About this Event
Spring Surge Forum: How do we fight repression and win?
What is Political Repression?
Political repression occurs when someone becomes a threat to the status quo and the state suppresses their dissent, either with criminal charges or brute force. Repression not only attempts to silence individuals but also serves to scare others into shutting up and backing down.
Why do we need to fight repression and win?
People are understandably scared of repression, and that makes sense. The risk is real. But instead of trying to guarantee people’s comfort and safety, we need to get good at not only dealing with repression but turning it around on the oppressors and strike back at them every time they try and scare us into shutting up.
By fighting repression, we can build a culture of resistance and show those in power we are not afraid.
What is the purpose of these forums? What do we hope to accomplish?
In these forums, we aim to bring people together who want to smash the deportation machine with people who have experience fighting and beating it to develop an organized strategy against political repression that can have a national impact. This includes lawyers, sympathetic members of the public, or those impacted by deportations.
After these forums, we invite forum attendees to work with us to make plans to take action in real life, like protesting a school principal for suspending students and firing teachers, protesting a local politician not doing anything to stop ICE, going out to immigrant neighborhoods with flyers to discuss acts of resistance against the deportation machine, and spreading the word about courageous ongoing fights against repression. We are also putting a call out to lawyers to help current and future clients fight their cases. Finally, we encourage ALL participants to join the rest of the Spring Surge!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pilsen Arts & Community House, 1637 West 18th Street, Chicago, United States
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