{"id":1613,"date":"2026-08-10T10:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uufsc.com\/?post_type=boupdate&p=1613"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:42:01","slug":"border-update-8-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"boupdate","link":"https:\/\/uufsc.com\/index.php\/boupdate\/border-update-8-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Update 8\/9\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to Resist an Electoral Coup:\u00a0\u00a0Lessons from Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second film in the\u00a0Long Arc of Justice Film Series<\/strong><\/span>, The Orange Chronicles<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0will be screened on Tuesday, August 18, at 6:30 PM, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Building (3845 N. Swan Street in Silver City).\u00a0\u00a0Admission is free; diverse opinions are welcome.<\/p>\n

In 2004, as Americans were reelecting George W. Bush, the Ukrainian people refused to reelect\u00a0Viktor Yanukovych, their Putin-backed prime minister.\u00a0\u00a0Ukrainians were certain they had elected\u00a0Viktor Yushchenko\u00a0on November 21, but when the Central Election Commissioner declared otherwise, more than half a million citizens gathered in Kyiv\u2019s Independence Square for 17 freezing days till Ukraine\u2019s Supreme Court slated a repeat run-off election.\u00a0\u00a0Yushchenko won that runoff 53% to 45%.\u00a0\u00a0Damian Kolodiy\u2018s homemade video about that protest,\u00a0The Orange Chronicles<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0has become a classic DIY documentary championing non-violent insistence on the truth.<\/p>\n

The Immigration Working Group finds relevance between 2004 Ukraine & 2026 America, so we\u2019ll not only be screening Kolodiy\u2019s 55-minute film but studying it for an extra half hour, examining the strategies Ukrainian demonstrators used 22 years ago, considering the advantages of non-violent protest over its alternatives.<\/p>\n

Opinionated Working-Group activists Jennifer Lamborn and Jim McIntosh will lead an efficient pre-, intra-, and post-film discussion of the film. \u00a0PLEASE JOIN US!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some recent reporting from Austin Kocher on 7\/28 documents that ICE has now booked over 600,000 people into detention since Trump took office. As of his writing 65,000 were currently incarcerated. He estimates that by the end of this administration 1.75 Million people will be detained. \u00a0Pay close attention to the\u00a0concentration camps coming to your neighborhoods\u00a0\"\ud83e\udd2c\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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HUGE THANKS for all the bicycles that were donated for Palomas. Mike Dunmire picked up over 4 Dozen! The Gila Community alone donated two truckloads. Kids and adults are learning to repair and maintain bikes, as you can see \u263a\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n

We also collected a goodly stash of sewing machines and craft supplies for the Fiber Cooperative.<\/span><\/p>\n

You are an amazing community!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you for being a part of the resistance and, more importantly, the change we need to sustain our community and ourselves\u00a0\"\ud83d\udc9e\"\u00a0\"\ud83d\ude4f\"\u00a0~Barbara<\/p>\n

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You may contribute\u00a0online<\/a> or you can mail checks made out to UUFSC (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City) with \u2018Border\u2019 in the memo line to UUFSC, PO Box 4034, Silver City, NM 88062<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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