It’s the last day of February. Time to BUY NOTHING and DO SOMETHING!
It’s Blackout Day! Buy nothing, or only shop local to support your neighborhood businesses today.
And … Do something! We are here with a curated list of important actions and events!
- You may have heard about plans to open Delaney Hall in Newark as a detention facility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The planned opening of Delaney Hall as a private immigration detention facility presents a serious threat to New Jersey’s immigrant communities and is one of the largest immigration detention contracts our state has ever seen.
The news is a significant setback for New Jersey. While the state’s federal representatives have regularly spoken out against ICE detention expansion, the state legislature has failed to advance legislation, like bill S3672/A4987, that protects immigrants from ICE data requests and overreach. ICE’s own statement makes its intent clear: the facility will not only target New Jersey’s own diverse communities, its proximity to the international airport will make it a regional hub for enforcement across the Northeast.
What can we do? Our friends at NJAIJ and ACLU-NJ are calling on everyone to contact their state legislators and ask them to pass the Immigrant Rights Act NOW to limit state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities when doing so is voluntary under federal law. More legislator contact info here if you want to call directly.
- Attend the Tesla Takedown rally in Springfield this Saturday! Rally at the TESLA Dealer in Springfield NJ, NJ-7, the most flippable district in NJ! Route 22 is a busy road. Let's keep building the momentum to stop the billionaires from taking over the government!
- Tune in to the livestream of the Build and Defend NJ 2025 Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Sunday, March 2nd at 10am. The forum will be moderated by Senator Andy Kim.
For more, check out our events list!
Events!
Get more information at the links in their titles and register there if an RSVP is needed!
Friday, February 28, 2025
One-Day Grassroots Economic Blackout
Sponsored by: The People's Union USA
Stop all purchasing from major retailers for 24 hours to protest suspension of DEI programs and continually rising prices. Follow the link above for more information.
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Rally at the TESLA Dealer in Springfield, NJ in CD7!
Hosted by SOMA Action
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
7 Fadem Rd, Springfield (Fronts on Rte 22)
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Build and Defend New Jersey Governors Forum
Hosted by US Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Sponsored by many NJ organizations, including NJ 11th For Change!
Featuring: Mikie Sherrill, Sean Spiller, Steven Fulop, and Ras Baraka
View the Livestream:
youtube.com/@newjerseycitizenaction
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
ATNJ Democratic Gubernatorial Spotlight–Ras Baraka*
Hosted by Action Together New Jersey via ZOOM
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
[You must pre-register to attend; limit of 500 participants]
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Virtual Warehouse Sprawl Organizing Meeting
Hosted by the NJ League of Conservation Voters
Featuring: New Jersey LCV’s Deputy Director, Allison McLeod, discussing an opportunity to reach out to legislators about addressing warehouse sprawl. There will be time for folks to share updates on warehouse projects in their areas and discuss useful tools and strategies. Please register at the link above if you would like to attend! Meetings will be recorded, so if you can’t make it, please let the organizers know and they will send you the recording.
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- Petition: The best way to stop warehouse sprawl is to ensure that our communities update their zoning, but it’s a process that most towns can’t afford and don’t have the expertise to do without support. New Jersey LCV’s 2024-2025 Common Agenda for the Environment advocates for preserving open space and commonsense measures to fight warehouse sprawl, and this petition is an easy way that you can voice your support for this to be a priority in the legislature. Please sign and share this petition link with your friends and networks! https://action.njlcv.org/a/warehouses
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
ATNJ Democratic Gubernatorial Spotlight–Steven Fulop*
Hosted by Action Together New Jersey via ZOOM
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
[You must pre-register to attend; limit of 500 participants]
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Rally for Our Rights on International Women’s Day
Hosted by Morris County DEMS
12:00 PM
Morristown Town Hall Lawn, 200 South Street (Opposite Kings)
Parking available in the lot behind Town Hall on Franklin St
[More Details to Come]
*ATNJ has additional “Spotlights” planned with Sean Spiller (3/17) and
Mikie Sherrill (3/26); dates for Josh Gottheimer and Steve Sweeney are TBD
