I smile at clouds.
I listen to raindrops
as they hit the pavement.
I guess how old trees are.
I believe in gratitude.
I save ladybugs
from certain death.
And I look for
things in nature
that remind me
of myself.
Like a flower
breaking through
where it wasn’t
supposed to grow.
by ullie-kaye
music and love in Minnesota
Drew Dietle — at Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis). ·
From the Minneapolis Singing Resistance Organizers:
“The focus of this action will to ENCOURAGE DEFECTIONS by ICE agents. After gathering indoors to rehearse, we will walk through downtown Minneapolis, visiting hotels where ICE agents are known to be staying. We will use the power of song to encourage agents to quit their jobs and walk away from the violence. We will embody a deep spirit of nonviolence and love Encouraging defections is a time-honored tactic by civil resistance movements around the world.
We will embody our commitment to nonviolence and love, singing outside the windows of ICE agents, encouraging them to put down their guns and come back over to the side of humanity and love.
About defections Encouraging defections is a tactic that has been used by civil resistance movements throughout history to erode the power of oppressive regimes. While it is unlikely that individual agents will defect on the spot on Sunday, our goal is to popularize this call in order to expand the possibility of defections happening at critical moments in the future.
The spirit of this action will be to call our lost siblings home. We will operate from a deep spirit of love and belief in the possibility of transformation. We are feeling many things in this time, including outrage, horror, and terror at the actions of ICE agents. We are fully justified in those reactions, and we believe that accountability for harms done is an essential part of transformation. Holding all of that to be true, the message we will convey on Sunday is that if federal agents are willing to step away from their roles and leave their violence behind, we will welcome them back into beloved community. We believe this message is essential to spread throughout the country, in order to undermine the administration’s legitimacy.“
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