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With so much going on, it’s hard to know what to do or how to do it. Our weekly newsletters gather as much information as we can find and organize it to make taking action as easy and accessible as possible. You don’t have to do ALL the things, but you should do SOMETHING. Our most current edition is below, and you can sign up to receive future newsletters here.

January 18, 2026

Tomorrow we will celebrate the birth of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Atlanta nearly a century ago. We will also honor the memory of Renee Nicole Good, fatally shot by an outlaw ICE agent two weeks ago in Minneapolis.

On this anniversary, we can recognize how Renee’s actions built on the legacy of the great civil rights leader. Through her kindness and bravery, she stood with her neighbors and sought, as King said, to bend the moral arc of the universe towards justice. We can honor them both by carrying on the struggle to overcome racial, religious, and ethnic divisions and build solidarity with oppressed people everywhere. Here’s how you can move forward in that struggle this week.

Your Top 3 actions for this week

  1. ❌🧊 Tell Sen. Schumer: Stop ICE Terror! Multiple options during this critical week! The Democrats in the Senate actually have the power to block funding for dangerous, violent, lawless conduct from ICE and the Department of Homeland Security. Our very own Senator Chuck Schumer has a perfectly-timed moment to do something in the upcoming funding votes this month. Join us at any or all of the below times with a clear demand to our Senator: USE YOUR LEVERAGE TO REIN IN ICE!
    • Monday, January 19 – Friday, January 23, 8-9am daily, 9 Prospect Park W. Join Indivisible Brooklyn each morning this week! RSVP here.
    • Friday, January 23, 2:30-3:30pm, 780 Third Avenue, Manhattan. Join NYC Indivisibles before the 4pm Union Square action (see below). RSVP here.
    • Sunday, January 25, 12-1pm, 9 Prospect Park W. Join Indivisible Brooklyn and Staten Island Action Coalition in Brooklyn! RSVP here.

  2. ☎️ Tell Congress to rein in ICE now. Last weekend, 20,000 NYers marched with us in Manhattan in rapid response to the murder of Renee Nicole Good and the ongoing attack on Minneapolis. It was just one of 1000+ ICE Out For Good actions that took place across the country. Now it’s time to flood Congress with calls demanding they use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to reject increased funding for ICE & Border Patrol, restrict their ability to conduct dragnet arrest operations, end Border Patrol deployments to our cities, and limit DHS's ability to move funds around within their budget. Indivisible has call scripts for the House and Senate and a one-click tool to send your MoC and Senators an email.

  3. ❌🧊 March in Solidarity with Minneapolis, ICE Out for Good! Friday, January 23, 4-6pm, Union Square. Join Hands Off NYC for a mass rally and march in solidarity with Minneapolis-St. Paul and their call for a national “Day of Truth and Freedom” as they face an expanding occupation and escalating ICE violence. We demand an end to billionaire‑funded brutality and high-tech surveillance that rip our communities apart and fuel the machinery of mass deportation and family separation. We say loudly: Hands Off Our Communities! RSVP here.

Upcoming Events

MLK & Renee - Justice Now Rally and March: Monday, January 19 at 10am at Cadman Plaza. Join the Arc of Justice, Hands Off NYC, and more on MLK Day to celebrate MLK’s life and work while we fight for justice for Renee. Learn more here.

Dignity Not Detention Phone Zap: Every Tuesday at 1pm on Zoom. The Dignity Not Detention Act would end NY’s support for immigrant detention. Join our coalition partners in pushing constituent phone calls to NYS legislators about the need to pass the bill now so that NY doesn’t run or profit off of the mass detention of our neighbors. RSVP here.

Free America Walkout with Third Act NYC: Tuesday, January 20 at 2pm at Mount Prospect Park. One year in, the fascist threat is escalating. It is time for our communities to escalate as well. Women’s March and allies are calling on communities across the country to organize teams, call your neighbors and classmates, and turn your back and walk out on fascism. Join the Third Act NYC Free America Walkout in Brooklyn at 2pm at Mt. Prospect Park, or learn about more walkouts here.

Weekly Vigil for Democracy: Every Tuesday at 6pm at MDC, Third Ave & 29th Street in Sunset Park. Our fellow organizers at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bay Ridge hold a weekly vigil outside the Metropolitan Detention Center to call for the release of ICE detainees, and to 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, since we expect increased police presence and possible access restrictions. 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. 

