Webinar: Resistance and solidarity in Minnesota
1 October 2026, Online
What might we in Britain learn from movements in places like Minnesota as well as stories of resistance in Britain and other places? Join this webinar to hear the account of Betsy Raasch-Gilman, a Quaker who is part of a movement using nonviolent civilian defence to protect people in their community from federal immigration agents. Betsy and others have worked to protect families and individuals at risk using school patrols, rapid response networks, mutual aid, and direct intervention.
Join us to hear the account of Betsy Raasch-Gilman, a Quaker activist in Minneapolis–St. Paul (Minnesota). Betsy and others have worked to protect families and individuals at risk using school patrols, rapid response networks, mutual aid, and direct intervention. Betsy will share her story of how Minnesotans responded to ICE agents who they saw as an invading force and how the situation has shifted over the course of the past year.
What might we in Britain learn from movements in places like Minnesota as well as stories of resistance in Britain and other places?
This online webinar is open to all.
If you are a Quaker located in Britain or Ireland and concerned with local peacebuilding within the British context, you may like to join the Quaker Peacebuilding Network which meets online, contact peacebuildinginbritain@quaker.org.uk to join the mailing list.
More information
For more information contact:
Rebecca Bellamy
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