Resources
Advocates for Detained Voices believes that fighting for immigrant rights includes continual work in educating ourselves about structural and societal oppressions while supporting marginalized voices. Below are some resources for further learning.
WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION AND MUTUAL AID
"Nowhere is there more intense silence about the reality of class differences than in educational settings" ~bell hooks
Mutual Aid 101 Toolkit
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez' mutual aid toolkit is a good starting point for learning about what mutual aid is and how to start mutual aid in your own community. The document also contains links at the bottom with more information on the history of mutual aid networks.
Shit's totally fucked! What can we do? Mutual Aid Explainer
This video explains what mutual aid is and how it is a good way to bring about real change in your community by collectively taking responsibility for caring for one another (age-restricted due to language)
Resource Generation: Class Distinctions and Income Brackets
Resource Generation is a collective of 18-35 year olds who have access to wealth in the top 10% in the US. They are led by a cross-class leadership tea Their mission is to educate young people about their privilege in economic systems and encourage redistribution of wealth to put towards social justice issues. Click the "read more" button below to learn more about class distinctions and reflect on your own positionality.
Tacoma and University of Puget Sound Resources
Puyallup Tribal Lushootseed Land Acknowledgement. We recognize that those of us in Tacoma and at the University of Puget Sound occupy the traditional homelands of the Puyallup tribe.
Immigrant Justice Now
White Supremacy Culture in Organizations
Race in the City of Destiny
Race in the City of Destiny is an oral history project conducted by Professor Andrew Gomez at the University of Puget Sound. Other main contributors: Amanda Diaz, Maddy Hadden, Adam Nolan, and Rose Pytte. The project started with students conducting interviews related to the Northwest Detention Center, and flourished into an in depth exploration of how race has affected Tacoma's modern history. The site features interviews from several previous ADV members.
No Tech for ICE: Amazon's Role in Perpetuating Detention
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides the cloud service for a data mining company called Palantir. Palantir designs critical information gathering systems that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) use to track and deport immigrants. For this and other reasons, immigrant rights activists created the #notechforICE campaign, which calls for tech companies to cut ties with ICE and stop enabling detention and injustice.