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WA Whistles@wawhistles· 15d

Please help recover a detained community member’s car from impound and get it back to their family before it is auctioned off. Every day adds $101.25 to the recovery fee! Venmo @SKCsolidarity with note "car" or "🚗" venmo.com/u/SKCsolidar... Every little bit helps!

URGENT FUNDS NEEDED
Community member detained by ICE annex’s bell to recover car from impound ASAP!
- current bill sits at $1500 and counting
- each additional day adds $101.25 to recovery fee!
Please help! (Image of phone with $)
Venmo @SKCsolidarity with note “car” or “🚗”

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Jul 10

Red: detainments, arrests, raids Yellow: active agents (questioning, canvassing, etc) Green: ICE spotted iceout.org/en/

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Jul 10

Join us tomorrow Friday 7/10 to make whistle kits! Downtown Seattle at Common Power (directions below) We give free whistle kits to anyone who wants them. Whether you need one for yourself or 100 for your preschool community, please come by! Drop-ins welcome @ourcommonpower.bsky.social #seattle

Photo of sidewalk signboard, which says
“ICE WATCH WHISTLE FACTORY” in big bold black text.
Smaller lettering reads Common Power and Fridays 10:30-2:00
There’s a red whistle graphic

Photo of a table at a whistle kit party, from above. You can see zines (folded and unfolded), KYR cards, and colorful whistles. Also several peoples hands and some coffee mugs

WHISTLE KIT FRIDAY: 7/10
WHAT: make ICE alert whistle kits / Build your community / fight fascism with friends
WHEN: Friday 7/10, 10:30-2
WHERE: Common Power, downtown Seattle 98104. Point your map to Sensa Salon; we’re right next door. Transit: G Line (10 ft), Link Symphony Station (3 blocks), 3rd Ave buses (3 blocks)

All welcome! Please come by if you want free whistle kits to give away.

QR code and spelled out url for tr.ee/wawhistles

Photo of Common Power during a whistle factory Friday. 15 people of all ages and colors sit at tables arranged in a u shape. They are folding zines and putting whistles on keyrings. They have emoji stars on their faces. One of the walls is brick with an orange banner that reads VOTING IS OUR COMMON POWER

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Jul 8

ICE is surging in the Seattle area. (Map shows activity in the last week) Do you have your whistle with you?

Map of ICE sightings from iceout.org, 7/1-7/8, showing Puget sound area between Fort Lewis and Marysville.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· May 6

Yesterday Tom Homan promised (more) mass deportations. “You ain’t seen shit yet.” 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

Screenshot from CNN article linked in quoted post. Text reads

Homan said he spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin earlier in the morning to discuss what the administration will do “in the next couple of months.”

(highlighted in blue) “You ain’t seen shit yet,” Homan said. “This year will be a good year. Mass deportations are coming.”

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Apr 12

Very cool! Tech workers & contractors: DM us know if you want free whistle kits for your colleagues or campus.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Apr 12

We’d love to give free whistle kits on tech campuses! DMs open Each whistle kit contains a whistle, a bilingual zine with info about how to use it, and a Know Your Rights card.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Apr 3

On Fridays we make whistle kits! Join us April 4 from 10:30-2 at Common Power in downtown Seattle (on 1st Ave between Madison and Spring, right next to Sensa Salon) All welcome, for however long you can stay!

Event flyer featuring green whistle illustrations on a light beige textured background

WHISTLE KIT FRIDAYS
WHAT: make ICE alert whistle kits / Build your community / fight fascism with friends
WHEN: Every Friday, 10:30-2
WHERE: Common Power, downtown Seattle 98104. Point your map to Sensa Salon; we’re right next door. Transit: G Line (10 ft), Link Symphony Station (3 blocks), 3rd Ave buses (3 blocks)

QR code and spelled out url for tr.ee/wawhistles

Photo of a bunch of whistle kits = zine + whistle in a small plastic bag. These whistles are 3D printed in a variety of ways of colors: pink, orange, yellow, green

The zine cover reads:
WHISTLES!
Stay loud, form a crowd
LOS SILBATOS!
forma un group, haz ruido
In very small text: Spanish/Espanol
There is a black and white woodcut illustration of a whistle with crowd of people raising their hands

Photo of whistle kit making from above, showing a takeout container full of colorful whistles, more whistles loose on the table, a stack of red cards, folded and unfolded zines, coffee cups, and people’s hands

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 30

Circling back to mutual aid: southseattleemerald.org/community/so... Instagram: @skc_e_mutualaid www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 29

Today! Sunday 3/29, 2:30-5:30 pm in the U District (Seattle) Join us to assemble ICE-alert whistles kits. All welcome; come for however long you can.

Event flyer: white and yellow text on blue background. In upper left is silhouette of two hands reaching towards each other.

