Ordinary Citizen Protesting
@thewelcometable.bsky.social
Spiritual director, coordinator of The Welcome Table LGBTQ Community for Catholics/former Catholics, founder of a daily 5-6pm protest of illegal, unconstitutional, & unethical actions by Trump now held in Wheaton, IL.
Day 245
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Day 245
Day 243
"'We are very afraid, but we can't go back to Venezuela'"
A family plagued by poverty/gangs came to Chicago for a new life. Bc of ICE, they can't do laundry wt protection.
www.ncronline.org/news/prayer-...
U.S. Cath Conf of Bishops' Migrants Comm
justiceforimmigrants.org/you-are-not-...
"'We are very afraid, but we can't go back to Venezuela'"
A family plagued by poverty/gangs came to Chicago for a new life. Bc of ICE, they can't do laundry wt protection.
www.ncronline.org/news/prayer-...
U.S. Cath Conf of Bishops' Migrants Comm
justiceforimmigrants.org/you-are-not-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Day 243
"'We are very afraid, but we can't go back to Venezuela'"
A family plagued by poverty/gangs came to Chicago for a new life. Bc of ICE, they can't do laundry wt protection.
www.ncronline.org/news/prayer-...
U.S. Cath Conf of Bishops' Migrants Comm
justiceforimmigrants.org/you-are-not-...
"'We are very afraid, but we can't go back to Venezuela'"
A family plagued by poverty/gangs came to Chicago for a new life. Bc of ICE, they can't do laundry wt protection.
www.ncronline.org/news/prayer-...
U.S. Cath Conf of Bishops' Migrants Comm
justiceforimmigrants.org/you-are-not-...
Day 241
Report by Choose Democracy: "Trump’s bloody hands: Estimated deaths from Trump policies in 2025." choosedemocracy.us/wp-content/u...
"Policy is not abstract. It has a body count. And by every serious measure, the toll of this administration has been staggering."
Report by Choose Democracy: "Trump’s bloody hands: Estimated deaths from Trump policies in 2025." choosedemocracy.us/wp-content/u...
"Policy is not abstract. It has a body count. And by every serious measure, the toll of this administration has been staggering."
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Day 241
Report by Choose Democracy: "Trump’s bloody hands: Estimated deaths from Trump policies in 2025." choosedemocracy.us/wp-content/u...
"Policy is not abstract. It has a body count. And by every serious measure, the toll of this administration has been staggering."
Report by Choose Democracy: "Trump’s bloody hands: Estimated deaths from Trump policies in 2025." choosedemocracy.us/wp-content/u...
"Policy is not abstract. It has a body count. And by every serious measure, the toll of this administration has been staggering."
Day 236.2
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Day 236.2
Day 236
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Day 236
Day 235
Print NO ICE signs out & ask your church, business, school, library, apt complex..to post it on the entrance door/window. Post one on your own door!
www.ilrc.org/sites/defaul...
Print Immigrants Welcome yard signs & banners for your neighborhood!
act.faithfulamerica.org/signup/print...
Print NO ICE signs out & ask your church, business, school, library, apt complex..to post it on the entrance door/window. Post one on your own door!
www.ilrc.org/sites/defaul...
Print Immigrants Welcome yard signs & banners for your neighborhood!
act.faithfulamerica.org/signup/print...
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Day 235
Print NO ICE signs out & ask your church, business, school, library, apt complex..to post it on the entrance door/window. Post one on your own door!
www.ilrc.org/sites/defaul...
Print Immigrants Welcome yard signs & banners for your neighborhood!
act.faithfulamerica.org/signup/print...
Print NO ICE signs out & ask your church, business, school, library, apt complex..to post it on the entrance door/window. Post one on your own door!
www.ilrc.org/sites/defaul...
Print Immigrants Welcome yard signs & banners for your neighborhood!
act.faithfulamerica.org/signup/print...
Day 232
Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads; cancel your subscription and tell them why!
This Saturday, Mass at Broadview details: www.csplaction.org/events/broad...
Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads; cancel your subscription and tell them why!
This Saturday, Mass at Broadview details: www.csplaction.org/events/broad...
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Day 232
Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads; cancel your subscription and tell them why!
This Saturday, Mass at Broadview details: www.csplaction.org/events/broad...
Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads; cancel your subscription and tell them why!
This Saturday, Mass at Broadview details: www.csplaction.org/events/broad...
Day 227
"Lake Forest weapons manufacturer United Tactical Systems was paid nearly $1.5 million..in Sept to supply fed agents w pepper balls & air-powered guns..before agents escalated its use of the weapons, shooting protesters & journalists w pepper balls."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
"Lake Forest weapons manufacturer United Tactical Systems was paid nearly $1.5 million..in Sept to supply fed agents w pepper balls & air-powered guns..before agents escalated its use of the weapons, shooting protesters & journalists w pepper balls."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Day 227
"Lake Forest weapons manufacturer United Tactical Systems was paid nearly $1.5 million..in Sept to supply fed agents w pepper balls & air-powered guns..before agents escalated its use of the weapons, shooting protesters & journalists w pepper balls."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
"Lake Forest weapons manufacturer United Tactical Systems was paid nearly $1.5 million..in Sept to supply fed agents w pepper balls & air-powered guns..before agents escalated its use of the weapons, shooting protesters & journalists w pepper balls."
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
Day 226
Carrier Global Corp is donating the AC system for Trump's ridiculous ballroom. Contact CARRIER & tell them we will boycott all of their HVAC products until they rescind their offer: Carrier Corporate, 13995 Pasteur Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Customer Support 1-800-Carrier
Carrier Global Corp is donating the AC system for Trump's ridiculous ballroom. Contact CARRIER & tell them we will boycott all of their HVAC products until they rescind their offer: Carrier Corporate, 13995 Pasteur Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Customer Support 1-800-Carrier
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Day 226
Carrier Global Corp is donating the AC system for Trump's ridiculous ballroom. Contact CARRIER & tell them we will boycott all of their HVAC products until they rescind their offer: Carrier Corporate, 13995 Pasteur Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Customer Support 1-800-Carrier
Carrier Global Corp is donating the AC system for Trump's ridiculous ballroom. Contact CARRIER & tell them we will boycott all of their HVAC products until they rescind their offer: Carrier Corporate, 13995 Pasteur Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Customer Support 1-800-Carrier
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Day 124
Fellow Christians, Faithful America has excellent printable resources for banners/yard signs/flyers to be used free non-commercially! Get these up in your churches, schools, businesses, yards asap!
act.faithfulamerica.org/survey/prote...
Fellow Christians, Faithful America has excellent printable resources for banners/yard signs/flyers to be used free non-commercially! Get these up in your churches, schools, businesses, yards asap!
act.faithfulamerica.org/survey/prote...
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Day 124
Fellow Christians, Faithful America has excellent printable resources for banners/yard signs/flyers to be used free non-commercially! Get these up in your churches, schools, businesses, yards asap!
act.faithfulamerica.org/survey/prote...
Fellow Christians, Faithful America has excellent printable resources for banners/yard signs/flyers to be used free non-commercially! Get these up in your churches, schools, businesses, yards asap!
act.faithfulamerica.org/survey/prote...
Day 123 No Kings: a celebration of freedom & the democratic promise of America which we love & are willing to fight for.
Before/after protests today watch live coverage on Free Speech TV freespeech.org at: www.youtube.com/watch
True Patriots Defend the Constitution www.cafepress.com/+true_patrio...
Before/after protests today watch live coverage on Free Speech TV freespeech.org at: www.youtube.com/watch
True Patriots Defend the Constitution www.cafepress.com/+true_patrio...
October 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Day 123 No Kings: a celebration of freedom & the democratic promise of America which we love & are willing to fight for.
Before/after protests today watch live coverage on Free Speech TV freespeech.org at: www.youtube.com/watch
True Patriots Defend the Constitution www.cafepress.com/+true_patrio...
Before/after protests today watch live coverage on Free Speech TV freespeech.org at: www.youtube.com/watch
True Patriots Defend the Constitution www.cafepress.com/+true_patrio...
