Tuesday Tip Sheet - Feb 3, 2026
Tuesday Tip Sheet is offered in the spirit of the work we ALL are doing to fight back against the continuing corruption, violence, and cruelty of this regime, and to ensure that democracy not only prevails but evolves, creating a more just, compassionate, inclusive, and free nation.
"It will all stop when enough of us say NO." - Hubbell |
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Our First Indivisigather of 2026! |
Saturday, February 7 at 2:00-4:00 PM
A Fun & Informative In-Person Event! We encourage you to bring a friend who is new to the resistance. |
If you've already registered, check your email for our new (and bigger!) location! |
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Overpass & Other Standouts |
NOTE: Please register for these actions. That way, if the weather turns out to be terrible, we can let you know if we have to cancel. |
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We Stand for Peace and Social Justice |
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Tuesday, Feb. 3,
and every Tuesday at 4:00-4:30 PM
Center of downtown Amherst in front of the Bank of America building 1 South Pleasant St, Amherst |
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Indivisible Hatfield Standout
Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 3:30-4:30 PM
Town Hall, Park, Main and School Streets, Hatfield
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No Kings Westfield Weekly Standouts |
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Tuesday, Feb. 3, and every Tuesday at 3:30-4:30 PM, Park Square, Elm Street & Main Street, Westfield |
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Friday Feb 6 and every Friday 3-4 PM Southampton Rd. Overpass Westfield |
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Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 11:30 AM-1:00 PM (leaving Western MA at 8:30 AM) BEARING WITNESS @ ICE IN BURLINGTON, MASS
(and see two action items at the end of this description)
A Western MA delegation plans to return to the Burlington ICE facility again on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, weather permitting. Register here if you plan on attending, regardless of whether you will be getting there on your own or using our carpool site. We want to stay in touch with you with essential updates! Plan of organization and action: · You are welcome to arrange your own transportation if you prefer. If you'd like to carpool with us, please use this user friendly sign up site. (Scroll down to the section in the sign up site to see more details showing you how to use the group carpool site and where to put/find the information about your ride.) NOTE - If you sign up and then need to cancel, it is the rider's personal responsibility to notify the driver. Also, please arrive for your carpool on time: drivers will leave for Burlington at the exact times indicated. If you want an assigned buddy for attending the rally, let us know. Or if you want to go with someone you know, sign up together for the same car. · NOTE - The parking situation is new. Mall authorities have said we are not allowed to park in their lots. Burlington organizers are working to change this or come up with alternatives. We will keep all Western MA registrants updated about the parking situation. Backup plan: drivers drop off passengers at the ICE building and then go to park in a lot at a nearby temple or church. (Details will come via email.) These locations are 1.5 - 2 miles away from the vigil site so we will arrange a Western MA shuttle to get drivers to the protest and back to the cars again. · Look for the WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS SIGN at the rally so we can gather and stand together. · All signs are to be only about immigration justice. · Non-perishable food is being collected, so bring items for local food shelters if you wish. Instructions for using the group carpool site to organize the Western MA delegation to Burlington for those who need it:
We strongly suggest that drivers select and indicate the following pick up sites:
For Amherst: Jewish Community of Amherst (JCA)
For Northampton: Sheldon Field
For Greenfield: Stop and Shop
Passengers, please sign up as soon as possible to be sure you have a ride.
The Western MA Delegation to ICE office in Burlington MA is organized by:
· JAIJ (Jewish Activists for Immigration Justice of Western MA) and
· WMILAN (Western MA Immigrant Legislative Advocacy Network)
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Thursday Phonebanks Are Back! February 5 at 5:30-8:30pm
Register for the Thursday dates hereNote: Thursday sessions start at 5:30 PM
If you, too, are inundated with articles and essays and videos (and maybe even direct experiences) of the cruel, scary reality of our country right now, then we have some good news. Our impactful and supportive phonebank is gearing up to resume - with YOU - on Thursday.
Take a break from absorbing all this awfulness by coming together to help change it!
