211/ Organizing Against ICE w/ Nicole Bedera, Ed & Aydin
Thu Feb 05 2026
Elia Ayoub is joined by three folks from Minneapolis, sociologist Nicole Bedera and From The Periphery's very own Aydin and Ed from Antidote Zine, to talk about the ongoing resistance against the federal occupation of the state of Minnesota by ICE.
What is happening? How are they resisting? What can we learn from it, here in the UK and elsewhere?
Nicole also explained what 'symbolic compliance' means and why we must all be aware of it.
You can support Elia's work with a one-off or monthly donation on Ko-fi.
Links
Nicole's article: I’m a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here’s how ICE observers are helping.
Nicole's book: On the Wrong Side - How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence
Nicole's Bluesky thread on symbolic compliance
Counter Vortex episode on Iran and Minneapolis and Antidotezine's transcript
Antidotezine: Between the Insurrection Act and the Insurrections
Minnesota Star Tribune: ‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Stand With Minnesota
Elia's article on Reform UK in Shado Mag
Elia's newsletter
For more:
The Fire These Times is on Bluesky, Instagram and has a website
From The Periphery is on Patreon, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, and has a website
Elia is on Bluesky and Instagram
The Fire These Times is a proud member of From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collective. Check out other projects in our media ecosystem: Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution, From The Periphery Podcast, The Mutual Aid Podcast, Politically Depressed, Hidah: Jewish Counter-Colonial Thoughts and Antidote Zine. If you’re not a supporter yet, please consider doing so with only $5 a month on Patreon.com/fromtheperiphery
Transcriptions: Transcriptions are done by Antidote Zine and will be published on The Fire These Times' transcript archive.
Credits:
Elia Ayoub (host, producer, episode art), Nicole Bedera, Aydin, Ed (guests), Rap and Revenge (Music), Wenyi Geng (TFTT theme design), Hisham Rifai (FTP theme design) and Molly Crabapple (FTP team profile pics)
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Elia Ayoub is joined by three folks from Minneapolis, sociologist Nicole Bedera and From The Periphery's very own Aydin and Ed from Antidote Zine, to talk about the ongoing resistance against the federal occupation of the state of Minnesota by ICE. What is happening? How are they resisting? What can we learn from it, here in the UK and elsewhere? Nicole also explained what 'symbolic compliance' means and why we must all be aware of it. You can support Elia's work with a one-off or monthly donation on Ko-fi. Links Nicole's article: I’m a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here’s how ICE observers are helping. Nicole's book: On the Wrong Side - How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence Nicole's Bluesky thread on symbolic compliance Counter Vortex episode on Iran and Minneapolis and Antidotezine's transcript Antidotezine: Between the Insurrection Act and the Insurrections Minnesota Star Tribune: ‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building Stand With Minnesota Elia's article on Reform UK in Shado Mag Elia's newsletter For more: The Fire These Times is on Bluesky, Instagram and has a website From The Periphery is on Patreon, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, and has a website Elia is on Bluesky and Instagram The Fire These Times is a proud member of From The Periphery (FTP) Media Collective. Check out other projects in our media ecosystem: Syria: The Inconvenient Revolution, From The Periphery Podcast, The Mutual Aid Podcast, Politically Depressed, Hidah: Jewish Counter-Colonial Thoughts and Antidote Zine. If you’re not a supporter yet, please consider doing so with only $5 a month on Patreon.com/fromtheperiphery Transcriptions: Transcriptions are done by Antidote Zine and will be published on The Fire These Times' transcript archive. Credits: Elia Ayoub (host, producer, episode art), Nicole Bedera, Aydin, Ed (guests), Rap and Revenge (Music), Wenyi Geng (TFTT theme design), Hisham Rifai (FTP theme design) and Molly Crabapple (FTP team profile pics)