Ordinary Citizen Protesting
@thewelcometable
Spiritual director, coordinator of The Welcome Table LGBTQ community, ordinary citizen protesting illegal, unconstitutional, & unethical actions by the Trump administration.
Day 478.5 TONITE! Conversation with Daniel Squadron, Co-founder of The States Project, who will discuss his new book coming out on June 9th, The Fourth Branch-How State Government Can Save Our Union. www.mobilize.us/markersforde...
Day 471.6 US service member arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment. Watson criticized the Trump admin’s recent military actions in Venezuela, Iran & ICE actions arguing they violate multiple constitutional provisions. www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/p... www.instagram.com/reel/DaWB0OR...
Day 468.2 10,000+ people have been detained in the last 5 days, a major surge that has stemmed from a push w/in the White House & ICE leadership to increase arrest rates to 2,000 arrests a day. But these two people haven't lost hope...
Day 461.5 Former Death Penalty Supporter OH Gov Mike DeWine Urges Abolition of the Death Penalty www.youtube.com/watch Show your support: governor.ohio.gov/contact/cont...
Day 449.2 Catholic teaching tells us that racism is a sin, a nat'l moral failure & a fundamental test of our faith. As we celebrate Juneteenth & our nation’s 250th, this dialogue will look at the Voting Rts Act & its contested future – catholicsocialthought.georgetown.edu/events/250-y...
Day 446.2 The Donald J. Trump & Jeffrey Epstein reading room has arrived in Washington, D.C. for Donald Trump’s birthday. It will be open to the public starting June 9th. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Day 446 Representatives Jason Crow, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Mike Levin have launched the End Corruption Caucus, aimed at reducing the influence of wealthy donors, dark money, and special interests in American politics. ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Day 444.3 Border Mass 250 will be held 6/26 in Nogales, AZ & Nogales, Sonora, as a binational celebration honoring the contributions of immigrants to the US on the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence.
Day 434.3 The Gov't Accountability Office is leading an investigation into how DOGE accessed sensitive gov't databases but Trump’s federal agencies are refusing to submit records. Online call to push for accountability! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Day 434.2 Detention Centers on Hunger Strike Day 5. Trump Admin reacted by transferring strike organizer Marvin Soto & denying the strike is happening. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news... Donate:commissary accts for Adelanto secure.actblue.com/donate/adela... & Delaney Hall givebutter.com/commissaryfund
Day 429 Jewish Labor Bund: a movement of socialist, secular, defiantly Jewish revolutionaries who rejected Zionism. Molly Crabapple's New York Times bestselling new book, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund, has brought them back. www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/about/
Day 422.7 Viktor Orbán’s regime consolidated power over Hungary’s gov't, media, economy..until 4/12. 5/28 at 11 AM Breaking the Code: Lessons from Hungary Conversation exploring what the US can learn from the broad opposition movement in Hungary. secure.faithinactioninternational.org/a/breaking-c...
Day 419.6 What Trump's policies have cost people in Illinois:
Day 405.2 Multifaith Immigrant Justice Alliance Service 5/1 at noon Union Park on Ashland Ave & Washington St 1pm March w ICIRR to Daley Plaza Coalition for Spiritual & Public Leadership 5/1 at noon 1919 W. Maypole (Park #578 The People’s Plaza) www.csplaction.org/events/may-day
Day 399.4 ICE: No One Is Safe - Not Even People W Disabilities is a short documentary that shines a light on the human cost of immigration enforcement policies & their disproportionate impact on immigrant & disability communities. www.youtube.com/watch audio described version: www.youtube.com/watch
Day 391.4 The EQUAL TAX ACT ensures wealthy investors pay taxes on their investment income at the same rate as earned income for those earning over $1 million annually. HR 5336 - www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... S4112 - www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... Pass Equal Tax Act resist.bot/petitions/PU...
Day 377.5 Palantir is being paid billions of your tax $ to build one of the most powerful surveillance systems in American history while groceries, rent, and healthcare are crushing working families. Join a nat'l call 4/2 at 7pm ET to find out how to take action during Congress's April recess.
Day 364 On Trans Day of Visibility 3/30 at 7:30pm ET Indivisible will host "Centering Trans Leadership & Accountable Allyship" w panelists from Parents of Trans Children, Advocates for Trans Equality, & public ed specialist Tekla Taylor. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/... DuPage locals see right flyer
Day 363.3 Trump's pick for DHS head supports a Christian Nat'list group seeking control of gov't at every level. 5 days before U.S. attacks on Venezuela, Mullin bought stock in oil & defense contractor. www.oklahoman.com/story/news/p... Stop his nomin! His hearing is 3/18 resist.bot/petitions/PU...
Day 363.2 In a pastoral letter 3/15 Bishop Seitz of El Paso urged ICE agents not to follow orders that violate their consciences. “No one has to obey an illegal order..carefully discern the moral requirements of the Gospel at this moment w integrity & honesty” www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...
Day 362.7 Timothy Snyder will share his insight on our current political situation & saving our democracy.NOPE Neighbors will discuss political strategy for winning the midterms & opportunities for political action & resistance. Tues 3/17 5pm EDT. www.mobilize.us/nope/event/8...
Day 362 Stop the War: Discussion U.S.-Israel war in Iran 3/17 8PM CDT Puya Gerami Iranian-Americans for Peace & Democracy Samer Araabi Arab Resource & Organizing Center Eran Efrati Jewish Voice for Peace Bill Fletcher Standing for Democracy Sara Haghdoosti MoveOn actionnetwork.org/events/stop-...
Day 357 US appeals court rules Trump can suspend refugee admissions "Trump shut down the US Refugee Admissions program..1/25. Since then [the admin] admitted 2,000+ white Afrikaners from S Africa while refugees from other parts of the world have been denied resettlement." www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...