STUDENT ORGANIZED WALKOUT! This captures the first 7 minutes of protestors crossing the pedestrian bridge on their way to the city county building, and they were still coming with no end in sight. We wish our recording device could have captured the thunderous,...
**GOOD NEWS** For Week Ending 01/25
Catching up! Jan 16 In Pennsylvania, Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler announced that he is ending his office’s partnership with ICE. Ceisler explained that a “leader in the Latino community” told him “not a single member of their community had called 911 or felt...
INDIVISIBLE KNOXVILLE SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL ‘FREE AMERICA WALKOUT’
Organized as the ‘Free America Walkout’, citizens around the country walked out of their places of employment and schools at 2 p.m. Tuesday to say “NO!” to the Trump administration’s disregard for the rule of law and molestation of citizens and immigrants. After the...
National Walkout & Rally On Tuesday!
Key Logistics For Today’s Protest
KEY REMINDERS AND LOGISTICS FOR TODAY We gather rain or shine. Rain melts ICE, but not the resistance! Time & Location: We'll be gathering at NOON and spreading out along the intersection of Western, Summit Hill, and Broadway. Wear black - we are in mourning for...
Public Pressure Works! Avelo Ends Contracts With ICE.
The good news today is that public pressure works. It doesn’t always work as quickly as we would like it to… sometimes it feels like we aren’t making progress at all… Sometimes public pressure is big and loud. Sometimes it is just as powerful when it is quiet and...
Trump Has TAKEN OVER Venezuela.
So Trump and the oil companies TOOK OVER Venezuela last night for the oil?! A sovereign nation. A Republic! In his own words! He still has Somilia and Greenland on his radar. If you weren’t alarmed before… NOW IS THE TIME!!! If you haven’t yet, call your senators...
Local/Ethical Shopping Alternatives For We Ain’t Buying It Boycott (Work In Progress)
Shopping alternatives for ‘We Ain’t Buying It’ Boycott - November 28th thru December 1st You asked, so we put out the call. These are the answers OUR COMMUNITY contributed. (Most of these stores are local and listed in alphabetical order with link. If someone...
Election Night Good News For Beleaguered Souls
**Election Night Good News** If you needed an infusion to keep you going (and trust me we’ve ALL been scraping the bottom of the hope barrel the past couple of months), we got it last night. Because Democrats won across this country in a sweeping rejection of the...
Help Support Local Food Banks During Lapse Of SNAP Benefits
With delays in SNAP benefits and increased demand, area food banks are seeing higher need this month. If you’re able, please consider donating, volunteering, or spreading the word about Knoxville’s local food assistance programs below. 1. Second Harvest Food Bank of...