ONE Northside helps coordinate ICE watch and Rapid Response work for the Northside neighborhoods of Uptown, Edgewater, Lakeview and Lincoln Park, alongside our partners JCUA and Advancing Justice | Chicago. If you're ready to step up and support your neighbors in this moment of crisis, join the team.
Step 1: All volunteers for the Rapid Response team must complete an ICE Watch/Migra Watch training from a recognized partner. We recommend ICIRR's training, which happens every week, but you can find others around the city.
Step 2: Complete the form below and a member of the team will contact you within 2 weeks for a one-on-one phone call to get you on-boarded.
Everyone and anyone can take an ICE Watch training. Whether you plan to join a Rapid Response team or not, we should all know our rights and how to respond if we encounter ICE in our neighborhoods, businesses or near our schools.
Join the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR's) Know Your Rights + Migra Watch Training, offered weekly online in English and Spanish.
The Northside Lakefront Rapid Response team covers the neighborhoods of Uptown, Edgewater, Lakeview and Lincoln Park. If you live/work in another neighborhood, connect with the teams below:
Rogers Park and West Ridge - Protect Rogers Park
Northwest Side - Northwest Side RRT
Far Northwest Side (north of Irving Park Rd. and west of Pulaski) - email FarNWSideDefense @ gmail.com
Other locations: Join an ICIRR Migra Watch training to get plugged into your own local network, everywhere in the Chicago region.
Our neighbor-to-neighbor network connects hundreds of volunteers and dozens of local churches, schools and other community groups with families who have been impacted by the devastating ICE attacks on our city. Volunteers help with everyday tasks like picking up groceries, running errands, school pick up & drop off, or collectively raising funds to support families who have lost income during this crisis.
Since October, our volunteers have fulfilled over 125 individual requests for help from impacted families, and collectively raised over $60,000 for families in need! Together we can do so much!
Being part of the Neighbor-to-Neighbor network has given me the opportunity to live my values and meet incredible members of our community. It's shown me the beauty of Chicago and the power we have when we show up for each other.
N2N volunteer Miriam
It's important for everyone in Chicago, regardless of their immigration status, to know what their rights are if they encounter ICE. Many partners across the city are leading Know Your Rights trainings every week, in Spanish and English.
The Northside Lakefront Rapid Response Team coordinate Know Your Rights canvasses throughout Uptown, Edgewater, Lakeview and Lincoln Park to help our neighbors know their rights if they encounter ICE and to be prepared. Sign up below to join an upcoming canvass. No experience is necessary.
Knowledge is power, and the more people who know what to do if they encounter ICE or how to be prepared in this current crisis, the better. These resources can be printed or emailed to folks in your community who may need them. Spread the knowledge!
If you are an individual looking for a Know Your Rights training, check out the trainings by ICIRR or other trusted partners. Groups of five or more, in a church, school, community group, non-profit or other organization can request a KYR training from ONE Northside. Fill out the form below to request a KYR training for your group or organization.
