OUR
WORK
Organized, Protecting, Resisting — here's how we put all three pillars into practice every day across Connecticut.
Build Power Together
We aim to gather, support, and uplift local community groups across Connecticut to build lasting power from the ground up — block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Community Organizing
Block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood — we're building the grassroots infrastructure needed to protect every community in Connecticut. Local organizing committees operate in 30+ municipalities.
- Local organizing committees in 30+ CT cities and towns
- Neighborhood captain networks
- Community defense team training
- Monthly town-level organizing meetings
Know Your Rights Trainings
We've trained over 3,000 Connecticut residents on their constitutional rights when confronted by immigration enforcement — at home, work, school, or while driving.
- Free community workshops in English, Spanish & Portuguese
- Trainings for faith communities, workplaces & schools
- Train-the-trainer program for community leaders
- Youth Know Your Rights curriculum
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.
Rapid Response Network
Our rapid response network activates within minutes when ICE is reported active in a community. Trained observers document activity, legal observers monitor for rights violations, and neighbors receive real-time alerts so they can stay safe.
- Statewide ICE activity alert system
- Trained rapid response volunteers in every county
- Legal observer teams for documentation
- 24/7 emergency hotline
Legal Support Network
We connect immigrant families with emergency legal defense, pro-bono representation, and long-term legal support. Our network includes attorneys across all CT counties.
- Emergency detention defense fund
- Pro-bono attorney referral network
- Monthly free legal aid clinics
- Know Your Rights legal materials in 5 languages
Fight Back Together
We aim to mobilize people not only for visibility, engagement, and narrative-control, but to directly challenge and resist every system that threatens our communities.
Actions & Mobilization
We organize and lead direct actions across Connecticut — from rapid response demonstrations at sites of ICE activity to statewide rallies, marches, and town halls. Showing up together is one of the most powerful ways we assert our presence and push back.
- Statewide rallies and marches for immigrant dignity
- Rapid response demonstrations at sites of ICE activity
- Town hall meetings, vigils, and community assemblies
- Narrative-control actions and media engagement
Latest
RECENT ACTIONS
Hartford Neighborhood Mobilization
200+ community members responded within 30 minutes to reports of ICE activity in Hartford's Frog Hollow neighborhood. Legal observers on site, no arrests occurred.
Emergency Detention Defense
Our legal network secured representation for 5 detained community members in Bridgeport, preventing deportation proceedings in 3 cases.
Statewide Know Your Rights Day
Over 400 residents attended Know Your Rights trainings simultaneously across 12 Connecticut cities in both English and Spanish.