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February 15, 2026

This week, White House Border Czar Tom Homan announced the withdrawal of federal agents from Minneapolis, and the end to the so-called “Operation Metro Surge.” Many of us will be watching, skeptically but hopefully, for confirmation that the withdrawal sticks.

What the people of Minneapolis have suffered at the hands of the Trump regime – the loss of life, disappearing of community members, and disruption of business, healthcare, and education – is a disgrace. But through it, the Twin Cities community showed us exactly how nonviolent, organized ordinary citizens can prevail against tyranny by showing up, bearing witness, and standing together with neighbors.

In the words of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, “They thought they could break us, but a love for our neighbors and a resolve to endure can outlast an occupation.” 

This week, there are so many opportunities to come together in our neighborhoods, to build this kind of powerful solidarity. Join us!

Your Top 3 actions for this week

  1. ✋🚫 Hands Off NYC Community Weekend of Action: All weekend, February 20-22. Hands Off NYC Community Weekends of Action are designed to celebrate the joy of community, distribute useful information, and help us build a culture of defiance across the city.
    • Stop by Indivisible Brooklyn’s Solidarity School and Fundraiser on Saturday February 21, 3-6pm in Sunset Park. Come eat delicious food, learn how to build solidarity with neighbors, and raise funds for a new South Brooklyn Family Legal Fund to help people with families in detention. RSVP here.
    • Join Brooklyn Resisters for a Resistance Laboratory on Sunday February 22, 4-6pm in Kensington. There will be music, dance, whistles, zines, and opportunities to learn about ways to protect democracy in the United States. RSVP here.
    • And there are various other actions scheduled all weekend across New York City. Find one that works for you here!

  2. 🦺 Marshal Training for No Kings and Future Protests: Saturday, February 21 at 12pm in Park Slope. In light of what we have seen in the Twin Cities, and the escalating authoritarian attacks nationwide, we need to be prepared. We’ll learn from an expert trainer best practices for keeping marches and rallies of all sizes running powerfully and safely. Training will include demonstrator rights, safety marshal strategies, de-escalation techniques, nonviolent protest, and more. After the training, you’ll be able to sign up to help organize No Kings 3 on March 28, which we hope will once again be the largest day of protest in American history. Lunch is included. Register here.

  3. 📋 Indivisible Brooklyn’s February Organizing Meeting: Monday, February 23 at 7pm on Zoom. Join other INBKers as we help lead the charge in pushing our local, state, and federal representatives to resist violent MAGA authoritarianism, promote democracy, and stand up for our communities. We’ll work together to advocate for our policy priorities, plan upcoming protests, organize our neighborhoods, and stand up for our neighbors as we help build the movement for a progressive, peaceful future. RSVP here.

Upcoming Events

Community Art Builds with Hands Off NYC: Sunday, February 15 through Tuesday, February 17 in Manhattan. Sign up to help create Hands Off NYC banners for tabling and string flags to bring back to your neighborhoods. No prior art experience necessary. RSVP for one of the 2-hour shifts (daily, 2-8pm) here.

ICE Out for Good Phonebank: Tuesday, February 17 at 1pm on Zoom. Last week, MAGA tried writing ICE another blank check. Senate Democrats united to vote it down. This is a hard-fought win for the millions of people who have mobilized quickly and frequently to protest ICE, to remember those who have been murdered and kidnapped, and to hold accountable any elected official who continues to fund this lawless secret police force terrorizing our communities. We can’t stop now. Let’s keep flooding Congress with calls this week, demanding our electeds use the power they have to defund and rein in ICE. Join Indivisible Project to encourage voters in key states to call their Members of Congress about holding the line for a bill that stops ICE’s terror tactics for good. RSVP for the phonebank here. Indivisible also has scripts for calling your own Senators and MoC, plus a one-click tool to send them an email. And the ICE Out for Good coalition has tools for emailing Target and other corporations that have been siding with ICE.

Weekly Vigil for Democracy at MDC: Every Tuesday at 6pm in Sunset Park. Our fellow organizers at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bay Ridge hold a weekly vigil outside the Metropolitan Detention Center (Third Ave. & 29th St.). Together we call for the release of the ICE detainees held there, and we stand against the inhumane treatment of our neighbors. Supporters are invited to bring signs as we solemnly bear witness in solidarity, building and strengthening vital community connections. RSVP here to stay updated. Weekly vigils also take place at 26 Federal Plaza on Mondays and Thursdays, 12-1pm. See our full vigil list and make a plan to bring folks with you to one of these events. 

Phonebank for Childcare & Tax the Rich: Tuesdays in February at 6:30pm on Zoom. What happens in Albany this winter will shape Mayor Mamdani’s first year in office and determine whether working families get the relief they need. We have until March to build enough pressure to win a state budget that funds free child care, backfills the federal budget cuts, and secures resources to do so much more. Join Our Time to make calls for free, universal child care and a state budget that improves the lives of millions of New Yorkers. Sign up here.

Brad Lander Volunteer Kickoff: Thursday, February 19 at 6pm in Park Slope. Join Team Lander and our grassroots organizing partners for a volunteer kickoff that showcases the energy of our people-powered campaign! Get trained on petitioning, meet our organizing partners, and get involved in your community! RSVP here.

