Unions representing University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members and graduate student employees will host ‘resisting ICE terror’ events on campus next week.
Unions representing faculty members and graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host events focused on “resisting ICE terror” on campus over the next several weeks
Flyers for the events, hosted by the United Faculty and Academic Staff (UFAS) and Teaching Assistants Association (TAA), have gone up across the UW-Madison campus advertising two events on March 16 and March 27.
“Wondering what to do if ICE shows up in the building?” the flyers ask. “Want to learn how to talk about your rights with co-workers? Interested in working with others so that none of us stand alone? WE GOT YOU.”
Similar events have been held in government-owned buildings since the start of the second Trump term last January. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers received national attention for a memo his office sent to all state employees last April urging them to illegally obstruct ICE investigations.
There is no indication that the UFAS/TAA events will encourage similar obstruction, but the flyers do advertise that the sessions will “discuss how your union can support resisting ICE terror”–a hint that presentations may go beyond merely dispensing legal advice.
