Mia Wong

Yeah. We're going to take an ad break. And when we come back, we're going to talk about what we can do for Lilo right now as you're listening to this. We are back.

So let's talk about both the operation, I mean, just immediately the plans to sort of put pressure to free Lilo, and also then I guess we'll get into sort of more broadly the kinds of fighting that we need to be doing in order to resist this.

So let's talk about both the operation, I mean, just immediately the plans to sort of put pressure to free Lilo, and also then I guess we'll get into sort of more broadly the kinds of fighting that we need to be doing in order to resist this.

So let's talk about both the operation, I mean, just immediately the plans to sort of put pressure to free Lilo, and also then I guess we'll get into sort of more broadly the kinds of fighting that we need to be doing in order to resist this.

Yeah, and so, I mean, statistically, there are a lot of you in Portland listening to this show, but statistically, most of you are not in Portland. Are there things that people in the rest of the country, and I guess the rest of the world, I know there's, some of you statistically don't live in the U.S.

Yeah, and so, I mean, statistically, there are a lot of you in Portland listening to this show, but statistically, most of you are not in Portland. Are there things that people in the rest of the country, and I guess the rest of the world, I know there's, some of you statistically don't live in the U.S.

Yeah, and so, I mean, statistically, there are a lot of you in Portland listening to this show, but statistically, most of you are not in Portland. Are there things that people in the rest of the country, and I guess the rest of the world, I know there's, some of you statistically don't live in the U.S.

Yeah, are there things that people in other places can do to put pressure, specifically for Lalo, but also just can do in their own communities to, you know, I mean, put pressure to stop these raids?

Yeah, are there things that people in other places can do to put pressure, specifically for Lalo, but also just can do in their own communities to, you know, I mean, put pressure to stop these raids?

Yeah, are there things that people in other places can do to put pressure, specifically for Lalo, but also just can do in their own communities to, you know, I mean, put pressure to stop these raids?

Hell yeah, yeah. And I think there is a lot of, you know, potential in sort of mobilizations. There's a lot of potential in getting people to understand that this stuff is happening. And there's a lot of potential in cross-union organizing.

Hell yeah, yeah. And I think there is a lot of, you know, potential in sort of mobilizations. There's a lot of potential in getting people to understand that this stuff is happening. And there's a lot of potential in cross-union organizing.

Hell yeah, yeah. And I think there is a lot of, you know, potential in sort of mobilizations. There's a lot of potential in getting people to understand that this stuff is happening. And there's a lot of potential in cross-union organizing.

And also, and I will say this too, because like, you know, obviously, statistically, like, there are a large number of people listening to this who are like union staffers, but also like most of you are not unionists.

And also, and I will say this too, because like, you know, obviously, statistically, like, there are a large number of people listening to this who are like union staffers, but also like most of you are not unionists.

And also, and I will say this too, because like, you know, obviously, statistically, like, there are a large number of people listening to this who are like union staffers, but also like most of you are not unionists.

That also doesn't mean that whatever kind of organizing that you're doing doesn't overlap with this and doesn't have capacity that they can bring to bear to stop the entire deportation regime that we're facing right now. And that's something that you have to do, both on the level of solidarity, on a moral level, and also on a strategic level, because again, it's going to come for you too. Yes.

That also doesn't mean that whatever kind of organizing that you're doing doesn't overlap with this and doesn't have capacity that they can bring to bear to stop the entire deportation regime that we're facing right now. And that's something that you have to do, both on the level of solidarity, on a moral level, and also on a strategic level, because again, it's going to come for you too. Yes.

That also doesn't mean that whatever kind of organizing that you're doing doesn't overlap with this and doesn't have capacity that they can bring to bear to stop the entire deportation regime that we're facing right now. And that's something that you have to do, both on the level of solidarity, on a moral level, and also on a strategic level, because again, it's going to come for you too. Yes.

Yeah, it reminds me a lot of this line from Peggy Seeger, who wrote an anti-fascist song called Song of Choice. And one of the verses that's always stuck with me is, Today the soldiers took away one, tomorrow they may take away two. One April they took away Greece, but surely they will never take you. And, you know, I mean, that's the thing that people in the 30s woke up to, right?