Take Action

Check this page regularly for actions you can take. Protesting, postcarding, phone banking, events and more! Have an action you'd like us to post? Email us at: [email protected]. Follow us @VillageDems on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook.  Scroll down to the bottom for an OVERVIEW of actions you can take. See our calendar for more events

ACTIVISIM IN THE TRUMP 2.0 ERA

We'll keep this page updated with protests and other actions as we receive them. Your go-to section for resistance. Please check our CALENDAR for more events. You can also check the Rise & Resist calendar for more actions. You can also take action by supporting VID Endorsed candidates here.

Join the Protest Mobilization Google Group

Thank you to everyone who has been out protesting, marching, and showing up for the joyful, peaceful pro-democracy movement. These rallies are happening frequently, and often on very short notice, so Downtown Nasty Women have created a Protest Mobilization Google Group to help us stay connected and meet up quickly when actions arise. Sign up for protest alerts here.

Report and upload videos of any incidents involving ICE, on AG James site. 

ICE Preparedness Canvassing in the West Village

VID will be canvassing in pairs on Saturday, Jan. 31st & Feb. 7th (1:00–3:00 PM), sharing information and resources with local businesses and workers to help them prepare for potential ICE encounters. No experience necessary (training and materials provided). We’ll meet before heading out, and we’ll just say: this canvassing is especially rewarding since local businesses have been truly receptive and grateful for the support. Questions or interested in leading a canvassing program? Email [email protected]. More dates to come.

  • Optional prep: Watch a brief training video beforehand
  • Sign up here (meet-up location included)

 

Click here for more ICE info in the above flyer: 

 

 

Environmental Actions

  • Save the Date! Feb 9, 2026: People Over Plastic advocacy day, Albany (free bus from NYC). RSVP here.

 

MARCHES & RALLIES- Check our Calendar for more events and update

Get the ICE Block App - If You See Something, TAP Something

If you witness masked agents detaining people without warrants, badges, or ID, there are steps you can take. ICE Block App is an anonymous, crowdsourced tool that allows users to report ICE sightings or unlawful actions by government agents in real-time. No personal data is stored, and all reports are deleted within four hours. Download ICE Block App here (Apple Store only).

Ongoing Actions with Hands Off NYC & Partner Groups

Hands Off NYC has been a driving force behind many of the rallies, marches, and vigils confronting ICE’s escalating abuses. They coordinate mass mobilizations, multifaith actions, and neighborhood-based organizing that make it easier for New Yorkers to show up consistently, and together. Sign up for their action alerts to stay plugged into upcoming trainings, mobilizations, and community weekends of action here.

  • Multifaith Mondays — Central Park
    Gather at the USS Maine statue on the southwest corner of Central Park. RSVP here.
  • Every Tuesday: Metropolitan Detention Center Vigil
    Hosted by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Indivisible Brooklyn. For years, the Metropolitan Detention Center has been notorious for inhumane conditions. Now, ICE is using MDC to detain immigrant New Yorkers. Bear witness against the inhumane treatment of our neighbors. Supporters are invited to bring signs, sing or play music, and stand in solemn solidarity. Corner of 3rd Ave & 29th St | Tuesdays, 6:00–7:00 PM. RSVP here.
  • Every Thursday: Silent Vigil at 26 Federal Plaza
    Hosted by Rise and Resist, every Thursday, a silent vigil is held for those abducted by ICE, outside the federal workers’ entrance at 26 Federal Plaza. Participants hold signs calling out ICE and its agents for the ongoing harm they inflict on immigrant communities. 26 Federal Plaza (Worth St.) Thursdays, 12:00–1:00 PM

From our Friends at Rise & Resist

Truth Tuesdays at Fox News, 12pm-1pm - Join Rise and Resist every Tuesday from 12–1 PM outside FOX (NOT) News headquarters to protest the network’s role in spreading disinformation and enabling the Musk-Trump agenda. For more info, click here.

Thursdays Noon: Rise & Resist hosts a silent protest against ICE at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. Bring your own sign, or they have signs you can borrow. If you aren't up for marching or chanting this is a visible, important way to express your disgust at this administration's cruelty to immigrants. 

 

RAPID RESPONSE

Downtown Nasty Women have created a Protest Mobilization Google Group to help us stay connected and meet up quickly when actions arise. Sign up for protest alerts here.

 

VIRTUAL

Weekly Strategy Call with Indivisible
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin for What’s the Plan?—a weekly conversation on the latest political developments and how we fight back. Spend an hour getting grounded, organized, and inspired! Thursdays, 3–4 PM ET on Zoom, register here.

Join Indivisible’s One Million Rising Training Sessions

One Million Rising is training one million people in non-cooperation, community organizing, and campaign design to build unstoppable people power. It’s not too late to join: watch the recording of Session 1 and sign up for the remaining sessions on July 30 (How to Make it Happen) and August 13 (What Now?). Register for next two sessions here

 

CALL

 

POSTCARDS

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Join Downtown Nasty Women and Team Min in downtown NYC to write Get Out The Vote postcards. Organizers will provide addresses, scripts, postcards, and stamps. Please bring your own pens or Sharpies (some will also be available). 

