NATIONAL F%CK ICE DAY — APRIL 11

At noon on April 11th, people across the country are going directly to ICE facilities, detention centers, and processing sites. Not nearby. Not symbolically adjacent. Directly in front of. Because direct confrontation at the actual site of the actual thing produces results that a strongly worded tweet physically cannot.

In Minneapolis, rapid response networks showing up in real time — people placing their actual bodies between federal agents and the people they were pursuing — stopped real detentions from happening. People who would have been taken didn’t get taken, because enough humans decided to show up and make too much noise for it to happen quietly.

That is a concrete outcome. That is the measurement.

Bring your voice on April 11th. Bring your anger and your humor and your friends. Bring whatever props best express your particular brand of absolutely not. And yes, bring a protest dildo if you have one — because nothing short-circuits the dignity of authority faster than a crowd that is so spectacularly, creatively ungovernable that the cops don’t even know which form to file.

Disclaimer

National F%ck ICE Day — April 11th — is a non-violent direct action. Here is what that means in practice:

Do not throw anything at anyone. Not a dildo, not a flyer, not a water bottle, not your feelings. Nothing. The moment a projectile leaves your hand in the direction of a federal agent, you have handed Trump’s goons exactly what they have been waiting for.

Dildos are props. Legally protected, constitutionally enshrined, deeply silly props. Display them with pride. Don't throw them at anyone.

Know your exit. These agents are trigger-happy. The person running the operation at your location is not the one with the body armor. Know where you're going if things go sideways and make sure the people around you know too.

You did not sign up for everyone else. If you are personally prepared to get arrested, that is your business and your right. The person standing behind you may not share that risk tolerance. Don't make decisions for them by escalating.

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