Columbia Heights, MN is saying NO to big tech surveillance 👏
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/columbia-heights-flock-license-plate-cameras/
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The House is voting soon to hand another $70 BILLION to ICE and CBP to expand Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
📣Tell your rep to vote NO: act.nilc.org/page/93101/a...
& then tell all of your friends to take action too!
Flock cameras in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are now covered with plastic bags, as city council members voted Monday evening to cancel and pay off the contract with the company.
Is your community interested in creating an alternative to traditional police response? Hear from one of our LPMI Members, Amber Fellows, on how LP helped her kick off her own community responder program in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Over two days, attendees from across the country gathered for sessions that will influence our collective strategies. We focused not only on mutual lessons from losses but also on shared strategies for victory.
Check our blog post 👇 to learn more!
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Big Tech wants you to think data centers are building the economy of the future. In reality, they’re driving inequality.
To fight back, we’re releasing new resources to help our members understand the impacts of data centers and the local powers they hold to oppose them.
https://bit.ly/4gbUPdZ
Our members will continue to use every tool available to them to protect their communities from ICE and to build a future where our tax dollars help provide everyday people with the resources and services we all need to thrive.
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Congress just handed over $70 billion of our tax dollars to ICE to terrorize people, rip families apart, & lock up our neighbors.
$70B could be used to actually help people, yet the Trump Admin & its billionaire allies are using it to fuel more violence.
www.npr.org/2026/06/09/n...
Just a few weeks back, we were proud to host the "Local Power, Shared Futures: Preemption & Home Rule Strategy Summit" alongside LSSC in Nashville!
This gathering was years in the making and an incredible opportunity to bring together a movement ready to fight preemption.
This is what leadership looks like!
As Philadelphia prepares to host the World Cup, city leaders incl. LP Board member and Councilmember Kendra Brooks aren’t turning a blind eye – they’re taking action and protecting their community and visitors alike. https://bit.ly/4uovEsb
Local Progress
Last month, the Local Progress Impact Lab and Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) were proud to host the "Local Power, Shared Futures: Preemption & Home
The bill provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement and highlights a GOP caucus continuing to endorse Trump's immigration agenda as Democrats warn Congress has ceded its oversight role.
