January 22, 2026

WCI Thursday's BLAST January 22nd, 2026

Thursday, January 22, 2026

A group of like-minded people here to support one another and uphold our values of inclusion, equity, honesty, accountability, social, and climate justice.

THOUGHTS

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. - MLK

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS

Saturdays, Emmer Do Better Otsego Rally

11-Noon

January 31

CANCELLED SATURDAY THE 24TH DUE TO WEATHER

Wednesdays, Sherburne County Detention Vigil

3:30-4:15 pm

January 28

Thursday, AG Keith Ellison Joins CD6 Community Forum on Affordability Crisis

6:30-8:30 PM

January 22nd

Monday, WCI Connections - Buffalo

9:30AM

January 26

Wednesday, WCI Connections - Monticello

2:00PM

January 28

Wednesday, Rapid Response to ICE

6:00-8:00 PM

February 4

ACTION

CONTACT YOUR SENATORS

Amy Klobuchar: (202) 224-3244 klobuchar.senate.gov

Tina Smith (202) 224-5641 smith.senate.gov

Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.

I’m calling to urge Senator [Name] to refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security that fails to rein in ICE.

Renee Good’s killing on January 7, is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against our communities.

We can't wait around while ICE harms more people. Senator [NAME] must push for an appropriations bill that puts serious restrictions on ICE, ends its dragnet raids, and doesn’t add a penny to its already bloated budget.

Click here to use Indivisible’s email tool to demand that all your Members of Congress: Votes no for an appropriations bill that doesn’t rein in ICE.

CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE

Tom Emmer (202) 225-2331; (763) 241-6848 emmer.house.gov

Hi, I’m a constituent calling from [zip]. My name is ______.

I’m call to urge you to protect The Boundary Waters and oppose legislation – including H.J. Res. 140 – that would eliminate BWCA-protections, effectively give away our public lands and pave the way for dangerous copper sulfide mining.

The Boundary Waters belongs to all Americans – not to foreign mining corporations seeking short-term profits at the expense of permanent destruction.

EVENTS

“EMMER DO BETTER” OTSEGO RALLIES

CANCELLED SATURDAY THE 24TH DUE TO WEATHER

EVERY Saturday 11:00-Noon

9201 Quaday Ave NE, Otsego. Meet on Parrish Ave.

Park at the Otsego Dental Office or the Wyndham hotel.

Click Here to Register and get Email Reminders

SHERBURNE COUNTY GOVERNMENT VIGIL

Over 100 immigrants are in Detention at the Sherburne County Government Center. Consider joining us!

Every Wednesday 3:30 – 4:15 the usual place (Sidewalk next to Business Center Drive)
Sherburne County Government Center

13880 Business Ctr Dr NW, Elk River, MN 55330

ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA Day Of Action 1/23

A unified statewide pause in daily economic activity:

-- No work (except emergency services)
-- No school
-- No shopping or consumer spending

1.23 Demands

1. ICE must leave Minnesota now.

2. The officer who killed Good must be held legally accountable.

3. No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming budget.

4. Get information here: https://www.iceoutnowmn.com/

Register here: https://mobilize.us/s/E7PeH1

Donate here: https://givebutter.com/ICEOUT

Buffalo

Monday, Jan. 26th: 9:30 am

Buffalo Perkins - reservation under Boyd Emmel

Monticello: Roger Hedtke

Wednesday, Jan. 28th: 2:00 pm

Chatters Restaurant Monticello--side private room

Click Here to Register & Get Email Reminders (not required but appreciated)

Community Training - Rapid Response to ICE Immigration Raids/Actions

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Little Mountain School, Monticello, MN

About This Training

Wright County now has a Rapid Response Network—a team of volunteers who can be alerted via Signal (an encrypted app) to respond, if possible, to immigration enforcement actions in our community. The training will be provided by Monarca and is intended for rapid responders and for those who are considering becoming one.

This training will cover:

Legal rights of immigrants and responders
What to do before, during, and after an immigration raid
How the Rapid Response Network operates
Best practices for safe and effective response

No Commitment Required

Attending this training does not require you to join the Rapid Response Team. You can decide after the training whether you want to participate as a volunteer.

Register Now

To attend, please email rosethelen@frontiernet.net with:

Your name
Address
Email
Phone number

Click to View a List of ALL Mobilize Events for MN 1/22/26 - 1/28/26

AND MORE!!!

What's the Plan - now in podcast form!

On Thursdays, Indivisible co-founders and co-executive directors Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin host a weekly grassroots conversation, What's the Plan, with movement updates and a live Q&A featuring the community's top voted questions -- but, unsurprisingly, not everyone can make it on a workday afternoon!

We have good news for those folks, though, and for anyone who just wants to tune in again: Starting January 30, you'll be able to catch that week's call on our new What's the Plan podcast, every Friday (watch the trailer here).

We're producing the podcast with Lemonada Media, and, in keeping with Indivisible’s core values, it'll have no sponsors or paid ads. Just a weekly look at what's happening in our country, collective calls to action that you can take to fight back, and, of course, the Q&A.

We hope you'll continue to join us on Thursdays, because nothing can take the place of organizing with community in real time. But now you can also subscribe to the What’s the Plan podcast, on all major platforms, and invite your friends, family, neighbors, pet sitters, favorite barista, and fantasy football league to subscribe too.

Register for the live Zooms here.
Subscribe to the podcast here.