Day 221
"Authoritarians routinely hype the peril we're in if the enemy is not quashed..[which] requires a suspension of laws, a violation of rts, a seizure of power..Right now it's being used to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading American cities." Rebecca Solnit
"Authoritarians routinely hype the peril we're in if the enemy is not quashed..[which] requires a suspension of laws, a violation of rts, a seizure of power..Right now it's being used to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading American cities." Rebecca Solnit
October 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Day 221
"Authoritarians routinely hype the peril we're in if the enemy is not quashed..[which] requires a suspension of laws, a violation of rts, a seizure of power..Right now it's being used to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading American cities." Rebecca Solnit
"Authoritarians routinely hype the peril we're in if the enemy is not quashed..[which] requires a suspension of laws, a violation of rts, a seizure of power..Right now it's being used to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading American cities." Rebecca Solnit
Day 219.2
No Kings Protests in suburbs west of Chicago along Roosevelt Rd. Saturday, Oct. 18 1-2:30 PM
10 intersections from Cty Farm Rd-Winfield
to Ardmore Rd.-Villa Pk
contact: floappel94@gmail.com
No Kings Protests in suburbs west of Chicago along Roosevelt Rd. Saturday, Oct. 18 1-2:30 PM
10 intersections from Cty Farm Rd-Winfield
to Ardmore Rd.-Villa Pk
contact: floappel94@gmail.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Day 219.2
No Kings Protests in suburbs west of Chicago along Roosevelt Rd. Saturday, Oct. 18 1-2:30 PM
10 intersections from Cty Farm Rd-Winfield
to Ardmore Rd.-Villa Pk
contact: floappel94@gmail.com
No Kings Protests in suburbs west of Chicago along Roosevelt Rd. Saturday, Oct. 18 1-2:30 PM
10 intersections from Cty Farm Rd-Winfield
to Ardmore Rd.-Villa Pk
contact: floappel94@gmail.com
Day 214.2
October 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Day 214.2
Day 207
"The kids was crying. People was screaming..they..had [kids] zip tied to each other..One [agent] literally laughed..He said, ‘f*ck them kids.’”
An eyewitness:“We’re being invaded by our own military.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
Patrol training today 5-7pm Casa DuPage
"The kids was crying. People was screaming..they..had [kids] zip tied to each other..One [agent] literally laughed..He said, ‘f*ck them kids.’”
An eyewitness:“We’re being invaded by our own military.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
Patrol training today 5-7pm Casa DuPage
October 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Day 207
"The kids was crying. People was screaming..they..had [kids] zip tied to each other..One [agent] literally laughed..He said, ‘f*ck them kids.’”
An eyewitness:“We’re being invaded by our own military.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
Patrol training today 5-7pm Casa DuPage
"The kids was crying. People was screaming..they..had [kids] zip tied to each other..One [agent] literally laughed..He said, ‘f*ck them kids.’”
An eyewitness:“We’re being invaded by our own military.” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
Patrol training today 5-7pm Casa DuPage
Day 206.2
March in solidarity with people targeted solely bc of their skin color by ICE bounty hunters. Tomorrow morning, 9am in West Chicago. Resist the masked intimidation and violence w a peaceful and confident show of community. People will save the people.
March in solidarity with people targeted solely bc of their skin color by ICE bounty hunters. Tomorrow morning, 9am in West Chicago. Resist the masked intimidation and violence w a peaceful and confident show of community. People will save the people.
October 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Day 206.2
March in solidarity with people targeted solely bc of their skin color by ICE bounty hunters. Tomorrow morning, 9am in West Chicago. Resist the masked intimidation and violence w a peaceful and confident show of community. People will save the people.
March in solidarity with people targeted solely bc of their skin color by ICE bounty hunters. Tomorrow morning, 9am in West Chicago. Resist the masked intimidation and violence w a peaceful and confident show of community. People will save the people.
Day 205.3
TONITE 8:30pm est: Indivisible, Move on, Working Families, etc...mass call to organize a response to the gov't shutdown.
Don't forget to call and thank your Dem senators for holding the line, and to tell Repub senators you hold them accountable for the shutdown.
TONITE 8:30pm est: Indivisible, Move on, Working Families, etc...mass call to organize a response to the gov't shutdown.
Don't forget to call and thank your Dem senators for holding the line, and to tell Repub senators you hold them accountable for the shutdown.
October 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Day 205.3
TONITE 8:30pm est: Indivisible, Move on, Working Families, etc...mass call to organize a response to the gov't shutdown.
Don't forget to call and thank your Dem senators for holding the line, and to tell Repub senators you hold them accountable for the shutdown.
