Welcome to Critical Culture.

Our response to what we are calling Trump's Manufactured Crisis—focusing on ICE, the National Guard, and the narrative around Antifa—is critical and will define a generation.

In this episode, we deconstruct the actions of this administration, from the use of military-style raids and Black Hawk helicopters by ICE, to the unacceptable practice of not identifying officers. We discuss how these tactics are sweeping up thousands of people, 70% of whom have no criminal record, and the push to militarize the streets of America through the Insurrection Act.

We stress the importance of a coordinated, 100% committed nonviolent response to this escalation. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for American democracy.

ACTION ITEMS & RESOURCES:

🙏Show Up @ No King's Day on October 18th)

Make a plan to take meaningful action, and be committed to nonviolence.

📺 Check out the work of Robert Reich. This is the video I referred to www.instagram.com/reel/DPkK9Gukpmw/

🤯Learn Nonviolence:

Literature from the Albert Einstein Institute on nonviolent action.

🔗www.aeinstein.org/198-methods-of-nonviolent-action

Global Nonviolent Action Database

🔗nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/

🦺Safety: Links and resources about safety while protesting.

ACLU Protesters' Rights

🔗www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights

Activists Handbook

🔗activisthandbook.org/

HRC - Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety

🔗www.hrc.org/resources/tips-for-preparedness-peaceful-protesting-and-safety