Text reads, from largest to smallest:
ICE Whistle Alert Workshop and Distribution
Assemble and package whistle kits
Every Sunday*
2:30-5 :30 pm
4001 9th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
* consult UFM Seattle calendar to confirm specific date
- ample on-site parking
- accessible building
- near I-5 snd Ne 49th St bridges
- 8-12 minute walk from U District light rail station and Campus Parkway& 15th Ave bus stops
Linktr.ee/wa.whistles
Ufmseattle.org
University Friends Quaker Meeting

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 26

Two opportunities to make whistle kits tonight (Thursday 3/26) in Snohomish County: - Bayside Cafe in Everett, 6-8 pm - Edmonds Lutheran Church in Edmonds, 6 pm #snoco #edmonds #everett #iceout #icewhistle

Graphic titled “Sno Co Thursday 3/26”. The background is a map of southwest Snohomish county. Subtitle “Free! Make Ice watch whistle kits and connect with neighbors”. Both title and subtitle are in purple text.

Two hot pink map pins show locations of whistle kit parties. One is in Edmonds near SR 104 and Hwy 99. It’s labeled Edmonds / Edmonds Lutheran Church 6 pm

The other pin is in Everett. It’s labeled Everett / Bayside Cafe 6-8 pm

There’s a graphic of whistle, longer style, in yellow and pink

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 23

Lots of opportunities to make whistle kits in Seattle this week! Join us 💖💖💖

Map of Seattle with whistle events marked. Title reads Seattle Whistle Kit Events 3/23-27
From top:
Purple pin marker in Ballard, labeled Tues 3/24, Obec Brewing 6-9 pm
blue pin marker over downtown, labeled Fri 3/27, Common Power 10:30-2
Purple pin marker over S Beacon Hill, labeled Tuesday 3/24, NewHolly Library 4:45-7 pm
Pink pin marker over Rainier Beach, leveled Monday 3/23, Rainier Beach Library 1-4 pm

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 23

I’m not crying, you’re crying

Screenshot detail from image 3 from the quoted post.

Photo of six signs made by kids. From upper left to bottom right:
1) MINNEAPOLIS STRONG 🖤 on red paper
2) childish drawing of two people, lots of 67s in the background
3) childish drawing of two anthropomorphic bears. Text says Minnesota 2B Fernando. I ❤️ my friends
4) teacher handwriting “I WANT MY FRIENDS BACK” with colorful childish scribbles in the background
5) PEACE FOR MINNESOTA with colorful abstract painting
6) WE LOVE EVERYONE

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 20

State of the world got you feeling angry or powerless? Come make whistle kits with us! Today 3/20, 10:30 am - 2 pm in downtown Seattle. Drop-ins welcome! #seattle #iceout #icewhistles @ourcommonpower.bsky.social

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 19

Did someone ask for guillotine whistles?

Photo of a a bunch of freshly 3D printed whistles still on the tray. The whistles are rectangular and peach colored with an image of a guillotine printed on the top in black and grey

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 18

Unlike MN, WA hasn’t been invaded by thousands of masked federal thugs, but that doesn’t been things are quiet here. Per their official data, ICE grabbed and imprisoned nearly 2,250 people in the last three months of 2025.

Line chart of total arrests per calendar year quarter, based on total DHS I-213 “Record of Deportable/Inadmissible Alien” forms generated in ICE’s Seattle Area of Responsibility (covering the states of Alaska, Oregon, and Washington) from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. From a recent low point of fewer than 250 arrests in late 2024, arrests increased steadily during 2025 to a high of nearly 2250 arrests during the final three months of 2025. (Source: DHS I-213 forms obtained via FOIA; Analysis: UW Center for Human Rights

Map of county per capita ICE arrests documented by I-213 forms during 2025 in Washington state. ICE field offices in Ferndale, Richland, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, and Yakima are indicated. Scale ranges from 0 to 185 arrests per 100,000 residents. Yakima County had the highest rate, at more than 180 arrests per 100,000 residents during 2025; followed by Franklin (66 arrests per capita), Whatcom (58) and Mason (55), Chelan (40), and King (44) counties. All other counties had fewer than 30 arrests per capita during 2025. (Source: DHS I-213 forms obtained via FOIA. County population estimates via U.S. Census 2020-2024. Analysis: UW Center for Human Rights)

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 18

Questions for whistle, RR, and ICE watch friends: Do you use a specific whistle protocol? (eg Code 1 = ICE is nearby = short blasts) How helpful are the different “codes” in real life? What do you think of switching to a single whistle code? Essentially: blow whistle if you see ICE

Photo of a jumble of 3D printed whistles in different styles and colors. Predominant: red hearts that say “love will win”, shiny green RESIST whistles, purple/orange gradient whistles with Resist fist

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Mar 13

A little snow can’t stop us! Today’s Whistle Factory Friday will go on as planned. We have lots of supplies; just bring yourself. See you there & safe travels! @ourcommonpower.bsky.social

Graphic flyer for Whistle Factory Fridays
Text reads
“Join us! Fight fascism with friends!”
Whistle Factory Fridays
Hosted by Common Power
10:30 am- 2:00 pm
1020 1st Ave
Downtown Seattle right on the G line
Most Fridays, breaks for holidays.

