Skill Level: Beginner
The Tool
Today’s survival tool is strategic outrage in action — using collective pressure, targeted boycotts, and public accountability to claw back human rights and rein in authoritarian overreach. From ICE detention reform to Trump’s tariff power grab, this week’s events prove that resistance isn’t just protest signs — it’s precision strikes against cruelty, corruption, and control.
Why It Matters
When ICE detention centers turn into human-rights violations and the Supreme Court flirts with giving the executive unchecked global economic power, it’s not just policy — it’s authoritarianism dressed up in legal jargon. The regime is testing how far it can go before we hiss back. Each protest, boycott, and phone call is a reminder: they govern by our consent, not divine right.
Example in Action
Chicago activists filed lawsuits and public complaints against the Broadview Detention Facility, forcing a federal judge to order humane conditions for detainees. Their persistence is now saving lives. Meanwhile, progressive organizers in New York pushed through an upset victory — electing Zohran Mamdani, the city’s first Muslim mayor — proving that grassroots organizing can still rewrite the map even under a fascist regime.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Call your representatives (today).
Use this script:
“Hi, my name is [Name], and I’m calling to demand that Congress immediately investigate ICE detention centers and pass the Detention Oversight and Accountability Act (H.R. 5862). Please issue a public statement of support.”
Find your reps: Resistance Directory – Find Your Reps
2. Submit a public comment to DHS.
Go to https://www.regulations.gov/, search “ICE facility contracts,” and demand the cancellation of private-prison agreements. Deadline: November 10.
3. Boycott prison profiteers.
Skip Sysco, Keefe Group, and Aramark — all suppliers to ICE and private detention facilities. Share alternatives using #BoycottPrisonProfiteers and #Revolution2025.
4. Hit the streets or city hall.
Join a “Freedom Not Fear” rally on Saturday, November 9 @ 2 PM. Find your local action via Shut Down DC.
Can’t go? Stage your own two-person “mini-protest” outside your city hall with a homemade sign.
5. Amplify the wins.
Follow @ZohranForNYC and share his housing, transit, and worker-protection platform. Use #CitiesResist to help the movement spread.
Final Rallying Message from Resistance Kitty
They want us silent, tired, and tame — but kittens, we’re just getting our second wind. The courts blinked, ICE got exposed, and the people pushed back. Every act of defiance matters. So scratch up your courage, swat down apathy, and remember: fascists fear organized cats. 🐾
Source List
- The Guardian – Federal judge orders ICE detention facility to improve its conditions (Nov 5, 2025)
- Reuters – Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump’s global tariffs (Nov 5, 2025)
- Shut Down DC – National Protest Calendar
- Resistance Directory – Political Organizing & Accountability Tools