In-Person Postcards!

  • coming soon

 To write at home: 

  • Markers for Democracy Postcards
  • Postcards to Voters
    • New to postcarding? Email [email protected] to get started.
    • Already an approved writer? Get the script & addresses via:
    • Need a refresher? Web Abby is easy to use!
  • Need help or supplies in NYC? Email Sarah at Team Min [email protected].

PETITIONS

TAKE ACTION
NYLCV petitions and calls to action:

 

OTHER EVENTS

 

FACT CHECKS

Check out and share the weekly fact checks from the Downtown Nasty Women Social Group

 

SUPPORT/DONATE

 

Food Relief and Community Action

This guide provides resources for New Yorkers affected by the federal government shutdown, now entering its third week. With federal employees working without pay and SNAP benefits for hundreds of thousands of households at risk of delay starting November 1, many families are facing growing food insecurity. Below you’ll find information for those in immediate need of food assistance and for those who want to help through donations or volunteering.

If You Need Immediate Help

Find Food Near You - NYC Food Finder:
Locate food pantries and free meals near you using the NYC Food Finder or the Food Bank for NYC Food Map.

Local Food Programs

If You Receive SNAP: Check updates through OTDA, ACCESS HRA, or myBenefits. Unused benefits remain available after November 1. You can check your balance at ebtEDGE.com. Continue completing recertifications and periodic reports to stay eligible.

National Resources

If You Want to Help

City Harvest: City Harvest rescues and redistributes millions of pounds of food each year to feed New Yorkers in need. Visit their Take Action page to volunteer, donate, or host a food drive in your community here.

14th Street Y, The Sirovich Center Food Pantry is open on the first Wednesday of the month, and serves lunch M-F at 331 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003. Volunteer to serve lunch and to pack bags at the pantry. Contact: M Clayton at [email protected] or click here.

Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen: Serves nutritious meals every weekday to anyone in need, providing food, comfort, and hope while advocating for people experiencing homelessness. Visit their Get Involved page to volunteer, donate, or partner in their mission to feed and uplift New Yorkers (link here).

One Love Community Fridge: Works to end hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition while breaking the stigma around food access. Centering fresh food, nutrition education, and sustainability, they operate a citywide network of community fridges and partnerships. Visit their site to volunteer, donate, or host a fridge (link here)

West Side Campaign Against Hunger: WSCAH is increasing the size of its grocery distribution by 50% beginning this November. Please, make an urgent donation to help WSCAH meet the rising need, and ensure healthy food access for our customers, and/or visit their Get Involved page to volunteer (link here).

OVERVIEW

Postcarding Groups - Join weekly, online postcarding sessions see information below.  These grassroots groups meet 3 times a week and although NYC based, activists from around the country participate.  You can stop by just to check it out even if you don't want to write. Each week guests and candidates are featured as well as issue oriented topics. All are welcome! 

Downtown Nasty Women - Mondays, 10am -12:00pm (eastern). Subscribe to the newsletter to receive the schedule/link.
Markers for Democracy - Tuesday & Fridays, 9:30am - 12:00pm (eastern). Subscribe to the newsletter to receive the schedule/link.
Postcards to Voters - ongoing postcard writing campaigns. 
Postcards for Democracy - tends to write for down ballot races.
Volunteer Corps

State Legislatures -The States Project. Change begins when you engage your friends and family to elect majority-making candidates who will shift the balance of power in a state legislature.  Click HERE for a 1 min. video "where do we go from here in 20204" and HERE for a brief video about Giving Circles (getting together your community to support a state).

Interactive NY Redistricting Map CUNY has created the Redistricting & You: New York online map to help members of the public, journalists, elected officials, and other redistricting stakeholders compare and analyze proposed district maps in New York.

Blue Voter Guide makes voting easy by clearly showing the endorsements of a wide range of progressive organizations. Blue Voter Guide will show your ballot for all national offices, all statewide offices and ballot measures, and your state legislators. In most locations, we’ll show you your down ballot races as well.

Democracy Labs  DemLabs created an interactive, clickable map of the US that illustrates key races and ballot initiatives across the nation. See Key 2024 Races. Click on your state to see what races and ballot measures will be on the ballot in 2024 or click on the “filter” buttons on the left to see which states across the nation have abortion access / restriction initiatives on the ballot.

DemLabs created the the webpage and map based on data collected by DemCast, which cultivates, amplifies, and maximizes the impact of grassroots digital media.

GENERAL LISTING - DO MORE,WORRY LESS

Show Support for Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

This week, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde courageously called on to Trump to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ+ people. As a result, she has faced public attacks from Trump himself and calls for her deportation by Rep. Mike Collins.

We must stand in solidarity with Bishop Edgar Budde and show our appreciation for her bravery:

  • Send a postcard to Washington National Cathedral, P.O. Box 98283, Washington, DC 20090-8283.
  • Call (202) 537-6200 or email [email protected] to express your thanks.
  • Share her sermon here on social media to amplify her message.
  • Support her work by purchasing her book, How We Learn to Be Brave.

Source: Chop Wood, Carry Water, Jessica Craven 1/24