ICE Out Mass Call with Working Families Party: Monday, February 23 at 8pm on Zoom. Congress is negotiating whether the government will give even more tax dollars to the Department of Homeland Security for their campaign of terror in our communities. Learn how to use our voices to tell Congress to get ICE out now! Sign up here.

Dignity Not Detention Lobby Day: Tuesday, February 24 in Albany. Join the Dignity Not Detention Coalition to demand that the NYS legislature pass the NY Dignity Not Detention Act. We will be meeting with legislators to ask that they support and co-sponsor this legislation to end the state's detention contracts with ICE, which currently enable ICE to use county jails to lock up immigrant New Yorkers. There will be a bus leaving from NYC. Please sign up here by February 19 to reserve a seat on the bus.

“Albany Takeover” Tax the Rich for an Affordable NY: Wednesday, February 25 in Albany. Join thousands of fellow New Yorkers on a daytrip to Albany organized by a coalition of labor unions and civic organizations. There will be a march and rally calling on state leaders to tax the rich and invest in the public goods working families need and deserve, including universal childcare, permanently affordable housing, and fast and free buses. (Minimum $10 contribution requested for those riding organized buses.) Learn more and sign up here.

More Ways to Resist this week

Call your Council Member about supporting immigrants’ rights. NYC has “sanctuary” policies in place that prohibit city agencies from colluding with ICE to deport undocumented New Yorkers. However, it is very hard to hold the NYPD and DOC accountable when they violate these laws, which they’ve done time and again. The NYC Trust Act would create a private right of action for anyone who is illegally transferred to ICE, empowering New Yorkers to take legal action to protect themselves from violations of their rights under current law. We got enough Council Members signed on to pass it last session, but former Speaker Adams didn’t put it up for a vote. Now that CM Shahana Hanif has reintroduced it as Intro 209, we need to move quickly to get everyone signed on again and build momentum to get it passed. Please call your Council Member to encourage them to get signed on ASAP. You can find your Council Member here.
Sample Script: Hi, my name is… and I’m a constituent living in [your neighborhood]. I’m calling about the urgent need to protect immigrants’ rights by passing the NYC Trust Act, which was just reintroduced as Intro 209. It’s a straightforward bill that allows New Yorkers to protect themselves from illegal transfers to ICE custody if their rights under existing law are violated. I hope the Council Member will quickly sign on again and help advance this proposal to make our city safer for us and our neighbors.

Tell Congress to vote No on voter suppression. Republicans are once again trying to jam through the SAVE Act and other voter suppression bills that would create unnecessary obstacles for millions of eligible Americans trying to register to vote. These bills wouldn’t improve election security – the point is to make it significantly harder for women, trans and nonbinary people, naturalized citizens, working-class people and other everyday Americans to vote. Use Indivisible’s toolkit to send our senators an email to stop these MAGA attacks on voting rights.

Email NY's elected leaders to protect our climate law. New York is years behind schedule in fully implementing and funding the CLCPA, our landmark climate law. Gov. Hochul has suggested she wants to weaken the law rather than comply with it. It's time to make polluters pay and invest that money back into NY communities to lower energy bills, create tens of thousands of jobs in renewable energy and building upgrades, and create green, healthy homes. Use the toolkit from NY Renews to send a letter to State Senate and Assembly leadership to demand that they hold firm to protect the climate law.

Tell NYS lawmakers to fully fund our schools. It’s NYS budget season and we need to fully fund the Foundation Aid formula. We also need to make important updates to improve the formula itself, including updating the Regional Cost Index and adding a weight for students in temporary housing or foster care. Send Governor Hochul and state legislators an email using the toolkit from Alliance for Quality Education.

Tell Schumer and Gillibrand to stop enabling Trump’s crypto corruption. The crypto bros are trying to sell another “crypto regulation” bill that doesn’t protect consumers, doesn’t close money laundering loopholes, and does nothing to stop the biggest threat of all: Trump’s crypto-fueled bribery machine. Unfortunately, Minority Leader Jeffries refused to whip the vote against the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) and crypto sellouts in the Democratic caucus like Brooklyn’s Dan Goldman joined Republicans to help it pass the House over the summer. In the coming weeks, the Senate is expected to bring it up for a vote. Use Indivisible’s toolkit to tell our senators to stop the corruption now.

Stand with the families of ICE detainees. INBK is partnering with grassroots mutual aid organizers in South Brooklyn, where every day ICE is abducting our immigrant neighbors, many of whom are long-term residents with families to support. We have a new GoFundMe for a family in Bensonhurst. Arturo was taken on his way to work on January 19, the same day that Osvaldo was abducted in Sunset Park. Arturo’s daughter Julysa is a college student who has taken on multiple jobs to pay for a lawyer for her father. We are continuing to ask for support for Cristian, taken on December 7 on his way to work, currently being held in Louisiana. His brother, Jose, has already spent $6,000 on lawyers and other support, and is asking the community for help. You can also support detained neighbors through Mi Tlalli, a great organization that provides commissary funds and other support to folks in detention and their families. Finally, we are pleased to report that Gilberto, whose fundraiser we shared previously, has been able to return home. His case is not finished, but he is at least home with his family for now!

In solidarity,
The INBK crew

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