Part of this work has been learning to do what’s sustainable. Sustainability, especially as a disabled person, is vital, occasionally unpredictable, and entirely dependent on the individual, the day, and your personal circle of support. We cannot effectively organize or protect ourselves if we’re burnt out. We cannot do everything alone and expect to not burn out. Measuring what you’re capable of doing long term is a learning process and a skill. Do not feel bad if you’re bad

The reality is 3,000 ICE agents are here, perfectly prepared to publicly murder us no matter who we are. ICE and the DHS are acting as if our rights don’t matter because to them, they don’t. It is everyone’s personal responsibility to make a risk assessment before we patrol, or do a supply run, or go to work, or even just leave the house: Is what I’m doing today worth the risk to my safety? Do I have everything I need to keep myself safe? The people of Minneapolis are going t

ICE agents continue to patrol the streets, raiding homes, abducting our neighbors, and surveilling us; but our city has mobilized. Everybody is armed with whistles and fully charged phones to document all ICE actions. Neighborhoods have their own teams of observers— people whose role is to alert others in the area if they see an ICE agent or vehicle and record what happens. People are stepping up to donate and run supplies to families in need.