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Heather LaGarde
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Founder, Haw River Ballroom. All things Saxapahaw. Producer, Counterpoint Underground & SwitchPoint. Formerly War Child, Human Rights Watch. Kayaks a lot. https://www.hawriverballroom.com/ https://counterpointunderground.com/
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#Raleigh tonight after a day on safety patrol - follow Siembra NC for information and ways to help keep our neighbors, colleagues, families and friends supported.
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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‼️Today ICE comes to the NC Triangle

To report activity &/or request support, call Siembra NC’s hotline:
📞 336-543-0352

It’s a 1st line of contact for collective fights & resources for our community

Please share

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Siembra NC Hotline: www.siembranc.org/la-migra-hot...
Immigration Agents Coming to Raleigh Tuesday, Sources Say
‘It is the city of Raleigh’s understanding that the Border Patrol and ICE are already in Raleigh and that they will be active’ said Mayor Janet Cowell.
indyweek.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
heatherlagarde.bsky.social
LISTEN to this —> “We Followed the Rules. ICE Jailed Us Anyway.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...
Opinion | We Followed the Rules. ICE Jailed Us Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Border Patrol Fans Out Across Charlotte, N.C., Arresting 81 People on First Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Border Patrol Fans Out Across Charlotte, N.C., Arresting 81 People on First Day
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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“If you stand for the truth and for learning and all the virtues of a serious education and an examined life and you believe in the idea of justice, you have to act.” - Leon Botstein, Bard College. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/n...
Church and College Leaders Work to Free a Detained Afghan Student
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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yonahfreemark.com
Watching Mamdani's victory speech, I'm struck by his—and his campaign's—unabashed vision of the US as an immigrant society, a culture built from the ground up from diversity. It is a complete rejection and reversal of the search for a white-washed homogeneity that the political right projects.
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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SO PROUD OF OUR DAUGHTER Hadden who headed up the campaign for Chelsea Dickey for Mayor of Graham -who just WON!!!!!!!!!! Thrilled at all the wins in Alamance tonight and NJ, VA, NYC etc !!!!!! #HOPE !! Congratulations Chelsea and team❗️#proudmama
Hadden LaGarde telling us it’s a win! Hadden and Chelsea the new Mayor of Graham, NC.
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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More from this beautiful music weekend in Saxapahaw at @hawriverballroom.com
PHILM, MJ Lenderman, Brad Cook, Jay Steele Crowd shots from the SG Goodman show at Haw River Ballroom Crowd shots from the SG Goodman show at Haw River Ballroom SG Goodman at Haw River Ballroom
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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For Shame, North Carolina. For Shame. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...
Opinion | For Shame, North Carolina. For Shame.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Great shows this weekend @hawriverballroom.com @saxapahaw.bsky.social with SG Goodman, Fust and Jensen McRae
Fust on stage at Haw River Ballroom SG Goodman on stage at Haw River Ballroom Jensen McRae on stage at Haw River Ballroom Crowd image at Haw River Ballroom
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught
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October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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No Kings march Durham
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Beautiful day at #nokings w/ thousands of people standing together for a country we love & want to believe in - w liberty & justice for all! Thank you @revdrbarber for your inspiring words & thank you to people all over the world for coming together to stand up- vote in those midterms people ❤️
October 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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www.npr.org/2025/10/15/g...
Democratic governors form a public health alliance in a rebuke of Trump
They're framing it as a way to share data and messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy at a time when the federal government isn't doing its job in public health.
www.npr.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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North Carolina’s Gerrymandering Republicans Plan to Redraw our Congressional Map to add a Seat and try to make your vote moot. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...
North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Sleepyfest in Saxapahaw this weekend - such a great time. ❤️
October 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela & for her struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
@nobelprize
📸Adriana Loureiro
Fernandez for The New York Times
Maria Corina Machado standing on top of a car before a cheering crowd. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy. As the leader of the democracy movement in Venezuela, Maria Corina Machado is one of the most extraordinary examples of civilian courage in Latin America in recent times. Ms Machado has been a key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided - an opposition that found common ground in the demand for free elections and representative government. This is precisely what lies at the heart of democracy: our shared willingness to defend the principles of popular rule, even though we disagree. At a time when democracy is under threat, it is more important than ever to defend this common ground. Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence. The Venezuelan regime's rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world. We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation. In 2024, more elections were held than ever before, but fewer and fewer are free and fair. Maria Corina Machado meets all three criteria stated in Alfred Nobel's will for the selection of a Peace Prize laureate. She has brought her country's opposition together. She has never wavered in resisting the militarisation of Venezuelan society. She has been steadfast in her support for a peaceful transition to democracy.
October 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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reuters.com
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Reposted by Heather LaGarde
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Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Reposted by Heather LaGarde
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What’s amazing about this is that it’s not activists, it’s random people in the street, dudes in trucks. They know who the villain is.

I think MAGA has a bigger problem here than they realize
cristianfarias.com Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · Oct 5
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
heatherlagarde.bsky.social
Beautiful day in Saxapahaw .
Yellow kayak on the Haw River in Saxapahaw on a beautiful Fall day.
October 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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The @hawriverballroom.com this week
October 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Thank you Women’s Resource Center of Alamance County for incl. me in the Founder’s Awards group amongst strong women pouring their hearts, souls, smarts &kindness into their communities &highlighting the bravery &resilience of women helping others manifest their dreams &support wild creativity!
Bio pic of Heather LaGarde (on a kayak in the haw River) Flyer featuring the honorees for this years Leading the Way Awards for the Women’s Resource Center of Alamance County
October 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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BREAKING: Just hours before the fiscal year ended, a federal judge in R.I. has ordered the Trump administration to preserve $233 million in FEMA funds it attempted to abruptly steer away from 8 blue states.

Without that order, the states would've lost the money at midnight.
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM