Comments on: Photo Essay: ICE Protest

By: sean

sean — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:07:08 +0000

Act of Oppression If it were safe for people to come and protest, they would. Every raid creates both fear and anger in the community. I know business leaders who are afraid to speak out against the raids because they feel they would be raided next. I know American citizens who are afraid to protest because, in the first Greeley raid, ICE deported a citizen, who didn't have his birth certificate on him. They are still trying to find out what happened to him. Several ICE vehicles rounded the block a couple of times before parking close to us at the protest. They have a right to be there, but they also served as a warning to anyone thinking of coming ot the protest.

To me, you are coming from a place of priviledge when you decide that 40 people is pathetic. You are ignoring the larger climate and the power differential. These two issues cannot be ignored.

I also find it interesting that your points are in regards to the success and turnout of the protest and not the actual raids themselves. Whether or not a human rights activist acts alone or with thousands of people does not change the oppression of the act, in this case the raids.

By: BD

BD — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:46:06 +0000

“pretty decent?” If this were really such a burning issue, in a few weeks, several thousand would be “pretty decent.” 40 is weak, at best.

By: Erin Rosa

Erin Rosa — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:39:58 +0000

On a Thursday afternoon... planned in only a few weeks. Sounds pretty decent to me.

By: BD

BD — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:25:00 +0000

40 Forty was all they could muster?

Gawd, that's pathetic.

By: BD

BD — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

40 Forty was all they could muster?

Gawd, that’s pathetic.

By: Erin Rosa

Erin Rosa — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

On a Thursday afternoon... planned in only a few weeks. Sounds pretty decent to me.

By: BD

BD — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“pretty decent?” If this were really such a burning issue, in a few weeks, several thousand would be “pretty decent.” 40 is weak, at best.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Act of Oppression If it were safe for people to come and protest, they would. Every raid creates both fear and anger in the community. I know business leaders who are afraid to speak out against the raids because they feel they would be raided next. I know American citizens who are afraid to protest because, in the first Greeley raid, ICE deported a citizen, who didn’t have his birth certificate on him. They are still trying to find out what happened to him. Several ICE vehicles rounded the block a couple of times before parking close to us at the protest. They have a right to be there, but they also served as a warning to anyone thinking of coming ot the protest.

To me, you are coming from a place of priviledge when you decide that 40 people is pathetic. You are ignoring the larger climate and the power differential. These two issues cannot be ignored.