General Strike Montana

"that #Montana will be affected more strongly by tariffs than other states. Ranchers, farmers, and the tourism industry are expressing concerns -- and asking for relief and stability. These are tough times, and important times to look out for one another however we can." (3/3)

"The Department of Labor and Industry is holding a rapid response event Aug 6 at 9 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn. Please attend if you're affected, and support your neighbors if you're not. The University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research's current report shows..." (2/3)

From #Missoula County Dems:

"Yesterday UFP Edge announced a layoff of about 100 employees from its facility in the Bonner Industrial Park. If you or someone you know is affected, they should know to not voluntarily resign before the layoff, so they stay eligible for unemployment assistance." (1/3)

August 13th at 7pm: Attend the first verifier training for the #Missoula ICE rapid response team. These folks will be tasked with verifying reports of ICE presence in the area. Learn the processes and guidelines needed to be an effective verifier. Location TBD!

Stay tuned for more updates 💥

June 23rd at 7pm: Find out more about what it means to be a dispatcher or verifier on our upcoming ICE rapid response team and get your questions answered from individuals who know about you and your immigrant neighbors' legal rights. 1806 South Avenue West, #Missoula MT

Interested in getting involved in Missoula ICE rapid response? Learn more at these upcoming events, hosted by @missoularesists.bsky.social and the #Missoula Coalition. We protect us! #MTpol #MTnews

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Tomorrow morning! (Tuesday 8 am) Join us if you can!

P.S. enjoy the sneak peek of the signs will will be distributing above, made by an incredibly talented local Missoula artist.

#MTpol #MTnews

White background with thick red border. Large monarch butterfly is in the top center with it's wings spread. Below it, the image of the monarch fades and the words everyone's welcome except ICE are in large text.

We will be supporting @missoularesists.bsky.social this Thursday during the #Missoula Good Trouble Lives On event. If you'd like to volunteer to help local businesses access and hang signs making it clear that ICE cannot enter their building, sign up here!

www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549AA...

We're teaming up with The Take It Back Movement for an online workshop built for those just waking up to the system’s lies. From sticker bombing to everyday resistance, we’ll cover beginner-level actions and language that resonates tools to plant seeds, provoke thought, and build collective power. Tap in and bring someone new to the movement. Jitsi Room Name- https://meet.jit.si/buildingresistance101 Date - July 18th @ 5 pm est / 8pm est http://www.thetakeitbackmovement.com

We're teaming up with The Take It Back Movement for an online workshop.

We’ll cover beginner-level actions and language that resonates tools to plant seeds, provoke thought, and build collective power.

Jitsi Room Name- meet.jit.si/buildingresi...

www.thetakeitbackmovement.com

#GeneralStrikeUS

This is why you should join our LA chapter and all the partner organizations in their campaign to boycott Home Depot (among many other reasons)

Little girls were swept away by the dozens & killed by the flood while at summer camp & without FEMA FUNDING bedridden & disabled American are going to die from natural disasters they could have been rescued from & warned against.

I have never seen a more incompetent government ever. It’s insane.

It took less than a year to get from “they’re eating the dogs, they’re eating the cats” to “let’s feed them to alligators”.

Tan background. Black text reads Open letter in support of a general strike. Four emojis are underneath the text. The first is a raised fist, the second a brown bag with a dollar sign on the front, the third is earth, and the fourth is a sprout coming out of the dirt.

‼️🚨 GENERAL STRIKE OPEN LETTER 🚨‼️

We call on labor unions, grassroots movements, student groups, tenant associations, and every person who believes a better world is possible to join us by signing onto this letter and declaring public support for a general strike.

generalstrikeus.com/openletter

Boycott Amazon July 8th - 11th

Hey Guys! Pretty sure we don’t wanna give this billionaire another cent

Post a photo of what you bought and/or where you shopped instead of Amazon, using the
#BetterThanAmazon hashtag

👇Check Out the Thread👇

ICE arrested a Helena man after mistaking him for another person Helena resident Christopher Martinez, who is a citizen of Mexico, was taken into federal immigration custody on Tuesday after being mistaken for another person law enforcement was looking for.

www.ktvq.com/news/federal...

DAINES AND SHEEHY ONCE AGAIN FAILED TO STAND UP FOR WORKING MONTANANS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY VOTING IN FAVOR OF TRUMP'S DUMPSTER FIRE, BILLIONAIRE-FIRST BUDGET.

