FIGHT Toolkit

The current state of immigration policy in the United States is not only inadequate, it is confusing, dehumanizing, and cruel by design. Every single day, immigrants face ostracization from essential pillars of society, constant infliction of fear, and brutalization by a state apparatus for simply seeking a new life.

With the return of the Trump administration, we’ve seen a sharp rise in demonization and vicious intimidation of immigrant communities rhetorically, legislatively, and on-the-ground.

In response, Gen-Z for Change has launched FIGHT: a comprehensive toolkit designed to combat this system of oppression through impactful digital and on-the-ground mobilization.

Fundraise

SUPPORT GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS BY DONATING OR SHARING RESOURCES TO KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE.

Across the country, rapid-response groups are mobilizing to provide emergency alerts, legal support, and material intervention in response to ICE activity. These primarily grassroots organizations are unquestionable lifelines for immigrant communities, but oftentimes go without access to the institutional funding and resources they need to exist.

Click here to split a DONATION to 23 of these crucial groups, helping to sustain their frontline defense against state violence!

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INVOKE YOUR RIGHTS

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. STAY INFORMED THROUGH VERIFIED RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY EXPERTS.

In the current political climate of the United States, knowledge is protection. When faced with ICE intimidation and manipulation, knowing your rights can mean the difference between safety and vulnerability for yourself and your community. In partnership with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and United We Dream, Gen-Z for Change has developed clear, concise, and accessible resources designed to effectively empower and educate.

These resources aren’t meant to be confined to our website, we implore you to plaster them everywhere. Post them on social media, drop them in group chats, tape them to bodega doors, bus stops, schools– everywhere your community goes.

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GOTV

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD. LEARN HOW TO GET INVOLVED AND VOTE IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL ELECTIONS.

The utter cruelty of our immigration system isn’t accidental, but rather it is rigorously upheld by elected officials who push anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric at all levels of government. To effectively dismantle this system of oppression, we need to replace them with leaders who will adopt an abolitionist approach to immigration policy today.

Click here to check your voter registration, upcoming races in your local community, and the policy stances of candidates to fight for bold systemic change at the ballot box!

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HOLD ACCOUNTABLE

EXPOSE AND PUSH BACK ON POLITICAL FIGURES AND INSTITUTIONS THAT UPHOLD HARMFUL IDEOLOGIES.

Right now, powerful institutions are choosing compliance over courage to actively enable Trump’s deportation machine. Universities, in particular, are becoming a hotbed of this complicity: allowing ICE access to campus without warrants, sharing sensitive data about immigration status, aligning campus police with ICE, and adopting carceral policies that put immigrant students at risk.

Take action now to demand that universities protect their students from unlawful and arbitrary detention!

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TAP-IN

JOIN THE MOVEMENT THROUGH PERSONAL ORGANIZING, SHARING RESOURCES, OR CONNECTING WITH LOCAL COALITIONS.

FIGHT wasn’t developed in a vacuum, rather being built collaboratively with a coalition of trusted organizations leading the fight for immigrant justice. From the Immigrant Legal Resource Center to the Detention Watch Network, our partners have dedicated years to organizing, educating, and bravely resisting systems of dehumanization.

Across the country, these individual organizations are leading bold campaigns including advocacy to shut down detention centers, organize students on college campuses, and lobbying for pro-immigrant legislation. This is the moment to deepen your commitment to the immigrant community and plug into powerful and time-tested tactics.

Get involved with a partnered organization HERE!