In this fast moving political climate, we won't know our specific focus until we are closer to Thursday.
We'll be using the autodialer, Scale to Win, and providing a full training - all are welcome, no experience necessary!
We'll send out another reminder with the specifics of the script, the targets, and background info. |
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Being LGBTQIA+ and Religious: A Conversation with Welcoming & Affirming Spiritual Leaders.
Thursday, Feb 5, 7:00-8:30 PM ET on Zoom Sponsored by PFLAG Franklin-Hampshire, the Stonewall Center, and the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life UMASS. |
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Overpass Standouts at Mountain Drive, Hatfield |
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Friday, Feb. 6 at 3:00-4:00 PM (and every Friday) Mountain Drive overpass over Route 91 Hatfield
Please register to receive weather-related cancellations!
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STOP CITIZENS BANK from Financing Private ICE Prisons
Fri. Feb. 6 & every Friday at 12:00-1:00 PM Public sidewalk, in front of Stop & Shop Plaza 228 King St., Northampton
Register to get weather-related cancellation alerts. |
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WE BELIEVE Standout - Indivisible Williamsburg
Friday, Feb 6 and every Friday at 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
On the sidewalk by the Meekins Library 2 Main St, Williamsburg |
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HOME DEPOT HADLEY - SAY NO TO ICE |
Sign up so we can let you know if we need to cancel for weather. |
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Standout at Pride for Migrant Workers
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Saturday, Feb. 7 at 12:00 – 1:00 PM Pride Station 25 Russell Street
We're continuing our Home Depot standouts--but we are combining forces with our friends who are standing out at the same time down the road, also protesting the treatment of migrant workers.
Home Depot sales now down 20% - let's keep it up until they say NO to ICE!
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Granby, CT Peaceful Protest
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Saturday, Feb 7 at 2:00-4:00 PM and every Saturday
Granby Town Green, U.S. 202 & Connecticut 20, Granby CT
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Standout for Veterans and All Federal Workers |
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Monday, Feb 9 & every Monday 11:30 AM-12:30 PM VA Medical Ctr 421 N Main St, Rte 9, Leeds, MA Park in the VA Visitor lot or, if you have a sticker or are a Veteran, park in Look Park
Register to get cancellation alerts.
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NOTE: Meeting Schedule for Veterans Action Team: 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month in person at 1:15 pm at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence, 220 Main St., Northampton (enter at side rear door) 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7 pm on Zoom.
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De-Ice Hanscom Standout Friday, February 27 1:30-3:00 PM |
This is an in-person event at the Hanscom Rotary at the intersection of Hanscom Dr. and Old Bedford Rd. in Lincoln, MA.
Join De-ICE Hanscom, a coalition organizing peaceful standouts, on Friday, February 27 with the goal of eliminating ICE transport flights from Hanscom Field. ICE is using these flights to swiftly move immigrants out of New England in order to hinder effective legal representation.
Sign up for carpooling here: http://www.groupcarpool.com/t/kszceh
Register so we can notify you if we need to reschedule or if we need to cancel for weather or other considerations. |
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Marshal Training - Feb. 3 & every other Tuesday, 7–8:30 pm on Zoom Offered by Indivisible Worcester
SAVE the DATE February 15 at 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Street Medic / Protest Safety Workshop with Ben Drake
at Sweetwater Hill in Westhampton
A free Mutual Aid workshop; donations welcome. Designed to provide information that can aid in planning for various protest activities and provide context and tools for live decision making. The course covers non-violent response actions to both violent and non-violent situations.
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More Bystander Training: Bystander Intervention to Support Immigrant Communities |
Free training equips participants with the tools to safely and effectively intervene when they witness anti-immigrant hate, harassment, or discrimination.
Sponsored by Right to Be.
