@LocalProgress

We are local elected officials fighting for racial and economic justice. We build power with community to reshape what's possible in our localities.

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🗓️SAVE THE DATE: Meet us in Portland, OR next year! We can't wait to bring together our incredible community for our 2027 National Convening in Portland on July 8-10.
Text reads: "Save the Date - 2027 National Convening - Portland, OR, July 8 - 10, 2027." Logos of Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab are at the top. Background shows a faint cityscape.

ALT Text reads: "Save the Date - 2027 National Convening - Portland, OR, July 8 - 10, 2027." Logos of Local Progress and Local Progress Impact Lab are at the top. Background shows a faint cityscape.

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The #BraveofUs this month took action against surveillance and ICE overreach in our communities. Local power keeps our communities safe. ❤️ Swipe through to see where it's happening 👉
Graphic flyer stating: As local leaders, it's brave of us to demand safe communities free from ICE overreach

ALT Graphic flyer stating: As local leaders, it's brave of us to demand safe communities free from ICE overreach

The image features a pink and white background with bold text discussing actions taken by local leaders to limit ICE's presence in communities. It includes headlines from amNY and Austin Current about restricting ICE's access to specific locations and leaders seeking answers. A pink button at the bottom invites users to swipe for more information.

ALT The image features a pink and white background with bold text discussing actions taken by local leaders to limit ICE's presence in communities. It includes headlines from amNY and Austin Current about restricting ICE's access to specific locations and leaders seeking answers. A pink button at the bottom invites users to swipe for more information.

Various news headlines from different media outlets report on local policies regarding Flock cameras and ICE operations. Outlets include KFOX 14, The Mercury News, KSTP 5 Eyewitness News, Little Village, Current, and Patch. Topics include Flock cameras being removed, blocked ALPR deals, council resolutions, and limits on ICE using city property. A pink banner at the bottom encourages further reading through a provided link.

ALT Various news headlines from different media outlets report on local policies regarding Flock cameras and ICE operations. Outlets include KFOX 14, The Mercury News, KSTP 5 Eyewitness News, Little Village, Current, and Patch. Topics include Flock cameras being removed, blocked ALPR deals, council resolutions, and limits on ICE using city property. A pink banner at the bottom encourages further reading through a provided link.

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School is back in session – and every student deserves to feel safe in their classroom. As a school board member, you have the power to keep ICE off campus and away from student data. Our No Secret Police toolkit shows how. Link in bio. 📚
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ICE wants your local police to do its dirty work. 287(g) Agreements, often voluntary unless your state law requires them, turn local cops into ICE agents, instilling terror in our communities. The good news: local electeds can stop it. 🚫 Link to the toolkit in our bio!
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Co-governance helps local electeds build power & uplift community voices. LP member Delishia Porterfield, TN Council Member, published an op-ed on co-governance's future as part of the "Case for Co-Governance" series with Race Forward & Partners for Dignity.
Cover of newspaper clipping of the op-ed with Delishia Porterfield

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Quote from the op-ed and to read the whole op-ed visit the bio

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Today's #NoSecretPolice policy win is from Lehigh County, PA! LPPA member County Executive Josh Siegel helped ban ICE from using county property for immigration enforcement. No county spaces to cover up secret police tactics. ‼️
Graphic flyer with Josh Siegel from Lehigh County, PA with a quote about ending ICE collaboration on county-owned property for immigration enforcement.

ALT Graphic flyer with Josh Siegel from Lehigh County, PA with a quote about ending ICE collaboration on county-owned property for immigration enforcement.

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It’s the National Week of Action Against Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), but for the #BraveofUs, every week is a chance to stop surveillance and protect residents’ safety and privacy. 🛑 Learn more about how you can cancel your ALPR contracts at the link in our bio.
Purple graphic stating local leaders are ditching their automated license plate reader contracts

ALT Purple graphic stating local leaders are ditching their automated license plate reader contracts

Graphic post stating ALPRs have become one of the most pervasive surveillance tools used by federal immigration enforcement agencies and local police to share data, stalk, and detain people.

ALT Graphic post stating ALPRs have become one of the most pervasive surveillance tools used by federal immigration enforcement agencies and local police to share data, stalk, and detain people.

Graphic post stating that local leaders have used their local power to protect their residents' safety and privacy by ending contracts and turning off systems.

ALT Graphic post stating that local leaders have used their local power to protect their residents' safety and privacy by ending contracts and turning off systems.

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As ICE continues its silent rampage, it's #BraveOfUS to speak out. Lately, we’ve been featuring some of our powerful and brave first-generation immigrant members of LP 💖 Today, the inspiring @CelinaMtRainier!
A graphic spotlighting Mayor of Mount Rainer, MD Celina Benitez, featuring a hand-drawn image of her and a quote.

ALT A graphic spotlighting Mayor of Mount Rainer, MD Celina Benitez, featuring a hand-drawn image of her and a quote.

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Housing should be for people, not profit. That's why Local Progress Impact Lab is releasing a resource with Regional Housing Legal Services on bold tactics local elected officials in Pennsylvania can take to bring down the cost of housing in their communities.
Graphic displaying large text saying, "HOUSING SHOULD BE FOR PEOPLE, NOT PROFIT" directing viewers to a new toolkit for local elected officials in PA.

ALT Graphic displaying large text saying, "HOUSING SHOULD BE FOR PEOPLE, NOT PROFIT" directing viewers to a new toolkit for local elected officials in PA.

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DHS calls it "market research" – we call it just another trick up their sleeve to secretly dilute our local power while they continue to detain our neighbors in deplorable conditions. 📣Local leaders say NO.
Yellow graphic with bolded letters saying local leaders say no

ALT Yellow graphic with bolded letters saying local leaders say no

Various news clippings from The News Tribune

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News clippings indicating the dilution of local power.

ALT News clippings indicating the dilution of local power.

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