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celebrity have Wear anti-ICE needle exist Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards pay tribute Hi Renee, This week, she was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in her car. minneapolis.
The black-and-white pins feature slogans such as “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT,” introducing a political angle to the ceremony after last year’s relatively apolitical ceremony.
Mark Ruffalo Wear one of these pins on the red carpet and expect other celebrities to show them off too.
Since Wednesday’s shooting, Protests erupt across the United Statescalling for accountability for Goode’s death and the separate shooting in Goode portland Where border patrol The agents wounded two people. Some protests have led to clashes with law enforcement, particularly in minneapoliswhere ICE is conducting its largest immigration enforcement operation to date.
“We need civil society, every part of society to speak out,” Nerini said. stamp 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.”
MPs vowed to respond decisively and FBI The investigation into Goode’s killing is ongoing. this trump card The government doubled down on its efforts to defend the ICE officer’s actions, insisting he acted in self-defense and believing Good would hit him with her car.
Just a week before Goode was killed, an off-duty ICE officer shot and killed 43-year-old Keith Porter in the United States. Los Angeles. His death sparked protests in the Los Angeles area calling for the arrest of the officer responsible.
The idea for the “ICE OUT” pin came from a late-night text exchange earlier this week stamp Jess Morales Rocketto is the executive director of Maremoto, a Latino advocacy group.
They know that high-profile cultural moments can educate millions of viewers about social issues.
This is already the third year golden globe award The activism of Morales Rocketto, who has previously rallied Hollywood come to protest trump card Government family separation policy. Stamp said she always thinks about the 1973 Oscars, when Sachin Xiaoyu taken marlon brandoposition and refused the award in protest. American Depiction of the entertainment industry native american.
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So the two organizers began calling out celebrities and influential people they knew, who in turn took their event to more well-known figures in their circles. The original campaign included labor activist Ai-jen Poo, who walked the Golden Globes red carpet in 2018 Meryl Streep to highlight the “Time’s Up” movement.
“There is a long tradition of artistic creators standing up for justice in the moment,” Stamp said. “We will continue that tradition.”
According to Stump, allies in their movement have been attending “glam events” in the days leading up to the Golden Globes. They handed out pins at the party and handed them out to neighbors who will be attending tonight’s ceremony.
“They put it in their wallet and ask, ‘Hey, would you wear this?’ It’s so grassroots,” Morales Roquito said.
Organizers pledged to continue the campaign throughout awards season to ensure the public knows the names of Goode and others killed by ICE agents in shootings.