@ivanle24.bsky.social
Executive Director @localprogress.bsky.social | Formerly: @popdemoc @NYCCouncil @MaketheRoadNY & @WorkingFamilies
The Trump Administration’s rampage in Minnesota should terrify all of us.
NOW is the time to prepare, organize, and take proactive steps to protect your community.
Take action and tell your senators: no more funding for ICE: secure.ngpvan.com/JYJcpM0xDU6o...
24.01.2026 18:54 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I step into 2026 rooted in this truth: our love and our joy for one another is what will get us through.
2025 showed us local is where transformative change begins. I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished together and how we'll keep on fighting forward in 2026 and beyond!
A statement from the LP Executive Director denouncing the shooting of an unarmed legal observer by ICE in Minneapolis.
ICE agents have just killed a legal observer monitoring their illegal activities in Minneapolis. Our network stands with our members in the Twin Cities and demands that ICE leave immediately.
Read our statement 👇
Elected leaders with @localprogress.bsky.social discuss how they are moving progressive policy forward while defending against the assaults of the Trump administration.
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In a year where bold leadership has been so necessary, we are grieving the loss of a fighter and a force who served as one of the founding members of Local Progress – State Senator Faith Winter. https://ow.ly/B5Q150XG1bk
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Energized and inspired to be with @localprogress.bsky.social discussing what local leadership must look like in the face of rising authoritarianism.
As a District, we know that the way we turn away from fascism is by showing up for our neighbors and building community power, block by block.
Some people enter local politics because of their passion for policy, and some because their community calls them to serve. With over 1500 members in our network, there's a unique story for each one on how they ended up as a local representative.
Hear a few of them 👇
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📣NEW from Local Progress Impact Lab, @groundwork.bsky.social, & @stateinnovation.org
The cost of essentials like groceries, utilities, & rent have gone up, but wages have failed to keep up.
Our new policy agenda is for elected officials at all levels to make life more affordable.
The most significant local impact of the second Trump administration hasn't been lowering costs, but instead its barbaric immigration enforcement plan.
Across our network, our members have seen families ripped apart to meet the racist demands of this administration. Hear their stories 👇
This summer, over 500 local elected officials from across the country gathered in Chicago for our national convening.
We interviewed over a dozen local leaders to gain their perspective on a range of issues, from immigration to tariffs. Here's what they had to say 👇
As Alderperson Fuentes asks for rationale, ICE puts its barbarity on display. Arresting a local official for protecting a neighbor from abduction while they were being treated in a hospital.
Government workers are furloughed, but ICE is still paid to terrorize our communities.
LP Member & Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes was arrested this afternoon for protecting an immigrant neighbor as they were recovering in the hospital.
This is the THIRD local official this year ICE has brutally arrested for exercising their duties. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
During a time when our norms and rights are under attack, it's up to local governments to reinforce the rights of our people and fight back with every tool we have.
Read my full op-ed with @cd13.lacity.gov @andrefor40th.bsky.social @localprogress.bsky.social: ⬇️
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NEW: LP members @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social, CM Soto-Martínez, & @andrefor40th.bsky.social have a new op-ed laying out the playbook for how progressive local leaders can respond to federal troop deployments.
While congress sits on its hand, local officials must act to defend their communities.
Abundant housing is core to the progressive agenda to build a just, resilient, and equitable future for all. Proud to join progressive elected officials from across the country who are taking action to push for abundant housing, strong labor standards, climate action, and progressive revenue!
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📣 NEWS: There are now TEN localities that have banned rental price fixing! 🔥🔥🔥
Hoboken is the most recent city to pass a ban to protect renters from corporate greed, preceded by Seattle and Santa Monica who passed ordinances in June.
Organize Together. Govern for all.
Still fired up from #LP2025 - 500+ local electeds, partners, and staff came together ready to fight for working families and resist authoritarianism. ⚡️
"Fear is contagious but so is courage."
- @delia.bsky.social
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On our last day together, we confronted some of the hard realities of what it means to govern as a progressive. How we wield power on an unequal playing field to lift up marginalized communities.
Our conversations were difficult, but the learning in community was critical.
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From strategy sessions and community building, to site visits and state chapter meetups - our first two days were jam packed!
Together, with over 500 attendees from across the country, we learned how to build power, share space, and stand up for our shared values.
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Our theme this year was "Organize Together. Govern For All."
As the Trump Administration continues to deliberately harm our communities, it is more important than ever to organize together so that we can use our governing power to uplift and protect all our communities.
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This past weekend, we held our ⚡️ 2025 LP National Convening ⚡️ in Chicago! We hosted 500+ local leaders and partners for an incredible three days of connection, strategy, and collective learning.
More to come, but for now, we are basking in hope, joy, and gratitude 💖
Brad is a STL native and an amazing human. I’ve had the pleasure of serving with him on the @localprogress.bsky.social board for many years. May we all have the courage of our convictions like @nyccomptroller.bsky.social. #StandWithBrad #AbolishIce
17.06.2025 18:42 — 👍 45 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0Masked ICE agents just detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander for peacefully observing immigration court proceedings in Manhattan. Video shows multiple attempts from Brad and onlookers to secure a judicial warrant and for officers to identify themselves. (1/3)
17.06.2025 17:42 — 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1Brad has been a principled local official for over a decade now and one of the founding members of Local Progress. He is one of many reasons our organization exists to today and beyond being a member, many consider him to be a friend and mentor.
We stand in solidarity with you, Brad.
As ICE disappears our neighbors, LP leader Brad Lander has been regularly escorting immigrants to their check-ins. Today, in a continuing and troubling trend of intimidation against local officials, ICE arrested him and is currently in custody.
We demand his immediate release.
Graphic with gradient pink / purple border with a statement from Local Progress titled, "Minnesota Local Leaders Mourn Politically Motivated Assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman."
We are horrified at the targeted political assasination of MN elected officials, former Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and the attempt on the lives of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette.
Our full statement: localprog.org/MourningMeli...
We are devastated by the politically motivated assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the attempted assassination of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. These were public servants attacked at home.
We must be united in saying: violence has no place in our democracy.
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“This city doesn’t grow, heal, teach or grown or move without immigrant.
Fear doesn’t mean cowardliness, fear means we move smarter.
Stay engaged with local organizations and share Know Your Rights information, and continue protecting our neighborhoods”
- Council Member Eunisses Hernandez
The arrest of the SEIU CA President & protesters is a disgrace to our country — and part of a terrifying trend local electeds have also been facing.
We stand for First Amendment rights. We stand for democracy. We stand with David Huerta & call for his immediate release.
