***Important Upcoming Event***
Make sure to RSVP and attend the Madison Workers’ Assembly on April 4! Meeting together as workers and democratically deciding how to move forward is a vital part of organizing a movement of real working class power that can win our demands.
This page will contain the most up-to-date information about and resources for organizing keep ICE Out of Madison, and to build a mass action to Strike Out ICE on May 1st, 2026. Read on for:
- Organizing & Community Defense Resource Hub
- Strike Out ICE Strike Report Newsletters
- Upcoming Events, Trainings, and Calls to Action
This page will be updated regularly, as new resources are being collected and being created constantly as our movement learns and grows! If there’s something you’d like to see on this page that isn’t here yet, or if you have a question, comment, or resource to share, please email iceoutmadison@gmail.com.
First, please fill out the Madison Area General Strike Card to make your commitment to build toward May 1st, and to get on the Strike Out ICE email list for updates!
If you are able, donate to the Madison Area General Strike Fund. Funds will be managed by Madison Area DSA, and will be used to pay for things like room rental, printing, and other organizing resources to keep ICE out of Madison and support a General Strike. If any funds remain unused after May 1st, they may be rolled over into future strike funds or used for other activities in line with MADSA’s mission.
Resource Hub
Voces de La Frontera is taking the lead on vetting suspected sightings and coordinating rapid response. You should report suspected ICE sightings at their hotline: +1 (800) 427-0213
Madison Area Community Defense and Strike Prep Materials
- A repository of resources for community and workplace organizing (safety resources, how-to guides, templates, posters, etc.). This will be updated regularly, so please save this link.
Join the ICE OUT OF MADISON Action Alerts Signal Chat
- This is an announcement-only chat for updates related to anti-ICE actions, events, trainings, and resources. It will feature events and updates from all around Dane County.
Find your Neighborhood Signal Chat
- If you’d like to be part of your neighborhood’s community defense and organizing chat, message in this triage chat with your neighborhood (please no addresses!) and we’ll connect you with folks nearby.
- Signal Guidelines for neighborhood chats:
- No conversations discussing anything illegal in this chat. Be mindful of what you’re posting, and assume that this chat is not secure.
- Be kind, be patient, and assume best intentions from your neighbors.
- Do not spam the chat. Stick with one or two messages to get your point across.
- No unvetted ICE sighting announcements – vetted information only
MTI School Sanctuary Team Interest Form
- This form allows you to provide information that allows MTI to sort you into one of their Sanctuary Teams for schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District.
- Given the sensitive nature of defending schools, MTI will be vetting those interested for security purposes. Please only sign up if you have a school connection or are willing to focus on collaborating with schools.
- For those interested in anti-surveillance organizing, especially against Flock Cameras, check out UnSpy Madison’s website, and join their Signal Chat here.
- An informative article about the whys and hows of a general strike by our comrade Simon Rosenblum-Larson. Scroll to the bottom for even more resources.
Upcoming Events/Trainings:
- Art Build for No Kings Day – Fri. 3/27, 5-8pm, Aubergine
- come hang out and create some signs and other art to use on No Kings Day (3/28), when we will march against ICE and the Trump regime
- Madison Workers’ Assembly – Sat. 4/4, 1-4pm, First Unitarian Society
- You can help build a mass Day of Action against ICE!
- On January 23rd, nearly a million people in the Twin Cities participated in a day of “No Work, No School, No Shopping” to resist ICE. Now, unions, faith groups, community organizations, and working people around the U.S. and in Wisconsin are calling for a May 1st Day of Action.
- All workers are welcome to a mass meeting on Sat. April 4th, 1-4pm. We’ll decide together what a Day of Mass Action to kick ICE out of WI looks like in Madison, and come up with a plan to make it happen!
- States at the Core Trainings – a running list of trainings
Strike Out ICE Reports
Below is a feed of Strike Out ICE Reports to date with short descriptions. You can read all reports in full here.
MADSA members and those who sign the Madison Area General Strike Card are automatically subscribed to the Strike Report. You can also subscribe here to stay up-to-date and never miss an action!
Strike Report 3: March 15, 2026
This Strike Report builds on last week’s discussion of demands. This time, we dive into the slate of demands that have been developed locally by Voces de la Frontera and adopted by numerous partners in this movement, including Madison Area DSA. These demands are: Abolish ICE, Citizenship for All, and an Economy for All.
Strike Report 2: March 5, 2026
This week’s Strike Report includes a discussion of the national call to Defund, Abolish, and Prosecute ICE, and how each of those demands extends beyond ICE, laying the groundwork for a better future for all.
Strike Report 1: February 26, 2026
This week’s Strike Report includes a report about the past, present, and future of General Strikes; a new Canvassing Guide in the Resource Hub for building community, gathering information, and inspiring action; and upcoming events and calls to action.
Strike Report 0: January 31, 2026
This Strike Report contains a recap and recording of the January 31st Anti-ICE Community Meeting, where we heard from experienced organizers, shared organizing resources, and met with our neighbors in small groups to discuss the current situation, our risk level, and how to move forward.