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Shut Down LA City Wide Day of Action!
Jan
16

Shut Down LA City Wide Day of Action!

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JANUARY 16, 2026 CITYWIDE DAY OF ACTION

Los Angeles | ICE Breakers x G.A.I.A x Coalition Partners

On January 16th, 2026, ICE Breakers and G.A.I.A are joining forces with dozens of grassroots organizations, artists, organizers, and community members such as Jolly Good Ginger, Resist The Coup, Human Liberation Coalition, Chelsea Gods, Da Woke Farmer and more! for a citywide day of action in Los Angeles.

This will be a coordinated escalation, rooted in nonviolence, strategy, and mass participation. Aimed at confronting the systems, corporations, and institutions that enable fascism, tyranny, and oligarchs who think they are beyond accountability.

11:00 AM TACTICS, STRATEGY & NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION TRAINING

Hosted at G.A.I.A Headquarters 346 N Vermont Ave Koreatown

We will begin the day together with a tactics, strategy, and nonviolent direct action training led by experienced organizers. This training is designed for first-time participants and seasoned activists alike.

The training will cover:

  • Nonviolent direct action principles

  • De-escalation and safety

  • Affinity groups and action roles

  • Legal considerations and risk levels

  • How today’s actions fit into a

    larger strategy to pressure billionaire oligarchs, fascist and supremacist ideologies, and Corporations that profit from suffering.

Attendance at the training is strongly encouraged, especially for anyone participating in actions later in the day.

CONVERGENCE MARCH TO METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER

2-5pm 535 Alameda DTLA

After training together we will converge to the occupation protest, all groups will converge and march together to the Metropolitan Detention Center.

This convergence represents:

  • Collective power

  • Solidarity across movements

  • A direct challenge to the machinery of detention

This is a moment of unity. Many fronts becoming one.

ESCALATION TESLA DINER TAKEDOWN PROTEST

6pm-9pm 7001 Santa Monica Blvd

Following the MDC Occupation Protest, we will move into the final phase of the day:

Tesla Diner Takedown Protest

This action will confront corporate power and tech-enabled authoritarianism, calling out the role corporations play in surveillance, repression, and state violence.

Details and participation levels will be shared during the day.

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • A full day of coordinated action

  • Nonviolent, disciplined protest

  • Art, banners, sound, and movement energy

  • Clear leadership and marshaling

  • Opportunities for low-risk and higher-risk participation

WHAT TO BRING

  • Water, snacks, and weather-appropriate clothing

  • Comfortable shoes

  • A mask if you choose

  • Any personal medications

  • Signs, banners, instruments, and creative energy

ACCESSIBILITY & SAFETY

  • Nonviolent principles will be upheld throughout the day

  • Legal observers and safety marshals will be present

  • Participation is voluntary and based on personal comfort and risk level

WHY THIS MATTERS

ICE detention continues to tear families apart. Corporations continue to profit. Politicians continue to stall.

On January 16th, we refuse to be silent.

This is a day to train together, act together, and show what coordinated people power looks like.

Join us.

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Open Tactics and Strategy And Non Violent Direct Action Training.
Jan
16

Open Tactics and Strategy And Non Violent Direct Action Training.

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TACTICS, STRATEGY & NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION TRAINING

A playful, powerful, hands-on movement laboratory

Before we take the streets for a citywide day of action, we’re kicking things off with a two-hour interactive training at GAIA HQ that’s equal parts movement school, strategy game, and collective imagination experiment.

This is not a lecture.
This is learn-by-doing.

Together, we’ll break into small affinity groups and participate in a live, gamified campaign simulation where Los Angeles has been taken over by a Big Orange Bad Guy, masked federal agents are disappearing “undesirables,” and corporations are making a killing off the whole thing.

Your job?
Figure out how to take the system down. Nonviolently, creatively, and strategically.

