U.S. and foreign military bases fuel war, displacement, and environmental destruction. Join people around the world February 21–23, 2026 for the Global Days of Action to #CloseBases and take action in your community.
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The Resistance Fair is a gathering of groups working every day to bring our values to life— protecting targeted communities, our environment, and our democracy. It’s now more important than ever to protect the people and institutions that actually make this country great! Let’s turn our outrage into action.
Organized by the Cleveland Heights Democrats for issue based activism. Go to clevelandheightsdems.com for more sponsors and information. Co-sponsors include: Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus, Doctors Organized for HealthCare Solutions, Euclid Democratic Club, Gather Well Cleveland Heights, Indivisible NEO (Cle), Lakewood Democratic Club, Preterm, Showing up for Racial Justice NEO
To speed up getting attendees into the school as quickly as possible, we will have an expedited check-in for those who pre-register at www.clevelandheightsdems.com/resistance-fair-2026.
ICE and other federal agencies continue to escalate violence against communities across the country under Trump's second presidency with immigration agencies killing at least seven people in our communities, including Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Their deaths adds to the growing and deadly toll of federal immigration enforcement, with at least 6 deaths in ICE detention in January 2026 and 31 deaths in ICE custody in 2025, an all-time high.
This webinar will focus on detention under Trump and how communities have been resisting including in Kansas and California.
Register here: https://detentionwatchnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/detentionwatchnetwork/event.jsp?event=525&
IRTF board member Ape Bleakney is one of the artists featured here, communicating political messaging through artistic expression. Ape blendis her social advocacy and community engagement with her art. Her recent series of silkscreen posters (proceeds donated to immigration support organizations) directly confront ICE imagery.
Support a historic shift in U.S. foreign policy. House Resolution 1056 calls for ending the Monroe Doctrine and building a “New Good Neighbor” relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean. Urge your US representative to co-sponsor this landmark resolution acknowledging two centuries of intervention and injustice.
This article by ProPublica examines the special treatment enjoyed by convicted then pardoned Juan Orlando Hernandez, former President of Honduras, who was imprisoned for accepting bribes and allowing traffickers to export more than 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S.
On the 60th anniversary of his death, Colombia finally recovered and returned the remains of priest, sociologist, and guerrilla fighter Camilo Torres Restrepo, ending a six-decade disappearance that began with his killing by the Army in 1966. His reburial at the National University crowns a long struggle led by social movements and human rights advocates, turning his case into a powerful symbol of the country’s broader fight for truth, memory, and justice for the disappeared.
UN experts revealed at least 80 Indigenous Guatemalan children were illegally disappeared, institutionalized, and adopted abroad, and raised alarms over alleged involvement of current attorney general Consuelo Porras. They are urging Guatemala to investigate state officials, bar rights-abusing candidates from top posts, and guarantee truth, justice, and reparations for victims.
UN experts revealed at least 80 Indigenous Guatemalan children were illegally disappeared, institutionalized, and adopted abroad, and raised alarms over alleged involvement of current attorney general Consuelo Porras. They are urging Guatemala to investigate state officials, bar rights-abusing candidates from top posts, and guarantee truth, justice, and reparations for victims.
this article by the media outlet truthout examines Peter Thiels involvement in creating Economic enclaves within Honduras