MDP statement on GOP passage of budget bill: Daines and Sheehy know well that this budget will strip away tens of thousands of Montanans of their health insurance and food assistance. Hospitals and clinics in Montana will be forced to cut back service or even close their doors, disproportionately impacting rural Montana and indigenous communities. Not to mention, this bill will kill good-paying jobs and explode the national deficit all in the name of providing tax breaks for billionaires. Daines and Sheehy have proven once again they don’t give a damn about Montanans, but Democrats in Montana will not stop fighting and are mobilizing to hold Republicans accountable everywhere. The stakes have never been higher.” - Interim Executive Director, Justin Ailport

Protecting Montanans is a foreign concept to Daines and Sheehy. They don't give a damn about us - they proved it when they sold Montanans out with their "yes" vote. #mtpol

Elbows Up for Canada - Butte MT · Mobilize We will gather, rally and march in Butte, Montana on July 5th to express our love of our Canadian neighbors and say NO to Trump's tariffs and his idiotic remarks about annexing our northern neighbor. ...

Butte: Saturday July 5th 12–1 PM - Mike Mansfield Federal Courthouse | We will gather, rally and march in Butte, Montana on July 5th to express our love of our Canadian neighbors and say NO to Trump's tariffs and his idiotic remarks about annexing our northern neighbor.

Video from an on-the-ground organizer. The man detained was denied access to his lawyer before he was shuffled out the back door.

Big thanks to @wakinggiant406.bsky.social for showing up!

UPDATES: www.reddit.com/r/helena/com...

We will also post if we get any further information.

Reddit post reading I am at the Helena Police Dept now (4:15, 406 Fuller). What I know for sure: There is an immigrant detained here There are ten citizens and a journalist, here in the lobby The mayor was here; I believe he went upstairs to talk to someone The desk sergeant came to talk to us about 10 minutes He said the lieutenant was upstairs trying to figure out what is going on, and that he would come down to speak with us at some point. Here is what the people who were here before me say they learned The man is an immigrant. His wife is a citizen. The only infraction anyone knows about are two recent traffic violations. If you can, please come down. Things are calm and friendly, the lobby is cool.

URGENT 🚨 ‼️

Protest happening at the #Helena Police Department. More folks are on the way.

It was only a matter of time until ICE got here. And they won’t stop with just one or two detainees. You want more than once a month protests? Show the heck up for your immigrant neighbors.

#MTpol #MTnews

Medicaid covers nearly 1 in 5 Montanans. Gutting it would be bad for us, but that's what the #MAGAMurderBill would do. Call Sens Daines + Sheehy today.

And then there's this part of the bill: ICE would get more money than the Marines

Come on, folks... let's let Daines and Sheehy know we're watching what they do on this abominable budget bill. As of this morning they both only had around 2k calls.
Steve Daines - Washington, D.C. (202) 224-2651
Tim Sheehy - Washington, D.C. (202) 224-2644

Monday Messaging. Take five minutes this week to participate in democracy. We made it easy! Message: Cutting trillions in funding for food assistance and healthcare is not protecting Montanans. Forcing rural hospitals to close is not protecting Montanans. Adding over $3 trillion to the national debt is not protecting Montanans. Raising taxes on working families to give billionaires tax breaks is not protecting Montanans. You are not protecting the people of Montana. And we are watching. Vote no on the budget bill or we'll find someone who WILL protect us.

Call your elected officials! Demand a no vote on the GOP budget. Sen Steve Daines: DC: 202-224-2651, Helena: 406-443-3189, 30 W 14th St #206, Helena MT, 59601. Sen Tim Sheehy: DC: 202-224-2644, Helena: 406-441-1069, 208 N Montana Ave #104, Helena MT, 59601

Overwhelmed by the news? Every Monday, we're breaking down one key issue in Montana or Washington into a simple message to send your elected officials. This week: Senators, protect Montanans for once by voting no on the budget bill. #mtpol

Grassroots pressure works! The provision in the budget bill that would have sold off millions of acres of our public lands has been defeated. Public lands are not for sale!

The number listed on the MT leg page was the Capitol #, so this is his office #. Either way, it’ll get to him.

Apparently he has a different number nowadays... very weird. Could only find it on the MT GOP website?? Updated it here.

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