Category: protest

Free America Walkout Jan. 20, 2026

With Santa Rosa Women’s March and SEIU Local 2021

Folks Get Creative With Their Signs

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

My neighbor and friend, Laura Doty, created a beautiful deck of artful cards inspired by the 20 lessons from Timothy Snyder’s book. I love the spirit behind them — thoughtful, hopeful, and meant to spark conversation. Laura and I would like to see them shared more widely in our community, so I photographed the cards and am posting them here.Laura was also recently featured on Suzanne Maggio’s podcast, From Sparks to Light — Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times, where she talked about another inspiring community project she led. I’m so proud to know her and happy to help share her work.

No Kings Protest October 18, 2025

We Are Antifa

Thousands Came Out in Santa Rosa CA

Me and my neighbors

A few of the other antifascist resisters

No ICE in Sonoma County

Hundreds Protest Sheriff’s Cooperation

California has a law that requires sheriffs to explain themselves to us citizens. The California TRUTH Act (transparent review of unjust transfers and holds act) mandates a forum to give us details of the sheriff’s relationship with ICE.

Under state law no sheriff is required to cooperate with ICE. Yet Sonoma County sheriff Eddie Engram continues to provide information about individuals in his custody to ICE.

July 22, at our forum, hundreds of citizens showed up to protest that.

The sharing of inmate information with federal immigration officials can change lives instantly. Families split apart, community trust erodes, and neighborhoods feel less safe. About 29,000 undocumented immigrants live in Sonoma County and many families have mixed immigration status. We strive to protect our neighbors from ICE imprisonment and torture.

Protesting at the Veterans Administration in Support of Workers

Friday July 11, 2025 Santa Rosa CA