Hundreds of High School Students Rally to Promote Activism, Support for Democracy
Youth-organized off-campus rally sought to get more teens on the streets to voice their concerns about threats to democracy and civil liberties.
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Youth-organized off-campus rally sought to get more teens on the streets to voice their concerns about threats to democracy and civil liberties.
Faith leaders and community members completed a four-day, 90-mile walk from the Dilley immigration-detention facility to San Antonio. Organized by the Rev. Dianne Garcia of Roca de Refugio Church, the march called for the release of children and parents in federal immigration custody and an end to family detention. Participants walked approximately 25 miles each day. On the final morning, they gathered for prayer and song near the memorial marking where 53 migrants died inside an overheated tractor-trailer in 2022. Additional supporters joined the march as it approached San Antonio.
A local group called Singing Resistance organized public singing in Minneapolis after the killing of Renée Good. An estimated 300 people joined an early neighborhood march, about 600 joined another gathering six days later, and about 1,400 gathered to sing at a church after Alex Pretti’s death by ICE. Participants learned songs together and sang to express dissent, grief, and solidarity with neighbors affected by the ICE surge.
More than 4,000 volunteers organized grocery assistance to a church congregation following a pastor’s request after he noticed large numbers of his congregation had stopped attending church services amid an enforcement surge by ICE. He noted that even U.S. citizens were afraid to leave home to avoid the risk of having their children stopped by ICE.
Residents across the Minneapolis-St Paul area held fundraisers, including comedy fundraisers, to help families affected by ICE activities pay for rent, food, and household supplies.
Local businesses collected diapers and food, hosted donation drop-offs, and directed proceeds toward community aid in response to ICE activity.
Volunteers worked with teachers to pack groceries, baby supplies, and toiletries for delivery to families staying home during the surge.
A contingency of parents are now escorting not just their own children to kindergarten and elementary school, but also those of their immigrant neighbors and friends too afraid to leave the house due to ICE activity in their area.
Several local restaurants donated food or proceeds, collected supplies, and offered activities for children staying home from school.
Delaware residents sustained a peaceful campaign for months, demonstrated at Wilmington Airport, coordinated across organizations, and attended a public-authority meeting to raise concerns about deportation flights and public incentives.
UCLA student organizations are pressing the University of California to strengthen both its response to sexual violence and the support available outside the formal Title IX process. Student groups at UCLA argue that confidential Campus Advocacy Resources & Education offices are trusted by survivors but lack consistent UC-wide funding and staffing. Students previously passed a UCLA referendum that increased student fees to expand CARE peer-education staffing. They are now seeking dedicated funding for every UC campus, clearer information about confidential services, a way for students to provide feedback on Title IX offices and reforms that give survivors more control over how their reports are handled. The campaign also addresses technology-facilitated sexual violence, including AI-generated sexual imagery. Student advocates helped advance the Higher Education AI Response Survivors Act, which extended protections and resources to people harmed through these technologies; California enacted it in September 2026. UCLA students also participated in an October 8 walkout calling for better institutional responses to sexual violence, while campus groups are forming a coalition to coordinate education, advocacy and survivor support across the university.