BQE Visibility Brigade: Every Wednesday, 5-630pm. We protest and party joyfully above the BQE practicing our first amendment rights and non-violently RESISTING the current fascist regime. We show everyone we won’t obey in advance, we will bravely call out injustice, and we will grow our community of activists! RSVP here.

INBK’s January Organizing Meeting: Monday, January 26 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.

No NY $ for ICE Cages Rally with Dignity Not Detention: Tuesday, January 27 in Albany. Join the Dignity Not Detention coalition for a statewide mobilization & rally at the NYS Capitol. Together we can stop local jails from contracting with ICE to expand their detention capacity and ban private detention centers in New York State. Register by 5pm on Friday, January 23 to reserve your seat on the NYC bus (first come, first served). RSVP here.

Dignity Not Detention Letter Writing Night: Tuesday, January 27 at 6:30pm in Midtown or on Zoom. Dignity Not Detention coalition is working to end immigrant detention in NYS. We do this work in collaboration with those most impacted by the overlapping webs of surveillance, detention, and deportation. Join us in crossing the walls that divide us by writing letters to those whom the state wants to isolate and disappear. We’ll be in-person in Midtown, and there’s a virtual option too. No experience necessary – we’ll have training for new volunteers as well as a space for returning volunteers to get straight to writing. RSVP here.

More Ways to Resist this week

Email your senators to demand they restore healthcare subsidies NOW. The Senate must follow the House’s lead and vote to restore the Affordable Care Act subsidies the Trump regime allowed to lapse this month. Healthcare premiums for millions of Americans are going through the roof. Use Indivisible national’s one-click tool here to send them an email.

Tell Congress to end the Trump regime’s war of aggression. We need Congress to check this regime’s lawless violence, or there’s no telling where this will end. The Constitution states clearly that war powers belong to Congress—not the White House. Every Member of Congress must do everything in their power to stand up to Trump and prevent further war with Venezuela. Use Indivisible national’s one-click tool here to send them an email.

Stand with striking nurses. Our current for-profit healthcare system is as harmful to healthcare workers as it is to patients. Executives at some of NYC’s wealthiest hospitals have now forced nearly 15,000 nurses out on the largest nurse strike in city history. Support the nurses as they fight against cuts to their own healthcare and rollbacks to safe staffing standards by joining them on the picketlines daily in Manhattan and the Bronx. You can also show your solidarity by donating to the NYSNA strike fund and emailing the CEOs of Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and New York-Presbyterian to demand a fair contract now.

Stand with Minnesota. Every day, Minneapolis and Minnesota are being terrorized by a massive influx of ICE agents. Even beyond the murder of Renee Good, ICE is abducting black and brown people on their way to work, targeting schools, and tear-gassing whole neighborhoods. Our activist friends on the ground recommend supporting these three local groups: DHH Church food drive (delivering groceries to families who can't leave their homes for weeks). Unidos MN (training thousands of legal observers and operating the 24/7 ICE hotline). Immigrant Law Center of MN (providing legal support to detainees). 

Stand with families of ICE detainees. Indivisible Brooklyn is partnering with grassroots local organizers in South Brooklyn, where every day ICE is abducting our immigrant neighbors, many of whom are long-term residents with families to support. Their loved ones are struggling emotionally and financially. Please consider contributing directly to the families of Arturo, Gilberto, Manuel, and Jose to pay for housing, food and legal services. And/or support Mi Tlalli, a great organization that provides commissary funds and other support to folks in detention and their families. Finally, our partner Good Shepherd Lutheran Church has a legal fund to support immigrant and refugee youth who are here alone. You can volunteer or make a tax deductible donation to their Venmo account: @LegalDefenseAdvocacyFund. Learn more here.

Sign up for an immigration court watch shift with JFREJ. As masked ICE agents seize immigrant NYers at mandatory court appointments, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice organizes court watches to help keep our neighbors safer. Besides early-morning shifts before work hours, later shifts run until noon and involve entering public courthouse buildings and providing direct support to our most vulnerable neighbors. People of all faiths are welcome. Learn more here. 

Knock doors with Our Time for an Affordable NYC. Our Time is a new organization building on the grassroots enthusiasm for Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda. Our Time organizes to defend Mamdani’s platform: universal childcare, fast and free buses, freezing the rent, and more. Find a nearby canvass at a time that works for you here and start talking to your neighbors about how everyday New Yorkers working together can deliver a more affordable NYC.

In solidarity,
The INBK crew