TONITE 8:30pm est: Indivisible, Move on, Working Families, etc...mass call to organize a response to the gov't shutdown.
Don't forget to call and thank your Dem senators for holding the line, and to tell Repub senators you hold them accountable for the shutdown.
Day 197.2
"...foreign affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor...captured the larger story of Trump’s [UN] speech.
'A senior foreign diplomat...texts me,” Tharoor wrote, “This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?’”
Yes. We do. Keep visibly, publicly resisting!
"...foreign affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor...captured the larger story of Trump’s [UN] speech.
'A senior foreign diplomat...texts me,” Tharoor wrote, “This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?’”
Yes. We do. Keep visibly, publicly resisting!
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Day 197.2
"...foreign affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor...captured the larger story of Trump’s [UN] speech.
'A senior foreign diplomat...texts me,” Tharoor wrote, “This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?’”
Yes. We do. Keep visibly, publicly resisting!
"...foreign affairs journalist Ishaan Tharoor...captured the larger story of Trump’s [UN] speech.
'A senior foreign diplomat...texts me,” Tharoor wrote, “This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?’”
Yes. We do. Keep visibly, publicly resisting!
Day 192
Trump has taken over TV stations but consumers influence who, if anyone, buys advertising time. Tell advertisers you'll boycott their businesses if they buy time from Trump-controlled media outlets:
Trump has taken over TV stations but consumers influence who, if anyone, buys advertising time. Tell advertisers you'll boycott their businesses if they buy time from Trump-controlled media outlets:
September 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Day 192
Trump has taken over TV stations but consumers influence who, if anyone, buys advertising time. Tell advertisers you'll boycott their businesses if they buy time from Trump-controlled media outlets:
Trump has taken over TV stations but consumers influence who, if anyone, buys advertising time. Tell advertisers you'll boycott their businesses if they buy time from Trump-controlled media outlets:
Day 179
PA told U.S. DOJ it will not give them voters' personal info. “This request, & reported efforts to collect broad data on millions of Americans, represent a concerning attempt to expand fed gov't’s role in our country’s electoral process”
Secr Cmnwlth Al Schmidt
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
PA told U.S. DOJ it will not give them voters' personal info. “This request, & reported efforts to collect broad data on millions of Americans, represent a concerning attempt to expand fed gov't’s role in our country’s electoral process”
Secr Cmnwlth Al Schmidt
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
August 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Day 179
PA told U.S. DOJ it will not give them voters' personal info. “This request, & reported efforts to collect broad data on millions of Americans, represent a concerning attempt to expand fed gov't’s role in our country’s electoral process”
Secr Cmnwlth Al Schmidt
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
PA told U.S. DOJ it will not give them voters' personal info. “This request, & reported efforts to collect broad data on millions of Americans, represent a concerning attempt to expand fed gov't’s role in our country’s electoral process”
Secr Cmnwlth Al Schmidt
www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...
Day 179.2
Labor Day actions in PGH - September 1
Labor Day actions in PGH - September 1
August 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Day 179.2
Labor Day actions in PGH - September 1
Labor Day actions in PGH - September 1
Day 177
IA Catholic bishops wrote “Pilgrims of Hope: A Pastoral Reflection on Immigration” teaching Catholics to uphold the dignity of the human person, created in the image & likeness of God, “by welcoming the stranger, defending the oppressed, & standing in solidarity w those who are displaced.”
IA Catholic bishops wrote “Pilgrims of Hope: A Pastoral Reflection on Immigration” teaching Catholics to uphold the dignity of the human person, created in the image & likeness of God, “by welcoming the stranger, defending the oppressed, & standing in solidarity w those who are displaced.”
August 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Day 177
IA Catholic bishops wrote “Pilgrims of Hope: A Pastoral Reflection on Immigration” teaching Catholics to uphold the dignity of the human person, created in the image & likeness of God, “by welcoming the stranger, defending the oppressed, & standing in solidarity w those who are displaced.”
IA Catholic bishops wrote “Pilgrims of Hope: A Pastoral Reflection on Immigration” teaching Catholics to uphold the dignity of the human person, created in the image & likeness of God, “by welcoming the stranger, defending the oppressed, & standing in solidarity w those who are displaced.”