July 31 · Organizing
Who you are contacting
Two friends, then your state attorney general
What you are asking for
Invite two friends over, order the pizza, watch a movie, play video games, maybe start a Dungeons and Dragons group, and before the movie starts, spend ten minutes on one question: what are the three of us willing to do together this month?
The call to action as published on July 31
Difficulty: 4/10
Category: ICE Out
You can run the first rung of the escalation ladder this week, and it costs as much as a pizza. Invite two friends over, order the pizza, watch a movie, play video games, maybe start a Dungeons and Dragons group, and before the movie starts, spend ten minutes on one question: what are the three of us willing to do together this month? That conversation is consciousness raising and coalition building at the smallest multi-person scale, and it is where organizers come from.
Then make one call. ICE agents who commit assault, unlawful detention, or property destruction are subject to state criminal law like anyone else, and your state attorney general should know that you expect the law to be enforced even when it is difficult. Call the office and make these points in your own words:
Give your name and your city, and say you are a constituent.
Say that a federal badge does not place anyone above the state criminal code.
Say that you want the office to investigate and prosecute ICE agents who commit crimes under state law, and name the categories that concern you: assault, unlawful detention, property destruction.