WHAT YOU’LL ACTUALLY DO

Learn the difference between strategy and tactics (and why movements fail when they confuse the two)
Power-map corporations, oligarchs, financiers, media, and state actors
Practice nonviolent direct action tactics from disruption to divestment campaigns
Design actions inside affinity groups and see how power actually responds
Adapt when backlash hits and escalate collectively toward real leverage
Measure success beyond vibes, clicks, or crowd size

All of this happens through a fast-paced, playful training game where every group gets to act, adapt, and collaborate toward a shared strategy.

WHO’S JOINING US

This training is being facilitated by experienced organizers and movement builders from around the country, including:

Jolly Good Ginger
Da Woke Farmer
Chelsea Gods
plus a whole crew of seasoned activists who’ve run campaigns, shut down corporations, and survived the backlash.

These are people who’ve won fights, made mistakes, learned the hard way. And are excited to train with you.

WHY THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN

Because:

  • You’ll be making decisions, not taking notes

  • You’ll be working in teams, not sitting silently

  • You’ll be laughing, plotting, role-playing, and building together

  • And you’ll leave with real skills you can use that same day in the streets

This training is designed to be accessible for first-timers and deeply satisfying for experienced organizers.

WHY IT MATTERS

We believe movements win when people:

  • Understand power

  • Act collectively

  • Stay nonviolent and disciplined

  • And know how to turn pressure into change

This training is how we practice that together.

Come for the fun.
Stay for the skills.
Leave ready to move power.

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Jan
31

Public Townhall Volunteer Meeting

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ICE Breakers Public Town Hall + Volunteer Meeting
Join us as we build the next phase of the movement!

We’re gathering to break down everything we accomplished in December. From our escalating Spotify actions to our ongoing Home Depot pressure campaign, And to map out how we’re ramping things up for the next wave. Momentum is real, and we’re ready to push even harder.

We’ll also be talking about our art pop-up, how powerful it was as a community touchpoint, and the future pop-ups we’re bringing to neighborhoods across the city. Plus: an update on our canvassing program and why hitting the streets and talking directly with our community has been one of the most impactful things we’ve done.

This meeting is open to everyone — and we are actively looking for folks ready to take on volunteer roles as we scale up. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to get involved… this is it.

✊ Come through. Bring ideas. Bring energy. Let’s grow the team and grow the power.

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Dec
29

ICE Breakers Public Town Hall + Volunteer Meeting

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ICE Breakers Public Town Hall + Volunteer Meeting
Join us as we build the next phase of the movement!

We’re gathering to break down everything we accomplished in December. From our escalating Spotify actions to our ongoing Home Depot pressure campaign, And to map out how we’re ramping things up for the next wave. Momentum is real, and we’re ready to push even harder.

We’ll also be talking about our art pop-up, how powerful it was as a community touchpoint, and the future pop-ups we’re bringing to neighborhoods across the city. Plus: an update on our canvassing program and why hitting the streets and talking directly with our community has been one of the most impactful things we’ve done.

This meeting is open to everyone — and we are actively looking for folks ready to take on volunteer roles as we scale up. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to get involved… this is it.

✊ Come through. Bring ideas. Bring energy. Let’s grow the team and grow the power.

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Resistance Cinema Presents: Robo Cop
Dec
21

Resistance Cinema Presents: Robo Cop

Resistance Cinema Presents: ROBOCOP
12/21/25 — 7:15pm
Join Break ICE LA + community in this free, radical space!

Robocop” isn’t just an ‘80s sci-fi classic, It’s a razor-sharp satire about policing, corporate power, privatization, and what happens when profit gets prioritized over people. Watching it now, in the middle of modern political battles over state violence and corporate contracts with agencies like ICE, the parallels hit hard. This film was a warning. We’re living in what it warned us about.

This event is FREE, open to everyone, and built for community.
We do accept donations at the door to help fund more Resistance Cinema screenings and keep this project going strong.

Bring friends. Bring energy. Bring conversation.
Let’s watch, analyze, and organize together.

See you 12/21 at 7:15pm!

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ABOLISH ICE Artist Pop Up!
Dec
6

ABOLISH ICE Artist Pop Up!

