Rapid Response Choir

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Went to the BFF/Why can't we be friends? statue on the National Mall on Sunday for a pop-up concert by @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social .
Made a video of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSDk...
#TrumpAndEpstein #TheSecretHandShake #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles

An @onthemedia.bsky.social hat makes an appearance at a @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social event. Two entities that help me make it through these times!

Our members out in West Hyattsville today, offering support to a neighborhood that's been targeted by ICE, including the horrific arrest that occurred in a busy intersection on Wednesday.

Our communities stand together. Thank you @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social for joining us.
#meltice

This Is What Democracy Sings Like Want to fight fascism? Start a choir.

“It makes me feel so much comfort and joy to wake up and say, ‘Well, the news is awful, but at least we’re here, trying to do something about it.’” - Peter Burkolder, @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social via @Sojo.net
This is what advocacy looks like.
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Upset at budget airline’s role in ICE deportations, 100 rally at BWI The protesters said they wanted to pressure the airline and discourage people from flying with Avelo.

"about 100 people gathered Sunday near BWI to raise awareness about the airline — and protest its role in deportations," incl. Rapid Response Choir rapidresponsechoir.org and @thirdactmd.bsky.social members.

Upset at budget airline’s role in ICE deportations, 100 rally at BWI The protesters said they wanted to pressure the airline and discourage people from flying with Avelo.

our protest today with @docs4campclosure.bsky.social @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social @mdcdsa.bsky.social @orhoco.bsky.social @eyesonice-bmore.bsky.social @eyesonice-md-cc.bsky.social @eyesonice.bsky.social @stopavelo.bsky.social @dsainternational.bsky.social @indivisible.org

Give the @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social a follow. Here they are with a new verse for the union song, “Which Side Are You On?”

Right now, Avelo Airlines is on the side of ICE and concentration camps and not on the side of common decency. #BoycottAvelo #AveloWorksWithICE

Highway overpass to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) with signs that read: Avelo Airlines Fuels Fascism.

Avelo Airlines is fueling ICE’s deportation machine — for $150M.

We showed up today outside of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to say:

Not in our city. Not in our name. #StopICEFlights

Protest Avelo Airlines for profiting from ICE cooperation · Indivisible Avelo Airlines took a $150 million contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate flights — a move aimed at stabilizing its finances. While Avelo’s flights out of BWI currentl...

HELL NO to silence. The RRC will be there leading songs! Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Texas Moms Rising 27 children at summer camp died in catastrophic flooding in Texas last week. This is every parent's nightmare. Our hearts break for these children, the more than 100 other people who lost their lives ...

The RRC will be singing in support of Texas Moms Rising actionnetwork.org/events/texas... - July 21, the Ellipse. Join us, won't you?

Very nice 138th birthday party across from the Canadian embassy in DC this morning. You're welcome to sing a long at home, folks! Thank you, @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social, for a very meaningful event (and the shady location).

A great moment! Americans celebrate Canada Day by serenading the Canadian embassy in DC, a good reminder that most of us are not down with any of Trump's lunacies. Many thanks to @climateboomer.bsky.social for leadership!

I once sang O Canada! in Scots Gaelic at the cèilidh that closed an immersion week in Toronto, but that was a good 10 years ago. Better to be singing it in English at tomorrow's Canada Day friendship serenade at the embassy in DC. Just printed out my songbook from rapidresponsechoir.org/songs

O Canada! Americans Celebrate Canada Day On July 1, Americans will celebrate Canada Day by gathering outside the Canadian embassy in Washington DC at 11:00 AM for a pop-up sing-along of the Canadian National Anthem and other songs reflecting...

In or near DC? Join us! Can’t make it? Tell your friends! There will be Canada Solidarity events in Detroit and Chucago, too! (See comments for those links) actionnetwork.org/events/ameri... O Canada! Americans Celebrate Canada Day - Action Network @thirdactoh.bsky.social

O Canada! Americans Celebrate Canada Day On July 1, Americans will celebrate Canada Day by gathering outside the Canadian embassy in Washington DC at noon for a pop-up sing-along of the Canadian National Anthem and other songs reflecting the...

Beautiful idea from some of my @thirdactorg.bsky.social colleagues
July 1 is Canada Day, and so they'll be outside Canadian embassies/consulates serenading them with O Canada and other tunes, all to show that most of us really truly like our neighbors to the north
actionnetwork.org/events/ameri...

The Rapid Response Choir will be there to lead you all - don't be shy! Come join!

O Canada! Americans Celebrate Canada Day On July 1, Americans will celebrate Canada Day by gathering outside the Canadian embassy in Washington DC at 11:00 AM for a pop-up sing-along of the Canadian National Anthem and other songs reflecting...

O Canada! We've not forgotten our northern neighbor. We'll be singing at a pop-up Canada-USA friendship event on July 1, 11am, at the DC Canadian embassy.

Join us! -- actionnetwork.org/events/ameri...

O Canada, America the Beautiful, L. Cohen's Hallelujah and more!

Today we stood with QueerYouthAlliance in grief and solidarity over the Supreme Court's Skrmetti ruling. We will continue to sing, march and vote in support of trans youth across the land

Tearing up here.

This morning the @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social (start one in your neighborhood) sang, "I ain't going to study war no more" and it occurred to me that many of the rightwing websites do nothing but study war.

Well, all you fascists bound to lose.

Hundreds showed up for the "No Kings" rally in Riverdale, Maryland, today, with the Rapid Response choir singing a #WoodieGuthrie song. #riverdale #maryland #NoKings #NoKingsInAmerica @indivisiblepgc.bsky.social @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social @SSPAction1 @IndivisibleRt1Corridor

A Black protestor holds a banner of a stylized U.S. Flag with "Citizenship won't save you" and their t-shirt reads, "Due Process Now" A half-dozen white chorus members in their pink choir vest are singing in the background.

Here's the photo in case the NYT later swaps it out. The "Citizenship Won't Save You: Due Process Now" flag and t-shirt combo is the real heart of the matter.

Judge Orders U.S. to Keep Custody of Migrants Amid Claims They Were Sent to South Sudan

The RRC is again pictured in the @nytimes.com : www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...

LIVE: Outside court where US judge holds hearing in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case YouTube video by Reuters

Reuters live-streamed almost the whole event. 3hrs.
www.youtube.com/live/s6ZhSdj...

"🎶 Ain't gonna let no system walk all over me... 🎶"

We agree every town should have a Rapid Response Choir -- stay tuned for upcoming Rapid Response Choir Starter Kit meetings

The choir is a local "rapid response choir" that was started by a friend of mine. Every tonw should have one.

Once again, there's a sizeable community turnout at the courthouse in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

People have been singing, chanting in the lead up to the 1 pm hearing.

In the media room, I can still hear supporters milling about outside.

Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia outside the courthouse in Maryland

HAPPENING NOW: Hello from Greenbelt, MD, where a federal judge will hear arguments over whether the Trump administration can invoke the state secrets privilege to withhold information about what it has done to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the US.

I'm here for @lawfaremedia.org 🧵

Singing Holly Near’s We are a Gentle Angry People

Choir in pink vests in a courtyard

Pre-hearing rally