolding in LA, urge them to join you next Saturday.

But knowing that tyrants aim to provoke violence as a pretense for enacting emergency powers and further crackdown, it’s essential we all commit to a central tenet of the No Kings mass mobilization: Non-violence.

We strongly encourage all No Kings participants to attend the ACLU’s Know Your Rights Training, this Tuesday at 7pm ET / 4pm PT, which will prepare you to handle any encounter with law enforcement and de-escalate tense situations at marches and protests (en Español a las 5:15pm PT).

And for folks in LA, please know we’ve been in touch with No Kings event organizers and offered additional resources to keep these events -- which are going forward as planned -- peaceful and productive.

Let’s all draw inspiration from the folks who bravely showed up to peacefully protest heavily armed ICE officers this weekend. People who came out to defend their neighbors, their communities, and their sense of what this country is supposed to stand for.

See you on June 14.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team
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[SheltieLover]

1. This should be pinned imo

Ty!

[Amaryllis]

2. HOw does that happen? PM Earl? I can post it on the NoKings thread that he pinned.

[SheltieLover]

4. No idea

[Cha]

8. That's a good idea.. Post it there and

maybe Community Help again.. EarlG should see that.

Thank You!

[LauraInLA]

7. Kick

[Hekate]

3. Planning on it

[yellow dahlia]

5. K&R

[Cha]

6. "But we will not cower. On June 14, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this adminis..."

Authoritarian Regine.." .

Mahalo, Amaryllis & Individual!

[calimary]

9. Absolutely determined to prove all the haters wrong!

This event WILL be peaceful from start to finish. We will lead by example - how to keep these events so peaceful you can take your baby AND your mom and not even worry.

We’re adults at these things, and we learned how to behave LONG LONG AGO.