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No more lawsuits, no more recalls! Let’s get it right at the ballot box this time!

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MAY DAY RALLY – GRANTS PASS

Our next day of action is on Friday May 1st from 4–7 PM at Riverside Park.

PROTEST – 7th & Park St

Make your voice heard. Be seen. Be counted.

GENERAL STRIKE - This is the first time the national group has promoted a general strike. If you can, call off work and buy nothing on that day.

BUY NOTHING POTLUCK – Trevillian Pavilion

Bring what you can. Share what you have. Build real community.

FOOD DRIVE FOR MINT - Bring canned goods and other shelf stable items to support neighbors in need. Pop-top cans and items that don’t need to be cooked are preferred.

MINT is not a sponsor of this event.

SPEAKERS & ENTERTAINMENT - We are planning to have a few people speak about unions, live music, rock painting, and some field games.

This is what May Day is about:

Standing together. Taking up space. Showing that this community cares.

No gatekeeping. No spectators.

Just people showing up for each other.

Show up. Stand together.

I encourage all of you to show up to the next Roseburg Townhall at 7:00 PM on second and forth Mondays, usually. Look out for when the next one pops up and show up to all of them. Voice your concerns to the city council. However, I'm taking a different approach.

The next one is April 27 at 7 PM. Please show up and speak. I think you get 2 minutes to voice your concern so take the time now to prepare what you gotta say.

I'm going to poison the well against ICE. If you want any hope to change someone's mind then you hit them where America cares the most and that's money. I've been on the phone with several law firms and I'm willing to throw my hat into the ring.

We must make the Roseburg City Council aware of how many lawsuits have been filed against ICE and especially in Oregon. You're talking about more than 2,800 lawsuits filed in just one part of California. I don't imagine that's going to improve here. So far this year, we've seen more than 70 lawsuits in Oregon against ICE action with the State of Oregon suing the Federal Government with an additional 40+ lawsuits relating to this administration's actions with ICE.

In 2025, Oregon spent a fortune on ICE related lawsuits and this year will probably be worse.

What you aren't being told about Waldport was some of the legal stuff for why ICE could get repelled from there. For example, my wife pointed out to me that she knows people who transcribed minutes for town meetings in Waldport and she gave me a link to show the actual reason why Waldport could push ICE away. They quite literally allotted $175k to just legal funds and I'd imagine they would allot even more money. They released information about this in December 2025. They planned ahead which is why I've gotten into the habit of pointing out problems ahead of time and if folks elect not to listen then that's on them. It's pretty clear at least my wife has been keeping up with this issue to know all the stuff behind this.

Here is a link for you to see this: https://multco.us/news/news-release-multnomah-county-strengthens-status-sanctuary-community-new-funding-policy#:\~:text=The%20one%2Dtime%20funding%20approved%20today%2C%20drawn%20from,impact%20of%20County%20partnerships%20in%20the%20community.

They had lawyers, legal advocates, and social workers on the ready. Waldport had an Aegis shield waiting for ICE. That told ICE that Waldport wouldn't be a suitable area because you'd need to recruit locally and they're trying to get away from cities like Portland where a new recruit might be a liability. That simple action told ICE, "We don't want you here and we will use money to make you as uncomfortable as possible."

Roseburg needed something similar. Waldport did the smart thing and planned ahead. I was trying to get people's attention with some of this stuff but I'll get over that. The fact of the matter is that you're going to need money, lawyers, and you need to push your city council to allot funds to help undocumented families, especially children. Sure, Oregon already has funds available for that but having a local city council allot funds for this as well would send a message to ICE and all the modern day slave catchers.

Another good example that nobody mentions is Multnomah County. They allotted like a quarter of a million dollars just for potential legal fees for undocumented people. That's not a small chunk of change and a civil rights attorney will gladly snatch that up to represent someone. This is why I tell people that waiting until the wolves are at your door is utterly pointless. These people did the planning ahead.

The only reason why I'm so pessimistic is due to the fact that time is very limited. I've won a federal case before, Pigford V. Glickman, as a plaintiff or at least one of the many plaintiffs. I'm telling you that the mere threat of a lawsuit in the middle of a war that's already costing a fortune isn't the kind of smoke this administration wants or needs. If they wanted that smoke then they would've just told Waldport and everyone else that they're just gonna do what they want.

You cannot appeal to people who are trained to not recognize humanity with words. You gotta use what my grandma called "white people language" which is basically lawsuits. She's from the civil rights era. The first time ICE shows up and I see the same nonsense that we've all seen in all the footage and I'll personally fund the victim or their family's lawsuit. Trust me when I say that if that happens enough times then they'll pick another spot.

Edit: And please don't say anything crazy. They do have cops there. They also Livestream. Hit them with facts. Make them aware of how much this could potentially cost the city of Roseburg. As sad as it is, money is about the only thing some folks care about.

Saw a video of Seeger talking about a verse Woody Guthrie penned when the FBI cornered him back in the day. I took that verse and was inspired to write a full protest song using it. If you're interested in checking it out, here it is.