Creating art is one of my favorite acts of resistance these days. While making some art yesterday, I got word of an emergency protest happening in my neighborhood in an hour in response to the murder of Alex Pretti by federal agents. I grabbed some paint and an old cereal box that I’d already painted yellow for some future art project. Using my fingers rather than a paint brush, I wrote out a message in brown paint: ICE OUT NOW. Yes. And, that wasn’t strong enough for the raw

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