Actions and Events

Updated April 15, 2026

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Sign up for our next zoom meeting on Saturday, April 25: "May Day -- Then, Now and What's Next?"

Join Protests:

• See our Calendar of San Diego Protests.


• For protests outside San Diego County, see this website

APRIL 15: Take Action to protect Haitians from deportation

• Starting on April 15, Congress will take a series of votes on the bipartisan bill, HR 1689, which would designate Haiti for Temporary Protect Status. Use this information to write or call your Congress member and to amplify on social media.

MAY 1 IS MAY DAY!

• May Day Waterfront Park! 4:00 - 5:30pm Join the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council, our affiliated unions, and community allies for a powerful rally and march to celebrate the working class and demand a world that works for all of us—not just billionaires and politicians who serve them.


• May Day Encinitas! 4:30 - 5:30pm


• May Day Oceanside! 10 - 11:45am


• May Day San Diego State! 2 - 4pm


• May Day UC San Diego! 12:15 - 3pm


• May Day La Jolla! 5 - 6pm


• May Day Mira Mesa! 4:30 - 6:30pm


• May Day Del Mar! 11 - noon

STOP ICE BRUTALITY; Protect Our Neighbors:

• Blow the whistle on ICE! Alert vulnerable neighbors when you see ICE nearby or actually detaining someone. Buy yourself loud, pea-less whistles or specialized survival whistles with lanyards for best results from hardware stores, sporting goods stores, 99 cent stores.


• ICE Out of San Diego Rally! Every Thursday, 10:30am - noon. Rally at the downtown Federal Building, 880 Front St. Organized by the San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council and over 20 activist groups.


• Sign the letter telling members of Congress: No money for ICE's waterhouse prisons.


• Report abuse by federal immigration agents at these hotlines sponsored by the ACLU Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties:
• San Diego County: 619-467-1663
• Imperial County: 760-645-9335


• More ICE OUT protests


• What to do if you see someone being detained by ICE


• Sign up for Detention Court Accompaniment Training to assist our immigrant neighbors when they go to their court dates.


• Support asylum seekers at the Federal Courthouse. There are a variety of roles you can play in support of migrants attending their scheduled appointments at the Courthouse

INFORMATION, TRAINING AND RESOURCES

• Saturday, April 25, 4pm - 5pm: Sign up for Take Action San Diego's monthly zoom meeting at 4pm. Guest speaker Dr. Jim Miller will discuss "May Day -- Then, Now and What's Next?"


• Every Tuesday: Yes, You Can(vass)! Learn the ABCs of canvassing. Virtual event sponsored by the California Democratic Party.


• Saturday, April 25, 9am - 2:30pm: San Diego Non-Cooperation Training. Join labor, community and immigrant rights organizations to learn and practice the skills it takes to organize and wage campaigns that will help defeat rising authoritarianism. In person training hosted by a broad coalition of San Diego pro-democracy organizations.


• Tracking This Authoritarian Moment, And The Resistance To It is an important new website that consists of five resource collections, including resources for resistance, tracking authoritarianism and the far right ecosystem and tracking ICE.

ELECT DEMOCRATS, TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!

• Updated list of canvassing opportunities here

NO WAR WITH IRAN!

• Call your U.S. House and Senate representatives and demand an end to war in Iran. Talking points, background information and phone numbers for your reps provided.

SUPPORT MINNESOTANS: 4 wonderful organizations to donate to

• The Immigrant Defense Network
• MN Together
• International Institute of Minnesota, Immigration Legal Services
• Mid Minnesota Legal Aid

BOYCOTTS! Flex your economic power!

• Boycott Spotify: Protest the ICE recruitment ads that Spotify is running on their platform. Learn more here. Alternatives to Spotify, and instructions on how to transfer your playlists here. SPREAD THE WORD ON SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT HERE.


• Boycott Starbucks, where SEIU workers are on strike for a contract. More information here.


• Boycott Target: Earlier this year, Target rescinded their DEI policies to comply with Trump's anti-DEI efforts. The boycott should continue until Target restores and recommits to DEI and fulfills its $2 billion pledge to the Black business community, as described here. Some alternatives to shopping at Target include Costco, Grove, Kroger, Food 4 Less, eBay and several others listed here.


• Boycott T Mobile: They are partnering with Musk's Starlink, union busting, canceling DEI and more. Sign the pledge to hang up on T Mobile


• Visit the Goods Unite Us website to find out how companies distribute their political donations


• Find out more about consumer boycotts using the Boycott Central website


• Read this: How I Broke Up With Amazon: A Practical Guide

Call Your Elected Representatives:

• Use the 5 Calls app for recommended scripts and messages, contact information and more!


• Why calling your representatives is the best way to make your voice heard.


• Contact information for your elected representatives:
• Senators, Congressmembers, County and City representatives


• Keep track of contact information for your elected representatives with this handy form.

Fund groups that are bringing lawsuits against Trump

We have seen many small victories in the courts these last few weeks, thanks to the work of these wonderful organizations. Please consider a donation, if possible:

• ACLU
• Democracy Forward
• Protect Democracy Project
• Public Citizen