GET
INVOLVED
There are many ways to plug in — Organizing, Protecting, and Resisting. Find your role and join the movement.
THREE WAYS TO PLUG IN
Every person has a role. Find yours and get moving.
Organizing
Build Power Together
We aim to gather, support, and uplift local community groups across Connecticut to build lasting power from the ground up.
Join a Local Committee
Connect with your neighborhood organizing team. Monthly meetings, shared resources, and mutual support across CT.
Sign Up BelowOrganize Your Block
Start a community defense team on your block. We'll provide training, materials, and ongoing coordination support.
Sign Up BelowJoin a Member Org
Connect with one of our 50+ partner organizations. Find the group nearest you and plug directly into their work.
See MembersProtecting
Shield Our Community
We seek to provide training, mutual aid structures, and resources that enable Connecticut residents to protect the most vulnerable in our communities.
Join Rapid Response
Be among the first to respond when ICE is active. Get trained and plugged into our statewide alert network.
Sign Up BelowKnow Your Rights Training
Attend or host a free Know Your Rights workshop for your family, workplace, faith community, or school.
Sign Up BelowMutual Aid & Support
Support neighbors with translation, childcare, food, transportation, and emergency needs during a crisis.
Sign Up BelowResisting
Fight Back Together
We aim to mobilize people not only for visibility and engagement, but to directly challenge and resist every system that threatens our communities.
Attend Actions
Join rallies, marches, vigils, and town halls. Showing up in numbers is one of our most powerful tools.
See Events BelowSpread the Word
Share our work on social media, talk to neighbors, and help shift the narrative in your circle.
Sign Up BelowDonate
Fund rapid response, legal defense, trainings, and organizing work that keeps resistance alive across Connecticut.
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VOLUNTEER WITH US
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Take Part
UPCOMING EVENTS
Statewide Day of Action – Hartford
Join thousands of community members at the State Capitol to demand an end to immigration raids and deportations in Connecticut. All are welcome — bring signs, bring neighbors, bring your voice.
Know Your Rights Training – Hartford
Learn what to do if you or someone you know is approached by ICE. Free training open to all community members. Spanish interpretation available.
Community Defense Network Meeting – New Haven
Monthly organizing meeting to coordinate community defense efforts in New Haven County. Share updates, coordinate rapid response teams, and plan upcoming actions.
Rapid Response Volunteer Training
Become a certified rapid response volunteer. Learn protocols for ICE raid response, documentation, and community notification. Lunch provided.
Legal Aid Clinic – Bridgeport
Free immigration legal consultations with pro-bono attorneys. First-come, first-served. Bring all immigration documents, IDs, and prior court notices.
Member Organization Monthly Meeting
Monthly coordination call for all Hands Off CT member organizations. Agenda includes rapid response updates, campaign planning, and resource sharing.
Town Hall: Protecting Immigrant Families in CT
An open town hall for community members to hear from legal experts, local officials, and coalition leaders about your rights and how to stay safe. Q&A in both English and Spanish.
Know Your Rights Training – New London
Free Know Your Rights training covering what to do if ICE shows up at your home, workplace, or school. Simultaneously interpreted in Spanish and Portuguese.
Direct Action Planning Session – Statewide
Strategic planning session for coalition-wide direct action campaigns. All member organizations encouraged to attend and bring ideas. Facilitated by Collective Action CT.
May Day March & Rally – Hartford
Workers' Memorial Day march and rally in solidarity with immigrant workers across Connecticut. Families, unions, and community groups marching together for dignity and rights.