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Some celebrities wore anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute renee goodWho was shot dead in his car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis this week.
Black and white pins featured slogans such as “Be Nice” and “Get off the Ice,” introducing a political angle to the awards show after last year’s relatively apolitical ceremony.
Mark Ruffalo wore one such pin on the red carpet, and other celebrities were expected to display them as well.
Protests have erupted across the country since Wednesday’s shooting, demanding accountability and separate action for Good’s death. shooting in portland Where Border Patrol agents injured two people. Some protests have resulted in clashes with law enforcement, particularly in Minneapolis, where ICE is conducting its Largest immigration enforcement operation to date.
“We need civil society, every part of society, to speak up,” said Nellie Stamp of Working Families Power, one of the organizers of the anti-ICE pin. “We need our artists. We need our entertainers. We need people who reflect society.”
Congress members have vowed to give a strong responseand one FBI investigation The killing of Good continues. The Trump administration has doubled down on defending the ICE officer’s actions, saying he was acting in self-defense and thought Goode was going to hit him with her car.
Just a week before Good’s murder, an off-duty ICE officer shot and killed 43-year-old Keith Porter in Los Angeles. His death sparked protests in the Los Angeles area and calls for the officer responsible to be arrested.
Organizers bring grassroots contribution to Golden Globes parties
The idea for the “ICE OUT” pin began earlier this week with a late-night text exchange between Stamp and Jess Morales Rocketto, executive director of a Latino advocacy group called Maremoto.
They know that high-profile cultural moments can introduce millions of viewers to social issues. This is the third year of Golden Globes activism for Morales Rocketto, who has previously rallied in Hollywood to protest the Trump administration’s family separation policies. Stamp said she always thinks about the 1973 Oscars, when Sachin Littlefeather replaced Marlon Brando and declined his award in protest of American entertainment’s portrayal of Native Americans.
So, both organizers started calling celebrities and influencers they knew, who in turn pushed their campaign to more prominent figures in their circles. That early outreach included labor activist Ai-Jen Poo, who walked the Golden Globes red carpet in 2018 with Meryl Streep to highlight the Time’s Up movement.
“There’s a long tradition of people creating art who, in brief moments, stand up for justice,” Stamp said. “We’ll continue that tradition.”
According to Stamp, his movement allies have been attending “fancy events” leading up to the Golden Globes. They’re passing out pins at parties and distributing them to neighbors who will be attending tonight’s event.
“They put it in their purse and say, ‘Hey would you wear this?’ It’s very grassroots,” Morales Rocketto said.
Organizers promised to continue the campaign throughout the awards season to ensure the public knows the names of Good and others killed in the shootings by ICE agents.
