Coral Springs protest, vigil follow ICE shooting in Minneapolis. What to know
Protestors from Coral Springs’ Indivisible chapter will gather at the intersection of Sample Road and University Drive from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, following the death of 37-year-old Renee Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent this week.
Christine Calareso Bleecker, who leads Joyful Resistance said she expects at least 100 people to attend.
“We’re providing [people] a safe place to express their rage,” Bleecker said. “You can be in your house and you can doomscroll, but it’s not going to make as much of a difference.
“I think as a country this is a tipping point where we saw a woman being shot in the face with our own eyes — what are we doing about it now?”
Good, a mother of three and award-winning poet remembered for her unwavering kindness, has been described as a “domestic terrorist” by Trump administration officials.
They claim Good was attempting to hit an agent with her Honda Pilot, but multiple news outlets dispute this characterization, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. Both conducted frame-by-frame analysis of videos from the shooting.
“With this administration, they tell you no, that’s not what you saw. It’s very 1984” Bleecker said. “I know what I saw.”
Protestors are asked to bring signs and their outrage, as well as LED candles for a vigil following the action.
Organizers said they are hoping to raise awareness about Good, the other people shot by ICE agents since September and others who died in immigration detention.
Indivisible has made headlines in the past for being part of peaceful, nationwide “No Kings” protests, marketing itself as a more family-friendly option for those who want to push back against the Trump administration’s policies.
“A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values,” organizers wrote in their post promoting the event.
Coral Springs Police Department officers will be present, as they are at other Joyful Resistance events. Bleecker said that the organizations have a positive relationship, making the events safe for families with children.
Additional information is available on the Mobilize events page.
