SNV Special Interview: De-ICEing Our Neighborhoods - From Chicago to Minneapolis

Special Interview Recorded (12/27/2025) And Uploaded Here (1/8/2026) (THUMBNAIL PHOTO - Chicago -- from Paul Goyette: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pgoyette/54887147521/in/album-72177720330367428) (NOTE - A video version of this interview is available from URBAN CABIN STUDIOS on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2qb4lPlemXQ?si=B3ltqJBhDM-BqvV5) In this special we speak with Steve Edwards, who lives in Chicago. He is a long time activist in AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees). He was the President of his local union AFSCME 2858 for 16 years and retired 10 years ago. He has been involved in socialist politics his entire adult life and was previously active in campaigning for Kshama Sawant for City Council in Seattle going back to 2013. Edwards is now part of a new project called Solidarity Now: https://solidaritynowcollective.substack.com/p/a-call-to-action-by-solidarity-now?r=5d6nu&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay&triedRedirect=true Here we speak about Immigration/and/Customs/Enforcement(ICE) in Chicago and somewhat in Minneapolis and what we are doing to stand up to these invaders in our communities. In October Edwards wrote the article, "Chicago: ICE Raids Meet Mass Resistance" which was published on Internationalist Standpoint: https://www.internationaliststandpoint.org/chicago-ice-raids-meet-mass-resistance/ #stopicenow #iceout #abolishice