Dear members of the American Resistance,
We continue the fight against ICE (spoiler: it’s working).
Mary Waters, Detroit City Council Member At-Large, proposed an ordinance to unmaskkk ICE: The ‘Alex Pretti Detroit No Masks Ordinance’, a hell of a good name, if you want my opinion.
Detroit Police Chief Bettison is moving forward with firing two officers who turned people to CBP after traffic stop. This is very very encouraging. Even Fox News National reported it, in an (almost) unbiased article.
Y’all know that the same situation happened in Royal Oak on January 21st (and in Pleasant Ridge) and that Chief of Police Moore has taken steps to prevent this to happen again in Royal Oak in the form of an internal directive that forbids officers to call CBP or ICE during traffic stops. We will follow up with him in the next weeks to see how the directive is implemented. Just a heads-up though: We may need to go back to the city commissioners meetings. In the meantime, 🧡Marie🧡 said she is writing a letter to Police Chief Moore to express her outrage.
Regarding Emerxon, we are still raising money for legal costs, although his court date is around the corner, Feb 24th. Thank you to the 25 donors!! You too can participate here:https://gofund.me/567b760eb. So far, we have raised $1,055, helping tremendously with the cost of the Habeas Corpus ($3,000).
The situation that happened in Royal Oak really calls for setting up a legal team at WtPD. Please, if you have about 3 hours per week to devote to it, step up! You do not need to have legal knowledge. You will be connected to people who do. You will only do calls and coordinate the effort. Your mission would be 1/ to follow up with Emerxon’s family with the legal help, and/or 2/ to work hand-in-hand with attorney 🧡Michael S.🧡 to contact local activists in all cities in Metro Detroit and share with them a resolution to stop any mix between traffic stops and immigration enforcement.
This is WtPD next big project along with the Signs of Solidarity Initiative, which is a Faith Leader engagement, the launch of Singing Resistance Detroit, the creation of a Public Tribunal to expose the activities of ICE in our communities, and the preparation of No Kings 3!! Do not hesitate to join our next meetings to learn more about how you can help with the gazillion tasks they break into.
Let’s jump right away to calls to actions and events (a TON):
Feb 21st 3-5 PM: Our regular meeting with Detroit Will Breathe at Central United Methodist Church 2026 Woodward Ave, Detroit.
Feb 21st 12-3pm: Voting Access Story Workshop, with Jews for a Secular Democracy, Voters Not Politicians, Common Cause, Voting Access for All Coalition, and All Voting is Local.
How would the SAVE act affect your power and your vote? Now is the time to tell your story and speak out for your constitutional right to vote. Lunch is provided.
Address in Detroit given upon rsvp. Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/vnp/event/880731/
Feb 22nd 1 PM: Willow Run Airport Protest Main Gate off Ecorse Rd with Detroit Committee to stop ICE
Feb 22nd 4-6 PM: Singing Resistance – Come sing and rehearse for No Kings 3! With 🧡Isa🧡 at Central United Methodist Church 2026 Woodward Ave, Detroit
Feb 23rd 5:30-8:30 PM: Massive protest against ICE facility in Romulus with Indivisible chapters Downriver United 734 & Western Wayne at Romulus City Hall, 11111 Wayne Rd.
And if you cannot make it there, another protest is set for Feb 23rdas well at 6PM in Southfield to protest ICE office rental. 26000 Evergreen Rd.
Feb 24th 1-3 PM: INDIVISIBLE Phone bank. KEEP DEFUNDING ICE > https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/900426/
February 27, 28, 29: Michigan Freedom Coalition Training. Hilton Garden Inn, 27355 Cabaret Dr, Novi, MI 48377. Registration here.
March 1st 1 PM: Our corner protest at Grand Circus. THEME: ART AGAINST ICE. Compose your own poem, bring a poem from an author who honored the memory of a victim of ICE, or come with a song that you want to share and have people sing with you. Register here!
March 1st 2-3 PM: Following our corner protest, we will stop by our alma mater, Central Church, just a few steps away, to debrief and start making signs and buttons for No Kings 3! Register here!
And if you have some energy left… March 1st at 4 PM: the Singing Resistance is taking to the streets! You don’t trust you can sing? Héhéhé, not so fast! Please read this lil’ post and find that you belong!!
March 3rd 1-3 PM: INDIVISIBLE Phone bank. KEEP DEFUNDING ICE > https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/900426/
March 8th: We the People Dissent Anniversary and women’s day! Please fill out this survey to choose where we’ll celebrate: a coffee shop, the RiverWalk, the Detroit Public Library, or else? No matter the location, I hope we can bring quotes from our favorite authoress to read together.
March 21 2-5 PM
NK3 Sign making party with IMD. Register: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblemetrodetroit/event/898875/
On March 28th, 2026: NO KINGS 3
More calls…
Contact your Members of Congress. We need to make sure Democrats keep up the fight and Republicans agree to a bill that protects our communities and civil rights from ICE violence. Call or email Peters and Slotkin. Call or email your rep.
More updates…
On Feb 17th, 🧡Mickey🧡 and 🧡Victoria🧡 went to Shri Thanedar’s office to push for impeachment with a 14-page memo! They also received a call from Rashida Tlaib’s office who will follow up. We’re moving forward.
Yesterday’s online meeting had good conversations and lovely new people joining. Please check out Ty’s substack! It’s worth (reading and) a click!
🧡Linda L.🧡 found this EXCELLENT article that articulates to perfection how, in US history, society shifts when white folks start taking bullets for minorities. If you don’t have a NYT subscription, please ask me or Linda and we’ll send you the copy of the article. It’s a precious one.
As always, please share this Bulletin with two new more people, join the Signal Chat here, and follow your 🧡very own group 🧡, 🧡We the People Dissent🧡 on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky.
In loving solidarity,
Audrey
