Solidarity is a verb. True solidarity comes from the ground up. This event centers autonomous organizing outside of instituutional frameworks. Let us come together to strengthen our networks of collective resistance and community care.
Over the last seven months, the Trump administration has taken sweeping measures to further detain, deport, and destroy the lives of immigrants. It’s an effort that has resulted not just in the bombastic cruelty of sending hundreds of detainees to a notorious El Salvador prison or building a detention center in the alligator-and python-infested swamplands of Florida, but also in a steep increase in immigrations arrests across the country (in Arizona, they’re up 113% since the inauguration). In June, in response to a government call for and subsequent spike in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and kidnappings, the people of Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Austin, Tucson, and other cities across the country protested and rioted on behalf of themselves and their families, friends, and neighbors. Despite the fierce commitment and bravery of those in the streets, the government’s mass deportation efforts are likely to only accelerate. As we seek ways to respond to these ongoing threats, we can look to—among other examples—rapid response networks, which have long existed in cities across the country, including Tucson.
What follows is an interview conducted by Living & Fighting with a member of the Tucson Community Rapid Response Network. In this interview, they discuss the history the network, what it’s accomplished and the challenges it’s faced, and what principled community response to deportations could look like in the coming months and years.
Make Total Destroy is collecting art from local artists for two upcoming art zines, and we’re asking for your help.
ZINE 1: Arizona Anarchist Art Zine: This will include art from local anarchist artists. Propaganda or non-political; digital or traditional – We want to feature it all!
ZINE 2: Arizona Graffiti Zine: This will include submissions of local Arizona graffiti, paste-ups, slaps, bombs, etchings… Anything that falls under the broad definition of graffiti.
PLEASE HAVE YOUR SUBMISSIONS IN BY 07/15/2025
Send your questions or submissions to contact@maketotaldestroy.com.
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Report back from Phoenix, AZ on recent autonomous demonstration against ICE.
There was a call for an autonomous action in downtown Phoenix this past Saturday. In contrast to the usual events sponsored by the PSL and other do nothing boring-ass orgs, this one appeared more promising. That evening, my friends and I headed to Roosevelt street to see what the night would be.