How to help:
- Donate -Venmo @kate-whistles
- Show up and bring a friend
- Bring supplies (whistles, unfolded zines, keyrings, KYR cards)
- Learn more: tr.ee/wawhistles

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 17

Testing out a new concept: two whistles per kit. One to wear around your neck, one for your keychain (or a friend). What do you think? Which of these would you grab?

Photo of 6 whistle kits on a grey background, arranged in two rows of 3. Each kit has two whistles and a zine (stay loud, form a crowd) in a small clear zip top bag.

Top row, left to right: two orange whistles (one big, one skinny), a rainbow whistle & and a small purple whistle, a big gold whistle and a small black whistle.

Bottom row, left to right: two red whistles, a pink heart whistle that says Defy Tyranny and a little pink and white whistle, a big pink whistle and a smaller pink and blue whistle.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 17

Okay but what about whistle earrings?

Photo of 3 pairs of whistle earrings on a wood background. One pair are hot pink rectangular. Two pairs are heart shaped whistles: one with rainbow colors and the other a cool green purple iridescent.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 14

There can be no love without justice Love is an action: never simply a feeling - bell hooks

Pink and black heart-shaped whistles on a background of grey and white striped fabric. The whistles say “Love wins” in a cursive script

A jumble of whistles in pink, blue, red, and purple. There are a variety of shapes, including heart whistles that say “FICE” “defy tyranny” “oh no! Gestapo” “ice out” “no kings” “melt ice” “no human is illegal” “on stolen land”

A bunch of heart shaped whistles assembled into a heart shape. The big heart is outlined in other pink and red whistles. The heart shaped whistles look like candy hearts in colors of green, pale blue, orange, yellow, white, and purple. They say “ice out” “no human is illegal”. The whistles are arranged on a fabric background that has large checks in vibrant colors of pink, purple, green, blue, brown, orange.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 13

We’ve given away more than 115,000 free whistle kits, all powered by volunteers and community donations. Each whistle kit is cheap to make, but those costs add up over time! If you can, please consider helping us out: venmo.com/u/Kate-Whist...

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 11

Here’s an idea: Dems in Congress start wearing whistles. We can have a special whistle protocol for Congressional Hearings. - short staccato blasts for off topic tangents/filibustering - long blasts for lies and fascism

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 11

Mobile supply depot (aka my biggest wheelie suitcase)

Photo of open suitcase, shiny black with turquoise zipper and lining. Inside is a jumble of clear ziplock bags, each filled with a colorful mix of 3D printed whistles in many shapes and sizes. Some of the bags are labeled- 50, 100, 200. It’s impossible to count but rough guess at least 1,000 whistles in the suitcase

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 9

This Saturday 2/14, be our valentine by making whistle kits for your community! Just steps from the Northgate light rail station in north Seattle

Poster on sepia background with red hearts and an illustration of a whistle.

Text says
Be Our Valentine
Community Whistle Factory
Feb 14th 11 am- 3 pm
Residence Inn by Marriott
Northgate Station
10600 1st Ave NE
Seattle WA 98125
Commuting by light rail is encouraged, but parking is available across from the hotel.

Some of the hearts have text: “no human is illegal” “ice out”

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 9

Can confirm that Julie is a regular at our Friday whistle factories at Common Power! We meet every Friday 10:30-2 at Common Power’s office in downtown Seattle, right around the corner from the federal building. Drop in for your lunch break or stay the whole time.

Screenshot from Urbanist article linked. Highlighted text reads “Kang has been busy putting together whistle kits with ‘Know Your Rights’ information and distributing them to neighbors.”

Remainder of paragraph, not highlighted, reads “Community members are disseminating whistle kits across the country in order for neighbors to alert those at risk of U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) enforcement actions and allow for rapid community response.”

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Feb 4

If you want whistles to give away in your community, you can set up a Whistle Drop Box in a local business. We keep a map of these locations. Do some hyperlocal advertising with flyers or on Reddit, and soon random strangers will be dropping off free 3D printed whistles.

Box with lid, a bit bigger than a shoebox, labeled WHISTLE DROP BOX and DROP 3D PRINTED WHISTLES HERE. Blue painters tape obscures whatever was on the box before. Next to it is a clear tub containing whistle kits.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Jan 31

We made 7,384 whistle kits today at Common Power!! SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR Seattle, you’re amazing. Especially the 90ish of you who joined us today.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Jan 30

Tomorrow, Friday Jan 30, at Common Power! Can we break our record of 3,060 kits? We’ve got the supplies, you bring the energy.

WA Whistles@wawhistles· Jan 29

I picked up 4,400 whistles from Hawiskan today! Behold, a big a$$ box of whistles. (That’s the technical term.)