Rally+Rise is a grassroots group committed to making New York a progressive haven—all while redefining what it means to be an activist.

And yes, you're def invited to join us.

current obsession: GETTING key progressive bills passed in ny’s 2019 legislative session.

Yesterday we joined @closethecampsnyc + @cosecha_harvest to protest Microsoft's $19.4 million contract with ICE.

Complicity comes in many forms: It is the President and members of Congress and ICE officials, yes, but it's also the companies that do business with ICE, that provide their infrastructure, that allow them to go about their business. (It's even the buildings that house them--we're looking at you, @starrettlehigh, home to ICE's NYC office)

It has been a year since news of the camps, the separated families, the inhumane conditions, the deaths have come out...and nothing has changed.
So our response to them must. It can no longer be business as usual.

That is why, in addition to our members who joined the hundreds of people at the rally and protest, some of us decided to risk arrest and join the non-violent direct action across the street at Microsoft's flagship NYC store.

We shut down the store (and ultimately, 5th Avenue). In the end, 76 of us were arrested.
If you are feeling frustrated, sad, hopeless, angry, livid...and don't know what else you can do besides venting on social media, consider joining next time.

Curious about non-violent direct action and what to expect if you get arrested? DM us! (It is really, truly, honestly not as scary as you think, and @closethecampsnyc does an incredible job of training, prepping, and taking care of everybody.) Can't risk arrest? There are so many other ways you can help--from joining the jail support or medic teams to lending your skills (hey lawyers, publicists, graphic designers, musicians, reiki healers, Spanish speakers, person who just really loves Excel spreadsheets, etc.). It doesn't take many of us to change the world. (Studies have shown that it just takes around 3.5% of the population actively participating in protests to ensure political change.) This doesn't have to happen on our watch. NYC can evict ICE. NYC can pressure companies with large presences here to stop doing business with ICE. NYC can stop the raids. NYC can end the deportations. NYC can say: we stopped this evil being perpetrated in our names. ✊ #closethecamps #abolishice #nobusinesswithice #neveragainisnow

C L O S E T H E C A M P S - March in NYC!

Saturday September 14, meet at 12pm at NYPL Steps

Children are caged in concentration camps and ICE is terrorizing our communities, all while private corporations continue to provide the support ICE needs to rip families apart.

Private companies (here in NYC) provide facilities, transportation, tech, research, and myriad other forms of support to this violent institution--almost completely under the radar.

Join @closethecampsnyc + more as we march to demand that we close the camps and private companies sign the pledge to say #nobusinesswithice. 📷 @leiaslegacy

#closethecamps ✊ join @never_again_action's protest in DC ~Tuesday 7/16~ or RiseAndResist.org's weekly meeting in NYC to learn about their next action.

~TODAY~ stand up for repro rights and join one of the rallies happening across the country today (5/21). Go to-- stopabortionbans.org to find one near you.

NYC-- 5:30pm @ Foley Square. ✊

What can New Yorkers do about the total abortion bans being signed into law across the country? ✖1) The easiest thing is to donate to local, regional abortion access funds (like @yellowfund). ❌2) The most impactful thing is to get everyone you know living in these states to vote out the people who made these laws possible. (Or even better: Get them to unseat these monsters themselves via @runforsomethingnow!) ❎3) Get New York's City Council to fund the New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF), which helps hundreds of people each year pay for the abortion care they need when facing economic and logistical barriers to access. 🚨🚨🚨We're asking you to help make this happen by taking just one minute out of your day to call your City Council member and urge them to support the #FundAbortionNYC campaign.🚨🚨🚨 💥And it couldn't be easier: tap link in bio 👆 fill in your address 🏙 and our fave org @nirhaction will let you know who your City Council member is, give you a script you can read, and even connect you to their office directly.✊

@staceyabrams with the wisdom ⚡

#rallyandrise