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Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota, Pt. 2

In the second part of a two part series, Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need] Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families [https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families] Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis] Supplies for Political Art Making https://givebutter.com/spno [https://givebutter.com/spno] Protective Gear for Legal Observers https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe] Diapers and Menstrual Supplies  https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2 [https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2] Abolish Ice Shirts https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e [https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e] Northstar Front Line Street Medics https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth [https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth] Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund Venmo: @TCSwoletariat Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota

Margaret and James reflect on their time in Minnesota, the incredible community response to the immigration raids, and what other communities can learn from the Twin Cities. Links: Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-phillips-families-in-urgent-need] Rent Support for neighbors in Central https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families [https://www.gofundme.com/f/critical-rent-assistance-for-central-neighborhood-families] Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis [https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-powderhorn-families-in-crisis] Supplies for Political Art Making https://givebutter.com/spno [https://givebutter.com/spno] Protective Gear for Legal Observers https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe] Diapers and Menstrual Supplies  https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2 [https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2] Abolish Ice Shirts https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e [https://www.eaglescreenprint.com/printshop/p/defend-612-abolish-ic3-wnj6e] Northstar Front Line Street Medics https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth [https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/northstarhealth] Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund Venmo: @TCSwoletariat Cashapp: $TCSwoletariat See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

CZM Book Club: Because Change Was the Ocean and We Lived by Her Mercy, by Charlie Jane Anders, Part Two

Margaret concludes reading you a story about subculture and love and how things change See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part Two: The Banner Wars: How Dutch Squatters Fought Far-Right Immigration Policy

Margaret continues her conversation with Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/ https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/ See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Part One: The Banner Wars: How Dutch Squatters Fought Far-Right Immigration Policy

Margaret talks to Samantha McVey about the motley and international assortment of activists who refused to let a fascist off the hook. Sources: The Banner Wars, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/27/international/europe/11-die-in-fire-at-dutch-airport-detention-center.html https://web.archive.org/web/20051210182413/http://www.time.com/time/europe/hero2005/cohen.html https://noborder.org/archive_item.php%3Fid=353.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/blast-damages-muslim-school-in-southern-netherlands-532504.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/world/europe/arson-suspected-at-dutch-mosque.html https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-height-by-country https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2005/10/amst-o28.html https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/report_fire_schiphol_oost.pdf https://www.politico.eu/article/netherlands-right-wing-government-dick-schoof-mark-rutte-party-for-freedom/ https://apnews.com/article/migration-netherlands-wilders-asylum-38a5149bf59fad91d2368350405ba9dd https://www.visaverge.com/news/dutch-parliament-enacts-strictest-asylum-policy-in-history/   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.