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Missoula rally urges protections for immigrants, trains volunteers to watch for ICE
Summary
Speakers and organizers at a Missoula "No Kings" rally called for opposition to ICE, urged civic engagement to defend democracy, and offered practical training (whistle alerts, legal observers and volunteer roles) to protect immigrant neighbors.
A crowd gathered in Missoula for a "No Kings" rally where singers, community organizers and three featured speakers urged attendees to defend democracy and protect immigrant neighbors.
Amber Shayfer, who introduced herself as an enrolled member of the Sisseton‑Wahpeton Oyate, opened with a land acknowledgement and a personal appeal to ground political action in the experiences of people most threatened. "Pidamaya," she told the crowd — a Dakota expression she used to say that attendees' actions "have made my heart happy." She asked the audience to "dwell in the uncomfortableness" of U.S. history and to keep marginalized communities at the center of future work.
Dr. Shawn Patrick U. Daily, who teaches political philosophy and constitutional…
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