Roxane Gay

Of course they are.

But both that can be true and that we have to show up can also be true.

Because while all of the sort of showmanship is happening, like the thing that they did in Chicago,

It's showmanship.

They videotaped the whole thing and then released a sizzle reel online this morning.

And so, yeah, they're clearly doing it for show.

But while they're doing it for show, they are taking real people out of their homes.

They are splitting up real families.

The evil work is happening alongside the show.

And to just not respond...

would not be OK.

And fortunately, organizers are brilliant for the most part.

And in LA, one of the great things that they have done is that if you are staying in a hotel as an ICE person, you're not going to get a good night's sleep.

You are going to hear all kinds of stuff.

People gather in the parking lots.

They play music from their cars really loud.

They honk their horns.

They shine their lights into all of the hotel windows.

That's not violent.

But it's also not passive.