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Abolish ICE Artist Pop-Up
December 6th

Just in time for the holidays, we’re bringing together a whole crew of your favorite local artists and crafters for the ultimate stocking-stuffer marketplace! Come grab handmade gifts, support incredible creators directly, and know that 100% of proceeds go to CHRLA to help families impacted by ICE raids fight back in court.

We’re turning a beautiful Koreatown space into a full community celebration. Vendors, music, art-making stations, guest speakers, food, drinks, and a whole lot of heart. This is how we take care of each other. This is how we resist.

Show up, shop local, vibe with us, support immigrant families, and help us build a better world together.

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Friday Spotify protest and Pizza Party!
Dec
5

Friday Spotify protest and Pizza Party!

FRIDAY: SPOTIFY PROTEST 4-6pm @ 555 Mateo (Spotify Corporate HQ)

We’ve been out here for weeks and every single time our crowd grows. Momentum is on our side. And we’re not backing down until Spotify leads the way on corporate accountability and publicly cuts every tie to ICE.

Running ICE recruitment ads while our city is in a state of emergency is a slap in the face to every family terrorized by this criminal agency. It’s a reminder of the pain and suffering our community has endured… and Spotify is cashing in.

Meanwhile? Spotify’s stock is tanking. Customers are jumping ship. And we’re pulling up right to their front door to make sure they hear us loud and clear.

Come hold a sign.
Come speak as a local artist.
Come chant with us.
Come just to say F* ICE**.

See you Friday. Let’s turn it up.

PS. We’re getting pizza somewhere close after so stick around :)

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Spotify HQ Weekly protest planning meeting.
Nov
25

Spotify HQ Weekly protest planning meeting.

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Spotify “You’re Canceled” Weekly Protest Planning Meeting

Join us as we organize the next wave of pressure against Spotify for running ICE recruitment ads. Every week, we meet to plan tactics, finalize protest roles, create materials, and coordinate outreach for our demonstrations at Spotify HQ (555 Mateo). This is where we build, sharpen, and escalate together.

Whether you’re into art, chanting, logistics, social media, or just want to show up and help shut down ICE propaganda, there’s a place for you at the table. Come plug in, bring ideas, and help us keep the heat on Spotify until they drop the ICE ads for good.

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Oct
4

ICE Breakers October Public Town Hall!

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October 4th Ice Breakers Town Hall

On Saturday, October 4th, the Ice Breakers campaign is gathering for our next Town Hall meeting.

Town Halls are where we come together as a community. Members, organizers, volunteers, and allies, to make decisions collectively. This isn’t a top-down meeting; it’s a space where every voice matters and where strategy is shaped by those on the ground.

At this Town Hall, we’ll focus on crafting the Home Depot campaign plan. Together, we’ll:

  • Share updates on coalition work happening across Los Angeles

  • Break down tactics and strategies for confronting Home Depot’s complicity with ICE

  • Offer nonviolent direct action training and tactics workshops

  • Build volunteer roles, especially for Home Depot patrols and community outreach

We are meeting because the time to act is now. ICE raids and corporate collusion continue to threaten our communities. The Home Depot campaign is our chance to show visible resistance, stand with day laborers, and send a message that Los Angeles will not be complicit.

This Town Hall is about building the plan together. Your ideas, your energy, and your presence are what will make this campaign powerful.

Click on the link below for more resources.

Home Depot Campaign Outline

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Sept 13th ICE Breakers Town Hall
Sep
13

Sept 13th ICE Breakers Town Hall

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What’s a Town Hall?
A town hall is a community gathering where you help shape the campaign. We’re coming together to pressure Home Depot into meeting the communities demands, and to make sure all Day Laborers are safe.

At this meeting, you’ll:

  • Hear updates on the campaign and what’s at stake.

  • Share your voice on strategies to keep ICE out of Home Depot.

  • Choose roles where you can plug in and make a real impact.

  • Connect with neighbors, families, and artists who care about justice.

What’s in it for you?
You’ll walk away knowing exactly how to make a difference, meet others fighting for the same cause, and be part of building real community power to hold corporations accountable.


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