Click the links below to find a more detailed description of the training and to sign up. |
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Community Strike Readiness |
We cover the basics of how strikes work, the roles communities play beyond the workplace, safety and care planning, and how to coordinate support that can be sustained over time. Participants leave clearer about what it actually takes to move from solidarity in words to solidarity in action. February 9th at 6:00 PM ET / 5:00 CT / 4:00 MT / 3:00 PT
February 9th at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 CT / 6:00 MT / 5:00 PT
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Join the ACLU in calling on the Massachusetts House to stop the abuse of our personal information and pass the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act (H.4746). ICE is buying cellphone location data and surveillance technology allowing it to track protesters, immigrants, and Trump administration critics without warrants.
Today, there is no law protecting this extremely sensitive information from sale on the open market.
Unlike many of ICE's abuses, Massachusetts lawmakers can act to stop this practice in our state. Thankfully, lawmakers are already hard at work on digital privacy legislation that would do just that. But Big Tech is fiercely lobbying to weaken the bill.
We need your voice now. And please SHARE this with others, especially across the state, to reach as many members of the legislature as possible.
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Before you hit the streets for a protest, know your rights!
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Become a Civil Liberties Advocate! |
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Support Minnesota and Anti-ICE Actions
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URGENT: Tell your senators to BLOCK more funding for ICE and Border Patrol. After the killing of Alex Pretti by CBP agents, Chuck Schumer announced that "Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included." We must ensure that Democrats hold the line. Demand that your senators vote against legislation that gives ICE and CBP more money while doing precious little to rein in their brutality.
ICE Out for Good actions you can take: click here.
How to Support 3 Important Immigration Bills in MA (2026 Update)
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Guidance on ICE, TPS for Haitians and the Executive Order |
From MA Law Reform Institute (MLRI) and Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy (MIRA).
1. MLRI and MIRA have created guidance to prepare immigrants and their employers for ICE interactions:
Haiti Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is scheduled to end on Tuesday (February 3, 2026). We also anticipate an ICE surge in Massachusetts next week. Please share this information with your membership and your networks so that immigrants and their employers can be as prepared as possible. |
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ICYMI, here's the recap of last Thursday's call.
Couldn’t catch the call? No worries, you can catch the recording on YouTube. YouTube recordings will now be live the next day. You'll be able to find the most recent What's the Plan recording by midday every Friday on our YouTube "What's the Plan" Playlist.
📝: Today's call transcript can be found here. 📝: Grab our explainer and action guide on How to Rein in ICE Now! Get a recap on the state of play, take the actions listed, share it with your friends, and donate to organizations on the ground in Minnesota if you're able: Indivisible’s 2026 Primary Program Launch: electing Dems who will fight for us. Get involved. Read about the launch.
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Indivisible's other calls to action this week:
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The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) has proposed changes to their foster care policies, removing references to foster parents' obligation to affirm children's sexual and gender identities. These changes put incredible pressure on foster and adoption workers to notice, confront, and advocate for kids’ sexual orientations and gender identities.
There is a public comment period open until February 6.
To submit public comment, email: Thomas.P.Weierman@mass.gov
Sample message:
I am writing as a concerned Massachusetts resident to oppose the proposed amendment to modify 110 CMR 7.104(1)(d) to strike the requirement that a foster/pre-adoptive parent or applicant affirm a child’s sexual orientation or gender identity. It is not enough to simply say support the child's identity and needs.
Massachusetts children in foster care or pre-adoption who are gay or transgender are among the most vulnerable and, for their mental health and wellbeing, they need and deserve foster parents who explicitly support their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sincerely, Your Name
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Local Mutual Aid |
Northampton City Council
Meetings, the first and third Thursday of the month. Open comments begin at 6:30p; each speaker has 2 minutes. There's a meeting this Thursday. Feb 5.
At the Last meeting, several people asked the mayor/council what, if any, plans they have for confrontations with ICE. Will the Northampton Police Department (NPD) assist ICE?
Speakers do not have to live in Northampton. The meeting is in the building behind city hall. Instructions for attending and testifying electronically are at the top of the Council's Agenda for each meeting. All agendas are on the City's website. |
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Event Calendar - A comprehensive listing of upcoming actions and events and Team Meetings |
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