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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Rachel Leingang

A groundswell of activism takes hold in the US: ‘We are a bridge to the future’

Red chess king surrounded by black pawns.
‘We meet people in the grocery store and they’re like, what can we do?’ Illustration: Glenn Harvey/The Guardian

As thousands of ICE agents storm streets, schools and emergency rooms across the country, communities are training up on their rights, recording incidents of abuse and screaming at officers to impede deportations.

As opponents of LGBTQ+ rights try to erase queer history and safe spaces, residents have repainted rainbows across crosswalks paved over by officials and are organising their own record-keeping and mutual aid networks.

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